Does the unconscious really exist?

More and more people are using ChatGPT and other chatbots for psychotherapy and mental health. But, are they any good? I have a counseling session with AI and find out. Also watch this episode on video at https://youtube.com/@psychologyin10minutes 

If you met me at a party, would I be analyzing you? Here's my answer, along with some surprising facts about therapy. Video version of this episode at https://youtube.com/@psychologyin10minutes. 

Western psychologists borrowed mindfulness meditation from the Buddhist tradition. But, did they get it right? Here's one Buddhist Monk's take. Check out the video of this episode: http://youtube.com/@psychologyin10minutes 

We know that when people's cognitive abilities decline they may develop mental health issues like depression and anxiety. But could mental health issues actually raise the risk of cognitive decline—because there are similar causes in the brain. 

What do Freudian slips, Josie and the Pussycats, and solving math problems have in common? Psychoanalysis claims to have some answers! Sigmund Freud suggests that unconscious desires, fears, and trauma influence us without us being conscious of them. In pop culture, the unconscio ... Show More

The mind contains everything we think and feel – our experiences are created by the brain, mostly without our awareness. This makes it pretty much impossible to fully know the mind of others. Research shows that, to ensure our survival, the brain constantly attempts to predict wh ... Show More

The difficulties of explaining consciousness scientifically. 

Le psychologue clinicien Pierre Dubol nous en dit plus sur comment se libérer de ses pensées : est-il normal de penser tout le temps ? Pourquoi se perd-on dans nos pensées et est-ce que certaines personnes sont plus sujettes à cela ? Comment se libérer de pensées qui tournent en ... Show More

Many of the patients Dr. Amen sees at his clinic have a recurrence of dark, often suicidal thoughts, and they often attribute these thoughts to their own messed up way of thinking. But what if these thoughts are the result of a physical problem, or more specifically, a head injur ... Show More

What are the common cognitive biases that lead to problems for us?Savvy Psychologist is hosted by Dr. Monica Johnson. A transcript is available at Simplecast.Have a mental health question? Email us at psychologist@quickanddirtytips.com.Find Savvy Psychologist on Facebook and Twit ... Show More

Bienvenue dans notre huitième shot de philo. En moins de 5 minutes, nous allons te donner les clés, non pas d'une, mais exceptionnellement de deux notions au programme : la conscience et l'inconscient. Qu'est-ce que la conscience ? L’homme a-t-il une partie de lui qui lui est inc ... Show More

What does consciousness mean? How artists, writers and scientists understood consciousness in the 19th and 20th centuries.