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What does it mean to be moved by love?
University of California and University of Oslo researchers define the sensations associated with the emotion of ‘kama muta’.
Even in the gender-egalitarian society Norway people judge feminists by their looks
A new study shows that Norwegians perceive feminist women as masculine, while they picture feminist men as feminine.
Young people use self-harm to share emotions
New study finds that young people use self-harm to share difficult feelings, which they are unable to express in words.
Publications
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The Psychologization of Society. On the Unfolding of the Therapeutic in Norway
Oct. 1, 2018
The Psychologization of Society explores the manner in which psychology has increasingly crept into everyday life, with nature reduced to a source of mental health, the belief in God motivated by health not salvation, sin and evil turned into psychiatric diagnosis and the market economy being primarily driven by psychology.
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Toddlers prefer those who win but not when they win by force
Sep. 24, 2018
Social hierarchies occur across human societies, so all humans must navigate them.
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Cognitive improvement in first-episode schizophrenia and healthy controls: A 6-year multi-assessment follow-up study
Sep. 17, 2018
The development of individual cognitive domains over time is not yet fully examined in first-episode schizophrenia (FES).
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Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Randomized Control Trial among Norwegian Youth
Sep. 3, 2018
Traumatic events by young people can adversely affect their psychological and social well-being when left untreated.