Rappler's latest stories on psychology
[Science Solitaire] Pandemic friendships forever (PFFs)
If '150' is the working number of friendships for humans, how did your concentric circle of '150' change before the pandemic and now?
[Science Solitaire] How do kids know what's 'real?'
'Kids are smarter than we give them credit for'
[Science Solitaire] Do masks hide what we feel?
'A sea of masked faces all around the world have become the iconic image of this time. What does this mean in terms of our ability to read each other’s thoughts and feelings?'
[Science Solitaire] The wisdom in the wait
'Time can run out on us but what it cannot do is fill it for us. What if we intentionally live out wisdom in the wait so that we can have an even better normal?'
[OPINYON | Wikapedia] Paano lumigaya’t magpaligaya sa panahon ng peste
Ilang rekomendasyon para mabawasan ang stress at pagkabahala, upang mas mapangalagaan ang ating sarili at mga mahal sa buhay sa panahon ng COVID-19
[OPINION] I’m a psychologist – here’s how I manage my worries about the coronavirus
'Our individual worries about the virus is normal but can hurt others'
If you can save only a few things, save someone’s childhood
Traumatic childhood experiences, especially in pre-school, can stunt children’s brains in ways that would be most difficult to overcome
Music for self-control?
Self-control is as scarce as face masks during panic mode. But can music help?
What does it mean to regret? How do we get over our regrets?
For instance, why is it so difficult for us to understand that Prince Harry and Meghan, just like majority of couples on the planet, just want to make something out of their own lives?
If real estate developers cared for our mental health
We have evolved with and in nature and thus need more than just Instagrammable brushes with it in order to live
The science of awakening
Awakenings do not inflame tragedy or sorrow. Awakenings get you to a level that transcends your sorrows, fears, and frustrations.
Why experts strongly oppose lowering the age of criminal responsibility
Lawmakers are set on having children as young as 12 exposed to the criminal justice system. They ignore years of scientific research and evidence.
[OPINION] The rise of Filipino pop psychology
Pop psychology feels true, but truth and fact are not the same. It is a false antidote.
Rights groups hit lack of facilities for children in conflict with the law
'If we’re going to be bringing up children inside a kulungan (prison), what kind of future do we expect?” asks Christine Sevilla of the Philippine Alliance of Human Rights Advocates
Why is it fun to be frightened?
Our findings suggest that going through an extreme haunted attraction provides gains similar to choosing to run a 5K race or tackling a difficult climbing wall
Why it's so hard to #DeleteFacebook: Constant psychological boosts keep you hooked
Here’s why it’s so hard, as a social network user, to pull the plug once and for all
Duterte spokesman describes Chief Justice Sereno as ‘may tama’
Harry Roque cites an interpretation of the Chief Justice's psychological test that even the Psychological Association of the Philippines has deemed questionable
[OPINION] A new mom's thoughts on postpartum depression
Postpartum depression turns you into a monster. The overwhelming emotions eat you away until you are unrecognizable even to your own self.
Psychologists: 'Misleading' to say Sereno failed psych evaluation
The Psychological Association of the Philippines seeks to 'clarify the function of psychological assessments and the diagnosis of psychological conditions'
Can a psych report be used in the Sereno impeachment?
A clinical psychologist says psychological assessments – in the case of candidate Rodrigo Duterte then and Chief Justice Ma Lourdes Sereno now – should only be used for their intended purpose
[Two Pronged] Voyeurism and more
This week's letter sender asks our columnists if her husband's voyeurism is related to depression and anxiety
2017 top science stories: Space 'visitors', smartphone addiction, and your pet dog
What are the biggest stories, discoveries and ideas in science this 2017? The Mind Movers of the Mind Museum list down some of the most important ones from the past 12 months.
Are psych exam results relevant in Sereno impeachment?
Quezon City 6th District Representative Jose Christopher Belmonte moves to subpoena the psychological exam reports of all sitting Supreme Court justices to make a point about irrelevance of the issue
Are children simply adults waiting to happen?
How much of your childhood do you bring into your adulthood?
Marriage can make you crazy, but it deters dementia too – study
In a study covering more than 800,000 people, researchers found that walking through life alone increased the chances of Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia by 40%
In a time of 'pervasive' violence, build 'caring communities' for children
Clinical psychologist Maria Lourdes Carandang says parents should be good role models to their kids to counter what is happening in Philippine society today
The surprising effect of rituals
Humans have brains that crave for some assurance, even momentarily, in the face of uncertainty – and ritual provide that for us
How Sereno answered her impeachment complaint
None of Larry Gadon’s documents, though authentic, support his allegations, according to Sereno’s chief lawyer Alex Poblador
VIRAL: UP student studying biology while in rally
'We uphold honor and excellence in both our academics and our love for our nation,' says Dani Ting, the 3rd year UP psychology student in the viral photo
Why you talk to yourself and why you answer back
Do we perform better when we hear ourselves verbalize an instruction meant for ourselves in the first place?
The tyranny of facial impressions
How far have we taken our reliance on our impressions of faces?
Buying your time
What is the place of money in terms of getting us to feel we have gained or saved time?
When the brain signals 'love'
What do the brains of faithful lovers look like?
Humans are the slowest to mature
Compared to other creatures our childhood is prolonged and our teenage behavior seems to stay even longer with humans Why?
Denying husbands sex is abuse – Malaysian MP
Lawmaker Che Mohamad Zulkifly Jusoh from Terengganu state in Malaysia s Muslim heartland also says denying a Muslim man the chance to marry a second wife amounts to abuse
'Googlefeel' maps
What if cities were mapped according to how you felt as you navigated it?
The secret behind great conversations
How much of our encounters with others define who we are and who we become?
Drug addiction is a health problem. Somebody please tell the President.
President Rodrigo Duterte says shabu addicts can no longer be rehabilitated – an understanding that other countries had in the 1970s says a psychologist
Vanity and the creation of the social media celebrity
Examine the personalities of most social media celebrities Many have had a history of self promotion hucksterism and even exhibitionism
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AFP downplayed ISIS threat as part of psychological ops – Año
AFP chief General Eduardo Año cites an order to the military to downplay news or information on ISIS so as not to give them recognition and fan the flames of rebellion
DepEd provides psych first aid for displaced Marawi students
The assistance is being conducted in Lanao del Sur Lanao del Norte and Iligan City schools where most of the displaced students are enrolled
The pursuit of passion and how it can be wrong
Passion needs to be reframed The original passion of passion as it were was to suffer in view of something greater and beyond the self
Psych interventions needed in drug rehab programs – expert
The Psychological Association of the Philippines spearheads the Katatagan Kontra Droga sa Komunidad a program that trains community volunteers in facilitating drug rehabilitation
The cost of smartphones: a shrunken brain
[Science Solitaire] With the kind of mobile phone dependence that many humans have grown what effects does it have on the structure of our brains?
Music is the same as love and sex
[Science Solitaire] Music as far as the brain is concerned is like love It is as fundamental as food and sex
The secret ingredient in medical science
[Science Solitaire] How does the placebo effect and a doctor s demeanor affect a patient s recovery? Here s what scientists found out
Our fact-resistant brains
[Science Solitaire] If we are not able to change our minds light never gets in
The science of 'hugot'
[Science Solitaire] Where do our emotional hugots come from?
