A Traditional Retirement Isn’t for Everybody
Several studies on the relationship between retirement and happiness suggest that not retiring may be associated with greater happiness.
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Measurement fidelity of clinical assessment methods in a global study on identifying reproducible brain signatures of obsessive–compulsive disorder.
Neuropsychology, Vol 37(3), Mar 2023, 330-343; doi:10.1037/neu0000849 … To describe the steps of ensuring measurement fidelity of core clinical measures in a five-country study on brain signatures of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD). … We collected data using standardized instruments, which included the Yale–Brown Obsessive–Compulsive Scale (YBOCS), the Dimensional YBOCS (DYBOCS), the Brown Assessment of Beliefs Scale
From childhood emotional maltreatment to disordered eating: A path analysis.
Psychoanalytic Psychology, Vol 40(2), Apr 2023, 90-98; doi:10.1037/pap0000438 Childhood emotional maltreatment (i.e., emotional abuse and emotional neglect), attachment, reflective functioning (RF), defense styles, and disordered eating (DE) are associated with each other. … We found significant indirect effects between emotional abuse and neglect and DE via attachment insecurities (anxiety and avoidance), low RF, and neurotic
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La vida con pesadillas que impiden dormir: “Tienes miedo a irte a la cama, estás angustiado todo el tiempo”
La normalización de este problema por parte de las personas que lo sufren dificulta el estudio de su prevalencia
La ex jugadora Irene López Ruiz: “Cuando me recuerdan que tengo una Bota de Bronce me entra la risa”
Dejó el fútbol a los 21 después de ganar un Mundial con España; ahora hace pedagogía: salud mental y deporte deben ir de la mano y el psicólogo ser una figura indispensable
Impulsivity, suicidal thoughts, psychological distress, and religiosity in adolescents and young adults
Impulsivity is associated with suicidal acts and ideation, whereas higher religious commitment has been identified as a potential protective factor linked to lower suicidal ideation. … … Non-planning impulsivity (predictor) was inversely associated with religious commitment (r = −0.33, p < 0.01), and religious commitment (mediator) was inversely related to suicidal ideation (outcome) (r = −0.32, p < 0.01). These findings remained statistically
Decision-making styles during stressful scenarios: The role of anxiety in COVID-19 pandemic
… In this study, we investigate whether Trait Anxiety moderates the impact of Post-Traumatic Stress (PTS) symptoms reported during COVID-19 pandemic on decision-making styles. … Through moderation analysis, we observed that experiencing PTS is associated with a higher tendency to biased/heuristic decision-making processes. … … Subjects with higher Trait Anxiety reported lower tendency to appeal
Boost Your ‘Happy Hormones’ to Fight Sadness and Anxiety
Are you sad or anxious and don’t feel like having sex? The happy hormones stimulated by sex help to lift your spirits.
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Will Medically Induced Happiness Ever Be Possible?
At best, humans can induce fleeting and relatively unreliable pleasure—but not happiness. Here’s why.
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Terry Savage: Money, markets and fear
Given the recent headlines, I want to say a few words about the safety of your money in the bank — and all the “end of the world” financial stories, memes and social-media posts that have started to circulate — again.
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