Common responses to trauma are the flight/fight/freeze/fawn mechanisms. When we do not like how we feel from trauma, we tend to do something to help us forget about ...

Many people may not realize how unresolved trauma can influence the quality of their life and their relationships. They may downplay the significance of their trauma or may live “distracted” where ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. So, you've started to notice some patterns in your life, and you're wondering why you react the way you do. Emotional habits can ...

New research has found that 4 in 5 Australian psychologists have gaps in their knowledge on dissociation—a common psychobiological response to trauma that can disrupt memory, emotion, and identity—and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Life can sometimes feel like a maze, especially when certain behaviors become second nature. You might not realize it, but some of ...

Workplace stress and burnout could be worsening. As results roll in from data collected the previous year, researchers are finding: Work is invading personal time: Meetings after 8:00 p.m. are up 16 ...

The visibility of trauma as a widespread clinical ailment is gaining steam. The general public's increasing knowledge of trauma is due to how common traumatic experiences are. In a study conducted on ...

My early TV viewing preferences were perhaps a clue that I'd make a career researching psychological trauma. I spent my youth watching the American war comedy drama M*A*S*H*, which followed a team of ...

These days, it's common to scroll through social media feeds and see certain "buzzy" terms in captions and on images, like "gaslighting," "golden handcuffs," "brightsiding," "parentification" and ...

Though often discussed in the context of personal health, trauma can significantly impact our external lives. While it may not always be obvious, someone working through past or present trauma can ...

Childhood abuse, one of the most commonly reported traumatic exposures in the United States, does not merely leave psychological scars. A growing body of postmortem brain studies and clinical ...