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How to Stop Fighting That Deadline
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Don't resist writing deadlines; take charge and make them your own.
Source: Psychology Today - November 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susan K. Perry, Ph.D. Tags: Procrastination Deadlines Source Type: consumer
Meeting deadlines in work groupsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Does your team meet its deadlines?
Source: Psychology Today - November 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Timothy A. Pychyl, Ph.D. Tags: Work Deadlines Source Type: consumer
Meet Your DeadlinesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Get some tips on how best to set and meet your deadlines.
Source: Psychology Today - November 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: PT Staff Tags: Procrastination Deadlines Source Type: consumer
Why Do We Dream? Five Modern Theories.Email this article to a colleague.
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Freud said that whether we intend it or not, we're all poets. That's because on most nights, we dream. And dreams are lot like poetry, in that in both things, we express our internal life in similar ways. We use images more than words; we combine incongruent elements to evoke emotion in a more efficient way than wordier descriptions can; and we use unconscious and tangential associations rather than logic to tell a story.Freud essentially called dreams those poems we tell ourselves at night in order to experience our unconscious wishes as real. Dreams allow us to be what we cannot be, and to say what we do not say, in our ...
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - November 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ilana Simons, Ph.D. Tags: Animal Behavior Anxiety Behavioral Economics Cognition Creativity Depression Evolutionary Psychology Happiness Health Integrative Medicine Memory Neuroscience Philosophy Psychiatry Sleep Social Life Work accurate account Source Type: consumer
Empirically supported religious and spiritual therapiesEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article evaluated the efficacy status of religious and spiritual (R/S) therapies for mental health problems, including treatments for depression, anxiety, unforgiveness, eating disorders, schizophrenia, alcoholism, anger, and marital issues. Religions represented included Christianity, Islam, Taoism, and Buddhism. Some studies incorporated a generic spirituality. Several R/S therapies were found to be helpful for clients, supporting the further use and research on these therapies. There was limited evidence that R/S therapies outperformed established secular therapies, thus the decision to use an R/S therapy may be an...
Source: Journal of Clinical Psychology - November 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Joshua N. Hook, Everett L. Worthington Jr., Don E. Davis, David J. Jennings II, Aubrey L. Gartner, Jan P. Hook Source Type: journals
A combined group treatment for nightmares and insomnia in combat veterans: A pilot studyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Insomnia and nightmares are hallmarks of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Sleep disturbances in PTSD negatively impact clinical course and functioning. In this open clinical trial, the preliminary effects of a combined treatment for insomnia and nightmares in combat veterans with PTSD were assessed. Ten combat veterans participated in a 10-session group treatment combining cognitive-behavioral therapy for insomnia with exposure, rescripting, and relaxation therapy. Participants maintained daily sleep and dream diaries and completed self-report measures of sleep quality and PTSD symptoms pre- and posttreatment. Partici...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - November 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Leslie M. Swanson, Todd K. Favorite, Elizabeth Horin, J. Todd Arnedt Source Type: journals
The co-morbidity of personality disorder and clinical syndromes in prisonersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions Certain Axis II disorders may increase the risk for lifetime Axis I disorders. Although appropriate statistical procedures reduce the level of Axis II co-morbidity, some patterns may be artefacts of a diagnostic system encouraging multiple diagnostic categories. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - November 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Coid, Paul Moran, Paul Bebbington, Traolach Brugha, Rachel Jenkins, Mike Farrell, Nicola Singleton, Simone Ullrich Tags: Research Articles Source Type: journals
An exploration of criminal thinking styles among civil psychiatric patientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusions/clinical implications: Thinking styles which are typically associated with criminality were found in this sample of civil psychiatric patients. Cognitive remediation strategies targeting these may help to prevent criminal activity in psychiatric patients. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - November 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: William Amory Carr, Barry Rosenfeld, Melissa Magyar, Merrill Rotter Tags: Research Articles Source Type: journals
Raising parents attachment, parenting and child safety. By Patricia McKinsey Crittenden. Willan Publishing, UK, 2008, 340 pp. ISBN 978-1-84392-478-2 paperback, GBP 29.95 and ISBN 978-1-84392-499-9 hardcover, GBP 67.50Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - November 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Margaret Lougher Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: journals
Sexual offenders. Personal construct theory and deviant sexual behaviour. By James Horley. Routledge, Hove, East Sussex, UK, 2009, 152 pp. Hardcover, ISBN 978-1583917350Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - November 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rajan Darjee Tags: Book Reviews Source Type: journals
Protective Effects of Maternal and Peer Support on Depressive Symptoms during Adolescence.Email this article to a colleague.
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The current study examined the contributions of maternal and peer support to depressive symptoms in early to mid-adolescence and variation in these contributions across age, gender, and race. Five waves of data on maternal support, peer support, and depressive symptoms were collected on rural youth (N = 3,444) at 6 month intervals. Multilevel modeling was used to evaluate within and between-person effects of maternal and peer support on depressive symptoms. Within-person effects of peer support did not vary by age, gender, or race. At the between-person level, peer support predicted levels of depressive symptoms at age...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - November 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Vaughan CA, Foshee VA, Ennett ST Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: journals
Mothers as a Resource in Times of Stress: Interactive Contributions of Socialization of Coping and Stress to Youth Psychopathology.Email this article to a colleague.
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This study examined the hypothesis that maternal socialization of coping would make a differential contribution to youth depression and externalizing psychopathology depending on youths' level of exposure to life stress. A sample of 155 youth (M age = 12.41, SD = 1.21) and their maternal caregivers completed semi-structured interviews and questionnaires in a two-wave longitudinal study over a 1-year period. Results provided evidence for two types of socialization x stress interactions-an amplification-effects model and a differential-effects model. In the context of interpersonal stress, findings supported an amplification...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - November 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Abaied JL, Rudolph KD Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: journals
Exploring the Relationship Between Autistic-Like Traits and ADHD Behaviors in Early Childhood: Findings from a Community Twin Study of 2-Year-Olds.Email this article to a colleague.
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This study aimed to explore the nature of the relationship between autistic-like traits and ADHD behaviors in a community sample of 2-year-olds. Twins from the Boston University Twin Project (N = 312 pairs) were assessed by their parents on autistic-like traits and ADHD behaviors using the Childhood Behavior Checklist. Phenotypic analyses showed that after controlling for general cognitive ability and socioeconomic status, autistic-like traits (total scale as well as social and nonsocial subscales) correlated positively with ADHD behaviors (r = 0.23-0.26). Structural equation model-fitting analyses revealed that there were...
Source: Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology - November 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ronald A, Edelson LR, Asherson P, Saudino KJ Tags: J Abnorm Child Psychol Source Type: journals
Neurofeedback Outcomes in Clients with Asperger's Syndrome.Email this article to a colleague.
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This paper summarizes data from a review of neurofeedback (NFB) training with 150 clients with Asperger's Syndrome (AS) and 9 clients with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) seen over a 15 year period (1993-2008) in a clinical setting. The main objective was to investigate whether electroncephalographic (EEG) biofeedback, also called neurofeedback (NFB), made a significant difference in clients diagnosed with AS. An earlier paper (Thompson et al. 2009) reviews the symptoms of AS, highlights research findings and theories concerning this disorder, discusses QEEG patterns in AS (both single and 19-channel), and details a h...
Source: Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback - November 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Thompson L, Thompson M, Reid A Tags: Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback Source Type: journals
Interaction Between 5-HTTLPR and BDNF Val66Met Polymorphisms on HPA Axis Reactivity in Preschoolers.Email this article to a colleague.
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This study examined whether the interaction between the serotonin transporter promoter region (5-HTTLPR) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphisms was associated with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis reactivity to stress. A community sample of 144 preschool-aged children was genotyped and exposed to stress-inducing laboratory tasks. Salivary cortisol was obtained at four time points during a standardized laboratory assessment before and after stressors involving separation from a parent and frustrating tasks. Children homozygous for the short-5-HTTLPR allele and carrying the Met-BDNF alle...
Source: Biological Psychology - November 12, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dougherty LR, Klein DN, Congdon E, Canli T, Hayden EP Tags: Biol Psychol Source Type: journals
Words of Wisdom Wednesday: A Few Words On The Mother-Daughter BondEmail this article to a colleague.
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Author Mary Jo Rapini knows a thing or two about mothers and daughters. During the course of her decade-long career as a psychotherapist, she's confronted everything from body image issues to intimacy issues to parenting issues. Now, she's brought her expertise to the page with her book, ""Start Talking: A Girl's Guide for You and Your Mom About Health, Sex, or Whatever," by Bayou Press.<!--break--> She offers these gems of wisdom that are the perfect recipe for strengthening the mother-daughter bond. Look for a few more words of wisdom from her tomorrow..."Our society continually tries to tell women what they should...
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Melissa Blake Tags: Child Development Gender Happiness Health Parenting Relationships Resilience Self-Help body image issues bonding daughters decade gems of wisdom health sex intimacy issues mom sex mother daughter mothers mothers and dau Source Type: consumer
The tragic consequences of depression stigmaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Yesterday, Robert Enke, 32, and a goalkeeper on Germany's national soccer team, committed suicide by stepping in front of a train in Hanover, Germany. Read these links for more on this terribly tragic story.
There will be many analyses trying to explain why someone who had so many gifts could be brought to such a violent and self-destructive end. While I have little insight into the why, it is clear that this story is a profound demonstration that depression stigma can have devastating consequences.
Enke suffered from serious depression. For many years. Privately.
I find it heartbreaking that Enke ...
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jonathan Rottenberg, Ph.D. Tags: Depression consequences goalkeeper hanover germany hid illustration insight national soccer team nbsp psychiatric problems reminder robert enke stigma struggle suicide note teammates tragic outcome tragic story train Source Type: consumer
Nine Ways That a Meditating Brain Creates Better RelationshipsEmail this article to a colleague.
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It's never too late to have a (brain that's wired as if it had a) happy childhood1Therapists get this question a lot: "Okay, so now that I understand how my history made me a mess when it comes to relationships, what now? It's not like I can go back in time and change my childhood."The "what now" is that there's increasing evidence that the simple practice of mindfulness meditation can re-wire your brain. In key areas, you can literally change and grow neural connections which support finding and creating better relationships. And in nine different ways, your brain can become more like those who grew up knowing how to love...
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marsha Lucas, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Morality Neuroscience Relationships Resilience Self-Help anger attachment attunement better management better relationships brain childhood childhood attachment colleagues communication dan siegel daniel siegel Source Type: consumer
The Strength My Mother Gave MeEmail this article to a colleague.
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Families in every neck of the woods pay homage to the matriarch of their family every May on that lovely Sunday we've come to know - and expect (at least my mother has) - as Mother's Day.<!--break--> Sons, daughters and even husbands shower the women in their lives with cards filled with words of love - and maybe even a Bath and Body Works gift card (my own mother's personal favorite gift). They do the housework for a change and give their boss the night off. And I'm pretty sure there are hundreds of hugs and kilograms of kisses to go around.Last May was a particularly emotional and triumphant Mother's Day for my fam...
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Melissa Blake Tags: Happiness Parenting Relationships Resilience Self-Help barry manilow bath and body bath and body works bravado brave face bread and butter buddha cruise ships dark winter daughters deep breaths disability having faith H Source Type: consumer
Benjamin Franklin Was Right, But....Email this article to a colleague.
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This article also quotes a Fort Hood official stating that reports of violent crimes usually go up after a unit has returned from a deployment. Primary symptoms displayed by soldiers after a combat tour, are post traumatic stress disorder, poor anger management, chronic anxiety, and depression.It takes a village to raise a child, and parents should become cognizance about subtle messages society sends to their youth, particularly around the issue of force and conflict resolution. If I were to complete Benjamin Franklin's quote on force it would be, "force sh#*es upon reason's back and then on itself."
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ugo Uche Tags: Happiness Morality Parenting adolecents anger management anxiety and depression benjamin franklin chronic anxiety cities in texas cognizance combat tour conflict resolution evolutionary psychologist force Fort Hood genetic sc Source Type: consumer
Strengths-Based Supervision: A Child Welfare Supervision Training ProjectEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: The Clinical Supervisor - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rounds, TamaraLietz, Cynthia A. Source Type: journals
The Relationship Between Counseling Supervisee Attachment Orientation and Perceived Bond with SupervisorEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: The Clinical Supervisor - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sheperis, Carl J.Renfro-Michel, Edina L. Source Type: journals
The Influence of Diversity in Clinical Supervision: A Framework for Reflective Conversations and QuestioningEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: The Clinical Supervisor - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gray, Susan W.Smith, Mark S. Source Type: journals
Models and Methods in Hospital Social Work SupervisionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: The Clinical Supervisor - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: St. Aubin, Mark deGilbert, CarleanBerger, CandyceKadushin, Goldie Source Type: journals
Subtle Messages in Clinical SupervisionEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: The Clinical Supervisor - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Borders, L. DiAnne Source Type: journals
Supervision: Critical Reflection for Transformational Learning, Part 1Email this article to a colleague.
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Source: The Clinical Supervisor - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Carroll, Michael Source Type: journals
The Interaction of Body Morphology, Directional Kinematics, and Environmental Structure in the Generation of Neonatal Rat ( Rattus norvegicus ) Locomotor BehaviorEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Ecological Psychology - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Schank, Jeffrey C.May, Christopher J. Source Type: journals
Perception-Movement Coupling in the Regulation of Step Lengths When Approaching an ObstacleEmail this article to a colleague.
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Source: Ecological Psychology - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Laborie, SylvainLaurent, MichelCornus, Sabine Source Type: journals
Shedding Light On Brain's Response To Distress, Unexpected EventsEmail this article to a colleague.
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In a new study, psychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are able to see in detail for the first time how various regions of the human brain respond when people experience an unexpected or traumatic event. The study could lead to the creation of biological measures that could identify people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or identify PTSD sufferers who would benefit from specific treatments.
Source: Anxiety News From Medical News Today - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news
"Veterans' Children" Validates Trans-Generational Trauma Of WarEmail this article to a colleague.
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Since the Vietnam Era, the American psychiatric community has recognized the returning war veterans' affliction of what is now commonly known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). While there has been much research and advancements in the treatment of PTSD, the focus has always been on the veterans themselves. What has never been addressed or understood, until now, is how the stress from distant battlefields has affected the families of veterans.
Source: Anxiety News From Medical News Today - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Veterans / Ex-Servicemen Source Type: news
Some Lessons Taught by Informal Sports, Not Taught by Formal SportsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Imagine an old-fashioned sandlot game of baseball. A bunch of kids of various ages show up at the vacant lot. They've come on foot or by bicycle. Someone brought a bat, someone brought a ball (which may or may not be an actual baseball), and several came with fielders' gloves. They decide to play a game. The two reputably best players serve as captains, and they choose up sides. They lay out the bases--which might be hats, Frisbees, or any other objects of suitable size. There may not be enough players to fill all the standard positions, so they improvise. No adult authority is present to tell the kids what to do or to set...
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Peter Gray Tags: Child Development Creativity Evolutionary Psychology Happiness Parenting Sport and Competition adult coach adult presence adult supervisor bicycle fielders gloves formal game frisbees hats Heroes informal sports league game Source Type: consumer
The Relational Self: Comfort or Threat?Email this article to a colleague.
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In this second of the series on sense of self and how it differs across cultures, I am going to look at the interconnected or relational self, and how awareness of how interdependent we are might lead to fear of others.Tags: history, independence, news and research, relationships, self-esteem, series on sense of self, society
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sarah Luczaj Tags: General history independence news and research relationships self-esteem series on sense of self society Source Type: news
Bringing Creativity to LifeEmail this article to a colleague.
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It seems to me that while creativity means change, not all change is creative.Tags: creativity, mindful awareness, relationships
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Evan Hadkins Tags: General creativity mindful awareness relationships Source Type: news
Forgetting Traumatic MemoriesEmail this article to a colleague.
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It is well known that fear memories are permanent. However, a recent paper in Science, evaluated by three Faculty Members for F1000, reports an extraordinary finding that supports the use of a drug to control recollections of traumatic incidents. The researchers demonstrated that, in mice, proteins known as extracellular matrix chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans form 'neural nets' in the brain that protect against the erasure of memory.
Source: Anxiety News From Medical News Today - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news
Suicide TerrorismEmail this article to a colleague.
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Suicide bombers have distinctive personality traits.
Source: Psychology Today - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kaja Perina Tags: Personality Fort Hood and Suicide Terrorism Source Type: consumer
Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human NatureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Why most suicide bombers are Muslim
Source: Psychology Today - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alan S. Miller Tags: Behavioral Economics Fort Hood and Suicide Terrorism Source Type: consumer
Murder and Mayhem at Fort HoodEmail this article to a colleague.
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Was the attack primarily a political statement?
Source: Psychology Today - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr. Stephen A. Diamond, Ph.D. Tags: Law and Crime Fort Hood and Suicide Terrorism Source Type: consumer
The Ft. Hood Killer - Guilty But Not EvilEmail this article to a colleague.
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Major Nidal Malik Hasan was not a bad person.
Source: Psychology Today - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr. Mark Goulston Tags: Morality Fort Hood and Suicide Terrorism Source Type: consumer
The Need to BelongEmail this article to a colleague.
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Why did Hasan do it?
Source: Psychology Today - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nicholas Herrera, Ph.D. Tags: Personality Fort Hood and Suicide Terrorism Source Type: consumer
A friend's unexpected moveEmail this article to a colleague.
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QUESTION:Dear Dr. Levine,I've had a roller coaster relationship with my BF for the last eight years. We both hit it off when our oldest kids (we have 7 in total) met in 1st grade. What began as a "play date" with children grew into a friendship that involved couples weekends, family trips, dinners out, BBQ's, etc. Basically we were inseparable.The friendship has not been without emotional turmoil, however. My BF is the most incredible woman when she is "on". However, she is moody, explosive, jealous and extremely insecure. She has had very few women friendships in her life. I have always been extremely social with lots of ...
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Irene S. Levine, Ph.D. Tags: Relationships Social Life advice bf children close friends collateral damage controlling couples dr levine emotional turmoil family family health family trips friendship Friendship Doctor friendship expert friendships g Source Type: consumer
Online Gaming Addiction: The Role of Sensation Seeking, Self-Control, Neuroticism, Aggression, State Anxiety, and Trait AnxietyEmail this article to a colleague.
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CyberPsychology & Behavior , Vol. 0, No. 0.
Source: CyberPsychology - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: article Source Type: journals
Express Your Social Self: Cultural Differences in Choice of Brand-Name Versus Generic ProductsEmail this article to a colleague.
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This research examined cultural differences in the patterns of choices that reflect more social characteristics of a chooser (e.g., social status). Four studies examined the cultural difference in individuals’ tendency to choose brand-name products (i.e., high-status options) over generic products (i.e., low-status options) and the underlying reasons for these differences. Compared to European Americans, Asian Americans consistently chose brand-name products. This difference was driven by Asian Americans’ greater social status concerns. Self-consciousness was more strongly associated with the brand-name choices...
Source: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kim, H. S., Drolet, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
On the Psychology of the Belief in a Just World: Exploring Experiential and Rationalistic Paths to Victim BlamingEmail this article to a colleague.
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This article examines why people may blame innocent victims of robbery or sexual assault. We propose that in experiential mind-sets associative links are formed between the victim and the negative event. As the creation of such links is independent of explicit beliefs, people in experiential mind-sets produce negative reactions to the victim independent of their just-world beliefs. Rationalistic mind-sets, however, instigate propositional and consistency-based reasoning. For people who strongly endorse just-world beliefs (such as people who have strong predispositions to believe that the world is just or whose just-world b...
Source: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: van den Bos, K., Maas, M. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Is There a Budget Fallacy? The Role of Savings Goals in the Prediction of Personal SpendingEmail this article to a colleague.
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The authors extend research and theory on self prediction into the realm of personal financial behavior. Four studies examined people’s ability to predict their future personal spending and the findings supported the two main hypotheses. First, participants tended to underestimate their future spending. They predicted spending substantially less money in the coming week than they actually spent or than they remembered spending in the previous week. Second, the prediction bias stemmed from people’s savings goals—defined as the general desire to save money or minimize future spending—at the time of pr...
Source: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Peetz, J., Buehler, R. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Do Women Feel Worse to Look Their Best? Testing the Relationship Between Self-Esteem and Fertility Status Across the Menstrual CycleEmail this article to a colleague.
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Two studies measured self-esteem across the menstrual cycle to test the prediction that self-esteem will vary interindividually as a positive function of mate value and intraindividually as a negative function of fertility status. Study 1 (n = 52) found that self-esteem was positively related to mate value between women but that women experienced a self-esteem decrease nearest to ovulation, when women tend to be more attractive to men. Study 2 (n = 59) replicated these results and demonstrated that the self-esteem decrease at high fertility was positively related to women’s reported long-term mating motivation. Addit...
Source: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hill, S. E., Durante, K. M. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
When Is Happiness About How Much You Earn? The Effect of Hourly Payment on the Money--Happiness ConnectionEmail this article to a colleague.
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The authors argue that the strength of the relationship between income and happiness can be influenced by exposure to organizational practices, such as being paid by the hour, that promote an economic evaluation of time use. Using cross-sectional data from the United States, two studies found that income was more strongly associated with happiness for individuals paid by the hour compared to their non-hourly counterparts. Using panel data from the United Kingdom, Study 3 replicated these results for a multi-item General Health Questionnaire measure of subjective well-being. Study 4 showed that experimentally manipulating t...
Source: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: DeVoe, S. E., Pfeffer, J. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
The Effects of Exclusion and Reintegration on the Evaluation of Deviant Opinion HoldersEmail this article to a colleague.
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It seems likely that treatment of deviants within a group will be determined not just by the nature of their deviance but also by the history of their treatment. In two experiments, participants read cases in which group members advocated for change in a way that was non-normative for the group and were marginalized as a result. Participants were further informed that either the deviant was psychologically reintegrated or remained marginalized. Results showed that when deviants were reintegrated group members were more negative toward the deviant the more they identified with the group. Where the deviant remained excluded,...
Source: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Chan, M. K. H., Louis, W. R., Hornsey, M. J. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Ingroup Identity Moderates the Impact of Social Explanations on Intergroup Attitudes: External Explanations Are Not Inherently ProsocialEmail this article to a colleague.
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Social explanations —causal frameworks used to understand group status and action—shape intergroup attitudes and emotions. Yet, different theoretical perspectives offer divergent predictions regarding associations between external explanations —which construe group actions or outcomes as being caused by forces outside of the group—and consequent attitudes toward outgroups. Specifically, whereas the authors’ social explanations framework suggests that external explanations regarding a low-status group will foster prosocial responses, other perspectives suggest that external explanations will fo...
Source: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Andreychik, M. R., Gill, M. J. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
Social Power and Attitude Strength Over the Life CourseEmail this article to a colleague.
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Past findings indicate that middle-aged adults in the United States tend to be more resistant to attitude change than younger and older adults, but little is known about why this is so. The authors propose that midlife adults’ disproportionate occupation of high-power social roles (which call for resoluteness) may partly explain their heightened resistance to persuasion. Using nationally representative data sets, the article first documents that in various domains the possession of social power peaks in midlife. It next documents that middle-aged adults place a high value on resoluteness, which suggests that they hav...
Source: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Eaton, A. A., Visser, P. S., Krosnick, J. A., Anand, S. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
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This study examined the accuracy of observers’ impressions on 10 personality traits based on full-body photographs using criterion measures based on self and peer reports. When targets’ posture and expression were constrained (standardized condition), observers’ judgments were accurate for extraversion, self-esteem, and religiosity. When targets were photographed with a spontaneous pose and facial expression (spontaneous condition), observers’ judgments were accurate for almost all of the traits examined. Lens model analyses demonstrated that both static cues (e.g., clothing style) and dynamic cues ...
Source: Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin - November 11, 2009 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Naumann, L. P., Vazire, S., Rentfrow, P. J., Gosling, S. D. Tags: Articles Source Type: journals
