Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. Your behavior doesn't happen in a vacuum. You live within a society. Your environment and the people in it affect your psychology. That's when social ...

Word of the Day – Schadenfreude: Schadenfreude is trending as searches spike during celebrity scandals and political controversies. Nearly 68% of Americans admit feeling secret satisfaction at rivals’ ...

Health psychologists also design and evaluate treatment plans to help reduce your disease risk, improve outcomes, and improve your quality of life. Health psychology looks at how the mind and body are ...

"Other people matter." I say that in every positive psychology lecture I give and every positive psychology workshop I conduct. It sounds like a bumper sticker slogan, but it is actually a good ...

I blogged here about the four things competent therapists do. I thought I’d provide some clarifying examples. These examples involve a female therapist and a male patient, just for pronoun clarity.