Psychology

3 articles

Stubborn or steadfast? What separates stubbornness from mental strength

Stubbornness has a bad reputation, yet it is often mistaken for backbone. Psychology knows the difference precisely: it lies in the why. What rigidity does to us, and how to reach stubborn people.

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The fear of pain is often worse than the pain itself.

Resilience5 Min

Why We Make Life Harder Than It Needs to Be

The fear of pain is often worse than the pain itself. New studies show that people who catastrophise stress activate the very brain regions that amplify suffering. There is a way out, and it turns out to be surprisingly old.

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Resilience7 Min

Can You Train Psychological Resilience?

Resilience is often described as trainable, like a muscle. But the research tells a more complicated story: some programmes work, others do not. What genuinely helps, and why psychological resilience may ultimately be less a matter of individual strength than a social phenomenon.

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Psychology

Stubborn or steadfast? What separates stubbornness from mental strength

Why We Make Life Harder Than It Needs to Be

Can You Train Psychological Resilience?

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