Psychology

A History of Placebos and Their Regulations

February 25, 2019

For over 50 years, doctors have used placebos to cause real effects through fake cures. Placebos include pills, acupuncture and surgeries just to name a few. How have things changed with review boards and lawyers being involved? […]

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How to Reduce Anxious Thoughts: Stop Thinking Ahead

December 1, 2017

We are forever toppling forward. We are thinking about the future, the future, the future—looking forward to pleasure and dreading pain. An Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Alliance shows us how to think in the now and help reduce anxious thoughts. […]

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Meditation and The Sense of Self

December 14, 2016

In this video lecture, Professor Ronald D. Siegel grapples with one of the most fundamental and challenging insights that come from meditation practice. […]