The Psychologist, May 2022
Cupboard love – Unwrapping the comfort in food
Cupboard love – Unwrapping the comfort in food
‘I have continued to dance to the beat of my own drum’
Ella Rhodes hears from Dr Joanna Wilde around her election as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.
Student ambassadors raise awareness
Ella Rhodes reports on British Psychological Society scheme.
BPS urges action on workforce, rising living costs and online safety
Shaoni Bhattacharya reports.
‘Opportunity and hope around meaningful change’
Ella Rhodes reports on evidence to the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee.
Editorial, May 2022
Dr Annie Brookman-Byrne introduces the issue and says farewell as Deputy Editor.
We all create our own language
Morten H. Christiansen and Nick Chater on what the forgotten story of Laura Bridgman tells us about the astonishing flexibility of human communication.
Where is the evidence of ‘Gaming Disorder’?
Ruben Ferreira with a letter from the May issue.
Overconfident defenders of the Dunning-Kruger effect
The debate continues, with the authors of our feature article - Robert D. McIntosh and Sergio Della Sala - responding to David Dunning.
Long-Covid: interventions not proven
Mike Scott responds to Andy Siddaway's article.
The benefits of studying psychology
Sheila Thomas responds to John Radford's call.
The nature of pandemic response evidence
John Raven questions a news report.
Will we be bystanders?
XR Psychologists write.
Advocacy in anger
Cara Conlon with a letter from our May issue.
Featured jobs… with Cygnet Health Care
Clinical / Forensic / Counselling Psychologist; Clinical / Neuro Psychologist; Psychologist.
A new hope for mental health in schools
Ravina Rao listens to the podcast 'Our kids in mind'.
‘These people all looked within themselves’
Elaine Kasket, Counselling Psychologist and author, meets Bjørn Johnson: co-director of Memory Box: Echoes of 9/11; and Jane Harris, a close supporter of the Memory Box project.
Our fallible senses
'The Man Who Tasted Words: Inside the Strange and Startling World of Our Senses', by Guy Leschziner (Simon & Schuster), reviewed by Georgina Lamb.
Facing life’s challenges
'Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?' by Julie Smith (Michael Joseph), reviewed by Poppy Harding.
The end of trauma as we know it?
Deputy Editor Annie Brookman-Byrne meets Professor George A. Bonanno.
‘You can’t really study grief without studying love’
Our editor Jon Sutton hears from Mary-Frances O’Connor, Associate Professor at the University of Arizona, about her new book The Grieving Brain: The Surprising Science of How we Learn from Love and Loss.
Cupboard love – Unwrapping the comfort in food
When Andrea Oskis left home, the first dish she cooked was her Mum’s version of spaghetti bolognese. Here, she explores the intrinsic connection between food and feelings…
Beyond the battle of the dinner table
Sally Wiggins Young with some evidence-based advice for family mealtimes.
One on one... with Dr Jane Iles
We dip into the Society member database and find Dr Jane Iles, Clinical Director (Clinical Psychologist), PsychD Clinical Psychology Programme, University of Surrey.
Football adopting the Olympic model
Bradley Busch is a sport and exercise psychologist who has worked with elite footballers and Olympic competitors. Ian Florance talked to Bradley about how sports psychology is changing, and some of the other areas he works in.
The damages of Brexit in Northern Ireland
Catriona Shelly and Orla Muldoon with a social psychological analysis.
The darkest knight yet
Travis Langley, professor of Psychology and Batman expert, with his take on the new movie.
The politics of pronouns
A chapter from 'Neuroscience for Organizational Communication: A Guide for Communicators and Leaders', by Chartered Psychologist Dr Laura McHale, courtesy of Palgrave Macmillan.
‘Living for today’ with a progressive condition
Ayad Marhoon on adapting to life with Multiple Sclerosis during the pandemic.
‘We have seen principles of CBT trickle down into the mainstream’
Dr Jo Daniels is Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology (University of Bath) and Academic Director on the university’s Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. She is also a clinical psychologist working in medical settings in North Bristol NHS Trust. She spoke to Ella Rhodes about the evolving role of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) in treating both mental and physical health conditions.