Understanding human behaviour and mental processes, whether our own or those belonging to others, is essential if we want to make better decisions and lead happier lives. Learn how to take control of your mind today for a happier, healthier tomorrow.
Psychology Now • TAKE CONTROL OF YOUR MIND FOR A HAPPIER, HEALTHIER LIFE
Psychology Now
WHICH therapy IS FOR ME? • There’s a multitude of problems therapy can help with and just as many approaches to take. How do you know which is right for you?
THE Need TO KNOW • It might have killed the cat, but curiosity remains one of mankind’s greatest assets
HOW TO BE MORE CURIOUS
WHY WE SHOULD ALL BE MORE Selfish • Putting yourself first has more benefits to you and even the people around you than you might realise
Exclusive INTERVIEW Michelle Elman • Life coach, speaker and author Michelle Elman speaks to Psychology Now editor Sarah Bankes about why we should be more selfish
MANIPULATION
SCARRED NOT SCARED
DO YOU NEED MORE BOUNDARIES IN YOUR LIFE? • Shared from Michelle Elman’s book, The Joy of Being Selfish, here is a list of warning signs that you might need more boundaries. The more statements that are true, the more you struggle with boundaries – and all the more reason you need them in your life.
WHY ARE WE Waiting? • What’s behind our tendency to procrastinate? And what can we do about it?
10 WAYS TO STOP PROCRASTINATING
THE SCIENCE OF Rudeness • Road rage, interrupting colleagues, talking at the theatre – we are all familiar with rude behaviour, but do you know the science behind bad manners?
PAST Perfect • Many of us enjoy a wander down Memory Lane. But might nostalgia be more than just a happy-sad feeling?
10 WAYS TO NURTURE NOSTALGIA
MUSIC, NOSTALGIA AND ALZHEIMER’S
INSIDE Anxity • The brain’s natural fear response evolved to keep our species safe, so what happens when it goes wrong?
WHAT CAUSES PANIC ATTACKS?
TYPES OF ANXIETY
COPING WITH ANXIETY
DO ANIMALS GET ANXIOUS?
WHAT IS Personality? • We’re all different and have a unique combination of attributes, but what is it that makes someone who they are?
CAN PERSONALITY CHANGE?
WHY Live Arts MATTER • How do performances compare when you take away the screen between?
MAKING MEMORIES
COMFORT IN NUMBERS
FROM STORYTELLING TO THEATRE
Regrets ARE GOOD FOR YOU • Stuck in a rut of wishing you’d done things differently? It’s hard to break free, but processing regrets can help us move forward
HOW TO THINK YOURSELF Smart • Explore the possibility of taking your IQ into your own hands and improving it
IS BIGGER BETTER?
THE PROBLEM WITH IQ
BUILDING BRAIN CELLS • How eating omega-3 keeps us thinking smart
CHANGE OF MIND • How cortisol changes the cells inside our brains
THE MYTH ABOUT MODAFINIL, THE ‘SMART DRUG’
WALKING IN Someone ELSE’S SHOES • What is empathy and why is it so important to our own and others’ wellbeing?
US AND THEM
Living OUT LOUD • Shame, denial and prejudice often muddy the waters when it comes to coming out. But despite worldwide barriers, there’s still hope at the end of the rainbow for LGBTQ+ people
THE SINGULAR ‘THEY’ AND BEYOND
THE GENDER GLOSSARY
5 TIPS FOR COMING OUT
THE Hunger GAMES • Is it possible for an impulsive food choice to be turned into a healthy choice when we’re hungry?
HOW DOES Hypnosis WORK? • Discover the science behind hypnosis, and how it’s used to alter behaviour and even assist in surgery
STAGES OF HYPNOSIS • There’s a host of different techniques used to induce a trance during hypnotherapy…
THE INVENTION...