We all have scars be they emotional, physical or psychological and they will all affect people in different ways. The emotions surrounding the physical scars can also leak over into the emotional and psychological and cause people significant self image issues and lower self confidence. Scars and Attractiveness But is it always the case that […] Read more »
Energy Drinks: The Physical and Psychological Effects
Over the past few years energy drinks have been growing steadily in popularity, particularly among the younger generation and they can have both positive and negative side effects. I am going to be honest, I am sitting here right now with an empty can of energy drink resting next to me. I find that it […] Read more »
Conspiracy Theories and How They Affect Believers Behaviour
We have all heard of one type of conspiracy theory or another. Was 9/11 planned by the U.S. government? Did aliens land on earth back in the 50′s and are now being kept at area 51? Is the government trying to control our minds using aeroplane jet streams? But how do the believers in these […] Read more »
100 Amazing Psychology Facts
1. Fat – Posting a calorie chart in fast food restaurants leads people to choose less healthy foods. 2. Fatherhood – Expectant fathers can sometimes experience a sympathetic pregnancy where they have symptoms like back ache, weight gain, strange food cravings and nausea. This has also been found to happen in some species of monkey. 3. Alcohol […] Read more »
Psychology of Tattoos, Body Piercings and Sexual Activity
The psychology of getting a tattoo or body piercing is an interesting one and takes a certain type of person to do it. First of all you need to make the decision to scar your body on a permanent basis. Hopefully you do this because your body is going to look better afterwards but there are several […] Read more »
Psychology of Numbers and Why 7 is ‘The Luckiest’
When we look at numbers they should simply represent amounts of something. But we’re humans, we end up having opinions about them. Superstitions evolve around them and feelings get evoked by seeing them. The number 13 is considered by many to be unlucky. The phobia of the number 13 known as Triskaidekaphobia and according to […] Read more »