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Latest reports tagged Mental Health.
Social factors: what counts as "normal" shapes the line Kinks and fetishes are usually defined by how far they stray from mainstream, "vanilla" sexual activities 48 49 . In sociological terms, sexual deviance is any behavior that departs from the dominant sexual script or from cultural and statistical norms 103...
Understanding the Double Standard When someone keeps bringing up a person you have deliberately cut off, then turns around and tells you to stop talking about others, it can feel like a maddening double standard. Hypocrisy like this is often rooted in fear and low self‑esteem 1 , so understanding...
Why a Friend Might Keep Disliking Your Partners When a friend finds something wrong with every single person you date, the pattern often says more about your friend’s inner world than about your choices. Consistently knocking your romantic partners can stem from hidden personal struggles, even if the friend believes...
Weather can leave you feeling on top of the world one day and in a slump the next. The connection isn’t just in your head—it’s rooted in several well studied biological and psychological mechanisms. Here’s the background knowledge that helps make sense of it. Sunlight and Serotonin: The Brain’s Happy...
When an organization makes it clear that verbal aggression is not okay, it changes the day to day experience for everyone. The evidence shows that such norms shape both the overall workplace culture and the personal well being of employees—mostly for the better. However, there can be a downside if...
The Big Switch: From Computer Rooms to Pocket Screens In October 2016 global internet traffic on mobile devices overtook desktop traffic for the first time—a tipping point that moved us from sitting at a fixed computer to carrying an always‑on pocket portal 1 . Effects on Human Attention The phone’s...
