Sexual anxiety is a common issue among adolescents that can affect their ability to form and maintain healthy romantic relationships. This article will explore how sexual anxiety influences cognitive...
Cognitive Appraisal
In intimate contexts, the act of revealing one's sexual orientation can be an incredibly difficult task for individuals who identify as LGBTQ+. Prolonged concealment of sexual...
Resilience is defined as an individual's capacity to cope with stressors and adversities. Coping refers to strategies used to deal with negative experiences. Self-efficacy involves one's belief in...
Internalized societal bias refers to the tendency for individuals to absorb and internalize societal attitudes and beliefs about themselves and others, which can influence their perceptions,...
How does chronic exposure to social invalidation affect cognitive appraisal and emotional responses?
The concept of social invalidation refers to the process through which an individual's...
Intersectionality and Cognitive Appraisal of Social Threats
Intersectionality refers to the idea that individuals may face multiple forms of oppression based on their identity characteristics such...
The psychological processes that underpin post-traumatic growth, resilience, and emotional regulation in LGBTQ people who have experienced social rejection are many and varied, but they all share a...
Chronic exposure to microaggressions can have significant effects on the cognitive appraisal and emotional regulation of individuals within queer populations. These aggressions are subtle, often...
I will explain how people's expectations of others' opinions influence their own thinking, speech, and actions regarding matters that are potentially controversial or private.
Imagine a situation...
Microaggressions are subtle, often unintentional insults that negatively impact marginalized groups' mental health and wellbeing. Queer youth face them regularly, and their lasting effects can hamper...