Daily Archives: December 26, 2016

The psychology behind happiness – how positive affect is quantified and what influences happiness. Just how happy are you? Do you ever wish for a life that brought more moments to be joyful? Happiness is often an elusive experience – … Continue reading →

What someone’s eyes can tell you about what they’re thinking. They’ve existed for 540 million years and most of us have a pair, but aside from giving us sight, what can we tell from looking at someone’s eyes? People say … Continue reading →

Introduction to the cognitive approach in psychology. Explanation and evaluation of this approach. The Cognitive Approach in psychology is a relatively modern approach to human behaviour that focuses on how we think, with the belief that such thought processes affect … Continue reading →

Are mental illnesses becoming more prevalent, or is psychiatry overdiagnosing? By Dulce Zamora WebMD Feature Reviewed By Brunilda Nazario In the span of a few months, Jacqueline Castine went from making $2,000 as a motivational speaker to getting fired from … Continue reading →

Drug abuse and addiction, now both grouped as drug use disorder, is a condition that is characterized by a self-destructive pattern of using a substance that leads to significant problems and distress, which may include tolerance to or withdrawal from … Continue reading →