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30May

GoT's Kit Harington and the Psychology of Endings

Wendy Bristow

GameofThrones, loss, psychology, stress, therapy, TV

Therapists

The end of Game of Thrones has driven Jon Snow actor Kit Harington to rehab. Therapist Wendy Bristow explains how endings can often result in tumultuous feelings
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20Feb

Meghan Markle and the Psychology of Media Backlash

Sue Cowan-Jenssen

psychology, society

Therapists

The media have turned against Meghan Markle: why? Sue Cowan-Jenssen explores the psychology of media backlash
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04Feb

Learned Helplessness: How Past Trauma Affects Our Present

Donna Mitchell

childhood, psychology, therapy, trauma

Therapists

Learned helplessness theory suggests that if we believe we can't change our situation, we won't – psychologist Donna Mitchell explores how this relates to mental health difficulties
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19Dec

The Psychology of Money: What Does our Relationship to Money Say About Us?

Susan Tomlinson

Christmas, culture, psychology, society

Therapists

Susan Tomlinson explores what our relationship to money says about us
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31Oct

Why Do We Like Being Scared?

Linda Blair

emotions, personality, psychology, self

Mind

Linda Blair explains the connection between humour, surprise and fear and why some of us love being scared
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31Jul

The Psychology of Home: Why is it so Hard to Let Go of Clutter?

Helen Sanderson

attachment, home, psychology, wellbeing

Soul

Our relationship to our home and our possessions might say more about our psychology than we think. Helen Sanderson explores
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06Jun

The Psychology of Grief: Cultural Differences in Death and Dying

Richard Gross

bereavement, culture, death, grief, mortality, psychology

Relationships

How our culture views death affects how we feel grief and express mourning. An extract from The Psychology of Grief by Richard Gross
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18Apr

The Psychology of Trust: How Therapy Can Help Build Interpersonal Trust

Ken J. Rotenberg

psychology, relationships, self, therapy, trust

Relationships

Low trust is associated with psychosocial problems such as loneliness, aggression, and low cooperation with others, but therapy can help build it up again
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27Mar

The Importance of Altitude Sickness: What the Alps Taught Me About Life

Ajay Khandelwal

psychology, self, society

Therapists

Though altitude sickness is unpleasant, it ultimately keeps us safe by stopping us from going too high: psychoanalyst Ajay Khandelwal reflects on what he learnt about life on a recent ski trip
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29Jan

Blog Psychology: The Psychology of Blogging and Wellbeing

Dennis Relojo-Howell

psychology, society, technology

Mind

Psychologist Dennis Relojo explains how blog psychology can help the discipline of psychology and those who want to write about their own experiences
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