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Emotion Regulation
Ethan Kross, psychologist and author of "Shift," explains how negative emotions help us live safely and well.
There’s little more infuriating in the world than being told to “calm down” when you’re in the midst of a simmering grump.
Meg LeFauve and Dave Holstein drew inspiration from psychologists as well as their own children, becoming more understanding parents in the process.
"Upon emergence, these patients are sincerely unsure what was reality and what was a ‘dream.'"
In the fight between head and heart, psychologists will win.
Depression can cause you to think too much — and physically sense too little.
While weltschmerz — literally "world-pain" — may be unpleasant, it can also spur us to change things for the better.
The amygdala can hijack your brain's response if it recognizes past trauma in a current situation. To regain control, simply press pause.
Listening to some songs can cause a powerful physiological response known as "frisson." What is it, and why does it happen?
Are people are more likely to act less emotionally and more rationally when speaking their second language?
Emotion dysregulation has been linked to unhealthy risk-taking, relationship challenges, and negative physical health outcomes.
A study shows that the brains of lonely individuals respond in odd ways to visual stimuli, while those of non-lonely people react similarly.
It may be an advantage in some contexts.
Some experiences continue to pay dividends time and time again.
Million Stories
A technique called targeted memory reactivation could improve common treatments for nightmare disorder.
In the philosophy of Star Wars, the Sith are evil because they surrender to passion. But is a life of total rationality a “good” life?
Think therapy is self-centered? Think again.