Maven Healthcare: Online Healthcare for Women
Hey there ladies! I just wanted to let you know that I am now a campus rep for Maven, the digital clinic for women. You…
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Treating Alcohol Use Disorders
“For a long time, when it’s working, the drink feels like a path to a kind of self-enlightenment, something that turns us into the person…
My Day Defying A Female Gender Norm
Just like in Greek mythology how sirens used their beautiful voices to lure sailors to rocky coasts, the women of today stereotypically use makeup to…
Apps: The Future of Psychotherapy
Getting therapy is expensive. Despite the growing popularity of therapy, it costs patients a substantial amount of money, time and commitment. It is usually a…
The Psych Behind “Gendered” Children’s Toys
As soon as a child enters the toy department of almost any store, ideas and standards of their gender are immediately and unconsciously being absorbed…
12 frightening facts about fear and phobias you might not know
The ability to experience fear has been hard-wired into (almost) all of our brains, so (almost) all of us will have experienced fear at least…
4 Reasons Why We Relate To Fictional Characters
4 Reasons Why We Relate To Fictional Characters I personally love fiction—all forms of it, from movies to books to television. I enjoy exploring the…
Drinking During Times of Grief
“What would you do if I died? Would you fly out for my funeral? Get too drunk at my wake? Would you make a scene then? Climb in and…
Is religion the cause of mental instability? An analysis of Nietzsche’s On The Genealogy Of Morals
“For with priests everything becomes more dangerous, not only cures and remedies, but also arrogance, revenge, acuteness, profligacy, love, lust to rule, virtue, disease—but it…
5 Reasons Females Turn Criminal
When you think of a stereotypical criminal, you tend to think of a male. It is unlikely the image of a female will come to…
The Mystique of Manson: Why Society is Still Fascinated with Charles Manson
The Mystique of Manson: Why Society is Still Fascinated with Charles Manson Charles Manson, who turns 81 in November, is serving out a life sentence…
Happy National Coffee Day: Let’s Celebrate With Some 5 Fun Facts
Coffee is consumed by 90% of adults daily and opinions on the health benefits of coffee are constantly changing. However, there are ways coffee can…
Women in Sports
Ronda Rousey current UFC Bantamweight Champion This is the 21st century. All people should be able to do whatever they want by now regardless of…
Sigmund Freud: Dora, a Case of Hysteria
Very recently, in my German class – which is focusing on the works of Freud, Nietzsche, and Kafka – we read Freud’s case study on…
7 Surprising Ways Birth Order Affects Us
Some researchers believe that your birth order, that is: whether you were born first, in the middle, or last, has some baring on who you…
6 Tips to Making Your Long-Distance Relationship Last
Long distance relationships are romantic relationships in which there is significant distance between the two partners. This means the two partners may not get to…
Inside the Life of a Psychology Student – Darlene & Alexia (#12)
Today we’re interviewing two psychology students for yourselves. The first is from Canada and a university student, and the second is from the UK and…
Inside the Life of a Psychology Student – Laura (#11)
Hey guys! Another interview with a psychology student for you to read! This article we’ll be talking to Laura Whittick, a psychology student from England.…
Lucky and Me: Why Losing a Pet Can Cause Immense Grief
Lucky and Me: Why Losing a Pet Can Cause Immense Grief First, let me start by saying this is still a tough topic for…
Inside the Life of a Psychology Student – Jessica (#10)
This article we have another interview for you with a psychology student! This time, we’re interviewing Jessica Pinson, from the UK (bare this in mind…