Wole Soyinka

One has a responsibility to clean up one's space and make it livable as far as one's own resources go. That includes not only material resources, but psychological resources: the commitment of time and a portion of your mind to something when you'd rather be doing something else.

Nigerian Dramatist

Xabi Alonso

Sometimes that kind of last-ditch tackle can get the crowd excited, and you get a push from that. It's important to play with that psychological side of the game, but it depends on the quality of the player.

Spanish Athlete

Helen Fisher

Men have a psychological need to show off their courage and strength. When he sees you talking to another guy, that instinct kicks in and he jumps to protect you and prove he's worthy of your love.

American Scientist

Joel Osteen

A lot of psychological principles and even medical principles, you see them coming around to what the Bible said hundreds of years ago: a merry heart is good like a medicine.

American Clergyman

Thomas Sowell

The simplest and most psychologically satisfying explanation of any observed phenomenon is that it happened that way because someone wanted it to happen that way.

American Economist

Jane Lynch

The comedians who I admire that are really good, they always take it to a deep psychological place.

American Actress

Ashton Kutcher

Steve Jobs was a pretty complicated character and somewhat a psychologically complicated guy.

American Actor

Gary Chapman

The desire for romantic love in marriage is deeply rooted in our psychological makeup.

American Author

Sergei Bubka

Of course, the psychological part, the tactics, is very important.

Athlete

Dana Hussein

I need one psychological expert to help me concentrate.

Iraqi Athlete

Use 'psychological' to describe something that primarily involves the mind, rather than the body.

Mind Focused

'Psychological' in daily language differs from its medical use; it's less about conditions and more about the mind's effects.

Non-Medical

Emphasizes the scientific aspect when discussing the study or understanding of the mind and behavior.

Scientific Context

Use this meaning when specifically referring to research-related activities in psychology.

Research Oriented

Applies to contexts where 'psychological' pertains to mental health management or treatment.

Mental Health

Highlights the affective aspect, relating to feelings or emotional state.

Emotional Impact

When 'psychological' is about affecting someone's thoughts or actions, not just describing them.

Influence Emphasized

Use it to describe tactics that intentionally alter someone's thinking or behavior.

Manipulative Sense

 were the first men to escape from the earth so to speak is there I'm sure you're gonna be asked this over and over again but I think everybody wonders about it is there some kind of a psychological wrench when you see the earth actually receding when you're alone in the universe and the only spot in the whole visible universe is an earth which is so distant that it looks

Earthrise: The Story of...

 They've seen others that have got these monkeys as pets and they think, Oh, well, I can have a monkey as a pet. What impact does being kept as a pet have on the primate? They can suffer both physically and psychologically. These abnormal behaviours that they have are life long. And is it right that you can even own one in the first place?

Should Primates be Kept...

 But it's not just a personality type that shows up in advice columns. It's actually a set of traits classified and studied by psychologists. The psychological definition of narcissism is an inflated, grandiose self-image. To varying degrees, narcissists think they're better looking, smarter, and more important than other people,

The psychology of...

 You can also use your knowledge about the brain to change your mindset. The brain is flexible, and the areas involved in math skills can always grow and develop. This is a psychological principle called the growth mindset. Thinking of yourself as someone who can grow and improve can actually help you grow and improve.

Why do people get so...

 of the breathing of a sleeping human, so there is a deep resonance with being at rest. We also associate it with being stress-free and on holiday. The second way in which sound affects you is psychological. Music is the most powerful form of sound that we know that affects our emotional state.

Julian Treasure: The 4...

 allowing scientists to study the long-term physical and psychological effects of being in space, which would prove useful for increasingly ambitious space travel, like trips to Mars. Over its lifetime, we've learned an immense amount scientifically, but also about our capacity to work together

The incredible...

 Some of the most significant are psychological benefits, both in the short and long term. Some of those come from the communal experience of being on a team, for instance, learning to trust and depend on others, to accept help, to give help, and to work together towards a common goal.

How playing sports...

 Studies have shown that inducing nostalgia in people can help increase their feelings of self-esteem and social belonging, encourage psychological growth, and even make them act more charitably. So rather than being a cause of mental distress,

Why do we feel...

 we love in order to quench our physical and psychological desires. Humans are designed to procreate, but without the ecstasy of passionate love, sex is unsatisfying. Our fear of the cold, cruel world tempts us to build hard shells

Why do we love? A...

 acceptable once that person accepts that they are an extremist and when they act on that there are a violent extremists so first and foremost basic psychological discourse on nature versus nurture and this is how we grow up