This article explores the relationship between contemporary adolescent mental health issues and traditional family values and education from a psychological perspective. The article points out that despite continuously improving material living conditions, adolescent mental health problems are becoming increasingly prominent, which is closely related to the current educational environment. The author analyzes the dilemmas faced by modern children: the mismatch between their living space and horizons, lack of space for trial and error, bearing excessive expectations, etc., leading to their difficulty in accepting ordinariness. The article criticizes the practice of viewing academic advancement and scores as the sole purpose of education, believing this places an "unbearable weight of existence" on children. By comparing educational philosophies from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods with the educational traditions of modern cultural families, the article emphasizes the important role of family education in shaping children's outlook on life, worldview, and values. The author calls on parents to reexamine educational goals, draw wisdom from the excellent traditional Chinese culture of family values and education, focus on children's long-term development and physical and mental health, rather than merely pursuing immediate utilitarian success.

This article analyzes the deep connection between skin itching and emotional states from a psychological perspective. The article points out that skin and brain originate from the same ectoderm during embryonic development. When people face stress and anxiety, the brain initiates stress responses that affect skin immune function and barrier integrity, amplifying mild itching signals several times over. The article provides detailed analysis of the psychological triggers behind common skin conditions such as atopic dermatitis, psoriasis, chronic urticaria, and neurodermatitis, revealing their associations with psychological characteristics including contact anxiety, emotional suppression, psychological trauma, and perfectionism. In response to this mind-body interaction mechanism, the article proposes comprehensive intervention strategies including mindfulness breathing techniques, emotional journaling, cognitive restructuring exercises, and tactile substitution therapy. It demonstrates the effectiveness of combined "anti-inflammatory + mindfulness stress reduction" treatment through a real case study. The article emphasizes that when skin becomes a window for emotional expression, medication alone often has limited effectiveness, requiring comprehensive treatment that addresses the root causes of mind-body connection.

This article introduces the application of art therapy techniques in self-awareness and psychological healing through the This article explores the increasingly serious social issue of adolescent substance abuse through the real case of a high school student named Xiao Yun seeking help. The article provides a detailed account of Xiao Yun's journey from middle school, where academic pressure and emotional distress led her to contact and become dependent on drugs like "Xiao Mei," revealing the complex underlying causes of adolescent substance abuse, including peer influence, curiosity-seeking psychology, and self-medication needs. From a medical perspective, the article introduces the diagnostic criteria and symptom manifestations of substance use disorders, analyzing characteristics of adolescent substance abuse such as loss of control in usage, impaired social functioning, and risky use behaviors. Regarding intervention strategies, the article emphasizes the importance of tripartite collaboration between family, school, and medical professionals, ultimately helping Xiao Yun successfully overcome drug dependency through comprehensive measures including psychological counseling to help students reframe their self-perception, securing parental understanding and support, and coordinating with professional medical treatment. The article concludes that rebuilding healthy lifestyles, stimulating adolescents' inner energy, and providing effective help and companionship are key pathways to solving adolescent substance abuse problems.

This article demonstrates how drawing can help people bypass psychological defense mechanisms and approach their This article tells the story of Batur, a Xinjiang student in an inland high school class, overcoming academic and psychological difficulties through a real psychological counseling case. Batur experienced declining academic performance due to poor Mandarin proficiency, along with anxiety and lack of self-confidence caused by the pressure of studying far from home. Through four counseling sessions, the psychological counselor helped him identify the root causes of his problems, developed a specific plan to improve his Mandarin, taught him deep breathing relaxation techniques to alleviate test anxiety, and guided him in setting reasonable goals and building self-confidence. Through continuous effort, Batur's academic performance improved significantly, and his psychological state also notably improved. The article uses this case to demonstrate the practical effectiveness of psychological counseling, emphasizing the importance of courageously seeking help. It points out that psychological distress is not a sign of weakness, and actively seeking professional help is a normal and wise choice, just as physical discomfort requires medical attention, psychological problems also need timely attention and treatment.

This article documents the growth and transformation of a problem student named Xia Yang over a two-year period from sixth to seventh grade through a real educational case study. Initially, Xia Yang exhibited behaviors as a "troublemaker" who was irritable, explosive, and frequently conflicted with classmates, later developing more serious behavioral issues including theft and bullying. The article provides a detailed account of how the teacher discovered the root causes of his behavioral problems through in-depth understanding of the student's family background, which stemmed from a special family structure and lack of proper guidance. In response to problems arising at different stages, the teacher implemented diversified intervention measures, including one-on-one conversations, home-school cooperation, peer influence, participation in group activities, legal education, and psychological counseling. Through sustained educational support, Xia Yang gradually learned emotional management, established correct values, and made significant progress in both academic performance and interpersonal relationships. The article emphasizes that educational work requires patience, compassion, and responsibility, demonstrating the importance of individualized teaching and continuous attention to student development.

This article presents the formation process of adolescent psychological problems and educational intervention methods through the case of Xiao Hao, a left-behind child. The article describes Xiao Hao's growth trajectory from rural areas to the city, where he gradually became withdrawn under strict discipline and environmental changes, ultimately developing school avoidance emotions under academic pressure in ninth grade. Through teachers' home visits and interventions, the article demonstrates how to apply psychological principles to help children rebuild confidence: awakening children's sense of value through collective belonging, breaking down large goals into small tasks to reduce anxiety, changing parents' communication methods from external pressure to internal motivation, and reducing children's psychological tension through self-disclosure sharing. The article emphasizes the importance of gentle, supportive education, arguing that adolescents need understanding and support rather than coercive demands. Ultimately, Xiao Hao successfully entered a key high school and grew into a volunteer who could help others, demonstrating the positive impact of correct educational methods on children's mental health and academic development.

This article analyzes the academic pressure problems faced by contemporary middle school students and their psychological mechanisms through psychological counseling cases. The article points out that middle school students are in a stage of imbalanced physiological and psychological development, and are prone to confrontational emotions, depression, low self-esteem and other psychological problems under academic pressure. From the perspective of developmental psychology, the author summarizes academic pressure into five core dimensions: the contradiction between learning difficulty and cognitive development, the insufficiency of time management ability as learning tasks increase, social comparison pressure brought by peer competition, conflicts between parental expectations and parent-child communication, and self-denial caused by incorrect attribution. In response to these problems, the article proposes corresponding support strategies, including discovering learning blind spots through verbal expression, reasonably arranging study time, guiding students from horizontal comparison to vertical growth, using nonviolent communication to improve parent-child relationships, and cultivating positive self-affirmation habits. The article emphasizes that true academic support is not about eliminating pressure, but about teaching adolescents to coexist with pressure and establish self-identity through trial and error.

This article, based on research published in Nature journal in 2025, explores the neural mechanisms of how chronic stress alters human behavioral patterns. The article points out that under normal circumstances, the brain maintains a balance between goal-directed behavior and habitual behavior, with the former relying on rational thinking and flexible decision-making, while the latter is based on automated responses from past experiences. However, chronic stress disrupts this balance, impairing individual autonomy and promoting the formation of rigid habits. Through mouse experiments, the research discovered a dual-pathway mechanism for stress's influence on behavioral control: the pathway from the basolateral amygdala to the dorsomedial striatum supports flexible goal-directed behavior, while the pathway from the central amygdala to the dorsomedial striatum promotes habit formation. Chronic stress inhibits the former pathway and activates the latter, making individuals more inclined to adopt rigid behavioral patterns. The study also found that this influence is reversible, and normal behavioral control capabilities can be restored through neural intervention techniques, providing new scientific evidence for understanding and treating stress-related psychological disorders.

This article, based on research published in the Journal of Business Research in 2025, explores the mechanisms by which a "fresh start mindset" affects workplace performance. The article defines a fresh start mindset as an individual's belief in their ability to break free from past failures or limitations and begin anew, which manifests in daily work as the positive attitude of "starting fresh tomorrow." Through questionnaire surveys of 279 corporate employees and their direct supervisors, the study found that employees with high fresh start mindsets performed better in task completion, proactive voice behavior, and reduced silence behavior. The research reveals the pathway through which fresh start mindset operates: it primarily enhances work performance by stimulating learning goal orientation, while work self-efficacy plays a crucial moderating role in this process. The article emphasizes that fresh start mindset is not a panacea and needs to be combined with the confidence of "I can do it" to effectively translate into action. Finally, the article proposes practical suggestions for applying fresh start mindset in the workplace from three levels - individual, managerial, and organizational - including establishing psychological rituals, continuous capability enhancement, and creating supportive environments.

This article explores the practical integration of positive psychology with the "Five Educations Integration" educational model. The article introduces how to organically integrate the five educational dimensions of moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic, and labor education through art classrooms, using the 24 character strengths theory from positive psychology to guide instructional design. In specific implementation, intellectual education cultivates students' creativity and judgment through art history learning, moral education conveys character traits such as benevolence and responsibility through artworks, physical education enhances students' psychological resilience by combining with artistic expression, and labor education develops diligence and self-control through artistic creation. The article provides detailed descriptions of teaching cases such as "Emotional Color Palette" and "Happiness Energy Station," demonstrating how students express emotions, relieve stress, and discover their character strengths through artistic creation. Through quantitative and qualitative assessments, this teaching model shows positive effects in improving students' psychological crisis situations and enhancing their sense of well-being. The article argues that this integrated educational model can help students achieve comprehensive development through artistic practice and find growth paths suitable for themselves.

This article delves into the psychological mechanisms behind the globally popular gacha games, focusing on how the sunk cost effect influences player behavior. The article points out that gacha games attract players through three key elements: random rewards, card scarcity, and social recognition needs, with the variable ratio reinforcement principle creating strong player dependence on uncertain rewards. When players invest significant time and money to obtain desired cards but fail to achieve their goals, they often continue to increase their investment due to consideration of prior costs, falling into a state of "getting carried away" and irrational spending cycles. The article pays particular attention to the negative impacts of gacha games on adolescents, including distorted consumption concepts, encroachment on study time, and psychological problems. Addressing these issues, the article proposes coping strategies from three levels: family education, school guidance, and personal rational development, emphasizing the need to improve awareness of the sunk cost effect and cultivate rational decision-making abilities to avoid falling into irrational behavioral traps while enjoying gaming pleasure.

TThis article explores the underlying reasons for the popularity of "Chinese horror" among young people and its impact. The article points out that "Chinese horror" has emerged since 2017, creating a terrifying atmosphere through folk symbols such as suona, red lanterns, and embroidered shoes, garnering over 3.9 billion views on platforms like TikTok. From a psychological perspective, young people's fascination with "Chinese horror" stems from three main aspects: first, familiarity with traditional cultural symbols, where these symbols are given specific meanings within social and cultural contexts based on cognitive schema theory; second, diverse entertainment experiences in social media environments, explaining how audiences achieve psychological satisfaction in safe environments through excitation transfer theory; third, as a rebellious expression for stress relief, where people vent real-world anxieties in virtual horror scenarios. However, the article also points out that "Chinese horror" suffers from problems such as over-commercialization and commercialization that dissolves cultural connotations, as well as potential negative impacts on adolescent psychological development, calling for a balance between entertainment value and cultural significance in creation and dissemination.

This article delves into the psychological states and coping strategies of elderly people when facing the loss of loved ones. The article points out that in the later stages of life, elderly people face the reality of successive deaths of spouses, relatives, and friends, and this cumulative grief often brings them tremendous psychological impact. From a psychological perspective, grief affects multiple dimensions including emotions, cognition, behavior, and physical health, manifesting as symptoms such as sadness and depression, scattered attention, social withdrawal, and decreased immunity. The article provides detailed descriptions of six types of grief: normal grief, acute grief, integrated grief, prolonged grief, disenfranchised grief, and anticipatory grief, helping readers understand different grief states. Addressing the special circumstances of elderly people, the article proposes seven specific coping recommendations: accepting grief emotions, maintaining spiritual connections with the deceased, rebuilding daily life, seeking companionship and support, paying attention to physical health, reconstructing life meaning, and seeking professional help when necessary. The article emphasizes that grief is an expression of love rather than a disease, and elderly people should be allowed to process loss in their own way, while also trusting that their accumulated life wisdom can help them overcome difficulties.

This article explores common psychological issues among elderly patients during disease treatment and their impact on recovery. The article points out that emotional fluctuations in elderly patients are not simply "mood swings" but can seriously affect treatment outcomes and quality of life. Through specific case analyses, the article explains how psychological problems caused by illness in the elderly harm health through two pathways: triggering somatic reactions and affecting treatment compliance. The article provides detailed descriptions of four common types of psychological problems in elderly patients: anxiety and fear, depression and low self-esteem, loneliness and sensitivity, and stubbornness and suspicion, analyzing their specific manifestations and causes. In response to these issues, the article proposes five family support strategies: empathetic understanding, attentive companionship, helping restore sense of value, emotional regulation guidance, and proper understanding of aging. Meanwhile, the article also reminds family members to avoid pitfalls such as overprotection, constantly bringing up negative topics, and making comparisons with others. The article emphasizes that family love and support are key factors in the psychological recovery of elderly patients.

This article explores elderly hypochondriasis, a common psychological disorder, and analyzes through specific cases how this "unfounded yet firmly believed illness" seriously impacts the lives of elderly people. The article points out that elderly hypochondriasis accounts for 3%-5% of elderly medical cases, and is not simply "faking illness" but rather a cognitive bias regarding health among the elderly. The article elaborates on five typical symptoms of elderly hypochondriasis: persistent physical discomfort without clear etiology, obsessive "examination compulsion" with repeated medical consultations, hypersensitivity to bodily changes, excessive anxiety about death threats, and accompanying significant negative emotions. In response to these symptoms, the article proposes three caregiving techniques: first empathizing then tracing sources to understand elderly people's fears, redirecting attention to break the vicious cycle of discomfort and hypochondriasis, and using positive suggestion to help elderly people rebuild healthy cognition. The article emphasizes that although elderly hypochondriasis is stubborn, through caregivers' patient companionship and scientific guidance, combined with professional psychological treatment, most elderly people's symptoms can be effectively alleviated.

This article explores the socially neglected topic of elderly people's sexual and romantic needs, revealing their longing for intimate relationships and the positive impact on their physical and mental health through the real story of Uncle Shi and Aunt Tang in a nursing home. The article points out that society generally holds prejudices against elderly people's sexual needs, believing that the elderly should be "free from desires," but in reality, elderly people's sexual and romantic needs are normal and legitimate life requirements. The article analyzes the characteristics of elderly people's sexuality and love: shifting from passion-oriented to intimacy-oriented, with more diverse and flexible expressions, and a love perspective that transitions from romantic impulse to deep companionship. Addressing caregivers' confusion when facing elderly people's intimate relationships, the article proposes three suggestions: abandon prejudices and understand needs, protect privacy boundaries to allow elderly people to safely enjoy intimacy, and provide professional support to facilitate intimate relationships. The article emphasizes that elderly people's sexuality and love are fundamentally about human dignity, and the desire to love and be loved does not disappear with age. Society should provide understanding and support rather than treating it as taboo.

This article addresses the increasingly serious issue of adolescent mental health problems and explores in depth the concept of "psychological immunity" and methods for cultivating it. The article points out that the depression detection rate among Chinese adolescents reaches 24.6%, with multiple factors such as academic pressure, social difficulties, and family parenting styles leading to fragile psychological defenses in young people. The article introduces the definition of psychological immunity as an individual's ability to maintain psychological balance when facing stress and adversity and recover from setbacks, and elaborates on its five core dimensions: emotional regulation ability, cognitive flexibility, social support systems, self-efficacy, and meaning-making capacity. Regarding how to enhance adolescents' psychological immunity, the article proposes specific recommendations from four levels: family, school, society, and individual, including building a safe psychological haven, fostering a growth mindset, establishing diverse evaluation systems, and reducing "involution" anxiety. The article emphasizes that psychological immunity needs to be strengthened through moderate "exposure," following the principle of gradual exposure, allowing adolescents to progressively improve their ability to cope with difficulties in a supportive environment, ultimately breaking free from being "fragile-hearted" and achieving healthy growth.

This article delves deeply into contemporary society's excessive promotion of children's "precocity" and "sensibility" and the psychological costs behind it. The article points out that the traditional Chinese cultural values of "being mature beyond one's years," combined with modern society's competitive anxiety, have made "sensible children" a universally praised ideal. However, from a psychological perspective, premature maturity may lead to problems such as self-division and role displacement in children. Using the concepts of "true self" and "false self" from psychoanalytic theory, the article reveals the inner contradictions of "sensible" children: they learn to cater to adult expectations but may lose their ability for authentic self-expression. Attachment theory and developmental psychology research indicate that being forced to bear emotional responsibilities beyond their age affects children's normal development, particularly the lack of play and exploration abilities may lead to limited creativity and emotional regulation difficulties. The article concludes by proposing that families, schools, and society should work together to establish genuine emotional "container" functions, improve evaluation standards, and protect the natural rhythm of children's growth, allowing children to do age-appropriate things at the appropriate age.

This article analyzes the phenomenon of "herd mentality travel" in the social media era and the psychological mechanisms behind it. Using the example of tourists queuing to take photos at Chongqing's Hongya Cave, the article reveals the characteristics of collective check-in behavior in contemporary tourism: standardized travel processes, templated photography methods, and dependence on social media validation. The author explains this phenomenon from a social psychological perspective, citing Asch's conformity experiments to illustrate the influence of group pressure on individual choices, and combines social currency theory and fear of missing out (FOMO) to analyze three types of tourist psychological motivations: social display-oriented, identity recognition-oriented, and anxiety-driven. The article points out the negative impacts of herd mentality check-in travel, including over-commercialization of attractions, ecological environmental damage, and tourists falling into the trap of "performative travel." Finally, the article proposes suggestions for regaining agency in travel choices: creating personal travel value lists, implementing a "cooling-off" strategy for social media posts, developing personal exclusive travel radar, and borrowing from mindfulness therapy to establish "phone-free periods," encouraging people to return to authentic travel experiences.

This article provides an in-depth psychological analysis of the audience motivations behind the currently popular mukbang phenomenon. The article identifies that mukbang viewing behavior stems primarily from five psychological mechanisms: First is psychological compensation, where viewers compensate for inner deficiencies by watching others consume expensive foods, high-calorie items, or foods they themselves cannot eat; second is obtaining reference information for trying novel foods, satisfying human curiosity about new things while reducing trial-and-error costs; third is alleviating loneliness, as mukbang provides virtual companionship for those living alone or lacking social interaction; fourth is triggering Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR), bringing relaxation and pleasure through specific audiovisual stimuli; and finally, satisfying curiosity and sensory stimulation needs by watching exaggerated and novel content to enhance excitement levels. The article employs multiple psychological theoretical frameworks including psychological compensation theory, evolutionary psychology, and optimal arousal theory to systematically explain the psychological needs of mukbang audiences, revealing how this internet cultural phenomenon reflects modern people's emotional demands and social psychological states.

This article explores the potential impact of brain imaging technology on public scientific judgment. The article points out that while brain imaging technology has brought convenience to brain research and science education, making abstract brain activities intuitive and easy to understand, there are also three issues worth noting. First, research shows that scientific articles with brain imaging diagrams receive higher credibility ratings, even when the articles themselves contain reasoning errors, and this "seeing is believing" visual effect may interfere with people's rational judgment. Second, different people have subjective biases in interpreting brain imaging, and the public often uncritically believes research conclusions, with media over-interpretation further exacerbating this "neurorealism" tendency. Finally, brain imaging technology itself has limitations, as it is only an indirect measurement of brain activity and does not directly reflect the true state of neuronal activity. The article calls for the public to maintain rational and critical thinking when facing brain imaging, and for researchers to more rigorously present and interpret brain imaging results to avoid misleading public judgment of scientific research.

This article analyzes the underlying psychological reasons behind the phenomenon of online "trolls." The article identifies three main motivations for online arguments: First, to gain the pleasure of victory and attention, as arguing can activate the brain's reward system, producing feelings of pleasure while also serving as a means to boost self-esteem and demonstrate ability; second, cognitive dissonance mechanisms at work, where people experience strong discomfort when encountering opinions that conflict with their own views, instinctively choosing to refute in order to maintain the integrity of their self-cognition; third, driven by belief superiority, where many people believe they have a responsibility to "correct" others' erroneous viewpoints. The article also analyzes how the special characteristics of the online environment exacerbate this phenomenon, including anonymity reducing the cost of aggression, echo chamber effects reinforcing biases, and algorithmic mechanisms pushing controversial content. Research has found that even people who are mild-mannered in real life may become "trolls" online, and that perspective-taking not only fails to reduce conflict but may actually intensify argumentative impulses. The article reminds readers that truly mature behavior involves choosing to stop at appropriate times and maintaining rationality and clarity.

This article explores the psychological phenomenon of post-traumatic growth from the perspective of positive psychology, explaining why some people are able to achieve positive psychological transformation after experiencing major trauma. Based on Tedeschi and Calhoun's post-traumatic growth theory, the article analyzes the mechanisms underlying post-traumatic growth: individuals can achieve psychological reconstruction through psychological processes such as emotional regulation, cognitive processing, and ruminative thinking, gradually transitioning from initial intrusive rumination to reflective rumination with the help of social support. The article points out that post-traumatic growth is mainly manifested in enhanced personal strength, discovery of new life possibilities, elevation of life philosophy, and improvement of interpersonal relationships. It also emphasizes that post-traumatic growth does not mean that the negative effects of trauma will completely disappear, nor can it be used as a reason to glorify suffering. The article concludes by providing practical suggestions for promoting post-traumatic growth, including courageously expressing emotions, developing problem-solving abilities, conducting cognitive restructuring training, and some life tips, offering readers scientific guidance for psychological recovery.

This article explores the phenomenon of the "Guzai economy" that is popular among young people today and the consumer psychology mechanisms behind it. The article first introduces the concept of Guzai, which refers to two-dimensional peripheral products made based on anime, games and other IP prototypes, particularly soft peripherals such as badges, cards, and standees, and points out that the market size of China's Guzai economy reached 168.9 billion yuan in 2024. The article analyzes the reasons why Guzai is popular from a psychological perspective: first, it satisfies young people's need for emotional value, providing emotional comfort and psychological support in a highly competitive social environment, similar to the "lipstick effect" in economics; second, it exploits human completionist psychology, stimulating consumers' desire to collect through set releases and limited sales strategies; third, Guzai has certain financial attributes, being easy to circulate and monetize in the secondary market, which reduces consumers' psychological burden of purchasing. The article argues that the Guzai economy reflects a shift in young people's consumption concepts in consumer society, from functional needs to the pursuit of emotional value.

This article explores the complexity of relationship problems in modern society and their treatment methods by introducing the work "Intergenerational Couple Therapy" by internationally renowned family therapist Maurizio Andolfi. The article points out that problems in couple relationships are often not just issues between the two parties involved, but involve intergenerational influences across multiple generations. The author analyzes common trends in intimate relationships between Eastern and Western cultures: traditional marriage and family systems are no longer sacred and inviolable, showing unstable and diversified characteristics, and the rise of individualism has made intimate relationships increasingly detached from extended family influence. The article emphasizes that although couple forms are becoming increasingly diverse, intimate relationships are still subject to the dual effects of vertical intergenerational family transmission and horizontal contemporary environmental influences, as well as the decisive impact of individual personality traits. The intergenerational theory-based couple therapy approach believes that couple relationships are important links connecting families of origin with the next generation, and addressing couple problems requires a systematic perspective that considers the mutual influences of multiple generations, rather than being limited to individual or dyadic levels.