Mental Health & Well-being
Occasional cannabis users were tested along with those addicted to the drug.
A single ‘spliff’ is enough to reduce the motivation to work, new research finds.
It is the first study to show the problematic short-term effects of cannabis on motivation.…
Is the overfilled lip popular among some female celebrities really the most attractive look?
Many women are paying for cosmetic ‘enhancements’ to their lips that are making them less attractive, if new research is anything to go by.
The overfilled upper lip may not actually be the most attractive look, a new study published in the journal JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery finds.…
Surveys carried out over 30+ years reveal the age at which people are happiest.
People get happier as they get older, research finds.
Surveys of Americans carried out between 1972 and 2004 show that older people are the nation’s happiest.
Across the different generations, around 50% of people over the age of 80 said they were ‘very happy’.…
People look more attractive when gazing in this way.
Looking directly at someone makes you more attractive to them, research finds.
People were particularly attracted to opposite-sex faces that were looking at them and smiling.
Dr Claire Conway, the study’s first author, said:
…“When asked to think of examples of attractive facial characteristics, most people think of physical traits such as healthy looking skin, symmetrical features or a strong jaw.
Subscribers only
Psychologists have been using variations on this technique, but this is the first study to show it works.
To get full access and remove all ads, become a PsyBlog subscriber.
Subscribers can sign in below:
Username or E-mail
Password
Remember Me
How to improve the brain’s executive functions in only 25 minutes a day.
Just 25 minutes of yoga or meditation a day is enough to boost all kinds of cognitive powers, new research finds.
Both practices effectively improved the brain’s executive functions.…
Psychologists typically find that anxiety and depression share many overlapping symptoms.
Instead of being ‘depressed’ and/or ‘anxious’, new research suggests five different types of depression and anxiety.
The five are tension, anxious arousal, general anxiety, anhedonia — the inability to feel pleasure — and melancholia.…
Difficulties dealing with stress are linked to mental health problems.
Smelling your partner’s clothes helps to reduce stress levels, new research finds.
Women who smelled their partner’s t-shirt felt calmer afterwards.
In comparison, those who smelled a stranger’s t-shirt experienced increases in the stress hormone, cortisol.…
Subscribers only
Low levels have also been linked to Alzheimer's disease, as well as cancer and heart disease.
To get full access and remove all ads, become a PsyBlog subscriber.
Subscribers can sign in below:
Username or E-mail
Password
Remember Me
People were shown happiness, fear, anger, disgust and surprise, as well as a neutral expression.
The most attractive facial expression for a photo is any one you like.
People judge facial attractiveness from your features, so your expression makes little difference to a photo.…