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Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology: Nadya A. Fouad.
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Nadya A. Fouad, recipient of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology, is cited for her role in the development and implementation of the Multicultural Guidelines, her commitment to social justice and equality, and her pioneering work in establishing benchmarks for trainee competency. Her contributions to education and training have brought about a paradigm shift in the way that psychology attends to issues of individual and cultural differences and establishes and evaluates competency. In addition to the citation, a biography and selected bibliography of Fouad's works are provided....
Source: American Psychologist - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: No authorship indicated, Source Type: journals
Award for Distinguished Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training.Email this article to a colleague.
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The Award for Distinguished Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training acknowledges psychologists who contribute to new teaching methods or solutions to learning problems through the use of research findings or evidence-based practices. Particular emphasis is placed on the use of psychological knowledge to improve learning in educational settings, including prekindergarten to Grade 12, or in communities. The 2009 recipient of this award is Richard Lehrer. A citation, biography, and selected bibliography of Lehrer's works are provided. Also included is Lehrer's paper, entitled "Designing to develo...
Source: American Psychologist - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: No authorship indicated, Source Type: journals
Award for Distinguished Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training: Richard Lehrer.Email this article to a colleague.
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Richard Lehrer, recipient of the Award for Distinguished Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training, is cited for research demonstrating what mathematics and science education might look like if designed to build coherently and cumulatively toward important ideas. Lehrer’s research focuses on children’s mathematical and scientific reasoning. Working closely with teachers and students, he has advanced and tested approaches to teaching mathematical and scientific concepts built upon everyday experiences. His work has shown how an understanding of psychology and cognition can be effectively appl...
Source: American Psychologist - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: No authorship indicated, Source Type: journals
Designing to develop disciplinary dispositions: Modeling natural systems.Email this article to a colleague.
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This article addresses the problem of designing classroom settings where students have the opportunity to generate knowledge in a manner consistent with the epistemic foundations of a discipline. Because classroom settings are complex ecologies, successful design requires a working model of how components of the design—including tasks, inscriptions, material means, and forms of argument—function to promote epistemic development. These ideas are illustrated in an extended program of design research oriented toward introducing children to modeling, a form of knowing characteristic of the natural sciences. The example hig...
Source: American Psychologist - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lehrer, Richard Source Type: journals
2009 award winners: Edwin B. Newman Award.Email this article to a colleague.
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The Edwin B. Newman Graduate Research Award is given jointly by Psi Chi and APA. The 2009 recipient is Joseph H. Hammer. A citation, biography, and selected bibliography of Hammer's works are provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)
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Psi Chi/APA Edwin B. Newman Graduate Research Award.Email this article to a colleague.
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The Edwin B. Newman Graduate Research Award is sponsored jointly by Psi Chi, the national honor society in psychology, and the APA. The award is presented annually to the psychology graduate student who submits the best research paper that was published or presented at a national, regional, or state psychological association conference during the past calendar year. The 2009 recipient is Joseph H. Hammer. A citation, biography, and selected bibliography of Hammer's published works are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)
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Psi Chi/APA Edwin B. Newman Graduate Research Award: Joseph H. Hammer.Email this article to a colleague.
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Joseph H. Hammer, recipient of the Psi Chi/APA Edwin B. Newman Graduate Research Award, is cited for an outstanding research paper whose findings provide important evidence regarding the promise of a male-sensitive approach to mental health marketing and empirically support the inclusion of theory-driven enhancements in group-targeted mental health campaign efforts. The paper was titled “Men’s help-seeking for depression: The efficacy of a male-sensitive brochure about therapy.” Hammer’s findings suggest that certain male-tailored approaches may improve depressed men’s attitudes and reduce self-stigma of seeking ...
Source: American Psychologist - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: No authorship indicated, Source Type: journals
2009 award winners: Distinguished Professional Contributions.Email this article to a colleague.
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Announces the recipients of the 2009 Distinguished Professional Contributions awards. These awards and their recipients include the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research (Luciano L’Abate), Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Independent Practice (Jeffrey E. Barnett), Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice (Eduardo S. Morales), and the APA/APAGS Award for Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology (Julie E. Braciszewski). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)
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2009 award winners: Distinguished Scientific Contributions.Email this article to a colleague.
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Lists the 2009 winners of the Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions (Susan E. Carey, Alica H. Eagly, and Steven F. Maier). Also included are the winners of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology (Nancy E. Adler) and Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology (Adam K. Anderson, Daniel J. Bauer, Ahmad R. Hariri, Christian N. L. Olivers, Robert E. Ployhart, and Jennifer A. Richeson). For each winner a citation, biography, and selected bibliography are provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)
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Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.Email this article to a colleague.
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The Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions are presented to persons who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology. The 2009 winners are Susan E. Carey, Alice H. Eagly, Steven F. Maier. For each awardee a citation, biography, and selected bibliography are presented. In addition, for Alice H. Eagly, her paper, entitled "The his and hers of prosocial behavior: An examination of the social psychology of gender," a version of which she delivered at APA's annual convention, is provided. (PsycINFO Database Record...
Source: American Psychologist - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: No authorship indicated, Source Type: journals
Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: Susan E. Carey.Email this article to a colleague.
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Susan E. Carey, winner of the 2009 Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions, is cited for groundbreaking studies of the nature of concepts and conceptual change. Her research deepens understanding of the development of concepts, and of the belief systems in which they are embedded, over human childhood, over the history of science, and over the evolution of human cultures. In addition to a citation, a biography and selected bibliography of Carey's works are provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)
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Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: Steven F. Maier.Email this article to a colleague.
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Steven F. Maier, winner of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions, is cited for his work in the fields of learned helplessness; cytokines, depressed mood, and cognitive interference; and the brain structures that produce and counteract learned helplessness. In addition to the citation, a biography and selected bibliography of Maier's works are provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)
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Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions: Alice H. Eagly.Email this article to a colleague.
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Alice H. Eagly, winner of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions, is cited for her work in the field of social psychology, the psychology of gender, and the use of meta-analytic techniques. She envisions a psychology that extends from individual cognitions to societal structures. In addition to the citation, a biography and selected bibliography of Eagly's works are presented. Also included is Eagly's paper, entitled "The his and hers of prosocial behavior: An examination of the social psychology of gender," a version of which she delivered at the American Psychological Association's annual convention. (PsycI...
Source: American Psychologist - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: No authorship indicated, Source Type: journals
The his and hers of prosocial behavior: An examination of the social psychology of gender.Email this article to a colleague.
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Prosocial behavior consists of behaviors regarded as beneficial to others, including helping, sharing, comforting, guiding, rescuing, and defending others. Although women and men are similar in engaging in extensive prosocial behavior, they are different in their emphasis on particular classes of these behaviors. The specialty of women is prosocial behaviors that are more communal and relational, and that of men is behaviors that are more agentic and collectively oriented as well as strength intensive. These sex differences, which appear in research in various settings, match widely shared gender role beliefs. The origins ...
Source: American Psychologist - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Eagly, Alice H. Source Type: journals
Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology.Email this article to a colleague.
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The Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology is presented to a person who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, has made distinguished theoretical or empirical advances leading to the understanding or amelioration of important practical problems. The 2009 winner of this award is Nancy E. Adler. A citation, biography, and selected bibliography of her works are provided. Also included here is Adler's paper, entitled "Health disparities through a psychological lens," a version of which Adler presented at the American Psychological Association's annual convention. (PsycINFO Database Record...
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Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology: Nancy E. Adler.Email this article to a colleague.
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Nancy E. Adler, winner of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology, is cited for her research on reproductive health examining adolescent decision making with regard to contraception, conscious and preconscious motivations for pregnancy, and perception of risk for sexually transmitted diseases, and for her groundbreaking insights into the importance of psychological processes in explaining why socioeconomic status is associated with physical health. In addition to the citation, a biography and selected bibliography of her works are provided. Also included here is Adler's paper, entitled "Health dis...
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Health disparities through a psychological lens.Email this article to a colleague.
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There is growing concern in the United States about avoidable, unjust differences in health associated with sociodemographic characteristics, such as socioeconomic status and race/ethnicity. This concern has sparked research to identify how disparities develop and how they can be reduced. Studies showing that disparities occur at all levels of socioeconomic status, not simply at the very bottom, suggest that psychosocial factors play an important role. The author discusses both content and process issues in psychological research on disparities. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: American Psychologist - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Adler, Nancy E. Source Type: journals
Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.Email this article to a colleague.
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The Early Career Awards recognize the large number of excellent young psychologists. Recipients of this award may not have held a doctoral degree for more than nine years. For purposes of this award, psychology has been divided into 10 areas. The areas considered in 2009 and the recipients were behavioral and cognitive neuroscience (Adam K. Anderson); perception/motor performance (Christian N. L. Olivers); social (Jennifer A. Richeson); applied research (Robert E. Ployhart); and individual differences (Daniel J. Bauer and Ahmad R. Hariri [shared award]). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)
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Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Adam K. Anderson.Email this article to a colleague.
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Adam K. Anderson, recipient of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology, is cited for his outstanding contribution to understanding the representation of emotion and its influence on cognition. By combining psychological and neuroscience techniques with rigorous and creative experimental designs, Anderson has advanced affective science by introducing new and exciting research domains and answering important questions that were previously unexplored. He has extended our appreciation of the importance of facial expressions by demonstrating their role in perception. Along with the citati...
Source: American Psychologist - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: No authorship indicated, Source Type: journals
Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Daniel J. Bauer.Email this article to a colleague.
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Daniel J. Bauer, winner of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology, is cited for the creative integration of sophisticated quantitative methods with empirical research in the psychological sciences. Bauer draws on his joint training as a developmental and quantitative psychologist to pursue the design, evaluation, and application of novel statistical models for the study of individual and group differences in stability and change over time. A key goal underlying his work is maximizing the correspondence between the theoretical model under study and the statistical model used to empir...
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Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Ahmad R. Hariri.Email this article to a colleague.
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Ahmad R. Hariri, recipient of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology, is cited for pioneering contributions to understanding the neurobiological mechanisms driving individual differences in complex behavior traits. Hariri has integrated molecular genetics, neuropharmacology, neuroimaging, and psychology in the search for specific biological pathways through which individual differences in information processing emerge and help to shape behavior. His early demonstration that common genetic variation may impact behavior and related risk for neuropsychiatric disease by biasing the func...
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Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Christian N. L. Olivers.Email this article to a colleague.
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Christian N. L. Olivers, winner of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology, is cited for outstanding research on visual attention and working memory. Olivers uses classic experimental designs in an innovative and sophisticated way to determine underlying mechanisms. He has formulated important theoretical insights on how people segregate new from old elements. In addition to the citation, a biography and selected bibliography of Olivers' works are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)
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Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Robert E. Ployhart.Email this article to a colleague.
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Robert E. Ployhart, recipient of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology, is cited for innovative work in examining reactions to staffing practices and efforts to enhance the acceptability of recruitment and staffing practices; for exemplary use of applied statistical models in examining multilevel effects and longitudinal hypotheses; and for leadership in promoting the use of multilevel models in selection research and in providing informative examples of such efforts. Ployhart’s conceptual models of the manner in which individual differences might be aggregated and affect outcome...
Source: American Psychologist - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: No authorship indicated, Source Type: journals
Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Jennifer A. Richeson.Email this article to a colleague.
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Jennifer A. Richeson, winner of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology, is cited for creative and sophisticated investigations of the psychological and neural underpinnings of prejudice, discrimination, and intergroup relations. Considering the perspectives of both minority and majority group members, Richeson has produced new insights into the psychological dynamics that unfold within the crucible of interracial interactions. Her analysis identifies and synthesizes basic attentional, self-regulatory, and motivational processes critical in shaping the quality and quantity of intergr...
Source: American Psychologist - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: No authorship indicated, Source Type: journals
2009 award winners: Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest.Email this article to a colleague.
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Announces the 2009 recipients of the Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest awards. This winners of the Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest are Keith N. Humphreys, who received the Early Career Award, and Beverly Greene. The winners of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy are Charlotte J. Patterson and Laurence Steinberg, who shared the award. For each winner, a citation, biography, and selected bibliography are presented. In addition, a version of the award address that the recipient presented at the American Psychological Association's ...
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Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest.Email this article to a colleague.
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The Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest recognize persons who have advanced psychology as a science and/or profession by a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of outstanding contributions in the public interest. Two awards are given: one to a psychologist who has made a significant contribution to the public interest in the early stages of his or her career, and the second to a senior psychologist. The 2009 recipients are Keith N. Humphreys (Early Career Award) and Beverly Greene. For each recipient, a citation, biography, and selected bibliography are presented. In additi...
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Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest: Beverly Greene.Email this article to a colleague.
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Beverly Greene, recipient of the Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest, has a long history of distinguished contributions in the public interest through her research, scholarship, teaching, practice, and consultation. Her work raises the visibility of many populations that have been overlooked and marginalized in the broader society as well as within psychology and offers new models for theoretical, empirical, and practical approaches. Her mentorship has reached innumerable people around the world, and her creative and influential contributions have moved the field in new ...
Source: American Psychologist - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: No authorship indicated, Source Type: journals
The use and abuse of religious beliefs in dividing and conquering between socially marginalized groups: The same-sex marriage debate.Email this article to a colleague.
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This article discusses the use and abuse of religious beliefs and their role in divide-and-conquer strategies. Divide-and-conquer strategies are engaged to disrupt potential coalitions between and among marginalized group members, specifically sexual minority groups and people of color. Tensions between these groups have been exacerbated by the debate on same-sex marriage and comparisons between the discriminatory treatment of each group. A component of this discussion includes a brief exploration of one of the historical abuses of religious doctrine used to legitimize the marginalization of people of color and sexual mino...
Source: American Psychologist - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Greene, Beverly Source Type: journals
Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest: Keith Humphreys.Email this article to a colleague.
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Keith Humphreys, recipient of the Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest, is cited for creatively combining a scientist’s commitment to rigor, a clinician’s emphasis on high-quality mental health care, and a policy analyst’s understanding of how to address and resolve social problems. His work as a program evaluator and policy analyst has informed important legislation that has enhanced access to and quality of mental health services for U.S. veterans within the Department of Veterans Affairs. Moreover, he has been a prime mover in shaping the Iraqi Ministry of Health...
Source: American Psychologist - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: No authorship indicated, Source Type: journals
Responding to the psychological impact of war on the Iraqi people and U.S. veterans: Mixing icing, praying for cake.Email this article to a colleague.
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The psychological impact of the war in Iraq stimulated major initiatives to build a modern mental health care system for the Iraqi people and to improve mental health services for U.S. veterans of the Iraq war. Although these two initiatives differ in important respects, they are both informed by general principles of psychology concerning the nature of social problem definition, the process of human adaptation to extreme stress and its aftermath, and the role and limits of mental health services. Building on these common themes and my own experiences, I describe how two nations are trying to address the colossal psycholog...
Source: American Psychologist - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Humphreys, Keith Source Type: journals
Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy.Email this article to a colleague.
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The Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy is given to a psychologist who has made a distinguished empirical and/or theoretical contribution to research in public policy, either through a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of work. This contribution may consist of such factors as research leading others to view specific national policies differently; research demonstrating the importance of the application of psychological methods and theory to public policy; or research clarifying the ways in which scientific knowledge of human behavior informs public policy. The 2009 award is share...
Source: American Psychologist - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: No authorship indicated, Source Type: journals
Revealing the form and function of self-injurious thoughts and behaviors: A real-time ecological assessment study among adolescents and young adults.Email this article to a colleague.
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This study provides a first glimpse of how SITBs are experienced in everyday life and has significant implications for scientific and clinical work on self-injurious behaviors. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Journal of Abnormal Psychology - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nock, Matthew K.; Prinstein, Mitchell J.; Sterba, Sonya K. Source Type: journals
Identification of emotional facial expressions following recovery from depression.Email this article to a colleague.
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This study investigated the identification of facial expressions of emotion in currently nondepressed participants who had a history of recurrent depressive episodes (recurrent major depression; RMD) and never-depressed control participants (CTL). Following a negative mood induction, participants were presented with faces whose expressions slowly changed from neutral to full intensity. Identification of facial expressions was measured by the intensity of the expression at which participants could accurately identify whether faces expressed happiness, sadness, or anger. There were no group differences in the identification ...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Psychology - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: LeMoult, Joelle; Joormann, Jutta; Sherdell, Lindsey; Wright, Yamanda; Gotlib, Ian H. Source Type: journals
2009 award winners.Email this article to a colleague.
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In accordance with established custom, the American Psychological Association (APA) bestows annual awards in recognition of outstanding contributions by psychologists across an array of domains. The awards laud distinguished contributions to the advancement of science, to applications of psychological knowledge to clinical and social issues, to education and training, and to work devoted to international cooperation and humanitarian ideals. This issue of American Psychologist presents the 2009 award winners. A citation, biography, and selected bibliography are provided for each awardee. In addition, for those winners who d...
Source: American Psychologist - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: No authorship indicated, Source Type: journals
The stability of personality traits in individuals with borderline personality disorder.Email this article to a colleague.
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Although stability and pervasive inflexibility are general criteria for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) personality disorders (PDs), borderline PD (BPD) is characterized by instability in several domains, including interpersonal behavior, affect, and identity. The authors hypothesized that such inconsistencies notable in BPD may relate to instability at the level of the basic personality traits that are associated with this disorder. Five types of personality trait stability across 4 assessments over 6 years were compared for BPD patients (N = 130 ...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Psychology - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hopwood, Christopher J.; Newman, Daniel A.; Donnellan, M. Brent; Markowitz, John C.; Grilo, Carlos M.; Sanislow, Charles A.; Ansell, Emily B.; McGlashan, Thomas H.; Skodol, Andrew E.; Shea, M. Tracie; Gunderson, John G.; Zanarini, Mary C.; Morey, Leslie C Source Type: journals
Developmental structure of genetic influences on antisocial behavior across childhood and adolescence.Email this article to a colleague.
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It is necessary to determine if causal influences on developing antisocial behavior change with age to guide both research and theory on its origins. The extent to which the same genetic factors influence antisocial behavior across 4–17 years of age was estimated using 2,482 sibling pairs of varying genetic relatedness. Assessments of antisocial behavior by mothers (4–9 years), mothers and youth (10–13 years), and youth (14–17 years) reflected the changing validity of informants across development. Genetic influences on antisocial behavior at 14–17 years were entirely shared with those on antisocial behavior at 1...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Psychology - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Van Hulle, Carol A.; Waldman, Irwin D.; D’Onofrio, Brian M.; Rodgers, Joseph Lee; Rathouz, Paul J.; Lahey, Benjamin B. Source Type: journals
Etiology and measurement of relational aggression: A multi-informant behavior genetic investigation.Email this article to a colleague.
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Although the study of relational aggression is gaining attention in the literature, little is known about the underlying causes of this behavior and the relative validity of various informants. These issues were addressed in a sample of 1,981 6- to 18-year-old twin pairs (36% female, 34% male, 30% opposite-sex). Relational aggression was assessed via maternal and self-report using a structured interview. Univariate models estimated genetic and environmental influences by informant and examined evidence for gender differences. A psychometric model combined data from both informants to estimate etiologic influences that were...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Psychology - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tackett, Jennifer L.; Waldman, Irwin D.; Lahey, Benjamin B. Source Type: journals
Children’s inferential styles, 5-HTTLPR genotype, and maternal expressed emotion-criticism: An integrated model for the intergenerational transmission of depression.Email this article to a colleague.
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The authors tested a model for the intergenerational transmission of depression integrating specific genetic (5-HTTLPR), cognitive (inferential style), and environmental (mother depressive symptoms and expressed-emotion criticism [EE-Crit]) risk factors. Supporting the hypothesis that maternal depression is associated with elevated levels of stress in children’s lives, mothers with a history of major depressive disorder (MDD) exhibited higher depressive symptoms across a 6-month multiwave follow-up than mothers with no depression history. In addition, partially supporting our hypothesis, levels of maternal criticism duri...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Psychology - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gibb, Brandon E.; Uhrlass, Dorothy J.; Grassia, Marie; Benas, Jessica S.; McGeary, John Source Type: journals
A longitudinal study of rumination and distraction in formerly depressed inpatients and community controls.Email this article to a colleague.
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The response styles theory (S. Nolen-Hoeksema, B. E. Wisco, & S. Lyubomirsky, 2008) supposes that ruminative coping is a cognitive risk factor for the course of depression, whereas distractive coping has protective effects. The authors present a longitudinal study on reciprocal relations between coping styles and depressive symptoms. They investigated 82 formerly depressed inpatients 4 weeks, 6 months, and 3.5 years after hospital discharge together with 76 age- and gender-matched community controls. Depressive symptoms predicted future symptom-focused rumination over the initial short-term interval in both samples. In for...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Psychology - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Huffziger, Silke; Reinhard, Iris; Kuehner, Christine Source Type: journals
Rumination and impaired resource allocation in depression.Email this article to a colleague.
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Depression is characterized by a range of cognitive deficits that theorists posit are due to the resource capturing properties of rumination. The present study was designed to examine the relation between rumination and resource allocation in depression. Twenty-five depressed and 25 nondepressed participants completed a modified dual-task version of the recency-probes task, which assesses the controlled allocation of cognitive resources by comparing performance across low- and high-interference conditions. In low-interference conditions, participants performed either the recency-probes task or a tracking task, which requir...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Psychology - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Levens, Sara M.; Muhtadie, Luma; Gotlib, Ian H. Source Type: journals
Comparison of immediate-onset and delayed-onset posttraumatic stress disorder in military veterans.Email this article to a colleague.
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In conclusion, the results suggest that delayed onsets involve a more general stress sensitivity and a progressive failure to adapt to continued stress exposure. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2009 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: Journal of Abnormal Psychology - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Andrews, Bernice; Brewin, Chris R.; Stewart, Lorna; Philpott, Rosanna; Hejdenberg, Jennie Source Type: journals
Maladaptive cognitive appraisals mediate the evolution of posttraumatic stress reactions: A 6-month follow-up of child and adolescent assault and motor vehicle accident survivors.Email this article to a colleague.
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A prospective longitudinal follow-up study (n = 59) of child and adolescent survivors of physical assaults and motor vehicle accidents assessed whether cognitive processes predicted posttraumatic stress symptomatology (PTSS) at 6 months posttrauma in this age group. In particular, the study assessed whether maladaptive posttraumatic appraisals mediated the relationship between initial and later posttraumatic stress. Self-report measures of PTSS, maladaptive appraisals, and other cognitive processes, as well as structured interviews assessing for acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), were completed...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Psychology - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Meiser-Stedman, Richard; Dalgleish, Tim; Glucksman, Ed; Yule, William; Smith, Patrick Source Type: journals
Puberty and the genetic diathesis of disordered eating attitudes and behaviors.Email this article to a colleague.
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Twin studies from the Minnesota Twin Family Study (MTFS) suggest negligible genetic effects on eating pathology before puberty but increased genetic effects during puberty. However, an independent study found no pubertal differences in genetic and environmental effects (R. Rowe, A. Pickles, E. Simonoff, C. M. Bulik, & J. L. Silberg, 2002). Discrepant results may be due to methodological differences. The MTFS studies divided twins at mid-puberty, whereas R. Rowe et al. (2002) divided twins based on menarche alone. In the present study, the authors aimed to reconcile discrepant findings by examining differences in etiologic ...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Psychology - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Culbert, Kristen M.; Burt, S. Alexandra; McGue, Matthew; Iacono, William G.; Klump, Kelly L. Source Type: journals
Genetic and environmental influences on disordered eating: An adoption study.Email this article to a colleague.
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Twin studies indicate significant genetic, but little shared environmental, influences on eating disorders. However, critics argue that study limitations constrain the conclusions that can be drawn. Adoption studies avoid many of these limitations, but to date, no adoption studies of eating pathology have been conducted. The current study was the first adoption study to examine genetic/environmental effects for disordered eating. Participants included 123 adopted and 56 biological female sibling pairs. Disordered eating (i.e., overall eating pathology, body dissatisfaction, weight preoccupation, binge eating) was assessed ...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Psychology - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Klump, Kelly L.; Suisman, Jessica L.; Burt, S. Alexandra; McGue, Matt; Iacono, William G. Source Type: journals
Social comparison as a predictor of body dissatisfaction: A meta-analytic review.Email this article to a colleague.
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The relationship between social comparison and body dissatisfaction was examined using meta-analysis. Several demographic and methodological variables were examined as potential moderators. Data from 156 studies (189 effect sizes) showed that social comparison was related to higher levels of body dissatisfaction. The effect for social comparison and body dissatisfaction was stronger for women than men and inversely related to age. This effect was stronger when social comparison was directly measured rather than inferred. No differences emerged for the presence of eating psychopathology, study design, or object of compariso...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Psychology - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Myers, Taryn A.; Crowther, Janis H. Source Type: journals
Refinements in the hierarchical structure of externalizing psychiatric disorders: Patterns of lifetime liability from mid-adolescence through early adulthood.Email this article to a colleague.
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Research on hierarchical modeling of psychopathology has frequently identified 2 higher order latent factors, internalizing and externalizing. When based on the comorbidity of psychiatric diagnoses, the externalizing domain has usually been modeled as a single latent factor. Multivariate studies of externalizing symptom features, however, suggest multidimensionality. To address this apparent contradiction, confirmatory factor analytic methods and information-theoretic criteria were used to evaluate 4 theoretically plausible measurement models based on lifetime comorbidity patterns of 7 putative externalizing disorders. Dia...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Psychology - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Farmer, Richard F.; Seeley, John R.; Kosty, Derek B.; Lewinsohn, Peter M. Source Type: journals
PornStar Mom, SuperStar Stepmom...What About Dad?Email this article to a colleague.
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Last week the custody battle between Sandra Bullock's husband, Jesse James, and James's ex-wife, Janine Lindemulder, exploded into public view as Lindemulder took to Good Morning America to make her case. It seems that while Lindemulder, a former adult film actress, was serving a six-month sentence for tax evasion, James won a temporary order granting full custody of their 5-year-old daughter Sunny. He now seeks to make it permanent, alleging that Lindemulder is an unfit mother and a drug addict, and that Lindemulder's husband is a convicted felon. So far, Lindemulder has passed a drug test, and the court has ordered that ...
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Wednesday Martin, Ph.D. Tags: Gender Media Parenting blended family catfight custody battle divorce double standard drug addiction family court Janine Lindemulder jesse james mother remarriage Sandra Bullock sexism step mother stepmother unfit mothe Source Type: consumer
What's An Overshopper To Do?Email this article to a colleague.
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Consciousness is the watchword for problem shoppers, particularly as the holiday season approaches, and most particularly amidst all the over-optimistic talk of economic recovery. Consciousness means not allowing yourself to shop as a way of trying to satisfy emotional needs. It means becoming aware of what triggers your shopping urges and genuinely acknowledging their consequences: financial, familial, at work, and with friends. And it means distinguishing your wants from your needs, as well as recognizing that many of those wants have been foisted on you by a massive and highly sophisticated marketing machine, rarely wit...
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: April Lane Benson, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Anxiety Depression Happiness Psychiatry Relationships Self-Help Spirituality Stress Therapy clothes compulsive buying compulsive buying disorder compulsive spending consciousness consequences economic recovery f Source Type: consumer
Holidays Beckon: What's An Overshopper To Do?Email this article to a colleague.
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Consciousness is the watchword for problem shoppers, particularly as the holiday season approaches, and most particularly amidst all the over-optimistic talk of economic recovery. Consciousness means not allowing yourself to shop as a way of trying to satisfy emotional needs. It means becoming aware of what triggers your shopping urges and genuinely acknowledging their consequences: financial, familial, at work, and with friends. And it means distinguishing your wants from your needs, as well as recognizing that many of those wants have been foisted on you by a massive and highly sophisticated marketing machine, rarely wit...
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: April Lane Benson, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Anxiety Depression Happiness Psychiatry Relationships Self-Help Spirituality Stress Therapy clothes compulsive buying compulsive buying disorder compulsive spending consciousness consequences economic recovery f Source Type: consumer
Survey Says: Fewer Americans Using Mental Health Professionals To Manage StressEmail this article to a colleague.
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Results of a recent survey reveal that, despite an increase in stress, fewer Americans use therapy as a way to manage it. The results of the annual "Stress in America" survey by the American Psychological Association, released last week, found that while 85 percent of Americans say their stress level has remained the same or increased in the past year, just 4 percent of people use therapy as a way to combat that stress. This reflects a decrease in therapy usage related to stress.
Source: Anxiety News From Medical News Today - November 10, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news
