Psychology
How packaging makes us think food is healthy – when the opposite is true
Studies reveal how colors, captions and markings on food packaging cause us to perceive products as healthy – even when they are loaded with sugar, salt and fat.
Uncomfortable taking the last bite in a shared meal? There is a deep psychological reason for this
War’s hidden toll: Mental health treatment in Israel surges 240%
Renowned psychologist and Auschwitz survivor Edith Eger dies at 98
The deadliest addiction: Israel is fighting a war against cigarettes and nicotine
If smoking is so harmful, why do people get hooked? Neuroscientists explain this phenomenon well.
We are being played by our enemies, politicians, and even ourselves - opinion
When enemies use psychological tactics, their motives are easier to spot.
Netanyahu in the spotlight versus at home: A psychoanalyst's view, 30 years after PM's rise
According to the psychologist, Netanyahu is a sharp, authoritative leader, but emotionally detached, shaped by a distant father, and lacking in personal support.
Authenticity prevents couple burnout, study reveals
Having children significantly moderates the relationship between authenticity, emotion regulation, and burnout.
Akin to Stockholm syndrome: How trauma and coercion influence aid work in Gaza - opinion
UN reports lack balance, fueling reasonable accusations that its workers had become psychologically influenced by the realities on the ground in Gaza.
A blessing or a burden? Life teaches us to create our own miracles
At the moment, we seem to be plagued by an unhealthy mix of just about everything.
Psychologist Emorie Beck reveals how you can unlock happiness
Researchers find happiness doesn't work the same way for everyone.
Dr. Phil at ‘Post’ gala: ‘There is no moral equivalent’ to Oct. 7 terror
The TV psychologist blasts moral relativism and campus antisemitism at star-studded JPost gala in NYC.
Are you being gaslighted by your rabbi or therapist? Here's how to tell - explainer
Morning prayer: “Keep us far from an evil person and an evil companion.”
The psychology of kinocide: Why do terrorists target families and women? - opinion
Hamas could have executed families and walked away. But they didn’t. They lingered. They engaged in frenzied massacres, brutal torture, and mutilation.