Psychology

This war can inspire us to do things we may not otherwise have done.

For Israelis, there is no time to process trauma as we are so focused on emergency after emergency. Processing will happen when we feel safe enough to get out of survival mode.

Psychologists from the Zigmund app are launching free support workshops for soldiers to process combat experiences, provide support, and treat post-trauma.

Whether you feel older than your stated age or younger, it is important to ask yourself what factors you took into account when answering the question.

In difficult situations, physical touches like a hug or a pat on the back can reduce stress, though whether this influences performance in stressful life situations is yet to be studied in detail.

Research on decision-making has shown that when people are making decisions, they have to evaluate their options over time because they often don’t immediately know what to do.

They serve as a poignant call to all parties involved to reevaluate their strategies and ensure that the sanctity of humanitarian efforts is preserved even amidst the tumult of conflict.

Popular Netflix media commonly portrays pain in the context of violence, trivializing other forms of pain that adolescents can experience, such as chronic pains or menstrual pains.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's aggressive display in the Knesset shows cognitive dissonance – a state of tension when reality challenges our self-beliefs.

Adi Peri survived Hamas's attack on her Kibbutz, and now helps other survivors as they navigate being evacuees staying in Eilat.