Understanding Anxiety, Encouraging Courage: What Families Should Know About Social Anxiety

Understanding Anxiety, Encouraging Courage: What Families Should Know About Social Anxiety

Social anxiety is among the most common psychological challenges in childhood and adolescence—and it also presents major challenges for parents. How can they support their children without overwhelming them? What role does parental behavior play in the development and maintenance of anxiety? This article introduces the SPACE therapy program—a research-based parent training that shows how mothers and fathers can empathetically support their children in gradually overcoming social anxiety. / more

Language models: A new perspective on language and cognition

Language models: A new perspective on language and cognition

How do computers help us understand language acquisition? What do ChatGPT and text readability scores have in common? Language models are no longer just a useful technology; they are a window into our own linguistic abilities. Discover how these systems not only generate text but also challenge and deepen insights from the psychology of language. / more

facebook