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Social Anxiety May Hinder Ability to Mirror Body Language
Attempting to conceal anxiety may hinder individuals nonverbal communication, increasing instances of social rejection.
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“Marshmallow Test” Redux: New Research Reveals Children Show Better Self-Control When They Depend on Each Other
Children are more likely to control their immediate impulses when they and a peer rely on each other to get a reward than when they’re left to their own willpower, new research indicates.
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After Trump, Will Our Politics Get Better or Worse?
The potentially baleful consequences of a Trump victory in 2020 are clear. But what if, as seems more likely at this point, he is defeated? If Trump loses, a cloud will lift from American politics.
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Holiday Parties Make You Squirm? Here’s How To Conquer Social Anxiety
Whereas people with generalized anxiety experience fear-driven worries about life circumstances, those with social anxiety see themselves through a distorted lens of self-doubt, shame and a fear that others are scrutinizing and judging them harshly, researchers say. … Research
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What to Do About an Overtalker
Maybe the person sits near you at work. Maybe he or she is your second cousin-in-law, your Hinge date or your seatmate on a 19-hour flight to Sydney. Most of us have met a compulsive
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Psychology explains why Trump supporters shrug at impeachment
Impeachment fills the headlines, yet President Trump’s hard-core supporters so far brush aside the revelations of wrongdoing. It boggles the mind. How can these Americans remain so steadfast? And will they persist? Was Trump right
