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Why urban legends are more powerful than ever

Viral hoaxes are a way for us to make sense of the turbulent world and manage threat in a safe environment

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Published in: Society
Tags: Culture, Fear, Social issues, Social media, Social psychology, Technology

Psychologists in the kitchen? They can play a role.

How hiring a psychologist transformed our restaurant

Working with a psychologist gives prestigious restaurant El Celler de Can Roca its edge.

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Published in: Work & performance
Tags: Culture, Leadership, Management, Organisational psychology

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‘Don’t feed the trolls’ really is good advice – here’s the evidence

Anti-social behaviour online - trolling, cyberbullying - is a growing concerning phenomenon but research shows ignoring these mostly faceless angry attention-seekers could be the best response.

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Published in: Society
Tags: Anger, Behaviour, Behaviour change, Bullying, Crime, Culture, Social media, Technology, Violence

Restraint is a form of assault, says expert

Why restraint is not the solution

Use of physical restraint in detention settings is outmoded, according to a leading expert, and amounts to a physical assault that would be unacceptable in any other setting.

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Published in: Health, Society
Tags: Behaviour, Behaviour change, Bullying, Clinical psychology, Crime, Culture, Emotion, Mental health, Public health, Trauma, Violence

Stereotypes about ageing influence young and old.

Our own ageism can prevent us from ageing well

Ageism is rife but negative perceptions of older people are not just restricted to the young – research shows older people can also hold bias about ageing which can impair their mental and physical health and enjoyment of life.

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Published in: Health
Tags: Ageing, Anxiety, Culture, Death, Dementia, Depression

Anti-social behaviour is a problem psychologists can help to solve.

What is anti-social behaviour?

Governments, police and the wider society often struggle to understand, control and prevent anti-social behaviour. Psychology has some of the answers.

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Published in: Society
Tags: Anger, Behaviour, Behaviour change, Bullying, Crime, Culture, Forensic psychology, Violence

Unconscious bias can affect  all kinds of workplace decisions.

Managing unconscious bias

Unconscious bias can negatively affect our workplace interactions and judgments, resulting in an unfair or imbalanced work environment.

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Published in: Work & performance
Tags: Behaviour, Behaviour change, Cognitive psychology, Culture, Ethics, Gender, Leadership, Management, Organisational psychology, Performance psychology, Work

Fear of death is one of our greatest fears as humans.

Everything dies and it’s best we learn to live with that

Fear of dying – or death anxiety – is often considered to be one of the most common fears. Interestingly though, neither of the two widely used diagnostic psychiatric manuals, DSM-5 or ICD-10, has a specific listing for death anxiety.

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Published in: Society
Tags: Anxiety, Culture, Death, Emotion

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