All in the Mind is an exploration of the mental: the mind, brain and behaviour — everything from addiction to artificial intelligence.
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Task paralysis and procrastination - why it's so hard to get sh*t done
Five years of unpaid taxes. Homework handed in on the last day of an extension. Some people are champion procrastinators.
Why? And what does task paralysis (sometimes called ADHD paralysis) have to do with it?
Published: with Sana Qadar
Cruel intentions: how toxic tabloids and celebrity culture changed the way we talk about mental health
If you opened up a magazine in the 2000s, you'd likely be met by countless images of celebrities on their worst days. And the conversation accompanying those images? Pretty toxic.
Published: with Sana Qadar
INTRODUCING — Criminal Psychology
On All in the Mind, we investigate why people behave the way they do. But there are some perspectives we don't often hear about.
Introducing Criminal Psychology, a special series diving into just that.
Published: with Sana Qadar
Munchausen by Proxy: when parents hurt their kids
Why would any parent lie about their child's health? Or worse, intentionally make their child sick?
Duration: 31 minutes 50 seconds
Published: with Sana Qadar
Pyromania vs revenge – why do people light fires?
Australians know the devastation of bushfires all too well. So why would anyone deliberately light a fire?
Duration: 29 minutes 42 seconds
Published: with Sana Qadar
Kleptomania: when compulsive stealing takes over your life
What drives some people to steal compulsively?
This week, as part of our special four-part series Criminal Psychology, we're talking about kleptomania and the impact it can have on a person's life.
Duration: 27 minutes 10 seconds
Published: with Sana Qadar
The urge to steal has taken over Lynn's life. She has kleptomania
Despite being mentioned in medical manuscripts for hundreds of years, we still know little about what causes kleptomania or how to effectively treat the debilitating condition.
Published: by James Bullen
Self-hatred can be crippling — but it can also be treated
Self-criticism, guilt and low self-worth are among the features of a toxic form of self-loathing that can have serious consequences.
Published: by Anna Salleh, Sana Qadar and James Bullen
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