Non-suicidal self-injury, like cutting, seems to be contagious among adolescents. (In brief. Socially contagious self-harm. Monitor on Psychology. 2021, 52(2), p. 16. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
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Education
10 OctIntellectually precocious children who had skipped one or more grades were thought to suffer social and emotional harm as adults. However a longitudinal study lasting over 35 years and one over 25 years actually showed that adults who had skipped were even better adjusted than their age-matched peers. (In brief. Skipping grades doesn’t stunt social growth. Monitor on Psychology, 2020, 51(8), p. 12) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Happiness
24 SepResearch in the journal Emotion found that earning more money does make people happier. The more money. the happier the subjects were. (In brief. Money now buys happiness. Monitor on Psychology, 2020, 51(8), p. 11) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Wisdom
14 AugBell Hooks, quoted in NPR: To be loving is to be open to grief, to be touched by sorrow, even sorrow that is unending. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Empathy
10 JanFindings from eleven experiments with 1200 online subjects found that people avoid feeling empathy for other people because of the emotional and cognitive effort it demands. (In brief, Monitor on Psychology, 2019, 50(7), p. 13) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Empathy
16 FebWhen you try to read the emotions of others, especially if they are strangers, careful thinking tends to be more accurate than intuition.(Hutson, M. Don’t go with your gut. Scientific American Mind, 2017, 28(2), p. 8) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Empathy
26 NovEcuador scored first as the world’s most empathetic country; the USA scored 7th; and Lithuania scored last of the 63. (In brief. Empathy around the world. Monitor on Psychology, 2017, January, p. 12) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Exercise
5 NovExercise impacts depression in several ways: strengthens biochemical stress- resilience, grows new brain cells, increases self-esteem, and perhaps counterbalances a genetic risk for mental illness. For the majority of people with mild to moderate depression, exercise is one of the most effective treatments. (Jabr, F. Headstrong. Scientific American Mind, 2017, 28(1), p. 26-31) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Depression
3 SepJAMA recently reported that 14% of people 55 and older are depressed, and about 2% have a major depression. (How to lift late-life depression. Health After 50, 2017, September, p.1) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Emotion
27 AprTaking photos increases the enjoyment of positive experiences and increases displeasure in unpleasant situations. (In brief. Monitor on Psychology, 2016, Sept., p. 24) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
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