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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 469

psychology

A car burns after fresh explosions are reported in Lebanon on September 18, 2024, a day after thousands of Hezbollah pagers exploded in an attack blamed on Israel (Screencapture X/ used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 19, 2024, 11:52 pm
Hezbollah device explosions hurt psychologically more than practically, analysts say
In terms of physical damage, attacks are unlikely to have greatly affected manpower, but will force terror organization to find new way to communicate
By AP and ToI Staff
A visitor is seen at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem on May 2, 2024, several days ahead of Holocaust Remembrance Day. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
May 6, 2024, 1:37 am
Study: Grief Israelis feel on Holocaust Remembrance Day can help ease political rifts
Hebrew University social psychologists find that periodic national days of mourning and commemoration can serve the important purpose of reducing ideological antagonism
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Chief Superintendent Avi Amar comforting a distraught IDF soldier near Kibbutz Kfar Aza on October 7, 2023, hours before he was killed. (Israel Police)
March 24, 2024, 5:54 pm
Study assesses half a million Israelis at risk of developing PTSD due to Oct. 7 and war
Psychology researchers rely on studies done on similar situations to create predictive mathematical model; leading expert questions study’s methodology, believes numbers inflated
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: A young Israeli man sleeping in his bed, December 1, 2014. (Maxim Dinshtein/Flash90)
February 6, 2024, 12:56 pm
Trying to get a good night’s sleep has been a nightmare for many Israelis since Oct. 7
Research by psychologist shows that dreaming has changed due to heightened anxiety, but there are ways to gain control over scary scenarios playing out in our heads as we sleep
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Illustrative: A child suffering from stress. (goodmoments, iStock at Getty Images)
December 21, 2023, 1:14 am
At war: Psychologist details signs children are in distress — and how to help
Chava Friedman, Education Ministry’s director of psychology, tells ToI that kids not directly impacted by war may still be suffering its effects
By Sue Surkes
Supernova party survivors do yoga at the Secret Forest retreat center in Cyprus, in an undated photo. (courtesy)
November 13, 2023, 4:15 pm
At an exclusive Cyprus retreat center, Supernova rave survivors get help to move on
Traumatized party-goers receive fully subsidized five-day holistic therapy experience including yoga, spa treatments and group sessions; there is a 1,400 person waitlist
By Gavriel Fiske
Family and friends attend the funeral of five members of the Kutz family, Livnat and Aviv and their three children Rotem, Yonatan and Yiftach, on October 17, 2023. The Kutz family was killed by Hamas terrorists, in their home in Kfar Aza, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023. (Flash90)
November 5, 2023, 2:51 pm
Israel’s mental health professionals get special training to help heal the traumatized
With hundreds of thousands of Israelis in acute psychological distress since Oct. 7, PTSD specialists are teaching fellow psychologists who want to help but don’t know how
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Claire Golomb (right) with the winner of a scholarship given at the University of Massachusetts Lowell to environmental science majors in memory of her late husband, fellow Holocaust survivor Dan Golomb, October 27, 2015. (Environmental, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences at UMass Lowell via JTA)
August 30, 2023, 3:05 pm
Claire Golomb, Holocaust survivor and child psychology scholar, dies at 95
Frankfurt-born author moved to pre-state Israel after WWII, served in army, before immigrating to US with husband to pursue studies of how kids discern dreams and reality
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Reuben Baron, far right, and his wife Joan Boykoff Baron, second from right, were among the honorees at a Jewish National Fund dinner in Teaneck, New Jersey, December 15, 2015. (Gerald Bernstein, via The Jewish Standard/JTA)
June 28, 2023, 2:33 pm
Jewish co-author of most widely cited paper in the history of psychology dies at 86
Reuben Baron, who wrote ‘The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research,’ remembered also as art critic and deeply spiritual man, active in synagogue
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Illustrative: An artificial intelligence tool identifies elements of a human face for analysis (vchal via iStock by Getty Images)
February 12, 2023, 10:03 pm
How old do you look? Israeli experts find humans still outguess AI, and suggest why
‘Rather than overcoming our biases for assessing ages, AI is actually exaggerating the same biases,’ says author of peer-reviewed research
By Nathan Jeffay
Meytal and Bushra, center and right, in 'The Narrow Bridge,' a film by Australian psychologist Esther Takac, currently making the rounds of film festivals. (Courtesy: PR)
January 14, 2023, 5:53 am
Documentary places lens on transformation from grief to reconciliation
Australian trauma psychologist Esther Takac’s new film focuses on four bereaved family members on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
By Jessica Steinberg
Illustrative image: a woman undergoes a mammogram (gorodenkoff via iStock by Getty Images)
December 15, 2022, 10:35 pm
Reducing stress can be life-changer for women with high cancer risk — Israeli study
BRCA mutations, common to Ashkenazi Jews, pose a danger that often casts shadow on mental health; coping techniques can help people when facing potentially life-saving surgery
By Nathan Jeffay
Emotion emoticons used by a psychologist during a therapy session with a child with autism. (iStock)
October 26, 2022, 3:20 pm
Israeli study: People with autism don’t have less empathy, paradigm shift needed
In-depth, peer-reviewed research finds people with autism have a gap between the ability to empathize emotionally and knowing how to respond and process the feeling
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative image: a group of people smiling (Andrea Migliarini via iStock by Getty Images)
October 20, 2022, 7:18 pm
Even if you’re faking it, smiling makes you feel happier, international study finds
‘It’s true — when you smile it makes you happier,’ says Israeli psychologist from the 19-country research group, suggesting smile muscles trigger happy feelings
By Nathan Jeffay
Illustrative. A parent comforts a teenage daughter. (fizkes; iStock)
October 13, 2022, 10:28 am
‘A mental health pandemic’: Israeli therapist warns of COVID’s lasting effects
Health officials around the world are seeking to raise awareness on the often-unseen consequences of the global contagion; WHO highlights 25% rise in anxiety and depression
By Nathan Jeffay
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