Losing someone close, like a family member, can make you age faster, according to new longitudinal study. Findings suggest that people who have lost a parent, partner, sibling, or child showed signs of older biological age compared to those who hadn’t experienced such losses.
https://www.publichealth.columbia.edu/news/losing-loved-one-may-speed-aging-study-finds
https://redd.it/1ekjdz7
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Napoleon Complex: Psychological Dimensions | FHE Health
https://fherehab.com/learning/napoleon-complex#:~:text=Is%20there%20proof%20that%20shorter,been%20debunked%20in%20several%20studies.
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Unlocking the hidden power of art: How creative expression boosts well-being
https://www.psypost.org/unlocking-the-hidden-power-of-art-how-creative-expression-boosts-well-being/
https://redd.it/1ek7xlz
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Fathers less likely to see masculinity as fragile, research shows
https://www.psypost.org/fathers-less-likely-to-see-masculinity-as-fragile-research-shows/
https://redd.it/1ejtzlz
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If you feel judged by your doctor, you may be right. A new study suggests that doctors really do judge patients harshly if they share information or beliefs that they disagree with. Physicians were also highly likely to view people negatively when they expressed mistaken beliefs about health topics.
https://www.stevens.edu/news/feeling-judged-by-your-doctor-you-might-be-right
https://redd.it/1ejrlt3
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Grandiose fantasizing appears to serve a vital psychological function for narcissists
https://www.psypost.org/grandiose-fantasizing-appears-to-serve-a-vital-psychological-function-for-narcissists/
https://redd.it/1ej64wj
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Multicultural sample of 1186 women show similarities and difference in body appreciation, sociocultural pressure, and internalisation of thin ideals in new study. Black Nigerian women had highest body appreciation, then Eastern Asian Chinese women. White Western women report lowest body appreciation
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07-body-varies-cultures.html
https://redd.it/1eidxb4
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New psychology research links art to a more meaningful life
https://www.psypost.org/new-psychology-research-links-art-to-a-more-meaningful-life/
https://redd.it/1ei7rd4
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A brain fingerprint: Study finds unique brain plasticity in people born blind: Part of the brain that receives and processes visual information develops unique connectivity pattern in people born blind. They say this pattern in the primary visual cortex is unique to each person, like a fingerprint.
https://gumc.georgetown.edu/news-release/a-brain-fingerprint-study-uncovers-unique-brain-plasticity-in-people-born-blind/
https://redd.it/1eho0nc
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Loneliness has as strange relationship with trust, new research shows
https://www.psypost.org/loneliness-has-as-strange-relationship-with-trust-new-research-shows/
https://redd.it/1ehkz74
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Scientists Name New Type of Memory Loss Often Mistaken For Alzheimer's
https://www.sciencealert.com/scientists-name-new-type-of-memory-loss-often-mistaken-for-alzheimers
https://redd.it/1egyy3c
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Both men and women tend to work more hours if their partner is a woman
https://www.psypost.org/both-men-and-women-tend-to-work-more-hours-if-their-partner-is-a-woman/
https://redd.it/1eglexb
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Parasocial relationships can tell us a lot about the social brain
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/parasocial-relationships-can-tell-us-a-lot-about-the-social-brain/?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit
https://redd.it/1ef1w3m
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A meta-analysis of 30 years of research shows exposure to nature, even as little as 10 minutes, could benefit those with diagnosed mental illness. Research also indicates water-based outdoor spaces (rivers, lakes, oceans) and camping, farming, gardening activities had the greatest positive effect
https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/your-therapist-wants-you-to-go-outside/
https://redd.it/1eehxv2
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Weekly Discussion Thread
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Researchers create a method to study aged neurons in the lab without brain biopsies, enabling accurate modeling of aging effects in late-onset Alzheimer's disease. They identify changes in retrotransposable elements in the genome as we age, suggesting new treatment strategies targeting these factors
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adl2992
https://redd.it/1ekj5p7
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Psychologists Develop a New Objective Method to Measure Creativity- Gilmore Health News
https://www.gilmorehealth.com/psychologists-find-a-new-way-to-objectively-measure-creativity/
https://redd.it/1ek971e
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Bipolar disorder and alcohol use often coexist, with many viewing drinking as a way to self-medicate. However, study finds that increased drinking in individuals with bipolar disorder can lead to heightened depressive or manic symptoms in the following six months, regardless of alcohol use disorder
https://www.michiganmedicine.org/health-lab/bipolar-disorder-and-alcohol-its-not-simple-self-medication
https://redd.it/1ejup2w
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Words like 'this' and 'that' or 'here' and 'there' occur in all languages. Study shows such 'demonstrative' words direct focus of attention and establish joint attention. Results from ten languages and computational modelling reveal demonstratives are universal and link language and social cognition
https://www.mpi.nl/news/words-and-act-attention-tools-across-languages
https://redd.it/1ejrieo
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Weekly Discussion Thread
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Skin may hold key to neurodevelopmental disorder diagnosis, according to study. Researchers discover a genetic diagnostic method - using a small sample of skin from the upper arm can identify rare neurodevelopmental disorders in a non-invasive way. Breakthrough approach underpins the PERSYST study
https://www.adelaide.edu.au/newsroom/news/list/2024/07/30/skin-may-hold-key-to-neurodevelopmental-disorder-diagnosis
https://redd.it/1eieb73
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Judging your own happiness is linked with negative meta-emotions and could backfire, negatively impacting life satisfaction and psychological well-being, according to new APA research. Researchers say that experiencing emotions with acceptance is more useful.
https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2024/08/judging-your-happiness
https://redd.it/1eidbr1
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Doggered support: Strong bonds with pets may help alleviate anxiety and depression in women
https://www.scimex.org/newsfeed/doggered-support-strong-bonds-with-pets-may-help-alleviate-anxiety-and-depression-in-women
https://redd.it/1ehuqc6
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Interesting how damaging perfectionism can be on our relationships, and would love to read more on this with shame!
https://therapistthoughtsoup.substack.com/p/the-faces-of-perfectionism?r=45ye5p
https://redd.it/1ehluqm
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Psychological Research/Surveys Thread
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Why Do People Like True Crime? A Statistical Analysis
https://www.statsignificant.com/p/why-do-people-like-true-crime-a-statistical
https://redd.it/1egwy1r
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Is it possible? Some kids done rubber hand illusion but claim they remained feeling of touch in a real hand without it being stimulated! Only by watching the fake arm stimulation.
https://youtu.be/3YSR7H5nock?si=cGu9x5iKmtjbjTrz
https://redd.it/1egj2v5
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Dutch women, but not men, in same-sex relationships are more likely to commit crime, study finds
https://www.psypost.org/dutch-women-but-not-men-in-same-sex-relationships-are-more-likely-to-commit-crime-study-finds/
https://redd.it/1eevnkz
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Boosting fruit intake during midlife can ward off late-life blues: In a large Singapore cohort study involving over 13,000 participants spanning close to 20 years, higher consumption of fruits during midlife was found to be associated with lower odds of depressive symptoms at late-life.
https://medicine.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/2024-07-22-Press-Release-Boosting-fruit-intake-during-mid-life_final.pdf
https://redd.it/1eehpsp
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Suspended bridge ever tested with women?
https://psychologyconcepts.com/dutton-and-aron-suspension-bridge-experiment/
https://redd.it/1edfhdg
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