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.

Studies reveal how colors, captions and markings on food packaging cause us to perceive products as healthy
A family dinner

Uncomfortable taking the last bite in a shared meal? There is a deep psychological reason for this

As trauma surges, Israel is racing to build a mental health system that can meet a nation under prolonged stress.

War’s hidden toll: Mental health treatment in Israel surges 240%

Clinical psychologist, professor and author Edith Eger poses during an interview with AFP on May 7, 2019, in Lausanne.

Renowned psychologist and Auschwitz survivor Edith Eger dies at 98


The psychology behind crash games and their global popularity


The psychology behind player retention in iGaming

If you are always wondering how casinos manage to make their games so addictive and engaging, then you’ve come to the right place. Here’s our short guide on what makes these games work so well and wh


War increases postpartum depression, PTSD in pregnant Israeli women - study

Symptoms the women reported to have experienced include war-related nightmares, feeling constantly on edge or easily startled, and disconnected.

 A woman and a baby.

'Picture of hell': Hostage families' reveal suffering of living hostages in Gaza

The report stressed that for wounded and ill hostages in Gaza, "each additional day in captivity may be fatal."

 The tunnel in Rafah, Gaza Strip, where six hostages were murdered by Hamas. September 10, 2024.

‘The goal is to create a situation in which Hamas will fear the population in Gaza,’ expert says

Dr. Ofer Grosbard, a clinical psychologist, discussed Israel's use of psychological warfare and the next steps in the war.

 Hamas terrorists against backdrop of Gazan demonstrators in the Gaza Strip (illustration).

United Hatzalah launches Israel’s first psychotrauma dog unit

Emotional support dogs offer comfort and stress relief to those in distress

 The united Hatzalah graduating ceremony for participants of its Psychotrauma Canine Unit.

Logotherapy in action: Adapting Victor Frankl's teachings to unprecedented circumstances - opinion

As much as we strive to be individuals, unique with our fingerprints, we are social beings and depend on others and a community. I choose to stay connected.

 Anxiety (Illustrative)

Academics pen letter condemning American Psychological Association antisemitism

Signed by thousands of professionals, the letter condemns the American Psychological Association for failing to tackle antisemitism.

  The American Psychological Association headquarters in Washington, D.C.

Daniel Kahneman, Israeli-American Nobel Prize winner, died last year by assisted suicide

"I have believed since I was a teenager that the miseries and indignities of the last years of life are superfluous," he wrote in an email.

 Daniel Kahneman.

The psychology of online reputation: Why first impressions matter more than ever