Clinical Psychology & Mental Health

Why Do People Watch Porn?

Why Do People Watch Porn?

Of all the questions you might ask about pornography, "why do people watch it?" isn’t necessarily the first that comes to mind. That part seems relatively self-explanatory. But psychologists like to go ...
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/ / Behavioral Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Pornography, Stress & Trauma
Therapy Can Be as Effective Online as In Person

Therapy Can Be as Effective Online as In Person

From Zoom happy hours to remote learning, one thing most of us have discovered this year is that doing something “virtually” isn’t always as good as the real, in-person thing. But does ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Media Psychology & Technology, Teletherapy, Treatment
Census Bureau Data Shows 2020 Brought a Spike in Anxiety and Depression

Census Bureau Data Shows 2020 Brought a Spike in Anxiety and Depression

From posttraumatic stress to sleep disturbances, recent studies have begun to confirm that the coronavirus pandemic has brought a range of mental health consequences. Now, an analysis of data from the US ...
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/ / Anxiety, Clinical Psychology, COVID, Depression, Health Psychology
3 Traits That Might Help With Jobs Involving Trauma

3 Traits That Might Help With Jobs Involving Trauma

Certain jobs put an extra burden on the mental health of people who do them because they frequently involve dealing with traumatic situations. Not everyone who does potentially traumatic jobs experiences negative ...
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/ / Anxiety, Clinical Psychology, Stress & Trauma, Work
Do Different Addictions Have the Same Risk Factors?

Do Different Addictions Have the Same Risk Factors?

From substance use to compulsive behaviors, addiction can take a variety of forms. Given that range of possible addictions, psychology researchers are still trying to figure out the extent to which different ...
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/ / Addiction, Behavioral Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Risk
An Intervention for Imposter Syndrome

An Intervention for Imposter Syndrome

Do you feel like a fraud? Well, you might be for all I know. I’m not in a position to say that you aren’t. But there’s another possible explanation: you might have ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Imposter Syndrome, Treatment
Study Shows Uptick in Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms During Lockdown

Study Shows Uptick in Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms During Lockdown

In March, as public health officials around the world were dialing up measures against COVID-19’s spread, a group of researchers published an article in The Lancet highlighting the potential psychological consequences of ...
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/ / Anxiety, Clinical Psychology, COVID, Health Psychology
Writing Therapy to Develop "Good" Rumination

Writing Therapy to Develop “Good” Rumination

Repetitively turning over negative thoughts, or ruminating, is a behavior that has been explored as a target for therapy in conditions like depression. After all, it’s not hard to imagine that getting ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Positive Emotions, Positive Psychology, Rumination, Treatment, Writing
Reflecting on Life Lessons Can Help With Aging

Reflecting on Life Lessons Can Help With Aging

In a general sense, life looks the same for all of us: stuff happens to us. We learn from that stuff, sometimes. We get older. Ideally, we have a sense that there’s ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Older Adults, Positive Emotions, Positive Psychology
Envy Might Drive Some of Social Media's Mental Health Effects

Envy Might Drive Some of Social Media’s Mental Health Effects

Social media has facilitated both new ways of connecting with others and new ways of tallying how our lives stack up against theirs. In the twenty-first century, keeping up with the Joneses ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Envy, Relationships, Social Media, Social Psychology