What to Do When the News Scares You
The American Psychological Association released an updated guide titled “What to Do When the News Scares You,” aimed at helping children process frightening media coverage. The resource offers age‑appropriate explanations, calming techniques, and printable worksheets for parents to use during conversations. It also directs families to additional APA mental‑health materials online. The guide is part of APA’s broader effort to support youth mental health amid increasing news‑driven anxiety.
Why AI Can't Replace Human Care | APA 2025 #ai #mentalhealth #psychology #shorts
The American Psychological Association highlighted that while artificial intelligence can broaden mental‑health access, it cannot replicate the human connection essential to clinical practice. Dr. Anthony Estreet emphasized clinicians’ ability to read nonverbal cues and truly understand patients’ experiences. The organization...
Invisible Scars: Recognizing and Treating Medical Trauma, with James C. Jackson, PsyD
Psychologist James C. Jackson, PhD, highlights the hidden epidemic of medical trauma, affecting millions who endure intensive‑care stays, traumatic childbirth, or chronic‑pain battles. In his book “Reclaiming Your Life from Medical Trauma,” he explains why these experiences are often dismissed...
What's Behind Psychologist Burnout? | APA 2025 #burnout #psychology #shorts
Psychologist burnout is escalating as demand for mental‑health services outpaces available resources, according to Dr. Heather Ciesielski. Clinicians face intense emotional strain from caring for patients and often find themselves unable to practice in line with their professional values. This...
The Flock We Found Read by Mary Reaves Uhles
The Flock We Found, published by APA’s Magination Press and read by author‑illustrator Mary Reaves Uhles, is a picture‑book that follows Baby Bird’s quest for his absent father’s approval. Through a field‑day competition, Baby Bird tries to win prizes—best nest, fastest...
What Every Kid Needs to Thrive | APA 2025 #mentalhealth #psychology #teens #shorts
APA’s 2025 video outlines three essential conditions—safety, visibility, and support—that enable children to thrive. UC Santa Barbara professor Dr. Janine Jones emphasizes that schools must move beyond behavior management to recognize each student’s identity, experiences, and strengths. The message aligns...
The Limits of AI in Therapy | APA 2025 #psychology #ai #shorts
AI-driven tools are entering mental‑health practice, offering scalable screening and symptom monitoring. However, clinical psychologist Dr. Margaret Morris cautions that AI cannot interpret what remains unsaid, missing the nonverbal cues and contextual patterns that human therapists detect. The American Psychological...
The Psychology of Spending, Debt and Budgeting, with Abigail Sussman, PhD | Speaking of Psychology
Buy‑now‑pay‑later (BNPL) schemes have exploded, adding a new layer to consumer decision‑making. Abigail Sussman, PhD, explains how payment‑splitting tricks the brain into perceiving purchases as cheaper, while people routinely overlook irregular costs in their budgets. She also highlights why many...
S'more Is Enough Read by Brenda S. Miles
The video introduces "S'more is Enough," a new title in Brenda Miles’ Food for Thought series, illustrated by Monika Filipina. Miles, a child psychologist, frames the story around Graham, a whimsical s’more who questions whether he is sufficient as he...
Why Babies Laugh, with Gina Mireault, PhD | Speaking of Psychology
The episode explores infant laughter as a developmental milestone, featuring Dr. Gina Moreau of Vermont State University. She explains that involuntary smiles appear in utero, voluntary smiling emerges around six weeks, and genuine laughter typically surfaces at four months, often in...
How Accurate Are Our First Impressions? With Nicholas Rule, PhD | Speaking of Psychology
Nicholas Rule, PhD, explains that the brain generates social judgments within milliseconds, often before conscious awareness. He reviews how accurate these snap assessments can be, noting that traits like extraversion and trustworthiness are sometimes inferred with modest success, while others,...
Closing Session: Perspectives Power Purpose | APA 2025
The American Psychological Association’s 2025 Closing Session featured four psychologists—Dr. Billy Holcombe, Dr. Daniel Lattimore, Dr. Jared Minkel, and Dr. Elise Oehring—sharing personal stories that illuminate the motivations behind their careers. Produced with Story District and inspired by The Moth,...
Clinical Work with Men | Andrew P. Smiler Spotlight
The video features clinical psychologist Andrew P. Smiler introducing his new book, *Clinical Work with Men: Understanding Masculinity and Psychotherapy*. He highlights the growing difficulty therapists encounter when engaging teenage boys and adult men, noting high no‑show rates and stagnant...
Safeguarding Mental Health Professionals in an AI World | APA 2025
The session, presented by a certified professional healthcare risk manager at the APA 2025 conference, focused on how mental‑health clinicians can safely integrate artificial intelligence into their practices. While acknowledging the growing allure of AI for documentation, report drafting, and...
Emotionography | Jonathan Potter & Alexa Hepburn Spotlight
The video introduces Emotionography, a methodological shift championed by Jonathan Potter and Alexa Hepburn, arguing that traditional emotion research relies on questionnaires and lab tasks that strip emotion from its lived context. They advocate analyzing audio‑video recordings of natural settings—family meals,...