Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Affirmations can have a positive effect on a person's self-worth. Here's how to get started. (Getty Images) Affirmations can ...

I am confident. I am successful. I am strong. These phrases are examples of positive affirmations: statements that people repeat to themselves with the goal of improving their mood and boosting ...

I became interested in psychology at a very young age. When I was in high school, I was part of a peer program that involved looking after a younger child who was 10 years old. She had lived in many ...

Is it possible to be too upbeat? Too optimistic, too bright-eyed, too indefatigably hopeful about the future? The answer, unfortunately, is yes—especially when it comes to maintaining a rigid and ...

This summer, plenty of celebrities, from models to Olympians, have demonstrated or spoken out about the power of affirmations. But what are affirmations, and do they actually work? And perhaps a more ...