Psychology Around the Net: October 13, 2018

Want to know more about how employers can better understand their employees with mental health issues? The thought processes behind making snap moral judgments of others? Why depression and trauma can make you age faster? Well, you’re in luck with this week’s Psychology Around the Net! Workplace Mental Health In Crisis: A Survivor’s Story: Anabela Figueiredo, Head of Strategy Enablement for HSBC Holdings PLC, shares the story of how her struggles with panic attacks drastically altered — and almost took — her life; how she developed and implemented a plan to manage her panic; and offers five tips for employers to better understand employees and mental health. 800,000 People Kill Themselves Every Year. What Can We Do? “By the time you finish reading this, at least six people will have killed themselves around the world.” So begins the October 9, 2018 op-ed essay Lady Gaga — singer, actress, and founder of the Born This Way Foundation — teamed up with Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus — the Director General of the World Health Organization — to write for The Guardian. This Is How People Judge Good From Bad, According to Science: Researchers take a look at how many of us make snap moral judgments based on the “ADC Model”: the agent (intention or character of the person doing the act); the deed (the act); and the consequences (the outcome). The Psychology of Closure — and Why Some Need It More Than Ot...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Aging Celebrities Children and Teens Depression Happiness Health-related Industrial and Workplace Psychology Around the Net Research Suicide Trauma abuse Childhood Trauma Closure employees employers Lady Gaga Moral Judgme Source Type: blogs