A new study posits that same-sex sexual behavior developed to help primates in complex social groups ease tension, reduce ...

A common belief is that compulsive behaviors trap people in a “habit loop” that takes over self-control. New research, however, suggests this explanation may be incomplete. For many years, compulsive ...

School leaders can follow these guidelines to support teachers in dealing with challenging behaviors and ensure that meetings ...

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A team is only as good as the people in it. Even one negative team member can infect the rest of their team with cynicism and apathy. However, it can be difficult to confront this person about what ...

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Huffington is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global. Healthcare is broken. Chronic diseases are eating up an increasing share of healthcare resources in every healthcare system across the world in ways ...

Huffington is the founder and CEO of Thrive Global. A staggering 129 million Americans have at least one major chronic disease—and 90% of our $4.1 trillion in annual health care spending goes toward ...

Prosocial behaviors are voluntary actions intended to help others. Children display prosocial behavior when they share toys, comfort someone who is sad, or work together to complete a task. Share on ...

Some examples of narcissistic behavior include inflating one’s accomplishments to gain praise, ignoring other people’s feelings, and deliberately taking credit for someone else’s work. Narcissistic ...

Stereotypes are widespread but fixed ideas about specific groups of people. If the stereotype is negative, research suggests, it may lead us to consciously or subconsciously avoid or limit contact ...