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Etiquette and Deportment Consulting for actors and Idols
Etiquette and deportment consulting is a crucial aspects of any actor or idol's career. It's important for them to...
How to be a counselor for actors and idols
Introduction Actors and idols are constantly under tremendous pressure to maintain their image and cope with the fame...
Don’t Let Your Words Get in the Way of Your Success – Elocution and Sophisticated Speech Training Can Help
Introduction Are you struggling to be taken seriously due to the way you speak? If so, Elocution and Sophisticated...
Western and Asian-Korean media culture
When it comes to media culture, there are some key differences between Western and Asian-Korean media. In the West,...
Improve Your Soft Skills by Baby Steps
Like anything else, soft skills can be learned. The importance of soft skills training cannot be stressed enough. The...
How to Improve Your Soft Skills in the Workplace
Managers hire individuals for their teams based on their experience and how they present themselves during the...
Seven Strategies for Creating an Environment of Psychological Safety
There’s been a flood of articles lately about psychological safety—and for good reason. It is essential if people are...
Demands of acting hurting mental health
Actors experience significantly higher levels of depression, anxiety and stress than the general population. New...
How Actors Create Emotions: A Problematic Psychology
Fully inhabiting the mind, mannerisms, and reality of a fictional character can be as alienating as it is rewarding....
The 10 Commandments of Communication to Build Trust
The way we communicate with others is a primary way we build trust. Along with specific behaviours and actions,...
Reading the Mind in the Eyes
SIMON BARON-COHEN’S STUDY ON THE THEORY OF MIND AND AUTISTIC ADULTS (2001) Introduction In 1997, Baron-Cohen and his...
Borderline Personality Disorder
What is Borderline Personality Disorder? Mental illness has had a spotlight in American culture for years, but only...
One-Night Stands Last Longer
Can One-Night Stands Last Longer Than One Night? “We began our relationship with a one-night stand and it’s been...
How Emotions Affect Eating Disorders
When changes in eating are triggered by events and associated mood changes. Events and emotions often influence eating...
The Self-Aware Leader: Take an Inside-Outside Approach To know more
Can someone be a great leader and not be self-aware? I believe all great leaders are self-aware. If you don’t...
Bipolar Disorder
What is Bipolar Disorder? Bipolar disorder is a type of medical condition that usually causes extreme changes in mood....
Why are older people less prone to mind wandering?
Invite a group of older participants to a psychology laboratory to engage in computer-based mental tasks, and you'll...
Managing Negativity at Work
“Between stimulus and response lies a space. In that space lie our freedom and power to choose a response. In our...
6 Strategies for Leveraging Diversity in Your Organization
Bringing people together from a wide variety of backgrounds creates tremendous opportunities for organizations, but...
The study of aesthetics
The study of aesthetics also calls for a comprehensive understanding of philosophical issues. This allows students to...
Scariest Mental Disorders
Imagine suffering from a mental illness that causes you to believe your significant other is an imposter set on...
Actors really are more emotionally unstable than the rest of us
Acting can mess with your head. With every audition or booking an artist needs to be empathetic, to Go There, to blur...
‘We’re not talking about this’: actors spotlight industry’s mental health stigma
It is practically a professional requirement that actors be emotional and vulnerable, but only recently has protecting...
Performing Arts is Benefit for Mental Health
In today’s high-pressure society, our kids are overworked, stressed and held to overwhelming standards. Social media...
Why soft skills matter to your success
Why do we insist on calling learned traits like trust, communication and discipline “soft skills?” Is it simply...
Celebrities That Have Borderline Personality Disorder
We talk a lot about how dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) can help with a range of mental disorders, but...
Child labour/Modern-day Slavery
Child labour is like modern-day slavery. Child labour (U.S. child labour) refers to the employment of children at...
Leading with Empathy
People want an empathetic leader. Many managers strive to be one. But ask someone to define the term, and you’re...
Surprising Ways to Get Motivated
Psychological techniques to help you get more motivated Motivation is critical to success, so it is easy to understand...
Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace
Feeling psychologically safe in the workplace has never been more important. The storm of the past two years has...
4 Types of Team Conflict—And How to Deal With Each Effectively
Conflict resolution strategies - doodle on a cocktail napkin with differences that are inevitable when passionate...
How to improve social anxiety by training your attention
Hypersensitivity to threats is a feature of social anxiety disorder. Where one person sees a disgusted facial...
Actors’ brain activity changes when in character
Brain imaging study finds that actors’ sense of self fades away while they are performing. It seems it really is...
Life Story of the great Marsha P. Johnson (1945-1992) Transgender Activist The story of a transgender activist who participated in the Stonewall Uprising and fought for equal rights.
Content Warning: The following contains physical and sexual violence. Marsha P. Johnson was born on August 24, 1945,...
South Korea has a higher suicide rate than the United States
In 2019, there were 10 gun-related deaths in South Korea total (suicide and homicide). Most recent data in the United...
Top five reasons why employees join and stay with organizations
A new Towers Watson research paper is shedding some light on what attracts employees to an organization (and what...
Six Keys for Setting Team Priorities and Delegating
The business world is only going to keep moving faster, which is forcing leaders to become increasingly adept at...
Signs of Problematic Perfectionism
A package of these characteristics indicates pernickety has become pervasive. Perfectionism exists on a spectrum, from...
The Top Five Most Common Mental Illnesses
The number of individuals experiencing mental illness around the world continues to grow. Characterized by what people...
Professional Etiquette Rules Every Person Should Follow
Why is etiquette important? Those people who don’t follow the business etiquette frequently make a poor impression...
Anxiety disorders: obsessions and compulsions
DEFINITIONS, MEASURES AND EXAMPLES OF OBSESSIONS AND COMPULSIONS Defining obsessions and compulsions Obsessions are...
Use Music As a Stress Relief
Music can affect the body in many health-promoting ways, which is the basis for a growing field known as music...
How to react emotionally to injustices and unexpected events
Life doesn't always go the way we want it to. The unpredictability of events is an integral part of being in the world...
Motivation to work
NEED THEORIES OF MOTIVATION Need theories The word ‘motivation’ originates from the Latin word movere, meaning “to...
Music Therapy
Music therapy—a type of expressive arts therapy that uses music to improve and maintain the physical, psychological,...
The heart cannot be commanded: but is it really so?
Proverbs and popular sayings hide a source of ancient wisdom that can sometimes come in handy to see things under a...
Why you may need a life coach (if you’re not willing to go to a classic psychiatrist or psychologist)
A life coach is now a form of professional help that is gaining more and more successful year after year, thanks to...
27 Etiquette Rules For Times We Need in Our Life
“It is impossible to overlook the extent to which civilization is built upon a renunciation of instinct,” Sigmund...
There are only three types of love: are you living the right one?
The human being has talked about love practically since it appeared on Earth. It has been the main theme of poets and...
13 Most Deranged Serial Killers of All Time
When you think of psychology, the first thing that comes to mind might not be serial killers. Yet, psychologists have...
The Psychology of Music
For years, researchers have studied the effects of sound on the human brain. Specifically, people have tried to...
Rules of Etiquette
Basic Etiquette Be yourself – and allow others to treat you with respect Let this one sink in, ladies. Who you are is...
Anxiety disorders: phobias
DEFINITIONS, TYPES/EXAMPLES (CASE STUDIES) OF PHOBIA “Anxiety disorder” refers to a disorder in which there is a...
The Psychology In Music And Its Influence
Imagine walking into a store and being greeted with loud heavy metal music. Does your mood change? Research shows that...
Listening to Music Can Have Psychological Benefits
Listening to music can be entertaining, and some research suggests that it might even make you healthier. Music can be...
What Is Personality?
At its most basic, personality is the characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, and behaviours that make a person...
Addiction and ICDs
DEFINITIONS, TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ADDICTIONS Definitions Numerous definitions of “addiction” have been put...
Reason Music Has the Power to Make Us Feel Good
Music triggers powerful positive emotions via autobiographical memories. A new neuroscience-based study has identified...
Soft Skills for an Extra Edge in Our Daily Life
Language forms an important ingredient of communication skills, and communication skills are a major component of Soft...
Some Things to Think About
Addiction: Marijuana can be addictive. Not everyone who uses marijuana will become addicted. Becoming addicted to...
Marijuana and Mental Health
Marijuana use, especially frequently (daily or nearly daily) and in high doses, can cause disorientation and sometimes...
How to get rid of obsessive thoughts: let’s change our way of thinking
Often in life we find ourselves being the involuntary victims of a series of thoughts and beliefs that take up space...
What it really means to put ourselves first
It is a formula that, in its simplicity, always seems to us correct and acceptable, right beyond any reasonable...
How to get out of depression with our own strength
When it comes to depression, the question that most often arises is whether it is possible to get out of it without...
Ditching Depression
The biggest problem with the diagnosis of depression is that it doesn't exist. There is a major problem with the...
How Actors Create Emotions: A Problematic Psychology Fully inhabiting the mind, mannerisms, and reality of a fictional character can be as alienating as it is rewarding.
Early on in her career, Deborah Margolin realized that she was a woman nobody liked, not even herself. She was a...
Is there a link between marijuana use and psychiatric disorders?
Several studies have linked marijuana use to increased risk for psychiatric disorders, including psychosis...
Why I love social psychology
When describing the scope of interest of social psychology we normally go back to the classic definition provided by...
Secondhand Marijuana Smoke
The known risks of secondhand exposure to tobacco smoke—including risks to the heart and lungs—raise questions about...
A2 Psychology
The CIE A2 psychology exam consists of one paper: The ‘specialist options’ are as follows: Psychology and education...
Marijuana and Brain Health
Marijuana use directly affects brain function — specifically the parts of the brain responsible for memory, learning,...
Marijuana and Pregnancy
Marijuana use during pregnancy can be harmful to a baby’s health and cause many serious problems, including...
Leadership and management
THEORIES OF LEADERSHIP Leadership is the ability to influence a group towards the achievement of a vision or a set of...
6 Ways to get the most from RelSci
The Brief As January winds down and resolution season begins to ebb, we’re dotting the i’s and crossing the t’s on our...
Good Samaritanism
PILIAVIN’S STUDY ON GOOD SAMARITANISM (1969) Introduction Kitty Genovese was stabbed to death in New York City, 1964....
Know the Risks of Marijuana
Marijuana use comes with real risks that can impact a person’s health and life. Marijuana is the most commonly used...
Intergroup Discrimination
HENRI TAJFEL’S EXPERIMENT ON INTERGROUP DISCRIMINATION (1970) Introduction Prejudice and discrimination are two...
Behavioural Study of Obedience
STANLEY MILGRAM’S BEHAVIOURAL STUDY OF OBEDIENCE (1963) Introduction This study, conducted over five decades ago, is...
Marijuana Addiction
Contrary to popular belief, marijuana is addictive. Research shows that: 1-in-6 people who start using the drug before...
Music as Medicine
Your Favorite Tunes Improve Your Well-Being Guilty Pleasures I think of myself as a “wellness enthusiast.” When I fire...
Heartbreak and Healing: Why We Love Breakup Songs
If you like to listen to music, you’re probably familiar with the intense flurry of emotion that can come when you...
Listening to Mindful Music can Reduce Stress
Stress has a way of upending our lives—it can cause tension in our relationships, anxiety in our thoughts, and...
Mindfulness And Not Mindlessness
Meditation and other mindfulness strategies are quickly gaining momentum and becoming part of the mainstream culture,...
Simulated Prison
PHILIP ZIMBARDO’S STUDY OF PRISONERS AND GUARDS IN A SIMULATED PRISON (1973) Introduction Most of us know about Abu...
Music and Songs to Heal the Mind, Heart, Soul and Body
Humans have been making music ever since they realized that tapping two sticks together could create an engaging beat....
Happy Partner Is Good for Health & Other
Having a happy partner has been linked with better health outcomes for middle-aged and older adults over time,...
Eye Movements During Sleep
WILLIAM DEMENT AND NATHANIEL KLEITMAN’S EXPERIMENT ON RAPID EYE MOVEMENT AND DREAMING (1957) Introduction Have you...
Determinants of Emotional State
STANLEY SCHACHTER AND JEROME SINGER’S EXPERIMENT ON EMOTIONS (1962) Introduction The physiological side to emotion has...
Activation of the Right Hippocampus
ELEANOR MAGUIRE, RICHARD FRACKOWIAK AND CHRISTOPHER FRITH’S STUDY ON TAXI DRIVERS (1997) Introduction Warning: this...
Empathy and systemizing
JAC BILLINGTON, SIMON BARON-COHEN AND SALLY WHEELWRIGHT’S STUDY ON EMPATHY AND SYSTEMISING (2007) Introduction Think...
Multiple Personality
CORBETT THIGPEN AND HERVEY CLECKLEY’S STUDY OF MULTIPLE PERSONALITY DISORDER (1954) Introduction Multiple personality...
Olfactory Cues
MARIA DEMATTÈ, ROBERT ÖSTERBAUER AND CHARLES SPENCE’S EXPERIMENT ON OLFACTORY CUES AND FACIAL ATTRACTIVENESS (2007)...
Body dysmorphic disorder
DAVID VEALE AND SUSAN RILEY’S STUDY ON BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER (2001) Introduction Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is...
Rarest Mental Health Disorders (And What They Look Like)
We all have a pretty good idea of what mental illnesses like depression and anxiety look like. Approximately 13% of...
Work On Communication Skills & Soft Skills in Work
Here are some of the important communication skills you will need to be improved for a better future. Yes,...
Sane in Insane Places
DAVID ROSENHAN’S STUDY ON SANITY AND INSANITY (1973) Introduction How can we define abnormality? What is meant by...
Top 15 most popular laws in psychology journal abstracts How many of these laws do you know? The top 15, listed below, are based on psychology journal articles 1900-1999, as calculated by Teigen (2002)
LAW (REFERENCE) NUMBER OF MENTIONS Weber’s law (Weber 1834) 336 Stevens’ power law (Stevens 1957) 241 Matching law...
Facial Diversity and Infant Preferences
LANGLOIS ET AL.’S STUDY ON INFANTS AND ATTRACTIVENESS (1991) STUDY ONE Sample The sample started with 110...
Analysis of a Phobia
SIGMUND FREUD’S ANALYSIS OF A PHOBIA (1909) Introduction Ah, here we are. The infamous case of Sigmund Freud, Little...
Motives and Outcomes
SHARON NELSON’S EXPERIMENT ON YOUNG CHILDREN’S MORAL CRITERIA (1980) Introduction What is morality? It’s a very...
Development of Visually Guided Behaviour
Richard Held And Alan Hein’s Experiment On Visually-Guided Behaviour (1963) Introduction This is a study about...
Transmission of Aggression
ALBERT BANDURA’S EXPERIMENT ON AGGRESSION (1961) Introduction Albert Bandura is a Canadian psychologist who carried...
What is Psychology?
According to the Psychological Association, psychology involves the study of the mind and behavior. Human development,...
How Your Personality Type Affects Your Health?
Could your personality type be harming you, or is your personality actually helping you live a longer life? Our...
Psychology Experimental Design
There are three main experimental designs, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Independent Measures Separate...
Psychology Research Methods
Psychologists use a variety of research methods. Each method has its own strengths, weaknesses and ethical issues that...
Music Therapy
Music therapy is an evidence-based treatment that helps with a variety of disorders including cardiac conditions,...
Suspect, Lies And Videotape
Introduction What do you think are the signs of a liar? Rubbing your nose, avoiding eye contact, coughing, biting your...
Formation Of False Memories
Elizabeth Loftus And Jacqueline Pickrell’s Study Of False Memories (1995) Introduction If your mother began telling...
Most Common Mental Disorders
A mental health disorder can affect people of every sex, age, gender, ethnicity, or socioeconomic group. Disorders can...
Core Content of Psychology studies
Before starting on the studies, you need to understand some terms. The information below may seem long-winded and...
Novelists pick books to inspire me in all ways and uplift my mood at any times, and offer escape when I really want it
Curtis Sittenfeld Author of American Wife and the forthcoming Rodham: What If Hillary Hadn’t Married Bill (Doubleday,...
Mental Disorders in Animals
We know many people suffer from mental disorders, but what about animals? If you’ve ever suspected your dog is...
3 Characteristics of Successful Virtual Teams
There is a wide variety in the definition of what comprises “working virtually.” It can include those who work...
Famous People with Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Are the incidences of celebrities with narcissistic personality disorder higher than that of the general population? A...
Counselling
If you’re considering counselling as a career, it’s important to understand the roles, expectations, and...
The Psychology of Personality Formation
When we meet new people, it is often their personality that grabs our attention. Understanding how personality...
Therapy and Psychiatry
What is the difference between therapy and psychiatry? Therapy and psychiatry can both play an important role in your...
Counselling Careers
If you are looking to become a counsellor, there are several different careers and specializations that you may...