psychology

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In clinical psychology, a treatment known as behavioral activation helps people recover from depression by re-engaging with meaningful activities instead of withdrawing.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

Dehlin, who also has a doctorate in psychology from Utah State University, was on the list.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

By 2019, Fraire was employed at World Market in Burbank and working toward a psychology degree at Glendale Community College with the goal of eventually becoming a psychologist, according to court records and interviews.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Going smartphone-free even for a couple of weeks leads to "better well-being and improved ability to sustain attention," said Kostadin Kushlev, a psychology researcher at Georgetown University.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

“But even Plato knew that class and conditioning and so forth have an inalterable effect on the individual. It seems to me that psychology is only another word for what the ancients called fate.”

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt