Psychology At Work

6 Signs Your Passive Communication Style Is Holding You Back Speak your mind and stand your ground with these expert-backed tips.

How to Stop Worrying About Uncertain Futures Worry too much? If so, a lesson from the great "horse manure crisis of 1894" may help reduce your anxiety about the future.

4 recent sleep research and tech breakthroughs New technological breakthroughs have allowed scientists to learn more about how sleep affects the brain. Check out these 4 learnings.

Insightful article looking at what lies behind anger.

4 Things About Anger Everyone Should Know – The Friendly Mind TagsArticles 4 Things About Anger Everyone Should Know Post date April 21, 2024 Most people who struggle with anger don’t understand how it works. For example: Many people with anger issues have a strong belief that anger is bad and that they shouldn’t feel so angry. But this just leads to a vic...

This article is quite helpful and written in an easy to understand way. Item number 7 needs further consideration as the writer himself acknowledges. Are our desires just the product of someone else’s marketing for example?

7 Rules for Emotional Health - Nick Wignall Psychologist Nick Wignall lists 7 of his personal rules for emotional health.

How can I stop overthinking everything? A clinical psychologist offers practical solutions It's like a vinyl record playing the same part of the song over and over. With a record, this is usually because of a scratch. Why we overthink is a little more complicated, writes Kirsty Ross.

How the brain responds to reward is linked to socioeconomic background Neuroscientists have found that the brain’s sensitivity to rewards — a critical factor in motivation and attention — can be shaped by socioeconomics.

I came across this on Linkedin so the recognition must go to Milos Vucetic.

When life becomes difficult many people want to give up. But what happens when you do?

• What You Can Gain With Give Up?- Nothing at all.
• Giving Up Makes You Less Persistent- Persistence is the key to any success.
• Giving Up Makes You Weak- You avoid any difficulty instead of using it.
• Inconsistent- Giving up makes you inconsistent and less reliable.
• You Are Not A Finisher- If you give up, you don’t finish anything you start.
• Giving Up Decreases Your Self-Confidence- Nothing can decrease your confidence like when you easily give up.
• Giving Up Like A Lifestyle- You give up on anything if you can’t achieve it immediately.
• Giving Up As A Source Of Negativities- When you can’t stand adversity and challenges, that can just accumulate more of them and more negativities in your life.

A favourite subject area for many years. “You are what you eat” so the saying goes.

The Surprising Ways Your Mind Influences Your Health A new book argues that we can harness the connection between our minds and our physiology for better health. �

Sleeping tips.

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For those who appear to have a less stable hold on their emotions and consequently their lives, it may be due at least in part from their parents not taking their childhood emotions seriously. The best thing we can do in life is listen to our children.

How Parental Invalidation Can Drive Borderline Personality Disorder Lasting and damaging effects.

An interesting article for an increasing disease.

5 Early Warning Signs of Dementia Pair matching, reaction time, and more.

Least we forget.

Just what people need right now.

Go ahead and contact that old friend – they’ll probably appreciate it more than you think - The British Psychological Society Amidst our busy lives, it’s not always easy to stay in touch with friends. During the pandemic in particular, many people found their social circle shrinking. And even though friendship has clear benefits for wellbeing, mental health, and personal growth, getting in touch with friends sometimes fa...

This is a helpful article if you suffer from intrusive thoughts especially if you are even slightly OCD. Not too technical which is good if you’re just working on self improvement.

The Best Way to Manage Unwanted Thoughts New findings on proactive thought preemption.

In business you are indispensable until you are replaceable. Discuss.

A good article on perfectionism. For those who are DISC users this relates directly with the ‘C’ factor Compliance. On a small matter regarding fridge content the writer talks about packing it with food and stressing about waste. Perfectionists will not eat food which is passed it’s use by date so will in this instance throw it away. The main point you may want to take from the article however is that perfectionists are driven by an ‘away from’ rather than a ‘move to’ motivation style.

Nine Little-Known Signs of Perfectionism It's not about being perfect; it's about never being good enough.

A useful article helping those wishing to study psychology understand some fundamental concepts often misunderstood.

10 Important Psychological Concepts People Don't Understand Where people go wrong in understanding behavior.

A helpful update on narcissism. They walk amongst us.

What New Research Is Telling Us About Narcissism ... and what we still don't know.

An interesting article which has echoes of the work pursued by R. D. Laing, a famous Scottish Psychiatrist.

What if Some Mental Disorders Aren't Actually Disorders at All? A new paper by anthropologists argues that disorders are responses to adversity.

For those interested in ADHD this makes interesting reading because it substantiates the structural differences in the brain and the subsequent effect each difference has on behaviour.

7 Differences in the ADHD Brain vs. the Neurotypical Brain 7 structural differences that contribute to ADHD symptoms and behaviors.

What everyone could benefit from. We make emotional decisions far more than we realise.

Three ways to be more rational this year Harvard psychology professor Steven Pinker discusses three common irrationality traps and offers advice on how to avoid them.

A seemingly growing issue in modern times. This is a useful article to manage your nagging inner voice.

5 Questions to Calm Your Anxious Mind Asking yourself these questions can reduce your anxiety.

A very useful and practical approach to managing stress and overthinking. These suggested solutions have their principles in NLP and they do work with a little practice.

Show Your Mind Who's Boss Three healthier ways to deal with negative, destructive thoughts.

Interesting research perhaps suggesting the power of the unconscious over the conscious memory.

One Reason Why We May Have Intrusive Memories Understanding peritraumatic reactions is key to understanding symptoms of PTSD.

For those who want a more detailed explanation of what goes on in children when they reject a parent.

Parental Alienation Psychological Impact on Children, Karen Woodall Therapist #parentalalienation Therapist Karen Woodall at the Family Separation Clinic in UK explains the psychology of parental alienation and long-lasting impact on children. Parental al...

An idiots guide to personality disorders. I found this particularly helpful!

The 10 Personality Disorders A short, sharp look into the 10 personality disorders.

What Causes Borderline Personality Disorder? New research offers insight into the origins of BPD.

The Purpose-Driven Life Could Also Be a Longer Life New research suggests that a sense of purpose may boost longevity, but why?

The Long Term effects of Parental Alienation on the Child. This is a piece of research in it's original format so will be a longer, less glossy read. If you are a victim or even a parent in this situation, it is worth considering the wider impact on society as a whole. Whilst bridges can sometimes be mended over time, the lost time with the alienated parent can never be recovered.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Amy-Baker-2/publication/228362179_The_Long-Term_Effects_of_Parental_Alienation_on_Adult_Children_A_Qualitative_Research_Study/links/56a8b08008ae860e025773f6/The-Long-Term-Effects-of-Parental-Alienation-on-Adult-Children-A-Qualitative-Research-Study.pdf