THE PSYCHOLOGY WORLD PODCAST

Celebrating the release of a brand-new psychology book focusing on how does university work as well as other psychology student life topics, I wanted to show you an extract of the book to help answer some of your burning questions about university life. If you’re a psychology student thinking about university then this is a great episode for you that help to deepen your knowledge about university...

Out of all the thinking biases we learn about from cognitive psychology, it is the confirmation bias that could be a massive threat to us. The confirmation bias influences people to accept information that confirms their beliefs and attitudes whilst getting them to dislike and avoid any opposing information. Not only does this lead to the formation of echo chambers, health and social misinformatio...

Whilst psychology students and psychology professionals often heard about Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and other forms of individual psychotherapy, we don’t often hear about couples therapy. Leaving a lot of people interested in psychology in the dark about what is couples therapy, how it works and how approaches does it use to bring around the therapeutic change needed for the relationship to wo...

Haters, the media and bigots tell everyone that the LGBT+ community are a threat and danger to children. But this is a lie. The LGBT+ community are not a danger to children, any more than heterosexuals are a danger to children. In this social psychology podcast episode, we’ll explore the two biggest myths about the LGBT+ community and why homosexuality does not link to paedophilia.  If you like le...

The question about whether or not a client should see a male or female therapist? Always plays on their mind because some clients strongly believe they should only see a same-sex or opposite-sex therapist when they go to psychotherapy. Yet research shows that the success of therapy doesn’t depend on the therapist’s gender as much as people think, and in reality the therapeutic alliance is a lot mo...

Many LGBT+ young people find an adolescence that isn’t filled with joy, sexual firsts and being themselves with the people important to them. Many LGBT+ youths face an adolescence of fear, hiding who they are and trying to manage the constant harm of anti-gay speech and actions in the world they live in. In this developmental psychology podcast episode, we explore the harm the impact this has on y...

Some psychology degrees offer university students the chance to do a Placement Year giving you a chance to get a year of work experience. In this Careers In Psychology podcast episode, you’ll learn what is a psychology placement year and what are the benefits of doing a year in industry? If you’re a present or future university psychology student, this will be an invaluable podcast episode for you...

In this forensic psychology podcast episode I wanted to explore domestic violence in homosexual relationships. This is a massive problem, this kills people and there are a lot of factors that make it even harder for LGBT+ people to get the psychological help that they need compared to heterosexual people. Domestic violence is wrong against anyone so we need to talk about it. if you enjoy learning...

Whenever we watch a film or movie or TV or we read a book, we constantly see detectives going to talk to serial killers to get a unique insight or a clue about the real killer. All of this is fiction and a gripping, entertaining lie that keeps readers and watchers focused on the drama unfolding in front of them. In this forensic psychology podcast episode, we’ll be exploring why serial killers don...

In the face of horrendous acts of violence and discrimination against the LGBT+ community, you'll learn how can LGBT+ youth can heal, build resilience and thrive into adulthood . If you enjoy learning about developmental psychology, mental health and LGBT+ psychology then you’ll love today’s episode. LISTEN NOW! If you want to support the podcast, please check out: FREE AND EXCLUSIVE 8 PSYCHOL...

On the 29th May 2023, the Met Police said they would no longer take calls from mental health crises from September. This caused anger, confusion and concern from me and after doing a lot of research I continue to have my concerns. Therefore, in this forensic psychology podcast episode, we explore this fascinating topic of how the police overlap with mental health professionals. If you enjoy mental...

Kicking off Pride Month on the podcast, we explore the mental health benefits of LGBT+ people "coming out" by explaining the legacy of how homosexuality got declassified as a mental disorder in the 1970s before exploring books on the topic and psychology research. If you enjoy learning about mental health, clinical psychology and the lived experiences of LGBT+ people, you'll love tod...

As Artificial Intelligence and chatbots improve and become more important in mainstream society, we need to examine whether artificial intelligence has a place in clinical psychology and psychotherapy. In this clinical psychology podcast episode, we'll explore what are the benefits and limitations of chatbot therapists with additional comments on this new possible trend within the psychotherap...

Many people believe social media only negatively impacts mental health and depression, but is that always true? In this great clinical psychology podcast episode, we explore how social media impacts mental health looking at the positive and negative to find what the research truly says about social media. If you enjoy clinical psychology, mental health and cyberpsychology then you'll love toda...

Most autistic people hate functioning labels, because they either invalidate a "High Functioning" person's struggles, cries for help and personal needs. And "low functioning" makes a person become useless and like they are doomed to fail for the rest of their life. In this personal, passionate and fascinating clinical psychology podcast episode, you'll learn why autisti...

Whilst the vast majority of you are university psychology students and psychology professionals, I still enjoy doing and researching parenting-related content. Since as psychology people we know that giving someone a diagnosis and the label associated with it can be difficult and it can take some time to get used to. Therefore, it’s important for us to understand the impact that mental health cond...

With the number of mass violence acts and mass shootings increasing, there comes a point when people are no longer shocked by these tragic events. But why? In this interesting forensic psychology podcast episode, we explore what is mass violence fatigue and how desensitisation makes people less shocked by these awful events, before discussing why it's important to overcome desensitisation and...

Psychologists and therapists living with mental health conditions are invaluable in clinical psychology, but at times these psychologists are victimised, discouraged and moaned at by other psychologists. In this great reflective psychotherapy podcast episode, we reflect on why this is wrong and why psychologists with lived experience are so critical in the clinical psychology profession. If you wa...

Every psychology student and professional is on their own psychology journey. Everyone's will be unique, filled with oportunities and their own interests. In this psychology student life podcast episode, I tell you about mine so far and why psychology fills me with such hope, wonder and passion. If you want to learn more about me including things I've never mentioned before, what a psychol...

Traditionally, it is said that men don't react or care about a miscarriage, but this is wrong. Men suffer from anxiety, depression and grief after a miscarriage. In this great social psychology podcast episode, we investigate how do men grieve after a miscarriage using research studies and how we can better support men since they felt down ignored and missed after a miscarriage. If you enjoy l...

Despite all the myths surrounding autism, the majority of autistic people are interested in intimate and sexual relationships. Yet professionals and mental health services don't talk about this topic with autistic people (the people that need it most), so in this great clinical psychology podcast episode, we'll be uncovering the truth, examining why mental health services and academia don&...

Cyberstalking is a very serious crime involving harassment and menace online, but who cyberstalks others? We answer that in today's great podcast episode intersecting cyberpsychology, forensic psychology and personality psychology as we investigate the factors making a person more likely to cyberstalk others. Especially amgonst in romantic relationships. If you enjoy learning about psychology...

Research shows dementia rates are rising all over the world and in the next few decades, there'll be millions of new dementia cases placing immense pressure on healthcare services, families and society. But is there a chance the rates are decreasing? In this great clinical psychology episode we investigate a new study that shines a possibly hopeful light on this sad dementia news. If you enjoy...

Traditionally, pregnancy is a wonderful time filled with only joy, delight and love, but this isn't the case for all women. Sometimes women develop mental health conditions like Postpartum Depression, and pregnancy can make existing mental health conditions worse. So in this clinical psychology podcast episode, we investigate the fascinating mental health impacts of pregnancy including what happen...

Misinformation is everywhere and it has a wide range of consequences on people's health, democracy and more. But who is most vulnerable to misinformation and how do we help them? In this great social psychology and applied psychology podcast episode, we investigate the factors that make a person more vulnerable to misinformation and we explore what can be done to help them. If you enjoy learning a...