During our holiday meals, we will be serving memories with a side of nostalgia. The unique aspect of holiday foods is why they are such powerful cues for memories and nostalgia.

Studies of parricide, the killing of a parent, reveal that it's a rare crime with a range of motivations and precursors, including serious psychiatric pathologies and drug use.

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Has anger ever turned your small conflicts into big problems? Learn 4 research-based ways to cool down, reconnect, and stop fights before they spiral out of control.

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This is what meltdowns really look like from childhood through young adulthood. Calm, compassionate support can turn ...

The psychology behind our surprising tolerance for deception is that we feel good about some lies, we avoid confrontation, and, in our families, lies were structural.

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Road rage behaviors that look similar on the surface may have different causes. Regulating and treating road rage can benefit ...

Maintaining psychological hygiene is an act of existential agency, a rebellion against the commodification of our attention.