If we’re living in the age of paranoia, women are being especially affected—the result, perhaps, of stress, PMS and lack of sleep. Sadly, children are being affected, too. But things aren’t terribly rosy on the other end of the age spectrum, either: Among older adults, depression and anxiety are the primary reasons that from 2002 [...]
May 14, 2012 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Health and Wellness, Trends, Youth | Tags: addiction, agoraphobia, antidepressants, anxiety, Canada, children anxiety, consumerism, depression, elderly depression, happiness, hoarding, IQ scores, marketing trends, medicine trends, mood, panic attacks, paranoia, psychology, psychology trends, research, social phobia | Leave A Comment »
Believe it or not, there’s such a thing as healthy narcissism. Characterized by high self-esteem and a major desire for authority, it’s tolerable, sometimes even helpful. And then there’s unhealthy narcissism, the variety that gives a person an inhuman sense of entitlement and the willingness to exploit others. A new study has determined that unhealthy [...]
Feb 28, 2012 | Categories:Brainsnacks, Trends | Tags: anxiety, CEOs, cortisol, employees, health trends, Madonna, narcissism, narcissistic CEOs, Newt Gingrich, psychology, research, science, stress, yoga | Leave A Comment »