Narrating the Dark Night of the Soul: The Psychosocial Study of Low Point Stories
Journal of Personality, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Psychologists have long studied people's responses to adverse life events. Certain ways of telling a story of suffering, favored by a person's culture, may be more adaptive than others. The present study explores the culturally sanctioned script for how to tell the story of the lowest point in one's life.
Sarah C. Jennings +2 more
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Comments on "Ketamine's double-edged sword: Therapeutic benefits and adverse events in adolescent treatment-resistant obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)-A case series". [PDF]
Indian J PsychiatryBirdi R, Achary U, Bakam A.
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Everyday Stressors and Sense of Purpose: The Role of Stressor‐Related Opportunities for Goal Pursuit
Journal of Personality, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective This study examined whether everyday stressor occurrence is associated with lower sense of purpose, and whether this association depends on stressor‐related goal opportunities, the Big Five personality traits, or trait purpose. Methods Data came from the Daily Experiences and Health Study (N = 236, ages 25–87).
Mart Visser +5 more
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Shin Ihda's "manifestation model of mood disorders" based on situation theory and twin studies. [PDF]
PCN RepEchizen K, Ohmae S.
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Using Network Analysis to Explore Longitudinal Predictors of Goal Progress and Adjustment
Journal of Personality, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Successful goal regulation requires balancing persistence with adjustment when goals become unattainable. Theoretical and empirical work has identified various antecedents of goal adjustment, yet how these factors function together as an interconnected system remains unclear.
Anoushka Chhabda +4 more
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"Medicine Is Awesome": A Critical Look at the Factors That Shape Thinking About Depression and Its Treatment. [PDF]
J Am Board Fam MedShaughnessy AF +3 more
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Is It a Southern Thing? Linguistic Stereotyping in Earwitnesses’ Descriptions of Italian Accents
Journal of Sociolinguistics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study examines how linguistic stereotypes affect hearer perceptions of different speakers’ accents focusing on two Italian regional varieties: one from the South and one from the North. Three studies explored the effects of selective attention, confirmation bias, and cultural context.
Clara Loiacono, Luuk Lagerwerf
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Effects of exercise interventions on memory in depression: a three-level meta-analysis. [PDF]
PeerJZhu X, Zhang Y, Liu C, Wang X.
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Journal of Sleep Research, Volume 34, Issue 2, April 2025.Summary Dreaming, a common yet mysterious cognitive phenomenon, is an involuntary process experienced by individuals during sleep. Although the fascination with dreams dates back to ancient times and gained therapeutic significance through psychoanalysis in the early twentieth century, its scientific investigation only gained momentum with the ...
Carlotta Mutti +2 more
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