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Mental Health & Well-being

What Your Toilet Paper Reveals About Your Personality

by Syndicated | June 12, 2017 | Around The Web | 0 Comments

This is the closest PsyBlog gets to toilet humour. Do you hang your toilet roll with the end of the paper hanging ‘over’ or with the end hanging ‘under’? According to a survey by Dr Gilda Carle, ‘over’ people are…

This Picture Helps People Control Their Thoughts

by Syndicated | April 17, 2017 | Around The Web | 0 Comments

Cognitive control helps people resist temptations and make decisions that benefit them in the long-term. Pictures of cold temperatures help people to control their thoughts, new research finds. Imagining yourself in that cold environment helps to ‘cool down’ any quick…

Anxiety Has This Unexpected Mental Advantage

by Syndicated | April 28, 2018 | Around The Web | 0 Comments

Anxiety has an unexpected effect on memory. People with manageable levels of anxiety did better in a memory test, recalling more details, new research finds. Anxious people’s memories are particularly good when they are in a negative mindset, even if…

7 Simple Behaviours That Make You More Attractive

by Syndicated | March 25, 2018 | Around The Web | 0 Comments

Eating carrots, wearing red, how to walk sexy and more… Click the links for more on each study. 1. Eat carrots Yellow and red skin pigments are perceived as 50% more attractive in Caucasian people, new research finds. Although these…

4 Types of TV Shows That Highly Narcissistic People Love to Watch

by Syndicated | May 2, 2019 | Around The Web, Mental Health

People with more narcissistic personality traits watch these kinds of TV shows. People who watch more reality TV tend to have more narcissistic personality traits, new research finds. Those who watch more news programs, though, tend to have lower scores… read more

The Diet That Reduces Depression Risk

by Syndicated | Mar 13, 2019 | Around The Web, Mental Health

People eating this diet felt more positive and were more likely to be flourishing. Eating raw fruits and vegetables is linked to better mental health, new research finds. People eating raw fruit and veg were at lower risk of depression… read more

The Clothing That Makes People Feel More Empathy

by Syndicated | Jan 26, 2019 | Around The Web

How clothing affects the empathy that other people feel towards us. Wearing less revealing and more comfortable clothing makes other people feel more empathy towards you, new research finds. However, when women in the study wore a short dress, heels… read more

Cannabis Shown To Have This Mental Cost For First Time

by Syndicated | Jan 18, 2019 | Around The Web

This Lip Size And Shape Is Most Attractive

by Syndicated | Jan 10, 2019 | Around The Web, Relationships, Sexuality

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… read more

The Eye Gaze That Makes You More Attractive

by Syndicated | Jan 3, 2019 | Around The Web

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… read more

Control Emotions And Habits In Only 25 Minutes Per Day

by Syndicated | Dec 19, 2018 | Around The Web

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… read more

5 Types Of Depression And Anxiety Revealed By Research

by Syndicated | Dec 11, 2018 | Around The Web

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… read more

The Weirdest Way To Instantly Relieve Stress

by Syndicated | Dec 4, 2018 | Around The Web

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… read more

The Most Attractive Facial Expression In A Photo

by Syndicated | Nov 19, 2018 | Around The Web

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… read more