Author: Loren Soeiro

Delusions of being the focus of a “Truman Show”-like reality TV show have become increasingly common in the past decade.  Article written by Andrew Marantz.

http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2013/09/16/unreality-star

Neurological evidence suggests that metabolic activity in a particular area of the brain is responsive to psychodynamic psychotherapy, and that people who are responsive to psychotherapy show pretreatment differences in another structure in the brain.

http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/news/2014/10/pet-scan-psychotherapy

According to psychological science, kindness and “active constructive” sharing styles predict relationship duration and satisfaction over the years.  Article written by Emily Esfahani Smith.

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/happily-ever-after/372573/

Being aware of your reactions, in the moment, can allow a stressed-out parent to choose better responses, and to treat his or her spouse more kindly.  Article written by Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D.

http://blogs.psychcentral.com/mindfulness/2011/01/mindful-parenting-can-help-your-marriage/

The “herd effect” can be used to induce people to behave foolishly or to make obvious factual errors.  Blog post written by Cailee Anello.

http://insightbulletin.com/pack-mentality/