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Building a Better, More Just Society Through Psychological Science: APS 2022 Opens
Equal Justice Institute’s Bryan Stevenson delivers opening keynote as 2,500 psychological scientists convene in Chicago. Visit Page
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On the Phone, Alone
Many measures of adolescent mental health began to deteriorate sometime around 2009. It is true of the number of U.S. high-school students who say they feel persistently sad or hopeless. It’s also true of reported loneliness. Visit Page
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In Praise of Anxiety
Nobody likes to feel anxious. Anxiety is among the most pervasive and reviled of human emotions. An entire industry has sprung up to aid us in eradicating it, from self-help books and holistic remedies to Visit Page
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Why Mind Wandering Can Be Actually Good For You
Whether it’s thinking about your goals, running future scenarios, replaying old memories or simply wondering what you’d have for dinner tonight—science shows that mind wandering accounts for more than 45% of your waking hours every day. Visit Page
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People Can Recover and Thrive After Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders
People who have suffered from mental illness can go on to develop a long-lasting sense of well-being and achieve a “high-functioning” life. Visit Page
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Surviving Imposter Phenomenon: One Psychological Scientist’s Story
How powerful are those self-defeating voices? Overcoming them took decades for this psychological scientist. Visit Page
