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These research articles involve many aspects of psychology such as cognitive psychology, depression studies, mental health, stress, happiness and neuropsychology, Scroll below for more specific categories.

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Emotion Vocabulary Reflects State of Well-Being

The vocabulary we use to describe our emotions is an indicator of mental health, physical health, and overall well-being.

Loss of a Pet Can Potentially Trigger Mental Health Issues in Children

Children who experience the death of a pet may experience long-lasting and profound grief, which could lead to subsequent mental health problems. Researchers found strong emotional attachment to a pet may result in measurable psychological distress that serves as an indicator of depression in children and adolescents for three years or more after their animal dies.

Binge-Drinkers’ Brains Have to Work Harder to Feel Empathy for Others

Study reveals binge drinking is associated with more widespread neural dysfunction than previously believed. In those who binge drink, the visual areas of the brain show unusually high levels of activation. Additionally, those who binge drink have more difficulty in feeling empathy for others.

Children Will Wait to Impress Others: Another Twist on the Classic Marshmallow Test

In a twist on the classic marshmallow test of delay of gratification, researchers found children will wait almost twice as long for a reward if they are told another person will find out how long they have waited.

Unconscious Learning Underlies Belief in a God

People whose brains are more predisposed to implicit pattern learning are more likely to believe in a deity, researchers report.

People With Anorexia and Body Dysmorphic Disorder Show Brain Similarities and Differences

Those with body dysmorphic disorder and anorexia have abnormalities in activity and connectivity in visual and parietal brain networks. People with anorexia and body dysmorphia process images with high, low, or normal levels of detail. The abnormalities for low level of detail have the most direct relationship with disorder symptom severity and body perception.

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People Who Were Children When Their Parents Divorced Have Less Oxytocin

Levels of oxytocin were substantially lower in adults who experienced parental divorce as children compared to those whose families remained together.

Acetaminophen Alters Perception of Risk

The popular over-the-counter painkiller acetaminophen increases risk-taking by reducing risk perception, a new study reports.

Epidemics Are Often Followed by Unrest

Lessons from other historic pandemics show social tension accumulated throughout epidemics lead to significant episodes of rebellion.

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Thyroid Inflammation Linked to Anxiety Disorders

Those who suffer from autoimmune inflammation of the thyroid gland are at increased risk of developing anxiety. Those with anxiety associated with thyroid gland inflammation can reduce symptoms by taking ibuprofen. Findings suggest thyroid function may play a key role in anxiety. Researchers say thyroid inflammation should be investigated as an underlying factor in certain mental health disorders, including anxiety.

Face Masks: Why Your Eyes Might Be Saying More Than You Realize

Researchers investigate how the eyes play a critical role in emotional expression and finding a potential mate.

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Psychologist Identifies Seven Factors That Contribute to American Racism

Researchers contend racism is a deeply American problem and identify seven factors that contribute to racism in the U.S today. Of the seven factors, the most insidious, researchers say, is passivism, which includes apathy towards systems of racial advantage or denial that those systems exist.

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Emotion Vocabulary Reflects State of Well-Being

Loss of a Pet Can Potentially Trigger Mental Health Issues in Children

Unconscious Learning Underlies Belief in a God

People With Anorexia and Body Dysmorphic Disorder Show Brain Similarities and Differences

People Who Were Children When Their Parents Divorced Have Less Oxytocin

Acetaminophen Alters Perception of Risk

Thyroid Inflammation Linked to Anxiety Disorders

Face Masks: Why Your Eyes Might Be Saying More Than You Realize

Psychologist Identifies Seven Factors That Contribute to American Racism

Pupil Dilation Linked to Working Memory Capacity

COVID-19 Didn’t Delay Development As Much As Believed

Outdoor Enjoyment Linked to Less Inflammation

Breaking Down Language Development in Autism

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