Meet Daniel Pink Daniel Pink is a New York Times bestselling author whose books have sold millions of copies around the world. His fascinating titles about business and behavior include books such as “When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing” and “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us.” His newest book, “The Power of Regret,” discusses how to use regret to move ourselves forward in life. He surveyed more than 15,000 people from around the world and uncovered some interesting facts about regret....

Recency and Primacy Effects The serial position effect was first discovered by the psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus during experiments on memory. He observed that the ability to accurately recall items from a list was dependent upon the location of the item on that list. You have probably experienced this effect many times when you try to learn something new. After learning the information, imagine that you are immediately given a test covering material to see how much you have retained....

The adrenal glands play an important role in the body’s stress response, including the fight-or-flight reaction. While some stress prepares the body to take action, too much can result in feelings of anxiety and chronic stress, which can take a serious toll on a person’s physical and mental well-being. This article discusses the role that the adrenal glands play in mental health. It explores how these glands work, the impact they have on the body’s stress response, and the effect this may have on mental health....

In fact, nausea is often cited as the number one side effect of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) used to treat major depression and anxiety disorders. In some cases, nausea and vomiting can become so severe or persistent that a person has no other option but to stop treatment. Causes Nausea and vomiting are common side effects of many drugs. These symptoms are more often due to the effect a drug has on the central nervous system (CNS) rather than any toxic effect it has on the stomach or gastrointestinal tract (GI tract)....

What to Expect From Nicotine Withdrawal Whether you use a quit aid or go cold turkey, you’re going to feel some discomfort due to nicotine withdrawal when you quit smoking. Physically, your body is reacting to the absence of not only nicotine, but all of the other chemicals in cigarettes that you’ve been regularly inhaling. When the supply gets cut off, you can expect to feel the effects of that. Flu-like symptoms are common during the first couple of weeks of smoking cessation....

If this describes you, be sure to talk to your doctor first. Why? Because in addition to needing to monitor for any recurrence of your symptoms, antidepressants can cause symptoms of discontinuation syndrome if there are major fluctuations in the amount of drug in your system or if you suddenly stop taking them completely. While these symptoms are not life-threatening, they can be quite uncomfortable. Your doctor can create a schedule for you to gradually taper off of your medication in order to help minimize or avoid developing discontinuation syndrome....

Your brain resorts to this adaptive defense mechanism when it’s trying to cope with stressful or overwhelming events that it cannot prevent or escape. Shock essentially helps reduce your awareness of your physical or emotional pain by dulling your senses, making you numb, and reducing your conscious cognizance of the event. This article explores the symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment options for traumatic shock, as well as some coping strategies that can help you regain your equilibrium....

Causes Good hygiene reduces the risks of disease transmission and infection. Regular washing along with sterilizing procedures when appropriate (operating rooms, piercing equipment, etc.), is important for good health. However, like mysophobia, or fear of germs, bromidrophobia takes cleanliness too far. Body Odor Is Natural Human beings, like animals, emit natural scents from our bodies. In a healthy person with reasonable hygiene, these odors are not offensive. In fact, these odors contain pheromones, which act as chemical communicators....

Overview These highly specialized nerve cells are responsible for communicating information in both chemical and electrical forms. There are also several different types of neurons responsible for different tasks in the human body. Sensory neurons carry information from the sensory receptor cells throughout the body to the brain. Motor neurons transmit information from the brain to the muscles of the body. Interneurons are responsible for communicating information between different neurons in the body....

The principles of normative development helps professionals to spot potential problems and provide early intervention for better outcomes. Developmental psychologists can work with people of all ages to address roadblocks and support growth, although some choose to specialize in a specific age group such as childhood, adulthood, or old age. What Is Developmental Psychology? Developmental psychology is the branch of psychology that focuses on how people grow and change over the course of a lifetime....

For at least 10 years, research studies have shown that topiramate, marketed as Topamax, is effective in treating alcoholism. In 2003, a study by the Health Science Center’s South Texas Addiction Research & Technology (START) Center found that subjects who were still heavy drinkers were six times more likely to remain sober for a month, compared to a placebo group. Effective for Cutting Down In a follow-up study a year later, the START Center researchers, led by Dr....

What Causes Baby Blues? Baby blues are caused by hormonal shifts and entry into the world of parenthood, which is stressful in its own right. The physical changes and emotional toll is extreme, and can cause quite a bit of unease and distress as you figure out how to navigate your new world. “Physical recovery from childbirth, dramatic hormonal fluctuations, and interrupted sleep are significant stressors,” notes Rachel J. Dalthorp, MD, a psychiatrist at LifeStance Health....

“An exclusive relationship is typically the natural progression on the path to a more committed, monogamous relationship,” says Sabrina Romanoff, PsyD, a clinical psychologist and professor at Yeshiva University, New York City. This article discusses what it means to be in an exclusive relationship, how to tell if you’re ready to be exclusive, and offers tips on how to transition to exclusivity. How Exclusivity Changes Your Relationship Being exclusive with your partner can alter the dynamics of your relationship and also have an impact on your mental health....

While it is often assumed that all people are alloromantic, it is important to recognize that this is not always the case. Not all people experience romantic or sexual attraction to other people. Romantic love involves a number of feelings, including a desire for emotional intimacy. It also often involves feelings of passion and a desire for sexual contact, but this is not always the case. A person can also desire romance without desiring sex....

Ableism centers around the notion that people with disabilities are imperfect and need fixing. It can show up in ways ranging from personal to institutional, and it includes the many ways in which people with disabilities are considered “less than” non-disabled people. The History of Ableism The shift to recognize ableism began in the civil rights movements of the 1960s and 1970s, but the term wasn’t coined until the 1980s by feminists in the United States....

Alzheimer’s disease can eventually cause a person to lose their ability to respond to their environment, including becoming unable to carry out a conversation. It is also the most common cause of dementia in older adults. The Alzheimer’s Association suggests that somewhere between 60% and 80% of dementia is caused by Alzheimer’s disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Alzheimer’s disease is the fifth leading cause of death for adults over the age of 65....

An intervention provides family, friends, and sometimes even colleagues and employers an opportunity to tell someone in their own words how the person’s use of drugs or alcohol has been a problem in their lives. “It is a planned event, not spontaneous, and addresses the substance abuse problem an individual has by focusing on the negative effects and destructive behaviors exhibited,” explains Beau Nelson, DBH, LCSW, chief clinical officer at FHE Health....

History of the Study of Cognition The study of how humans think dates back to the time of ancient Greek philosophers Plato and Aristotle. Philosophical Origins Plato’s approach to the study of the mind suggested that people understand the world by first identifying basic principles buried deep inside themselves, then using rational thought to create knowledge. This viewpoint was later advocated by philosophers such as Rene Descartes and linguist Noam Chomsky....

Cultivation theory remains a popular avenue of investigation for media psychologists and other media scholars pursuing research on how long-term media exposure influences people’s worldviews. This article discusses the history of cultivation theory, new concepts that have been introduced to the theory, and criticisms of the theory. History of Cultivation Theory When Gerbner developed cultivation theory in the late 1960s, it was in reaction to media effects research, which investigated the short-term impact of exposure to a single piece of media at one point in time....

For an individual to meet the criteria for GDD, they must experience delays in achieving milestones in several areas of intellectual functioning and learning. A provider will re-evaluate someone with a diagnosis of GDD as they get older to obtain a more specific and accurate diagnosis. Characteristics of Global Developmental Disorder According to the DSM-5, “Global developmental delay, as its name implies, is diagnosed when an individual fails to meet expected developmental milestones in several areas of intellectual functioning....