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My Psilocybin Journey: Lived Experience In Coping With Trauma

Psilocybin can facilitate profound healing from trauma in a single session.

Artificial intelligence

Are Chatbots Too Certain and Too Nice?

Chatbots exhibit traits resembling narcissistic personality disorder, such as grandiosity and misinformation.

Ingratiating AI responses inflate user egos and may create cognitive dissonance.

Gaslighting-like responses can distort reality and create epistemic inequality.

Mental health

A Link Between Language and Longevity?

Verbal fluency is linked to reduced mortality risk.

The study emphasizes cognitive benefits tied to linguistic capabilities.

Participants with high verbal fluency showed significant differences in lifespan.

Parenting

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Are Dogs Replacing Children?

Increased dog ownership correlates with declining birth rates due to changing attitudes towards parenthood.

Mental health

Federal Funding Chaos: What It Means for Psychology

Federal funding is crucial for developing effective psychological treatments.

The interruption of federal funding negatively affects psychological research and training.

Can a Single, Subtle Security Prime Make a Difference?

Relationships are crucial for mental and physical health.

Subtle exposure to security cues can enhance mood and well-being.

Attachment security priming fosters trust and comfort beyond laboratory settings.

Relationships

How Long It Really Takes to Get Over an Ex Emotionally

Getting over an ex-partner can take several years, with emotional attachments fading on average around 4.18 years and completely dissolving around 8 years.

How to Spot the Social Climber

As indicated by the study, social climbers are individuals who do not approach relationships with authenticity; rather, they seek connections primarily for their own goal of status enhancement.

Mental health

Relationships