Welcome to the Weekly Medius PsychNews. Every week, we select five thought-provoking Psychology articles from hundreds published in journals and other media. Psychology Drives Everything.
The Truth About Ghosting to End a Relationship:
How have your relationships ended? For many of us, relationships end with difficult conversations, hurtful or sorrowful words, or painful exchanges that acknowledge a relationship isn't working out. These aren't easy discussions. Maybe that's why some people send the dreaded breakup text — to avoid face-to-face conversations. Still yet, maybe that's why people ghost.
Ghosting is not a new phenomenon, but it's becoming a more prevalent breakup strategy now that we're relying heavily on technology to form and maintain relationships (LeFebvre, 2017). Love affairs of brief or long duration are coming to an abrupt halt when people virtually disappear.
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Exploring The Link Between Our Mood and How We Dress:
There’s a certain feeling of elation when we put on something that fits us perfectly or makes us feel super cool. On the contrary, there is nothing worse than the physical (and mental) discomfort of being stuck in a garment we don’t like. The link between what we wear and how it makes us feel is undeniable and at times palpable. Enter Dawnn Karen, a fashion psychologist and the first in her field. Karen teaches classes at FIT while also running her own Fashion Psychology Institute for students all over the globe. She also works with private clients (including a few celebrities), is a regular on morning talk shows, is about to launch a cosmetic line, and is currently writing a book. Oh, and did we mention she was recently asked by the Prime Minister of Ukraine to travel to the country and give her opinion on the controversial burkini ban? No big deal.
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Your Brain Is a Liar: 7 Common Cons Your Brain Uses:
Your brain is a liar. It makes assumptions not rooted in fact, draws conclusions that are more about fear than any kind of logical argument, and has insights often manipulated by the media and other compelling stories. Researchers have known for years that memories are not a good source of information.1Why? Because your brain is an unreliable narrator. It doesn’t understand truth as we often define it—aligning with fact or reality. Instead, it functions on personal truth: facts and reality that sift through the filter of our personal biases and perceptions about the world. This “truth” is also subject to the cognition errors we make daily. Full article.
Why Trusting Your Intuition Is More Complex Than You Think:
There’s a certain amount of mysticism that gets attached to what we refer to as our ‘intuition’. Many a social media self-help guru or life coach will churn out motivational quotes along the lines of ‘trust your intuition’ without much insight into what exactly our intuition is, or how to trust it. We’re led to believe that intuition is a ‘sense of the soul’, a superior way of approaching the challenges of our lives that transcends logic. Culturally, this idea of innate intuition has become another slightly elitist way of existing, reserved mainly for the most astute, dedicated, open-hearted and open-minded among us.
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3 Ways Anxiety Can Affect Decision Making (and What to Do):
Anxiety-prone people have some strengths and some weaknesses when it comes to decision making. When you understand the thinking processes involved, you can avoid potential traps, own your strengths, make better choices, and feel more confident. Full article.
