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Controlling Mood Disorders: A Matter of Routine
APS James McKeen Cattell Fellow Ellen Frank discusses her unconventional career path and her research on the role of social routine in curbing bipolar episodes Visit Page
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Here’s the Science of the Happy Cry
New York Magazine: On Monday, Oxford Dictionaries released its word — or shall we say, feeling — of the year: that oxymoronic emoji your buds are always tossing around in text conversations, which shows a Visit Page
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Burnout Leaves its Mark on the Brain
Chronic stress seems to dampen people’s neurological ability to bounce back from negative situations—causing even more stress. Visit Page
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Holding on to the Blues: Depressed Individuals May Fail to Decrease Sadness
Given that depression is characterized by intense and frequent negative feelings, like sadness, it might seem logical to develop interventions that target those negative feelings. But new research suggests that even when depressed people have Visit Page
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Here’s a simple trick to perform better in stressful situations
Business Insider: Most of us know how nerve-wracking it can be to lead a presentation at work. There are the nightmares beforehand about showing up naked to the conference room; the shaky legs and sweaty Visit Page
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At the Intersection of Self-Control and Emotion
In an invited talk at the 2015 APS Annual Convention in New York City, APS Fellow Michael Inzlicht posed a question that he acknowledged runs counter to some commonly held psychological theories: Is self-control an Visit Page
