How to Promote a Culture of Appreciation

The daily practice of showing appreciation creates a healthier workplace.

The daily practice of showing appreciation creates a healthier workplace.

How to Cope with Bias in Hiring

Bias can still influence hiring managers' decisions, but there may be ways to counter it.

Bias can still influence hiring managers' decisions, but there may be ways to counter it.

Rapture of Distress: Freudian Psychoanalysis Meets the Laws of Manu

How Indian women's sexuality adapts to the contemporary conditions of a patriarchal society.

How Indian women's sexuality adapts to the contemporary conditions of a patriarchal society.

Can Psychology’s Two Tribes Reconcile Their Differences?

In some ways, research psychologists and psychotherapists are like warring clans. What are the prospects for a cultural rapprochement?

In some ways, research psychologists and psychotherapists are like warring clans. What are the prospects for a cultural rapprochement?

What a Facebook Group Taught Me About Answering Questions

Are you looking to improve your skills in answering questions? Here are some insights based on my observations on a social media page.

Are you looking to improve your skills in answering questions? Here are some insights based on my observations on a social media page.

Identity and Non-Traditional Ways of Being

In empathizing with characters in the films we see, we can more easily become cognizant of alternative ways of being.

In empathizing with characters in the films we see, we can more easily become cognizant of alternative ways of being.

Diagnosing Psychosis in Türkiye and America

The way psychosis is diagnosed is different depending on one's country.

The way psychosis is diagnosed is different depending on one's country.

Breaking Norms and Breaking Free

What does it mean when a feminine glamour icon attends a fashion show without makeup? Learn more about the help and harm of breaking cultural norms.

What does it mean when a feminine glamour icon attends a fashion show without makeup? Learn more about the help and harm of breaking cultural norms.

The Ultimate Meaning of Life: Leaving a Legacy

One hundred thousand years ago, cultural evolution became cumulative when human minds acquired an integrated network structure. This happens anew in every child's mind.

One hundred thousand years ago, cultural evolution became cumulative when human minds acquired an integrated network structure. This happens anew in every child's mind.

The Social, Cultural, and Legal Challenges of Dual Citizenship

Recent research on Yemeni immigrants suggests that some aspire to become American citizens by any means necessary but may be unaware of the challenges that will remain.

Recent research on Yemeni immigrants suggests that some aspire to become American citizens by any means necessary but may be unaware of the challenges that will remain.

Expanding Psychological Support With Peer Paracounseling

Traditional approaches to providing psychological support and mental healthcare have failed to reach those most in need. Peer paracounseling may be the answer.

Traditional approaches to providing psychological support and mental healthcare have failed to reach those most in need. Peer paracounseling may be the answer.

Can Anything Good Come from Shaming Others?

In some parts of the world, shaming is associated with psychological harm. In other parts of the world, shaming is seen as beneficial to society.

In some parts of the world, shaming is associated with psychological harm. In other parts of the world, shaming is seen as beneficial to society.

An Architectural Tribute to the Psychology of Seva

What compels humans to see God in a stone and to build majestic stone abodes for the divine?

What compels humans to see God in a stone and to build majestic stone abodes for the divine?

Aging Across Borders: How We Age Around the World

Aging is an inevitable human process that transcends cultural boundaries. Nevertheless, the perceptions and experiences of aging can diverge significantly across cultures.

Aging is an inevitable human process that transcends cultural boundaries. Nevertheless, the perceptions and experiences of aging can diverge significantly across cultures.

Embracing Darkness in a Colorist World

There has been an upsurge among younger generations in the South Asian diaspora in resistance to colorist perspectives and labels.

There has been an upsurge among younger generations in the South Asian diaspora in resistance to colorist perspectives and labels.

Top 10 Strategies for Self-Enhancement: A Worldwide Study

Explore the top 10 tactics people use to become more attractive and their cultural nuances.

Explore the top 10 tactics people use to become more attractive and their cultural nuances.

On the Ground After October 7

An interview with an Israeli-American in Tel Aviv working to make sense of events and remain positive and constructive.

An interview with an Israeli-American in Tel Aviv working to make sense of events and remain positive and constructive.

Do People Really Love Dogs More Than Cats?

There is a heated debate as to whether people have more affection for dogs or cats. A cross-cultural study of Denmark, Austria, and the UK finds a consistent preference for dogs.

There is a heated debate as to whether people have more affection for dogs or cats. A cross-cultural study of Denmark, Austria, and the UK finds a consistent preference for dogs.

Why and When the Familiar Feels Good

We all love the thrill of experiencing something new. However, recent research can help us understand the powerful appeal of the familiar.

We all love the thrill of experiencing something new. However, recent research can help us understand the powerful appeal of the familiar.

A Finnish Remedy to Mental Health Crisis Shows Promise

There is an Finnish intervention for psychosis that has reported remarkable outcomes, Open Dialogue. It is markedly different from the traditional American psychiatry.

There is an Finnish intervention for psychosis that has reported remarkable outcomes, Open Dialogue. It is markedly different from the traditional American psychiatry.

Journeying Across Time and Space Through Music

Music can bring us to times and places beyond the reach of conventional means of travel and facilitate our understanding of cultural psychology.

Music can bring us to times and places beyond the reach of conventional means of travel and facilitate our understanding of cultural psychology.

Toy Culture Can Help Us Unlearn a Limiting Self-Image

A Personal Perspective: Moviegoers discover play and authenticity: Finding self-acceptance that you are Kenough! We can change our views of ourselves and others.

A Personal Perspective: Moviegoers discover play and authenticity: Finding self-acceptance that you are Kenough! We can change our views of ourselves and others.

The Ubiquity of Trauma and the Role of Community Healing

Not everyone has PTSD, but most people experience a trauma at one point or another. As a community, how can we support each other through life's inevitable injuries?

Not everyone has PTSD, but most people experience a trauma at one point or another. As a community, how can we support each other through life's inevitable injuries?

Eating Bitterness: The Notion of “Sucking it Up”

A Personal Perspective: Many Asians suffer in silence due to the shame of breaking this code.

A Personal Perspective: Many Asians suffer in silence due to the shame of breaking this code.

Abusive Power and Megalomania Perpetuate Trauma

Megalomanic and dominating drives drove colonization and the founding of the nation, and persist as overt and unconscious forces. We must name and understand these forces.

Megalomanic and dominating drives drove colonization and the founding of the nation, and persist as overt and unconscious forces. We must name and understand these forces.

We Need More Precision When Discussing Mental Health Stigma

We regularly talk about the challenges of mental health stigma. But are we meaning what we intend to mean? The discussion would benefit from more specificity and nuance.

We regularly talk about the challenges of mental health stigma. But are we meaning what we intend to mean? The discussion would benefit from more specificity and nuance.

7 Strange Superstitions From Across the World

Superstitions are irrational beliefs that often tie events to conceptions of luck. Although many are innocuous, some can impact quality of life and marginalize people.

Superstitions are irrational beliefs that often tie events to conceptions of luck. Although many are innocuous, some can impact quality of life and marginalize people.

Is Mental Accounting Universal?

Money isn't just about numbers; it's about psychology. New research supports a longstanding tenet of behavioral economics.

Money isn't just about numbers; it's about psychology. New research supports a longstanding tenet of behavioral economics.

Robert LeVine: A Founder of Psychological Anthropology

The pioneering work of a cultural explorer of the psyche who researched childhood around the globe.

The pioneering work of a cultural explorer of the psyche who researched childhood around the globe.

Enhancing Cultural Sensitivity in Healthcare

The ability to provide culturally sensitive care has become a vital skill for modern practitioners. It significantly influences care outcomes.

The ability to provide culturally sensitive care has become a vital skill for modern practitioners. It significantly influences care outcomes.