Tag: psychology

When Adam lost control of the muscles in the left-hand side of his face thanks to Bell’s palsy, he was told that stress may have made him more susceptible to the condition. “That was a big signal to me to pay...

Narcissists are one of the most challenging personalities to be around. Unfortunately, some of the most common narcissistic traits — Grandiosity, superiority, entitlement, and a lack of empathy — have been on the rise in recent years. Even worse, these traits...

Whether or not you succeed in your goals depends on your capacity to believe that you can do it. Even as the former CEO and co-founder of the billion-dollar restaurant company Yum Brands, I’ve had moments where I wondered: Do I...

It has long been known that Isaac Bashevis Singer’s public persona, that of the grandfatherly storyteller, had been carefully crafted for his readership. Behind the facade of folksiness was a conflicted, calculating man. His editor at the New Yorker, Charles McGrath,...

Teaching magic tricks to children with disabilities can enhance their feelings of self-esteem and confidence, a study has shown. The study, published in Health Psychology Research, is a collaboration between the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Institute for Arts in Medicine,...

Editor’s note: Every community depends on the resources and support that nonprofit agencies provide people, whether physical, material or emotional. The Chronicle’s ongoing series, Nonprofit Spotlight, profiles the nonprofit agencies in Citrus County that exist to help make life better for...

The war in Ukraine has triggered a flood of humanitarian assistance. Along with donations from across the world to aid organizations, people in Europe are opening their homes to refugees and driving en masse to offer aid at the country’s borders....

ALPENA – Region 9 Area Agency on Aging is hosting a free Healthy Living Webinar Series via Zoom, on the third Friday of each month from 1 to 2 pm According to Brooke Mainville, special projects coordinator, Region 9 Area Agency...

On February 24, Maria Mazyra-Martos woke up to the sound of shelling as Russia launched its attack on Ukraine. She wasted no time. With a few packed clothes, medicine, and two cats in tow, the 41-year-old squeezed into a small car...

New research highlights self-disgust in adolescents as a potential precursor to Borderline … [+] Personality Disorder. getty A new study published in Personality and Individual Differences recognizes the presence of ‘self-disgust’ in adolescents as a telling sign that they might be...