The Psychology of Powerball Popular The Psychology of Powerball The chances of winning the $1.5Billion dollar jackpot are slim to none but most people think IF you win, you'll never have to think about money again. Experts say the opposite is true! Coming into such an enormous financial windfall means you'll have to think about money more than you ever have before. >>>

While many of us fantasise about having a supermodel’s figure, glittering career, fantastic social life and a David Gandy lookalike for a partner, pursuing these goals can be an obsession for some, affecting family and romantic relationships and causing a spiral into depression and anxiety. Psychologist Honor Jane Newman, a reformed perfectionist and author of Killing The Perfectionist Within: A Self-Help Guide For Women Suffering From Perfectionism, Anxiety And Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, lists the following signs that show someone in your workplace or social circle may be struggling... THEY’RE >>>

For the past few weeks, much has been made about the Powerball jackpot, and for good reason. At $1.5 billion, it's the largest lottery prize in world history. But WESH 2's Michelle Meredith (@MichelleWESH) found out that sometimes winning isn't all it's cracked up to be. >>>

People over 65 are less able to detect and understand sarcasm, according to an immensely valuable study just published in Developmental Psychology. You might think it is obvious when somebody is saying the opposite of what they mean for comic effect. Indeed, you probably find the device so funny that you never tire of it. However, quite a lot of research now suggests that ageing tends to make people less good at perceiving emotional cues and understanding the intentions of others, thereby excluding some in later life from sarcasm’s playfulness and charm. For this study, led by Professor Louise >>>

Brad Barket/Getty Images for 90sFESTMillennials!When Jeffrey Jensen Arnett was starting out as a research psychologist, he asked hundreds of people a simple question: "Do you feel like you've reached adulthood?" As a 30-something, he expected people to talk about what psychologists call role transitions, like starting a career, getting married, and buying a house. Instead, his 18 to 29-year-old subjects listed ways they felt like adults and ways they didn't. This led him to coin the term "emerging adulthood" — that tumultuous period through the 20s where you're not quite >>>

January 12, 2016 Do you want to understand more about your own thoughts and motivations? Do you wish you had a better understanding of what motivates other people and drives their decisions? Has psychology always fascinated you, but you’ve been missing a way to apply those lessons practically in your day-to-day life? "The Science of Success" is redOrbit's newest podcast, featuring entrepreneur and investor Matt Bodnar, who explores the mindset of success, the psychology of performance, and how to get the most out of your daily life. With gripping examples, concrete explanations of psychological >>>

Provocative new research challenges the belief that people experience happiness on a U-shaped curve over the life course with the low point becoming known as the “mid-life crisis.”For more than 50 years, a number of studies have claimed that happiness declines for most from the early 20s to middle age (40 to 60).Today, the “mid-life crisis” is a generally accepted phenomenon, a theme for songs and sitcoms and the subject of advertising propaganda the world over. New research, however, suggests the concept is a myth as researchers used data drawn from two longitudinal studies by University >>>

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Hispanic Communications Network (HCN)-La Red Hispana, the largest producer and syndicator of educational and informational Spanish-language media content in the US, announces the launch of its new programming for 2016. The lineup consists of the most recognized and influential Hispanic talk radio personalities in arenas of health, finance, psychology and issues relevant to improving quality of life for Spanish-speaking communities. HCN's CEO, Alison Rodden, announced that Doctora Isabel, "El Angel de la Radio", hits the airwaves starting Monday, January >>>

The National Stone, Sand Gravel Association’s Annual Convention and AGG1 Academy Expo Opening General Session are approaching.The sessions will offer the opportunity to better understand why people behave as they do and improve communication with others. Psychology expert Nicholas Epley conducts research on the experimental study of social cognition, perspective taking and intuitive human judgment. “Most people are intuitive psychologists in their daily lives – wondering why people think or behave as they do. I just happened to find a profession that enables me >>>

BEIJING, Jan. 11 (Xinhuanet) -- While about 45 percent of Americans usually make a New Year's resolution, only 8 percent are successful in achieving their goal, according to the latest “Journal of Clinical Psychology”. However, keeping a resolution is still possible if they think about goals in the right way, argued Tory Higgins, a professor of psychology and business at Columbia University. Higgins believes there are two distinct types of goals: promotion goals and prevention goals. The former could be described as a hope or aspiration, like “I’d like to lose 10 pounds, so that I look >>>