r/askpsychology is a subreddit with 300k members. The community frequently discusses looking for, psychology, personality, autism, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review books, and the most common flair used is abnormal psychology/psychopathology, childhood development, how are these things related?, cognitive psychology, and human behavior.
Science-based answers for questions about the mind, behavior and perception.
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Popular Topics in r/askpsychology
#1
Looking For
30 posts
#2
Psychology
10 posts
#3
Personality
5 posts
#4
Autism
5 posts
#5
Hate
4 posts
#6
Dreams
4 posts
#7
Anxiety
4 posts
#8
Relationships
3 posts
#9
Trauma
3 posts
#10
Memory
3 posts
Products Discussed in r/askpsychology
Books
1 review
#1
Anna Lembke
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/askpsychology
#1
Abnormal Psychology/Psychopathology
: "Would it be possible to hallucinate something that's "consistent" and "makes sense"?"
6 posts
#2
Childhood Development
: "What exactly IS maturity?"
5 posts
#3
How are these things related?
: "What are the differences between avolition, such as a symptom of schizophrenia, ADHD, and laziness or bad work ethic?"
4 posts
#4
Cognitive Psychology
: "To what level can a disorder actually affect academic performance in isolation?"
4 posts
#5
Human Behavior
: "To what extent does social isolation distort our mental health?"
3 posts
#6
Terminology / Definition
: "Is daydreaming considered dissociation?"
2 posts
#7
Social Psychology
: "強制入院について私の意見を聞いていただきけませんか?"
2 posts
#8
Clinical Psychology
: "Depression project guidance?"
2 posts
#9
The Brain
: "Is trauma especially purely mental ?"
2 posts
#10
Forensic Psychology
: "Forensic vs evolutionary psychology?"
1 post
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Last updated: July 3, 2026