Psychology

Living on pins and needles: Israel faces uncertainty at the prospect of war - opinion

Between daily life and existential threat, Israel is in an anxious twilight zone, with its citizens living without stability.

 L to R: Iran Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, US President Donald Trump against backdrop of respective flags and missile strikes.
Puzzle with missing pieces, with the words, "I was wrong," in the middle.

How to open yourself to feedback and personal growth

 An illustrative image of artificial intelligence.

Artificial intelligence: A tool for engineering consciousness or a healing aid?- opinion

  The American Psychological Association headquarters in Washington, D.C.

‘Jews are white’: US minority psychologists’ coalition rejects Jewish ethnic recognition


Technology and child development: The potential of personalized, convenient therapy - opinion

Technology enables children and families to access personalized and convenient therapy, from anywhere and at any time.

A child sits at the computer

From despair to hope: The emotional rollercoaster of Israel’s struggle - opinion

Israelis have undergone countless psychological and emotional phases throughout the war.

FORMER HOSTAGE Bar Kupershtein arrives home in Holon on Sunday. ‘Sound hope’ is careful, rational, and based on collected evidence, as some may have experienced during the various ceasefires and hostage releases, says the writer.

From witness to suspect: 911 callers with low emotion may become suspects in their cases - study

A peer-reviewed study, done through Cornell University, reveals how callers who fail to evoke expected levels of anxiety and emotion can become primary suspects in the very case they reported.

Police at the scene where a woman found buried in yard of house in Hadera, April 28, 2025; illustrative.

The women of the western Negev are still fighting to heal from October 7 - opinion

This is our moment as a society to pause, to listen, and to act. If we abandon the women of the western Negev, we lose the heart of the south.

A depressed woman

Mental health pandemic: Israel needs more psychologists for the public - opinion

The state must now prepare a multi-year plan that will ensure the number of psychologists required to treat the public.

A depressed woman

Widespread hate: When the places you trusted turn against you - opinion

Torn and hurt, I’m unsure if renewing my membership is the right choice or if walking away is the only way to stand up to what feels like betrayal.

People attend a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he delivers an address at the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the U.N. headquarters, in New York, U.S., September 26, 2025

Mercury retrograde and decision making: Navigating life's crossroads

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Survey reveals heavy toll of reserve duty on Israeli families

The demand for professional mental health services has been substantial, with 35% of spouses seeking psychological help following their partner’s reserve duty.

 Reservist exercise in the North. January 17, 2024

Adaptation and Time: How are we adapting today?

Over the years, we collect and store these experiences. We construct and form associations and memories. We create meaning.

 The aftermath of Hamas's Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023. Picture taken November 2, 2023

Lessons from ‘shiva’: A tribute to my very special editor

Judaism's mourning rituals parallel the psychological pathway to healing and help enable us to transition through the process of shiva, shloshim, and the first year after death.

THE WRITER with her beloved husband.