Cognitive distortions are biased thoughts that create negative patterns in the way a person thinks. They can be a symptom of depression and anxiety. Changing these habitual thoughts can help improve a ...

In previous posts, I’ve written about the cognitive side of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The main technique involves identifying negative automatic thoughts and reframing those thoughts into ...

Cognitive distortions, unconscious bias, cognitive bias, implicit bias, logical fallacies: you probably heard most or all of these terms. They can get really confusing if you don’t know the difference ...

To learn more about our editorial approach, explore The Direct Message methodology. I was walking into a Dublin café last Tuesday with a small coffee stain on my sleeve. For the next twenty minutes, I ...

In a recent study published in the journal NPJ Vaccines, researchers used data from 1,200 US participants with differing preexisting vaccination biases (anti-vaccination, neutral, or pro-vaccination ...