For most of my life, I treated other people’s opinions like a second job. I managed them, worried about them, lost sleep over ...

The low-maintenance identity isn't a personality trait—it's a conclusion reached early, in specific circumstances.

It's a fear that gets reinforced every time someone they loved responded to their vulnerability with discomfort, distance, or ...

We don’t just feel our emotions. Whether we realize it or not, there are tales we tell ourselves about them. These are known ...

Your mental health may depend less on what you do—and more on who you allow into your life.

As a poignant reminder of our shared humanity, we tend to derive purpose from similar sources despite the remar ...

Ever noticed how some people just pop awake at 6:00 AM sharp while the rest of us are fighting a war with the snooze button?

How does the mind work? How can we explain consciousness, development, memory, language, rationality, emotions, racism, kindness, and hatred—the most important and intimate aspects of ourselves?

Psychology, it’s said, has a long past but a short history. A popular version lists three stages. First, around the turn of ...

Advertising has long been influenced by the principles of psychology. With the application of the discipline of media psychology, this influence has deepened and become more nuanced. Media psychology ...

Issues of sexuality and gender touch upon all people’s lives, and as such, while deeply personal, are simultaneously profoundly social in nature. Cultural norms and social institutions — from ...

Many aspiring psychologists pursue a Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) to qualify for state licensure. But not all Psy.D. programs lead to licensure, and not all Psy.D. students want to practice as ...