Mad in America

MARCH 19, 2025

Governmentality refers to the ways authority structures regulate the attitudes and behaviors of people. This refers to our uniquely human capacity to distinguish among our desires and feelings and, through higher-order reflection, choose which ones we want to identify with. These are existential features of what it means to be human.

Poverty and mental health

Association for Psychological Science (APS)

JULY 16, 2025

A 2024 paper in Psychological Science suggested that the gender-equality paradox arises from a difference in boys and girls intraindividual academic strengths, which refers to a student’s advantage in one subject compared to their overall academic achievement. References Balducci, M., Feedback on this article? Larose, M.-P.,

Education

ADDitude

JUNE 5, 2025

with these feel-good, strengths-focused tips informed by the principles of positive psychology. Use dinnertime as an opportunity to focus on everything that went well that day and how your childs efforts contributed to positivity. References Seligman, M. Lift your childs spirits (and your own!) Learned Optimism.

Self-awareness

Solara Mental Health

AUGUST 16, 2021

Mahily Csikszentmihalyi is a brilliant professor of psychology that tells us that happiness is not secured but can be harnessed through the mastering of flow. This is why Csikszentmihalyi refers to mindfulness, being present, and acknowledging what is happening and what needs to be done. Athletic Insight,3(1). Pursuit of Happiness.

Self-awareness

Zencare

MAY 19, 2025

From a psychological perspective, manifestation taps into self-efficacy the belief that you have agency in your life. Research in positive psychology supports this: visualization combined with planning can help build resilience and drive (source). And thats powerful. Q4: What is manifest culture, and why is it controversial?

Self-awareness