Psychology

The good sides of ADHD

Impulsive - or energetic and spontaneous? The core problems of ADHD can also be a strength. Most sufferers also associate positive qualities with their disorder.

Repeated crimes seem less reprehensible

The emotional distress decreases the more often one observes the same offense. As a consequence, the act is judged less strictly morally.

Researching rats with human brain tissue

In order to find therapies for neurological diseases, researchers have created a hybrid brain: They used rats with human brain organoids. Is this ethical?

Only men's faces everywhere

People can recognize faces in the most absurd objects, such as knotholes or cloud formations. Surprisingly, we assign the supposed faces almost exclusively to the male sex, as a new study shows.

How parents pass on psychological problems to their children

Children of parents with a mental disorder are often also more susceptible to mental problems. How does this connection come about? Two new studies provide answers.

Better to the sea than in the forest

Forest bathing was yesterday. New research shows that a stay by the water relaxes us even more – be it the coast, a river or the fountain in the park.

Why it's often better to postpone a deadline

Postponing the deadline until later: many want to prevent this at all costs, out of concern of appearing incompetent. There is a lot to be said for this.

What adults feel guilty about today

The family neglected, cheated on the partner or ruined the environment: there are many reasons for a guilty conscience. A survey in Germany shows what causes the most common feelings of guilt and how young and old differ in it.

Is it possible to grieve for someone you don't know personally?

Millions of people mourn the death of the British Queen on Monday. Researchers think these feelings are real. Why the loss of a person can pain you never met.

People are attached to information like objects

The loss of money or objects hurts many people. It is similar with knowledge, as an experiment shows: We often treat it as property.

Brother or sister? Doesn't matter!

The gender of siblings is obviously not important for one's own personality development. Whether you grew up with a sister or a brother doesn't make much difference, at least for adults.

Super Recognizer watch more on the face

Super-recognizers can remember unfamiliar faces excellently, even if they only get to see small parts of them. They focus less on the eyes, but also fix other regions more often.

What we connect with an accent

Many Germans find a French accent charming, but have reservations about an Arabic or Eastern European language inflection. This is due to stereotypes and experiences.

Which languages are easy to learn?

Anyone who speaks German as a mother tongue usually has no major problems with English: the two languages are closely related. However, common roots are not only decisive. There are linguistic peculiarities that make learning a foreign language difficult for everyone.

Insults feel like a slap in the face

"Paula is a slut": such a verbal attack immediately attracts attention. This does not change if it is repeated often.

Smalltalk promotes strategic cooperation

The first impression counts. If the participants of a study considered their interlocutors to be extraverted, they cooperated more with them at strategic games.

Which role models promote body positivity?

Comparing with a beauty ideal makes you dissatisfied. The new trend towards the muscular body is therefore not progress. To develop a positive body image, you need role models with other qualities.

"We can actively change - for a lifetime"

Which decisive moments we experience depends on our personality – and also whether we grow from it. The psychologist Eva Asselmann talks about life crises, genes and the self-optimization mania.

Lack of sleep makes you less helpful

Too little sleep is not only unhealthy, but also social behavior. Brain areas that are connected to empathy are possibly less active in the tired state.

Am I highly sensitive?

Highly sensitive people perceive the world particularly intensely, they are quickly flooded with stimuli, and they often react sensitively in interpersonal contact. Your special feeling also has advantages.

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