This Is America

Personality

Connecting With Others Helps Them and Enhances Self-Knowledge

Glenn C. Altschuler Ph.D. on November 7, 2023

Are family members and lovers good at reading each other?

Are family members and lovers good at reading each other?

Free Will

An Attack on Free Will

Glenn C. Altschuler Ph.D. on October 17, 2023

Where all beliefs and behavior come from.

Where all beliefs and behavior come from.

Loneliness

Loneliness, Creativity, and Empathy

Glenn C. Altschuler Ph.D. on October 3, 2023

How to work with loneliness, not through it.

How to work with loneliness, not through it.

Relationships

The Power of Person-to-Person Contact

Glenn C. Altschuler Ph.D. on July 4, 2023

Can creative connections be forged in dark movie theaters?

Can creative connections be forged in dark movie theaters?

Relationships

The Pros(e) and Cons of Romantic Love

Glenn C. Altschuler Ph.D. on May 30, 2023

Should romantic love be toppled from its central cultural role?

Should romantic love be toppled from its central cultural role?

Anxiety

It’s Not Always Right to Let There Be Light

Glenn C. Altschuler Ph.D. on May 9, 2023

Are Americans stuck in a ‘Light Metaphor’?

Are Americans stuck in a ‘Light Metaphor’?

Dementia

A Primer for Caregivers of Loved Ones With Dementia

Glenn C. Altschuler Ph.D. on March 1, 2023

Why do caregivers of individuals with dementia sometimes behave in counterproductive ways?

Why do caregivers of individuals with dementia sometimes behave in counterproductive ways?

Psychosis

Living With This Thing We Call Psychosis

Glenn C. Altschuler Ph.D. on January 31, 2023

The emotional toll psychosis takes on families.

The emotional toll psychosis takes on families.

Environment

How Awe Alters Our Brains and Our Bodies

Glenn C. Altschuler Ph.D. on January 3, 2023

An antidote to the ‘default self.’

An antidote to the ‘default self.’

Stress

The Elusive Practice of Deliberate Enjoyment

Glenn C. Altschuler Ph.D. on December 27, 2022

Rebalancing the time we spend in our analog and digital lives.

Rebalancing the time we spend in our analog and digital lives.

Play

A 21st Century Ode to Joy

Glenn C. Altschuler Ph.D. on November 15, 2022

A review of the book "The Fun Habit" and practical suggestions for better work-life balance.

A review of the book "The Fun Habit" and practical suggestions for better work-life balance.

Fear

Our Not-So-Magnificent Obsessions

Glenn C. Altschuler Ph.D. on September 29, 2022

What percentage of the population experiences a phobia?

What percentage of the population experiences a phobia?

Career

Is Status-Seeking the Secret Ingredient for Cultural Change?

Glenn C. Altschuler Ph.D. on August 30, 2022

What is the role of status-seeking in the creation and reception of avant-garde work?

What is the role of status-seeking in the creation and reception of avant-garde work?

Embarrassment

Are Human Emotions Hard-Wired, Pre-Cultural and Universal?

Glenn C. Altschuler Ph.D. on August 2, 2022

How emotions can be successfully unpacked.

How emotions can be successfully unpacked.

Psychology

The Social Psychology of Cheerfulness

Glenn C. Altschuler Ph.D. on May 24, 2022

Why cheerfulness is an overlooked, undervalued emotion.

Why cheerfulness is an overlooked, undervalued emotion.

Placebo

The Power of Premonitions

Glenn C. Altschuler Ph.D. on May 3, 2022

If premonitions are impossible, why do many of us have them?

If premonitions are impossible, why do many of us have them?

Psychiatry

Is Psychiatry Facing an Existential Crisis?

Glenn C. Altschuler Ph.D. on April 20, 2022

Psychiatrists, a new book maintains, cannot establish chains of causation for mental disorders.

Psychiatrists, a new book maintains, cannot establish chains of causation for mental disorders.

Relationships

A Review of "Paradise Falls": Lessons From Love Canal

Glenn C. Altschuler Ph.D. on March 29, 2022

How corporate elites and politicians have evaded their responsibility to address environmental catastrophes.

How corporate elites and politicians have evaded their responsibility to address environmental catastrophes.

Law and Crime

The United States of Surveillance

Glenn C. Altschuler Ph.D. on March 8, 2022

The new age of electronic surveillance features NSA data-mining and an economy that depends on the monetization of private information.

The new age of electronic surveillance features NSA data-mining and an economy that depends on the monetization of private information.

Health

How Reliable Are Articles in Peer-Review Medical Journals?

Glenn C. Altschuler Ph.D. on February 1, 2022

Why the U.S. spends more money on health care than other affluent countries.

Why the U.S. spends more money on health care than other affluent countries.