Children are remarkably capable of returning to baseline when given time, safety, and a calm nervous system to lean on. Not every emotional surge requires intervention, explanation, or technique. Some ...

A psychologist explains the evolutionary and psychological roots of laughter, and what an infant’s giggles teach us about how adults bond.

Being “independent” as a kid can look impressive—but the habits it creates often follow people quietly into adulthood.

"Existentialism" is a label first applied in the West, but it can and should rightly be recognized as emerging in various ...

Have you ever been on a diet yet eaten a family-sized bag of chips all on your own or planned to wake up early yet hit the "snooze" button on your alarm so many times that you ended up late for a ...

Loneliness shapes people in ways others rarely notice. These quiet patterns reveal how long solitude changes us.

Mayo Clinic research teams use a multidisciplinary approach to understand and identify factors associated with clinical diagnoses and treatment responses.

Teenagers with aggressive tendencies may experience faster ageing and face physical health issues later in life, according to ...

An early figure in the psychoanalytic movement, Jung is often written off. But his ideas of the collective unconscious and emphasis on archetype and myth resonate.

In the early 2000s, a relatively new concept emerged to describe a very specific type of desire. The word sapiosexual describes a person who is sexually attracted to intelligence. For these ...

Few parenting topics spark as much debate as the "cry it out" method. While some experts warn it causes psychological harm, a study in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry argues it does not ...

While few may consider the psychology behind workplace dynamics, Keaton Fletcher, a Colorado State University assistant psychology professor, has pursued a career of translating this information to ...