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Why are people drawn to the terror and exhilaration of rollercoasters?

The psychology of roller coasters

Can differences in brain chemistry explain the sensation seeking behaviour seen in theme parks?

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Published in: Health, Society
Tags: Behaviour, Stress

Simple strategies can pay off when it comes to handling stress

How to handle everyday stressvideo

Simple psychological rules that help keep things under control

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Published in: Health, Work & performance
Tags: Behaviour change, Mental health, Stress, Tips, Wellbeing

Carers can help children navigate stress

How to help kids cope with stress at home

Children can pay an emotional price when their family situation sours. How can carers help them when hard times arrive?

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Published in: Family & relationships
Tags: Children, Family, Stress, Wellbeing

Can stress during pregnancy harm my baby?

There are a number of ways to reduce levels of tension and make way for a smoother postnatal experience

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Published in: Family & relationships, Health
Tags: Anxiety, Development, Emotion, Health, Mental health, Mental illness, Parenting, Stress, Wellbeing

Photo of a lovely couple walking on the beach

Feeling anxious about that first date? Here’s how science can help

Just met someone, but are worried that your anxiety will ruin it all? Psychology can help

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Tags: Anxiety, Rehabilitation, Stress

Father throwing up daughter in the air outdoors

The art of mindful parenting

Bringing mindfulness to the challenges of children can help parents to better enjoy the precious early years

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Tags: Emotion, Family, Mindfulness, Parenting, Relationships, Stress, Tips, Wellbeing

Schools can foster a sense of belonging to ensure teens thrive

Mental health benefits when teens ‘belong’ at schoolvideo

Dr Kelly Allen MAPS says research shows that a sense of belonging is important to ensure young people thrive at school

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Published in: Learning & development, Work & performance
Tags: Adolescence, Behaviour, Children, Development, Education, Educational psychology, Family, Happiness, Mental health, Mental illness, Motivation, Parenting, Performance psychology, Stress, Wellbeing

The school environment can influence wellbeing

A holistic approach to student wellbeing

Positive education strategies provide Australian students with skills, behaviours and resources to thrive during the school years and beyond.

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Published in: Learning & development
Tags: Adolescence, Children, Educational psychology, Happiness, Learning, Mental health, Parenting, Positive psychology, Relationships, Stress, Wellbeing

Children can learn coping skills that will build resilience.

Teaching children how to cope with life’s challenges

Helping children to deal with worries and stress will help them grow into resilient adults.

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Published in: Learning & development
Tags: Behaviour, Behaviour change, Children, Educational psychology, Family, Happiness, Health, Mental health, Parenting, Relationships, Resilience, Stress, Wellbeing

Psychological support helps Australia achieve swimming success at the Olympics.

Meet the Australian swim team sports psychologist

Helping swimmers struggling with anxiety or poor performance, building team dynamics and minimising distractions in the athletes’ village are all in a day's work for sports psychologist Georgia Ridler at the Olympics.

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Published in: Work & performance
Tags: Behaviour, Behaviour change, Performance psychology, Sport and exercise psychology, Stress

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