Psychology

Scientists from the Autonomous University of Barcelona have observed that individuals who share a litter with a higher number of siblings show less anxious behavior in adult life and are more active in the face of adversity.

Pedophilia, or sexual attraction to boys and girls, could be the result of a lack of nerve connections in the brain, according to a study published in the latest issue of the Journal of Psychiatry Research.

What does our feeling of well-being depend on? Of the health? From the economic income? Yes, but also height, according to a study published in the latest issue of the scientific journal Clinical Endocrinology.

Unintentionally changing one word for another is called a slip of the tongue . According to Freudian theory, what we do is say what...

The psychiatrist Rojas Marcos points out that optimism can be innate or learned, and that it can be achieved with training . In his...

Are leaders born or made?

A 57-year-old clinical psychologist, Ferran Salmurri works at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. A pioneer in Spain in the investigation of strategies to educate the emotions, he is also the author of a novel program for its application in schools.

They are known as "wellness drugs" and represent one of the most fertile sectors of the pharmaceutical market. Why do healthy people medicate with them?