Psyched for the Weekend
Invoking Someone’s Middle Name Can Have a Psychological Effect
It’s basically a trope at this point. When a child is in trouble, a parent calls them by their full name: First, middle, and last.
December 26, 2020
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Psyched for the Weekend
What the Imaginary Audience Is & Why Knowing About It Can Be Reassuring
In a few former installments of Psyched, I addressed two hallmarks of adolescence: Disembedding and personal fable. For more information about those concepts, please read
December 20, 2020
Psyched for the Weekend
The Most Satisfied Relationships Have Higher Sexual Desire — Even If Those Desires Don’t Seem to Match
Neat. Okay, so former research into the links between sexual desire and relationship satisfaction has found that when partners have similar levels of sexual desire
December 19, 2020
Psyched for the Weekend
Friends with Benefits Who Hope for Friendship Are Most Likely To Get Their Desired Outcome
As I covered in an earlier installment of Psyched, a lot of friends with benefits (FWB) are hoping for the arrangement to become romantic. Frankly,
December 13, 2020
Psyched for the Weekend
Huh. Apparently Virtual Reality Can Help Folks Get Over Their Fear of Public Speaking.
Long ago and far away, I managed the training department of a psychological consulting firm. This pretty much meant I was always doing something related
December 12, 2020
Psyched for the Weekend
If You Want to Be Happy, Treat Your Weekends Like a Vacation
Sigh. I’ve said this many times during the course of the Psyched series, but the important thing about science is that it doesn’t always tell
December 6, 2020
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Dogmatic People Are Less Likely to Seek Out New Info When Things Are Unclear
dogmatism (noun) – the tendency to lay down principles are incontrovertibly true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others * I know some
December 5, 2020
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What Is the Personal Fable & How Can It Inform Your Risk-Taking Decision-Making?
In yesterday’s edition of Psyched for the Weekend, I talked about adolescent disembedding, a normal developmental stage in which teenagers create emotional distance and rebel
November 29, 2020
Psyched for the Weekend
What Adolescent Disembedding Is & Why It’s So Often Confused with Family Estrangement
It’s broadly known that teenagers become rebellious. Even the sweetest children often have a phase in adolescence where they test the limits set upon them.
November 28, 2020
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Not Getting Enough Sleep Makes It More Difficult to Unlearn Fear
Stressful jobs can lead to you not getting enough sleep. And as it turns out, not getting enough sleep can make it easier for stressful
November 22, 2020
