r/askpsychology is a subreddit with 314k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests, and the community frequently discusses looking for, hate, psychology, term, and textbook, and they frequently recommend/review books.
Science-based answers for questions about the mind, behavior and perception.
This is not a mental health/advice sub!
Non-Science-based answers may be removed without notice. Posts that draw too many opinions or anecdotes without empirical answers may be locked at mod discretion.
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Popular Themes in r/askpsychology
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Advice Requests
: "Studies have shown that youth could improve with later start times at school in relation to sleep, so why does nothing change?"
3 posts
Popular Topics in r/askpsychology
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Looking For
30 posts
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Hate
4 posts
#3
Psychology
4 posts
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Term
2 posts
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Textbook
2 posts
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Psychological Term
1 post
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Addiction To Change
1 post
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Kissing Thoughts
1 post
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Self Discipline
1 post
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Struggling
1 post
Products Discussed in r/askpsychology
Books
1 review
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Anna Lembke
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/askpsychology
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Human Behavior
: "Are delayed gratification and resistance to distractions inherent traits, or are they acquired?"
3 posts
#2
Neuroscience
: "Do dreams have predetermined endings, or are they created moment by moment?"
2 posts
#3
The Brain
: "How much of what we call mental disorders is genuinely a disorder, and how much is human variation?"
2 posts
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Clinical Psychology
: "Are there DSM/ICD disorders that are pretty much universally agreed upon to be good constructs and have a particularly low level of controversy in terms of evidence basis and usefulness?"
2 posts
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Abnormal Psychology/Psychopathology
: "About writing an article and saying "This may indicate some mental health problem"?"
2 posts
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Cognitive Psychology
: "Could a normal vision person adapt to seeing screens in grayscale?"
1 post
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Terminology / Definition
: "Dissociative Identity Disorder possible in people with mental disabilities/ genetic disorders?"
1 post
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Social Psychology
: "Do we really know a person ?"
1 post
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Last updated: November 6, 2026