Happy Saturday, sweet readers!
This week’s Psychology Around the Net takes a look at the benefits of accepting our darker emotions, how dangerous false memories are in the criminal justice system, how there actually is some instant gratification to exercising, and more.
Accepting Your Darkest Emotions Is the Key to Psychological Health: Although we seem to be in an age of pro-positivity, no matter what, some psychological studies show accepting negative emotions is a better path to take if you want to regain and maintain your peace of mind, develop stronger emotional resilience, and experience fewer symptoms of anxiety and depression.
The 10 Best U.S. Colleges for a Major in Psychology: USA Today College rounded up the top colleges for students pursuing a psychology degree.
False Memories and False Confessions: The Psychology of Imagined Crimes: Julia Shaw is a criminal psychologist at London South Bank University who’s tackling failures of the criminal justice system with her knowledge of false memories. Says Shaw, “In everyday situations we don’t really notice or care that they’re happening. We call them mistakes, or say we misremember things,” and when it comes to the criminal justice system, those false memories can have devastating consequences.
Psychiatry Group Says Members Can Comment on Trump’s Mental Health: At first it was unethical, but now it’s OK according to the American Psychoanalytic Association. The Association’s executive committee sent an email to it’s roughly 3,500 members letting them know they can speak openly about President Trump’s mental health. According to Dr. Prudence Gourguechon, one of the American Psychoanalytic Association’s former presidents, “We don’t want to prohibit our members from using their knowledge responsibly,” responsibility Gourguechon says is especially important these days because “Trump’s behavior is so different from anything we’ve seen before” in a president.
Being Too Busy for Friends Won’t Help Your Career: Friends are critical to our psychological and physical well-being, but many of us skip fostering social lives in favor of climbing our career ladders. However, psychological research shows that as they get older, adults tend to rank matters related to friends, family, and romantic relationships as more important regrets than those related to their careers.
Just A Small Amount Of Exercise Can Improve Body Image: Most of us want instant gratification, but alas, the physical benefits of working out take time. However, a recent study involving 75 college-aged women shows that just a half hour of exercising can improve body image, helping them feel stronger and slimmer at least 20 minutes after the workout.
from World of Psychology https://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2017/07/29/psychology-around-the-net-july-29-2017/
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