Psychology

How writing can help some people with autism find their voice

HEALTH AFFAIRS: More people need to know about methods that teach people with autism how to communicate, so that further research can be done on it.

DR. DANIEL ORLIEVSKY (left) and his team use the Phaedrus Approach to teach students on the spectrum how to communicate.
View of moshav Tkuma, southern Israel. April 1, 2025.

New Gaza border region teachers, psychologists offered NIS 72,000 grant by Israeli government

Studies reveal how colors, captions and markings on food packaging cause us to perceive products as healthy

How packaging makes us think food is healthy – when the opposite is true

A family dinner

Uncomfortable taking the last bite in a shared meal? There is a deep psychological reason for this


Study: Even when responses are identical, people prefer human empathy over AI

Participants were willing to wait days for a human reply rather than get an immediate chatbot response.

 Study: Even when responses are identical, people prefer human empathy over AI. Illustration.

Psychology professor finds conspiracy believers think they're the majority

Conspiracy believers think they are in the majority 93% of the time, even when they are in a tiny minority.

 Psychology professor finds conspiracy believers think they're the majority.

The deadliest addiction: Israel is fighting a war against cigarettes and nicotine

If smoking is so harmful, why do people get hooked? Neuroscientists explain this phenomenon well.

 An illustrative image of smoking a cigarette

We are being played by our enemies, politicians, and even ourselves - opinion

When enemies use psychological tactics, their motives are easier to spot.

 Tom Fletcher, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator (OCHA) attends a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland,

Netanyahu in the spotlight versus at home: A psychoanalyst's view, 30 years after PM's rise

According to the psychologist, Netanyahu is a sharp, authoritative leader, but emotionally detached, shaped by a distant father, and lacking in personal support.

 Israeli prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara tour in Tel Gezer and Magshimim Forest together with their sons Yair and Avner, during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, October 21, 2016.

Authenticity prevents couple burnout, study reveals

Having children significantly moderates the relationship between authenticity, emotion regulation, and burnout.

 Authenticity prevents couple burnout, study reveals.

Akin to Stockholm syndrome: How trauma and coercion influence aid work in Gaza - opinion

UN reports lack balance, fueling reasonable accusations that its workers had become psychologically influenced by the realities on the ground in Gaza.

 UN WORKERS arrive to distribute aid to Palestinians in Khan Yunis, a couple of weeks after the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel. UN workers in Gaza appear to be facing immense pressure daily, say the writers.

A blessing or a burden? Life teaches us to create our own miracles

At the moment, we seem to be plagued by an unhealthy mix of just about everything.

 SEE EACH drop put in as a blessing.

Psychologist Emorie Beck reveals how you can unlock happiness

Researchers find happiness doesn't work the same way for everyone.

 Psychologist Emorie Beck reveals how you can unlock happiness.Illustration.

Dr. Phil at ‘Post’ gala: ‘There is no moral equivalent’ to Oct. 7 terror

The TV psychologist blasts moral relativism and campus antisemitism at star-studded JPost gala in NYC.

 Dr. Phil at JPost gala in NYC, May 19th, 2025.