A gap year between high school and the start of university studies does not weaken young people's enthusiasm to study or their overall performance once the studies have commenced...
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Family & Relationships
First Times and Anxiety
How do you understand when anxiety is finally over? I’ve asked myself this question many times. Let me be frank: I have no answer to that. Nevertheless, a few months ago I casually stumbled upon the following quote and I believe I couldn’t have found a better way to describe my feelings:
"Once the storm is over you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, in fact, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of ...
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It’s Not a ‘Stream’ of Consciousness
It’s more like a rhythm...
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Nail biters, beware: Teeth grinding is next
Tel Aviv University research finds social anxiety increases the risk of bruxism, tooth erosion, and jaw pain...
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Volume measurements on pints of beer affects drinking speed
The speed at which we drink alcohol could be influenced by the shape of the glass. And markings on the glass might help us drink more slowly...
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Child Prodigies and Autism: Is There a Genetic Link?
Child prodigies may share certain genetic traits with people who have autism, new research suggests. They also looked at 39 other people who were all members of the children's families, including 10 family members who had autism, and four prodigies who also had autism...
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Young people think friends are more at risk of cyberbullying
Young people are aware of the risks of cyberbullying but perceive others as being more at risk than themselves. Young women are more vulnerable to this perception than young men...
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The Mindful Geek: A Radically New Way to Quit Smoking
Smoking kills. We all know it. The last 50 years have seen an explosion of anti-smoking campaigns as public health officials realize that smoking is a chief cause of cancer, cardiovascular illness and a host of other diseases...
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Social factors may not be necessary to produce or explain conformity
Behavioral conformity has been studied extensively and is commonly explained in terms of social pressure or impact...
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Higher levels of inattention at age seven linked with lower GCSE grades
New research has shown that children who display increasing levels of inattention at the age of seven are at risk of worse academic outcomes in their GCSE examinations...
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