Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Affect (psychology)”
Hypothyroidism is the most common hormonal disease in both men and women. It may manifest as chronic fatigue, osteoporosis, muscle aches, brain fog, slow healing, constipation, lightheadedness and in many other ways – often going unrecognized. Join Dr. Michael Wald as he distinguishes the different types of hypothyroidism. The role of the immune system, nutrition and toxins are also reviewed. Dr. Wald …
On today’s program, Vince plays Part 2 of Adam Curtis’ documentary “Century of Self” – “Engineering Consent.” This episode explores how those in power in post-war America used Freud’s ideas about the unconscious mind to try and control the masses. The US government, the CIA and corporations came to believe Freud’s underlying premise – that deep within all human beings …
Part I: Susan Peirce Thompson, Bright Line Eating: The Science of Living Happy, Thin and Free
Susan Peirce Thompson HeadshotSusan Peirce Thompson, Ph.D. is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rochester and an expert in the psychology of eating. She is President of the Institute for Sustainable Weight Loss and CEO of Bright Line Eating Solutions, a company dedicated to sharing the psychology and neuroscience of sustainable weight loss and helping people live Happy, Thin, and Free.
TAKE THE 14-DAY CHALLENGE!
We’ve all had those kinds of days where everything seems to go wrong. You’re running late, and hit every single stoplight from home to work. Kids are uncooperative. You forget your phone (and wallet). You spill coffee down the front your shirt. And so it goes. Nothing overly shocking, it happens to everyone now and again, but science is finding …
Teenagers today face many challenges, often including intense expectations and pressures from their parents, teachers, and friends. Sometimes, however, their harshest critics are not any of these other people, but themselves. Could self-compassion help? In the first study, published this year in The Journal of Positive Psychology, Karen Bluth and Priscilla Blanton surveyed students in middle and high school about their levels of positive …
