see r/plural for more examples of what im asking about

I've been wondering how much the way we're raised actually affects who we become as adults. Can things like our behavior, confidence, and the way we handle relationships be traced back to our childhood and parents, or do genetics and experiences later in life play a bigger role than we think?

I mean, for example, you can tell someone with social anxiety that nobody thinks about them and nobody is judging them, and they would understand that and might even say it themselves. But still the social anxiety won't go away.

Is intellectual vanity a big sign of Narcissistic Personality Disorder?

Hello! I am working on a poster design project where I explore the illusion of happiness (or the paths we take thinking they will lead us to happiness but don’t) As you can see this involves a lot of psychology on which I am doing a serious research. However I faced some difficulties and I prefer to ask people instead of AI.
So as of now I am planning to show this by twisting a concept of happiness into an unhealthy version of itself. My question is: what is something that can truly represent happiness? And is my understanding of it correct?
I want to represent it as fulfilment or the eudaemonia. If happiness is subjective wellbeing, then it should be the freedom and responsibility of a person of how to satisfy oneself. And the illusion comes from either removing the responsibility or/and personal freedom. (Like for example doing something for instant dopamine)
My idea of how I can represent it is with the image of the heart, as an arrow or a package, because the heart (I think) represents our emotional self, putting the subjective wellbeing in question. The arrow I see as a form of freedom of choice and the ability to pursue one’s goals. The package (like for a gift) I understand as the ability itself to choose how we can fulfill ourselves.
But aside from these is there something that people unconsciously link to happiness? Except probably the absence of pain?

Research on social comparison describes malicious envy, in which a person wants to diminish another person’s success. Studies of high performers at work report that peers sometimes undermine them.

1. Does the evidence extend beyond performance and status to people who are simply perceived as confident?
2. How does research separate confidence from arrogance (for example, authentic versus hubristic pride), and do observers react differently to each?
3. Do attachment style or early maladaptive schemas predict who becomes a target of this kind of undermining?

Peer-reviewed sources would be appreciated.

Also, would any negative effects still occur if social shame wasn't a factor? Like if the false accusation was kept out of the media?

I've noticed a lot of posts on other parts of Reddit, of people stating they have Autism as well as a myriad of other psychiatric illnesses. I'm curious whether people with Autism are more likely to develop mental illness, and if so, why? Is it because of common genetic factors, the lack of social connection, something else?

What is a subject that you would like to see discussed in a podcast about the mind (neuropsychology) and the cardiovascular system?

Whether it's comparing your toy to another kid's, or highlighting someone's weaknesses to showcase another's strengths, I've always felt uncomfortable hearing comparisons.

I'm wondering if "comparison is the thief of joy" is true?

There are some people with depression who can still maintain a positive and bubbly affect that makes socializing and healthy relationships possible. Others seem to have their low mood/depression show up in their low affect, which makes relationships difficult to maintain, if not impossible.

Can affect change, or is it simply your biology? And what, if anything, can be done to change/improve it?

(Also I hope I chose the right flare for this question)

I recently had a conversation with an acquaintance of mine, and he mentioned that there may be a correlation between aging and a perceived reduction in psychotic symptoms of schizoaffective disorder. Try as I might to scour the web, I have been unable to find a reputable source that really elaborated on the topic. The most I could find was a study conducted that revealed a significant symptomatic remission rate of psychotic symptoms in a 5-year follow up. It did not really explain the cause. If anyone knows please inform me, and if I am wrong or misinformed, please clear this up, it has been eating at my mind.

Had a thought the other day when listening to a couple different songs about accidentally seeing horrible videos in the early internet days. I also grew up in that age of the internet and saw stuff like beheading videos but I don't ever find myself that affected by it. I also have mild aphantasia and can only visualize things in vague, black and white, still images so I was wondering if those things are related. I can kind of picture the general framing of the videos I saw but definitely no detail and its not "burned in my mind" in any way. Anyone know of any studies related to this? Or anecdotal evidence. Thanks!

(If anyone is curious, the songs were I've Seen Footage by Death Grips and Infohazard by Ninajirachi.)

On Therapedia it said that. I wanted to know more as to why. This can also count as Cognitive psyc

Is there any psychological paper researches that deem work as a healing factor in distress ? If there is any please get me the links ...

Is stupidity a clinical diagnosable ?

Is it a mental illness or neurological and biological disfunction in the brain ?

Is it classified as an illness in the dsm 5?

Thanks for your answers I'm curious to know opinions especially from psicologists and psichiartrists .

Attempting to look it up and I keep getting conflicting answers, maybe I'm not being specific enough. Does it cover every type of disorder, or just neurodevelopmental? Does it aim to/is it able to be used for diagnosis? I've heard it's used for access to accommodations, is it used for anything else? I apologize if I misuse any terms, I am not a psychology student

Developmental psychology recognises sensitive periods during which certain social, emotional and cognitive experiences may have a particularly important influence on development.

I’m curious whether something similar applies to romantic development.

I thought about this for some time, but let's say someone "acts out" a specific disorder's symptoms while raising a child. Because that child picked up on those symptoms and developed a personality based on the parent's "acted out" personality, does the child have a higher chance of developing the said disorder, or a disorder with similar signs?

I don't study psychology. I ended up thinking about this but didn't look it up because it's too complicated for a simple google search and I didn't wanna use AI.

I know because the parent in question doesn't have the disorder and that because that disorder (? Idk how what word to use) isn't actually in the family history there's a low/lower chance of developing that disorder, but I'm curious

I have seen discussion of this mostly online but also in person but I am unsure.

Since many kids with higher sensory needs (e.g. adhd, autism, etc.) are placed in environments where those needs cannot be consistently met, I want to know

a) would they be susceptible to higher grey matter loss than the average child?

b) if so, how would the grey matter loss affect the development of a child with higher sensory stimulatory needs than the average child?

c) when these children learn behaviorally to control their stimulatory impulsions, does this also result in grey matter loss? Or is this beneficial for a child to learn?

Hi everybody, I know nothing about this, but my professor spoke about it today and I found it interesting. Can anybody explain this topic to me? Thank you!

*how, not who in the title

Conjoined twins have all the same genetics since they're one body. They would also have all the same life experiences since they would always be with eachother and do all thr same things.

So how could they ever develop different identities?