5 Psychological Tips to Help You Stop Procrastinating
Procrastinating, we’ve all done it, but there are ways to work around it, and increase productivity. Here are five practical tips to combat procrastination. Got…
Tag: psychology
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…
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…
5 Ways to Avoid Your Attacker
Every 107 seconds, an American is sexually assaulted. 80% of victims are under the age of 30. Perhaps you know someone who has been through…
Major in Psychology: 6 Things We Are Tired of Hearing
Majoring in psychology is in the go right now. Few years back, people would laugh at those who study psychology, but now a bachelor of…
10 Signs of Gaslighting in an Abusive Relationship
To gaslight someone is to manipulate them into questioning their own sanity. This is seen in abusive relationships and, even after the relationship ends, the…
6 Reasons to Learn Another Language
“To have another language is to possess a second soul.” –Charlemagne In the past, people used to think learning another language created mental complications and…
4 Cool Anxiety Facts
There are plenty of anxiety facts out there and these are the four coolest anxiety facts I could find. Read on and perhaps some of…
4 Ways Beards Alter Perspective
Whether you are a man or woman that prefers beard over clean shaven or vice versa, here are some things that you notice without really…
5 Reasons Humans Are Superstitious
5 Reasons Humans Are Superstitious Have you ever wondered why people are so uncomfortable when confronted with a black cat or a ladder over a…
Five Factors of Eating Disorders
Although it is believed that eating disorders are typically portrayed to be induced by the impossible standards induced by the media, between 50%-70% of people who…
Ways to Deal with Depression
Depression can come from a variety of things and the core or the root of depression should be tackled. However, these are some things that…
10 Factual Dos and Don’ts of Studying
10 Factual Dos and Don’ts of Studying Everyone knows the feeling of being stuck at a desk, staring at a page that looks as if…
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…
10 Psychological Defense Mechanisms
Defense mechanisms are the brain’s way of keeping us safe from being fully aware of unpleasant thoughts and feelings. Sometimes, we can choose to use certain…
Order Effects in Interviews- Will interviewing first get you the job?
Before a job interview many of us research ways that may help us land the job. However, most people do not realize that the order…
Eat Pray Toke Video: Restricted Research on Medical Marijuana Prevents Evidence of Risks and Benefits
Hi, my name is Amy! I’m an Electronic Media Communications major at Texas Tech University. I joined the Psych2Go team because I’m interested in psychology…
Eat, Pray, Toke: Restricted Research on Medical Marijuana Prevents Evidence of Risks and Benefits
Recently when I search for news articles related to psychology, the most prominent topic is the psychological effects of medical marijuana: the good and bad.…
Inside the Life of a Psychology Student – Larissa Grundmanis (#1)
These series of articles are going to be based upon interviews with psychology students, we’ll be asking these students about their courses, what they like…