THE PSYCHOLOGY WORLD PODCAST

The criminal justice system traumatises a lot of victims of crimes and traditional views of crime focus on punishment and making people pay, not on the possible trauma an offender faced. In this forensic psychology episode, we investigate the effects of trauma on victims and offenders and question if restorative justice could be a way to get justice for the victims of crimes and help offenders to...

Suicide harms people and it is surrounded by myths and misconceptions that do real damage to suicidal people needing help. In this great clinical psychology podcast episode, we investigate 5 myths about suicide and start to explore the truth behind the psychology of suicide. This is the perfect episode for anyone interested in mental health. In the psychology news section, you'll learn about how t...

Note: updated audio editing so my voice isn't as low. Workplace romances are fun, great and powerful, but how do you manage them? Both as a person in the relationship and as a boss or leadership team member, there are a lot of important questions to ask. So in this great social psychology episode, we investigate how everyone can better manage a workplace romance because you never know when you'll...

The idealised body image is everywhere. Shirtless pictures of muscular men with no body fat and more are all over social media, in movies and TV, and with the so-called perfect body image becoming more extreme in recent decades, we have to ask: what's causing this? How does the perfect body image affect men? And what can we do if we know someone with body image concerns? Covering a lot of great to...

Psychological therapy is a process and journey and it always end. Yet for therapists and clients, it is hard to know when it's a beneficial time to end the therapy. In this clinical psychology podcast episode, we look at questions and real-world issues that influence and can help guide the client and psychotherapist in deciding when it's time to end therapy. This is a great episode for future or c...

When it comes to Careers In Psychology, many teachers, parents and others discourage students from going into psychology because they can't understand what jobs you can get with a psychology degree. In this episode you realise why this is a myth, why psychology offers you so many job opportunities and why psychology careers are important to investigate early on. This is a perfect podcast episode f...

Be it in crime fiction, true crime podcasts or books, people love to know about serial killers and murderers, but why? In this fascinating forensic psychology podcast episode, you'll learn about all the different reasons why people are fascinated with this darker side of human nature. This is a great episode if you want to expand your knowledge in forensic and criminal psychology. In the psycholog...

There's a lot of misinformation surrounding ADHD and there is a lot of stigma surrounding the condition too. Leading to people with ADHD believing that they could never possibly become a therapist, and others don't realise how ADHD affects therapists themselves. In this great clinical psychology episode, we investigate more about ADHD, how it impacts therapists and most importantly how ADHD benefi...

Over 50% of arson charges are done by children and young people, but why? Why do children start fires? In this great forensic psychology podcast episode, you'll learn what motivates children to start fires, we debunk a lot of mental health myths around pyromania and a lot more topics as well. If you enjoy criminal psychology and arson then you'll love today's episode. In the psychology news sectio...

Terror Management Theory deals with death anxiety and protecting our mental health. In this great social psychology podcast episode, you'll learn about death anxiety, Terror Management Theory and how this links to Christmas. This is a brilliant, uplifting episode to end 2023. If you enjoy social psychology, you'll love today's episode. In the psychology news section, you'll learn how the placebo e...

Seasonal romances are very common in films, movies and TV programmes, but how do they work in real life? In this light-hearted social psychology episode, we look at research investigating seasonal romances and most importantly how to avoid falling for an ex only interested in "winter coating" you. If you enjoy social psychology, the holiday season and relationships, you'll love today's episode. In...

Psychology students and professionals  know Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is an  effective psychological treatment for a range of mental health conditions. Including eating disorders. In this brilliant clinical psychology episode, we investigate Enhanced CBT, how it treats eating disorders and more. If you love clinical psychology, mental health and eating disorders then you'll love toda...

Psychology and social work students constantly mix up psychology and social work by thinking they're the same thing. But they aren't. There are differences but also similarities between the two disciplines. In this great applied psychology episode, we investigate how social work and psychology are different, why are they similar and what each discipline can teach each other. If you love psychology...

People on the Autistic Spectrum can be called an "autistic person" or a "person with autism", but what type of language is more helpful, positive and supportive to autistic people? In this truly fascinating and enthralling podcast episode, we examine these two types of language, how they come about and what type is the best to use for ASC people. If you love clinical psychology and autism research...

Just because we all love psychology, it doesn't make immune to breakups and the pain that they cause. In this brilliant social psychology episode, we look at the 12 reasons why couples break up, the impacts this has on people and most importantly what to do about it. If you enjoy relationship psychology with a sprinkling of clinical psychology added it, you'll love today's episode. In the psycholo...

Autistic people are more likely to get burnout compared to neurotypical people, but why? In this great clinical psychology episode, we look at why people with autism are more likely to get burnout, how this impacts them and most importantly, how can we help them. Even if you don't want to work with autistic people in the future, this is still packed with great information you can apply to other si...

Drugs have a wide range of effects on behaviour, but what if we could combine medication with psychotherapy to more therapy more effective? In this fascinating clinical psychology podcast episode, we explore this interesting question by examining the effects of ketamine on psychotherapy and how it could help our clients. If you enjoy psychopharmacology and clinical psychology then you're in for a...

Our brain influences our behaviour through chemical and electrical signals. Neuromodulation hopes to take advantage of our electrical signals in our nervous system to treat mental health conditions. In this great, fascinating podcast episode, we investigate what is neuromodulation, how it could help people with mental conditions, how it works currently but also how could neuromodulation help us in...

Eating disorders are one of the deadliest mental health conditions, and body image issues are thought to only affect girls, but this is wrong and a very dangerous ways to think about the problem. In this fascinating clinical psychology episode, we investigate how body image issues affects boy, harms their mental health and how can we help boys with their body image issues. And I get very personal...

Humans are an extremely social species and our friendships are critical to us, so we're often upset when our friendships breakdown and end. But why do friendships end? That's the focus of this great social psychology episode. If you're interested in social processes and friendship psychology then this is an episode you really have to listen to! LISTEN NOW! If you want to learn more, please check o...

Of all the socials norms in our society, there is one norm that is so engrained in our society that is really does divide people. The social norm of "Not Speaking Ill of The Dead" is very damaging to trauma survivors and it can cause them to lose their social support network when they need it most. But what are the benefits of speaking ill of the dead? That's the focus of this great podcast episod...

Looking into this darker side of human relationships and social psychology, we explore the different infidelity-hiding strategies partner use to hide their cheating behaviour and why these can fail, before we investigate how a certain personality trait can be a predictor of cheating too. If you enjoy social psychology and relationship psychology, this is the episode for you! In the psychology news...

Traditionally Borderline Personality Disorder is seen as a terrible dysfunction of the brain leading to a person having negative and unstable relationships and more, but what if the condition is actually an evolutionary adaptation. That's the focus of this fascinating podcast episode today as we explore the argument and evidence bringing together theories and information from clinical psychology t...

Perfect for psychology students, professionals and non-psychology people. Psychology students and professionals know a lot about psychotherapy and therapists in general, but in this fascinating podcast episode, we look at what you need to know when looking for an effective CBT therapist in case you ever need psychological help and this great episode offers up good perspectives on what our clients...

Our gut affects our behaviour and brain and mental health a lot, as we discuss in episode 101, but how do we help our gut-brain connection to reap the health benefits? In this fascinating biological psychology episode, we explore this amazing topic to find out how. You'll love this episode. In the personal update, I give a quick tribute to Queen Elizabeth the Second of The UK and what it was brief...