Aphantasia, the inability to form mental images, poses a serious challenge to an influential theory of abstract thought in ...

"My subordinate's attitude is annoying," "My wife doesn't understand me," "Is this really the life I want?" Don't these kinds of worries start to increase once you hit your 40s? In fact, many of these ...

Introduction The Cognitive Distortions Questionnaire (CD-Quest) is an instrument that identifies logical errors or cognitive distortions and is used in trial-based cognitive therapy (TBCT). However, ...

You are not your worst thoughts. These practical tools can help you challenge self-criticism, hopelessness, and fear. Bipolar disorder has a way of playing tricks on your mind, especially when you’re ...

For so long, the Scottish government has made a point of welcoming migrants. But I now see troubling changes in my country Jasmeen Kanwal is an educator and writer who lives in Edinburgh As Scotland ...

Michael MacIntyre, MD, is a board-certified general and forensic psychiatrist. Cognitive distortions are ways of thinking that are often habitual, negative, and not rooted in fact. These distortions ...

Cognitive distortions are erroneous thought patterns that influence behavior, often leading to maladaptive actions [1]. In the context of gambling addiction, these distortions contribute significantly ...

Even small changes in self-talk and mindset can lead to big emotional relief — especially when anxiety and depression loom. Key Takeaways There’s a well-established loop between a dreary outlook and a ...

There is a saying: 'You should buy hardship while you are young'. Alternatively, there is also a deeply rooted macho ideology in the world that says, 'People should work harder and train themselves'.

One minute, Dennis Biesma was playing with a chatbot; the next, he was convinced his sentient friend would make him a fortune. He’s just one of many people who lost control after an AI encounter ...

Mr. Kagan-Kans writes about A.I., science and ideas. The journal Nature in January published an unusual paper: A team of artificial intelligence researchers had discovered a relatively simple way of ...