PsychologyThe Foreign Language Effect and Disembodied Cognition: The Complexity of Emotional Boundaries and Linguistic FactorsEstefani C. Reyes - Cognitive psychology research informs on the complexities of human functioning and behavior and thereby, simultaneously, extends our agency to harness its potential malleability. Our various cognitive processes (e.g., decision-making, emotion, language) furthermore... Keep Reading »
Pain and Power: BDSM as Spiritual ExpressionAlicia Charles D'Avalon - Western society is becoming increasingly secular as religion disappears from the public sphere. This developing identification has created a void as people move away from the traditional, established symbols and maps of meaning. People are still finding and inventing... Keep Reading »
A Quantitative Evaluation of Shame Resilience TheoryCade L. Arnink - Shame is an adaptive emotion. Yet, it is associated with poor mental and behavioral health as well as lower wellbeing and negative relational strategies. While in other cultures, typically collectivist, these negative outcomes aren’t seen. The shame resilience... Keep Reading »
Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder in Teenagers with High-Functioning AutismPamela Lim - Research has shown that autism spectrum disorder (ASD) shares similar genetic roots with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). All three conditions share some common features, one of the most observed being that of... Keep Reading »
Intergenerational Intimate Partner Violence: Pathways of Genetic and Environmental InteractionsClare Choi - Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a serious public health issue that results in social, psychological, emotional, and physical consequences. Although interventions may be continuously designed to combat this problem, IPV must first be understood in an intergenerational... Keep Reading »
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