Simple Psychology Tips Podcast

Today, I would like to share 3 psychological theories that helped me ride through my 2023. If you are stuck in life, feel free to stick around to see how using those theories can help you with life. Theories covered: Self-Fulfilling Prophecy Theory System 1 and System 2 Thinking Processes Cognitive Distortions Theory psychology simplepsychology104@gmail.com if you want to connect further!

Today's episode will be swapping bodies with your friends and how that affects the way you think about yourself, and how that can be applied to improving your self-esteem.  Link to the research study: Pawel Tacikowski, Marieke L. Weijs, H. Henrik Ehrsson. Perception of Our Own Body Influences Self-Concept and Self-Incoherence Impairs Episodic Memory . iScience , 2020; 101429 DOI: 10.1016/j.isc...

Today's episode will be covering on the kinds of goals you can set up for 2024 and you will learn more about the differences between approach-oriented and avoidance-oriented goals, and how these goals affect how much you would commit to achieving it. Link to the various articles mentioned: Elliot, A. J. & Friedman, R. (2007). Approach-avoidance: A central characteristic of personal goals ....

Have you ever feel so out of place in a social situation? Have you ever felt so shitty after being rejected by people? I wanted to talk about authenticity and how being yourself makes you feel less depressed after a social rejection. Using a study conducted on authenticity and social rejection, I wanted to bring forward the relationship between authenticity and social rejection. Perhaps, stick aro...

Today's episode is about explaining the difference between an extrovert and an introvert, from my own personal experience. I realise that people may have misconceptions on what an extrovert and introvert is, like how introverts are people who liked to stay at home and extroverts like to go out more. Today's podcast is about debunking all that, from my own personal experience. Stick around...

Hello. Today we are going to talk about sleep and how that links to our mood. Ever wonder if sleeping too much lead to worser moods? For depressed individuals, should I sleep my problems away and make myself feel better? Stick around in this episode, as I explain all that with a research study on mood and sleep. Research study link: Chai, Y., Gehrman, P., Yu, M., Mao, T., Deng, Y., Rao, J., Shi, H...

I am your host, Charmaine, an aspiring Clinical Psychologist, looking to make psychology fun, and easy for people to apply in their daily lives. In this episode, I will be sharing with you my motivations for starting this podcast and do stick around more for exciting content planned out about psychology.