How does reverse psychology work? ... Threatening this freedom makes it more appealing to choose to exercise that freedom, he said. Take, for example, a kid who won't eat his broccoli.

This psychological freedom can help explain, for example, the evolution of stock trader Ivan Boesky—the man who inspired the character of Gordon Gekko in the movie Wall Street.

It's been 10 years since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, but the psychological impact will live on forever. Dr. Keith discusses ...

Examples of psychological control include not allowing children to make their own decisions, invading their privacy and fostering dependence.” Psychological control differs from behavioral control.

“Freedom to Survive,” a psychological thriller by E. Rae Harcum of Poquoson, is set in the small, enchanting South Sea Island of Kipua. A group of psychologists decide it would be the p… ...