Do you criticize yourself too much? Does it seem like you’re always on your own case? Decentering means gaining distance on thoughts like these so you can choose how to respond.
A recent paper in Current Directions in Psychological Science uses the concept of neuroticism to describe a new way of understanding and treating psychological disorders.
The best cure for burnout is prevention. Managers and organizations need to create the right type of workplace environment where burnout will not occur in the first place.
Some kids are explosive, easily frustrated, and chronically inflexible. You can turn things around by learning to look at their challenging behavior as a clue to skills deficits.
Other people’s stereotypes of single people can cause some single people to doubt themselves. The psychological dynamics can be subtle, with no one realizing what is happening.
Is your job giving you stress? Don’t let it take your smile away.
How do men and women perceive a man with a tattoo? The answer might surprise you
Robert Biswas-Diener shares how life events ranging from negative to positive return people to somewhere within a happiness set-point range.
Hookups are positive experiences for both other- and same-sex couplings. Colleges should destigmatize and consider promoting them.
It’s not unusual to feel let down, disappointed, and irritable after a celebration, no matter how well it went. But how do you overcome the day after blues?