October 31, 2019
by Elizabeth Pratt
Critics argue teens spend too much time staring at screens, and that this is responsible for a rise in rates of depression and anxiety in teenagers.
But researchers from Brigham Young University have found that might not be true.
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September 27, 2019
by Elizabeth Pratt
Even for those disinterested in politics, social media and a 24-hour news cycle ensure it’s hard to miss the latest political debacle unfolding in the nation’s capital.
Now researchers have determined exposure to politics is having a negative impact on the mental and physical health of Americans.
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The conundrum continues… What to do about Women? Are they electable? Are they shrews (or another word that begins with b and ends with h)? Are they capable of thinking (logically)? When will they have the time? Do they understand the difference between the Federal and State legislatures? And so on and so forth. In fact, these quandaries have been haunting some United States citizens since before the passage of the 19th amendment onAugust 18, 1920. They rage on today in 2019. What staying power!
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July 9, 2019
by Patricia Tomasi
How involved in a show or movie do you get? Do you think about it once it’s over? Do you analyze the plot line over and over in your head? How "into" the characters do you get? Do you tend to emotionally get drawn into a television show or movie more than others? According to a new study, anxious people tend to form relationships with characters in television shows and films, more than others without anxiety.
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May 14, 2019
by Patricia Tomasi
A new study from the University of Waterloo, published in Scientific Reports, aimed to examine the way we learn to perceive the passage of time. Is time perception rigidly fixed in the brain, or is it flexible and open to change? If the latter, how rapidly can our brain adapt to changes in timing statistics?
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March 5, 2019
by Kimberly Lucey
As more and more teenagers turn to social media for entertainment and communication, researchers are working on figuring out if those apps could be affecting their mental health.
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January 18, 2019
by Tina Arnoldi
There are psychological principles, or neuromarketing, used in ads, that entice people to buy. And neuromarketing does have a dark side, influencing people to buy out of FOMO (fear of missing out), making claims that a product or service will bring happiness, and using high pressure tactics to induce anxiety until a purchase is made.
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November 22, 2018
by Elizabeth Pratt
Teens being treated in a psychiatric emergency department say watching Netflix series "13 Reasons Why" contributed to their risk of suicide. Mental health experts say more attention should be paid to the impact such shows have on vulnerable young people.
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November 8, 2018
by Elizabeth Pratt
People aged 15 to 21 are experiencing significantly higher levels of stress due to what they see in the news when compared with adults. Despite this, Gen Z is less likely to vote.
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October 22, 2018
by Elizabeth Pratt
Researchers from the UK have found terrorism hasn't been associated with an increase of PTSD in greater levels than would be expected of any traumatic event.
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