Students

The Student section of PsychAlive comprises blogs and articles written by college students from across the country. The topics in this section include everything from comments on pop-culture to personal accounts of relationships to up-to-date findings and statistics from the field of psychology. These student contributions are a lively and informative addition to PsychAlive’s resources.

7 Steps to Keep Your Teenagers Brains Healthy and Strong for the Final Weeks of School

So as the school year comes to an end and winds down, parents are at... >>

The Societal Obsession with Selfies (and What’s Wrong With It)

We all have that friend(s) who we follow on social media sites who constantly posts... >>

How You Know When To Let a Friend Go

It was the night of my 23rd birthday when the friendship I had come to... >>

Does Failure Motivate Students?

By Roxio Roman   As a college student I have always been interested in the... >>

Online Shopping Addiction

by Katherine Todd   Due to the rising presence of the internet in our daily... >>

Understanding Compulsive Shopping

 by Katherine Todd     I have always loved to shop. I shop in order... >>

Keeping the Romance Alive in a Long Distance Relationship

          It can be hard to keep romance alive when you... >>

Emotional, Physical, or Cyber: Bullying Hurts

          I have always disagreed with the pop­­ular “sticks and stones”... >>

Lindsay Lohan & The Media’s Take on Suicide

        Lindsay Lohan seems to spark controversy with every new thing she... >>

The Emotional Life of Students: An Interview with Dr. Daniel Zamir

Student counselor, Dr. Daniel Zamir, draws upon his experience working at UCLA’s counseling center and... >>