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The nature of nurture: Disentangling passive genotype–environment correlation from family relationship influences on children's externalizing problems.
The relationship between interparental conflict, hostile parenting, and children's externalizing problems is well established. Few studies, however, have examined the pattern of association underlying this constellation of family and child level variables while controlling for the possible confounding presence of passive genotype–environment correlation. Using the attributes of 2 genetically sensitive research designs, the present study examined associations among interparental conflict, parent-to-child hostility, and children's externalizing problems among genetically related and genetically unrelated mother–child and...
Source: Journal of Family Psychology - February 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Harold, Gordon T.; Leve, Leslie D.; Elam, Kit K.; Thapar, Anita; Neiderhiser, Jenae M.; Natsuaki, Misaki N.; Shaw, Daniel S.; Reiss, David Source Type: research

Impact of child sex abuse on adult psychopathology: A genetically and epigenetically informed investigation.
Genetic, environmental, and epigenetic influences and their transactions were examined in a sample of 155 women from the Iowa adoptee sample who had been removed from their biological parents shortly after birth and assessed when participants were an average of 41.10 years old. We observed an interactive effect of child sex abuse (CSA) and biological parent psychopathology (i.e., genetic load) on substance abuse as well as a main effect of CSA on substance abuse in adulthood. We also observed main effects of CSA and genetic load on depression and on antisocial characteristics. As predicted, CSA, but not genetic load or lat...
Source: Journal of Family Psychology - February 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Beach, Steven R. H.; Brody, Gene H.; Lei, Man Kit; Gibbons, Frederick X.; Gerrard, Meg; Simons, Ronald L.; Cutrona, Carolyn E.; Philibert, Robert A. Source Type: research

Genetics and epigenetics in family context: Introduction to the special section.
We introduce the special section on “Genetics and Epigenetics in Family Context.” It is noted that family researchers are incorporating genetic factors in their research with increasing frequency. The current special section includes contributions from behavioral genetic, molecular genetic, and epigenetic perspectives, reflecting the diversity of methodologies that are currently being applied to the study of genetic contributions to family processes and outcomes. The special section is both an acknowledgment of the increasing prominence of genetic factors in family models as well as an effort to highlight different app...
Source: Journal of Family Psychology - February 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Beach, Steven R. H.; Whisman, Mark A. Source Type: research

Optimistic or quixotic? More data on marriage and relationship education programs for lower income couples.
Replies to comments made by Hawkins et al. (see record 2013-04752-002) on the author's original article (see record 2012-08242-001). I am gratified and encouraged that such an esteemed group of relationship scientists as Hawkins et al. I want to continue the discussion of government-supported marriage and relationship education (MRE) programs for lower income couples by responding to my article (Johnson, May–June 2012). In their comment, they argued that there are data that support the efficacy of MRE programs for disadvantaged couples and that the benefits of these programs outweigh the costs. My response to both of the...
Source: American Psychologist - February 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Johnson, Matthew D. Source Type: research

A more optimistic perspective on government-supported marriage and relationship education programs for lower income couples.
Comments on the original article by Matthew D. Johnson (see record 2012-08242-001). It is important to challenge some of Johnson’s points about the effectiveness and reach of interventions to lower income couples and couples of color and his suggested prioritization of basic over applied research. With emerging findings and practical knowledge gained in lower income communities from all across the United States over the past decade, we see evidence to support optimism for the potential utility of marriage and relationship education (MRE) programs to help disadvantaged and minority couples. Accordingly, continued support ...
Source: American Psychologist - February 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Hawkins, Alan J.; Stanley, Scott M.; Cowan, Philip A.; Fincham, Frank D.; Beach, Steven R. H.; Cowan, Carolyn Pape; Rhoades, Galena K.; Markman, Howard J.; Daire, Andrew P. Source Type: research

Violent video games and the Supreme Court: Lessons for the scientific community in the wake of Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association.
In June 2011 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that video games enjoy full free speech protections and that the regulation of violent game sales to minors is unconstitutional. The Supreme Court also referred to psychological research on violent video games as “unpersuasive” and noted that such research contains many methodological flaws. Recent reviews in many scholarly journals have come to similar conclusions, although much debate continues. Given past statements by the American Psychological Association linking video game and media violence with aggression, the Supreme Court ruling, particularly its critique of the scien...
Source: American Psychologist - February 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ferguson, Christopher J. Source Type: research

How to treat persistent vaginal yeast infection due to species other than Candida albicans
This article suggests a stepwise approach to treatment using the best current evidence and the clinical experience of the authors and focuses on C glabrata since this species is responsible for the majority of cases. Other species and indeed other genera such as Saccharomyces...
Source: Sexually Transmitted Infections - February 18, 2013 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Davies, S., Johnson, E., White, D. Tags: Epidemiologic studies, Drugs: infectious diseases, HIV/AIDS, Candidiasis, HIV / AIDS, HIV infections, Vulvovaginal disorders Education Source Type: research

EDITORIAL
Source: Behavioral Interventions - February 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: William H. Ahearn Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

MESSAGE FROM RICHARD M. FOXX, EDITOR‐IN CHIEF 1996–2012
Source: Behavioral Interventions - February 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

A psychological predictor of elders' driving performance: social‐comparisons on the road
Abstract Older individuals often believe they can drive better than their contemporaries. This belief is an example of downward social‐comparisons; they can be self‐enhancing tools that lead to beneficial outcomes. As predicted, we found that drivers who engaged in downward social‐comparisons were significantly less likely to have adverse driving events over time, after controlling for relevant factors (p = .02). This effect was particularly strong among women, who tend to experience more negative driving stereotypes (p = .01). The study was based on 897 interviews of 117 elder drivers, aged 70–89 years, ov...
Source: Journal of Applied Social Psychology - February 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Becca R. Levy, Reuben Ng, Lindsey M. Myers, Richard A. Marottoli Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Feeling left out? The mediating role of perceived rejection on workgroup mistreatment and affective, behavioral, and organizational outcomes and the moderating role of organizational norms
Abstract This two‐study paper examines the detrimental impact of workgroup mistreatment and the mediating role of perceived rejection. In Study 1, perceived rejection emerged as a mediator between workgroup mistreatment and depression, organization‐based self‐esteem, organizational deviance, and organizational citizenship behaviors. In Study 2, the role of organizational norms was examined. Employees who experienced supportive organizational norms reported lower levels of perceived rejection, depression and turnover intentions, and higher levels of organization‐based self‐esteem and job satisfaction. Employees in...
Source: Journal of Applied Social Psychology - February 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nikki L. Penhaligon, Winnifred R. Louis, Simon Lloyd David Restubog Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Investigation of nonverbal discrimination against women in simulated initial job interviews
This study investigated nonverbal sex discrimination in simulated initial job interviews with women applicants. It was hypothesized that experienced interviewers would exhibit more negative behaviors while interviewing a woman for a “masculine” job (an incongruent interview), but more positive behaviors while interviewing a woman for a “feminine” job (a congruent interview). It was further hypothesized that the behavior of inexperienced interviewers would remain the same across interviews. Mock initial job interviews were videotaped and nonverbal behaviors were coded. As hypothesized, experienced interviewers exhib...
Source: Journal of Applied Social Psychology - February 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kathleen P. Hess Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

The effect of foot massage on long-term care staff working with older people with dementia: a pilot, parallel group, randomized controlled trial
Conclusions: This pilot trial provides data to support the feasibility of the study in terms of recruitment and consent, the intervention and completion rates. Although the outcome data should be treated with caution, the pilot demonstrated the foot massage intervention showed trends in improved mood, reduced anxiety and lower blood pressure in long-term care staff working with older people with dementia. A larger study is needed to build on these promising, but preliminary, findings.Trial registration: ACTRN: ACTRN12612000659808.
Source: BMC Nursing - Latest articles - February 18, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Wendy MoyleMarie CookeSiobhan O¿DwyerJenny MurfieldAmy JohnstonBilly Sung Source Type: research

Maternal HIV disclosure to HIV-uninfected children in rural South Africa: a pilot study of a family-based intervention
Conclusion: The pilot study found the intervention was feasible and acceptable to mothers and counsellors, and provides preliminary evidence that participation in the intervention encouraged disclosure and health promotion. The pilot methodology and small sample size has limitations and further research is required to test the potential of this intervention. A larger demonstration project with 300 families is currently underway.
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - February 18, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tamsen RochatNtombizodumo MkwanaziRuth Bland Source Type: research

Older adults with higher income or marriage have longer telomeres
Conclusions: these results indicate that older adults with higher income or being married have longer telomeres when other sociodemographics, physical diseases, mental status and neighbourhood experience are adjusted.
Source: Age and Ageing - February 18, 2013 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Yen, Y.-C., Lung, F.-W. Tags: Research Papers Source Type: research

Can mindfulness‐based interventions help adolescents with cancer?
Abstract During the past 30 years, there has been an increase in the incidence of cancer in adolescents. While recent studies have illustrated remarkable resilience in youth living with cancer, they can also face daunting acute and chronic adjustment struggles, cognitive and school problems, family and peer relational difficulties, depression, post‐traumatic stress symptoms, and other anxiety disorders. Mindfulness‐based interventions (MBIs), increasingly shown to be effective in a variety of medical and mental health settings, may be particularly beneficial for adolescents with cancer. This paper reviews evidence fr...
Source: Psycho-Oncology - February 18, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Paul Jones, Megan Blunda, Gina Biegel, Linda E. Carlson, Matthew Biel, Lori Wiener Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research

A randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled crossover trial on the effects of L-ornithine on salivary cortisol and feelings of fatigue of flushers the morning after alcohol consumption
Conclusions: Taking 400 mg ornithine after alcohol consumption improved various negative feelings and decreased the salivary stress marker cortisol the next morning. These effects were not caused by an increase in acute alcohol metabolism.
Source: BioPsychiSocial Medicine - February 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Takeshi KokuboEmiko IkeshimaTakayoshi KirisakoYutaka MiuraMasahisa HoriuchiAkira Tsuda Source Type: research

Shoddy Credit Ratings
A recent report of the Federal Trade Commission called attention to disturbing practices in the credit rating business. Among the findings: “nearly 26 percent of consumers . . . found at least one potentially material mistake on at least one of the three credit reports....read more
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - February 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ken Eisold, Ph.D. Tags: Social Life Work 60 Minutes bread and butter business management consumers credit bureaus credit monitoring credit rating creditworthiness daniel gross data providers driven industry federal trade commission ftc chairman furn Source Type: news

What To Do About Fear, Obligation and Guilt
FOG (fear, obligation, and guilt) can keep you stuck and unhappy in a relationship. In this post, I'll list several exercises that can help you deFOG your life. read more
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - February 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Randi Kreger Tags: Personality Relationships anger borderline personality emotion emotional blackmail emsp ensp family member fog frazier guilt harbinger legal trouble narcissistic personality disorder obligation popular topics scenarios Source Type: news

The Disconnect Between Love, Sex and Marriage
A formula for great sex that's easy to understand and not so easy to do. read more
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - February 17, 2013 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Donna Flagg Tags: Relationships Sex alain de botton alain de bottton dependent variable disparities excerpt guess intimacy love Love and Marriage love marriage marriage and sex marriage sex mirror images nbsp personality private space re Source Type: news

Will I Ever Be Good Enough?
Adult children of narcissistic parents commonly grow up with this nagging feeling that they flunked childhood and it’s all their fault. They internalize the message they are not good enough no matter how hard they try.read more
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - February 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Karyl McBride, Ph.D. Tags: Parenting Personality Relationships Self-Help abusive of children adult children adult life adulthood alcoholic families alcoholic family avail children of narcissists critical dysfunctional families emotional abuse emotional Source Type: news

Why Western Capitalism Has Failed Us
The extended recent recession and slow economic recovery has raised serious questions about the viability of our western style of free market capitalism.read more
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - February 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ray Williams Tags: Work angel gurria capitalism chandran nair corporate governance deep trouble development oecd economic organisations finite planet free market free market capitalism fundamental issue global institute government intervention gr Source Type: news

Your Six Year-Old and the Sex Talk
Little kids express sexual curiosity and interest during their earliest activities and in social play. Parents are in a pivotal position to support healthy and positive feelings to help their children feel positive about their sexuality and aid and create their healthy sexual self-confidence.read more
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - February 17, 2013 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: John T. Chirban, Ph.D, Th.D. Tags: Child Development Parenting Relationships Sex anna freud baby carriage child play cream soda fella games sports honeybunch john t chirban jump rope little kids nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp playful songs playground games Puber Source Type: news

What Does It Mean?
Dave* came to see me because his supervisor at work thought he was taking things too personally. “What does that mean?” I asked. He shrugged. “I don’t know. Maybe you should ask her,” he said. read more
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - February 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: F. Diane Barth, L.C.S.W. Tags: Anxiety Happiness Relationships Self-Help birthday party candy childhood experiences dissociated dream symbols first meeting Freud interpretation many different aspects meaning muriel nbsp Neglect population secret Se Source Type: news

Porn Recovery and The Mysterious Flatline
Not every guy who quits porn experiences a complete loss of libido for a time. However, the percentage of those who report these mysterious 'flatlines" is rising as the guys who started on highspeed comprise a growing portion of ED sufferers.read more
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - February 17, 2013 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Gary Wilson Tags: Sex abstinence back of my mind brain circuits constellation dead dick flatline flatliner girls sex internet porn libido little voice loss of libido low libido in men masturbation mojo origins phenomenon porn beast por Source Type: news

The role of psychological capital in perception of safety climate among air traffic controllers - Bergheim K, Eid J, Hystad SW, Nielsen MB, Mearns K, Larsson G, Luthans B.
Previous research has shown that psychological capital (PsyCap) is associated with desired employee behavioral and performance outcomes. Extending previous research, we examine, in two studies, if the PsyCap of Norwegian air traffic controllers is related ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Occupational Issues Source Type: news

Catphish or Caviar
Demanding a visual meeting early in an Internet relationship is a simple, yet effective technique to avoid being hooked by a catphish. read more
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - February 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jack Schafer, Ph.D. Tags: Law and Crime Relationships amount of time bias business colleagues catfish catphish communications contradictions deception discrepancy email face to face hypotheses Internet internet communications internet relationship Source Type: news

Expensive Weddings, and Others.
Different examples of expensive and not so expensive weddings. Some musings about what it is all about.read more
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - February 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Fredric Neuman, M.D. Tags: Behavioral Economics Happiness Relationships Social Life chambers coincidence couples dollars and cents engagement ring engagement rings exceptions expensive weddings four months gay marriage grand wedding how much money mi Source Type: news

Are Parents More or Less Susceptible to Catching Colds?
Are parents more prone to catch cold because they are exposed to more viruses from their children, or are they more cold-resistant. Recent research suggests that parents may have a distinct advantage in terms of their health, and here is the explanation.read more
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - February 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ronald E. Riggio, Ph.D. Tags: Cognition Health Parenting Resilience Antibodies belief cold virus colds colleagues disease resistance first thought immune systems meaning in life parents positive outlook possession previous research psychneuroimmunolog Source Type: news

Explorations of lung cancer stigma for female long‐term survivors
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women, accompanied by greater psychological distress than other cancers. There is minimal but increasing awareness of the impact of lung cancer stigma (LCS) on patient outcomes. LCS is associated with increased symptom burden and decreased quality of life. The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of female long‐term lung cancer survivors in the context of LCS and examine how participants discursively adhere to or reject stigmatizing beliefs. Findings situated within Cataldo and colleagues' theoretical model include: (1) addiction and tobacco marketing as ...
Source: Nursing Inquiry - February 17, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Cati Brown, Janine Cataldo Tags: Feature Source Type: research

Why today's 40somethings never grew up
Paul Rudd's character Peter in This Is 40 rings true because what developmental psychologists call middle adulthood – roughly 45 to 55 – has been redefined.
Source: the Mail online | Health - February 17, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Having Another Baby: How Much Anxiety is Okay?
Welcome to the world of motherhood, the good, the bad, the ugly, and the anxious. read more
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - February 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Karen Kleiman, MSW, LCSW Tags: Anxiety Parenting adaptive response anxiety disorders babies Choices high anxiety interventions life impacts marker motherhood nbsp perspective pleasure support tools tolerance levels Source Type: news

Right-Handedness as Common Among Apes as Humans
A propensity for right-handedness is not a uniquely human trait but one shared by great apes, according to new research by Gillian Forrester, a cognitive psychologist at the University of Westminster.
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - February 17, 2013 Category: Science Tags: Neuroscience,Biology Source Type: research

The stalking cure: how to rehabilitate a stalker
A forensic psychiatrist has opened a clinic where stalkers confront their dangerous delusions. Elizabeth Day meets Frank Farnham, and speaks to some of the many victimsWhen forensic psychiatrist Frank Farnham first meets a stalker, he doesn't judge. Some of his clients have done awful things. They have intimidated, pursued and terrified their victims. They have sent harassing emails to ex-partners or followed work colleagues home from the office. They have developed harmful fixations on people who have no intention of returning their attentions. All of them will have run the risk of being sent to jail.But Dr Farnham sees t...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 17, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Elizabeth Day Tags: Psychology Mental health UK criminal justice Society Law Features The Observer Source Type: news

PTSD: A Window into the Bodymind (Part 1)
Hippocrates famously said, “It is more important to know what sort of person has a disease than to know what sort of disease a person has.” This remains true today - where the latest discoveries about PTSD are shedding light on the intersection of mind, body, and emotion.read more
Source: Psychology Today Personality Center - February 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michael Jawer Tags: Health Neuroscience Personality Stress bodily experience camaraderie childhood experiences chronic illness combat veterans comrades dissociation emotional abuse family violence fellow soldiers horrific events human nature l Source Type: news

School violence, social support and psychological health among Taiwanese junior high school students.
CONCLUSION: The findings imply that peer social support plays an important mediating role between exposure to school violence and student psychological health. The findings provide empirical evidence and information to help school practitioners and policymakers justify developing or incorporating social support into prevention and intervention strategies. The findings suggest that interventions or policies promoting social support incorporated at a national level could be effective across genders and ethnicities in Taiwan. PMID: 23422684 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Child Abuse and Neglect - February 17, 2013 Category: Child Development Authors: Chen JK, Wei HS Tags: Child Abuse Negl Source Type: research

The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Supporting People With Intellectual Disabilities: A Narrative Review.
Abstract A number of studies have used mindfulness-based interventions to influence the behavior of people with intellectual disabilities, to improve their quality of life, and to reduce challenging behavior. The present review critically evaluates 18 studies and assesses the clinical and academic impact of their findings. Strengths identified included replicable methodological approaches, use of multiple baseline designs, strong construct and criterion validity, and consideration of the mechanisms by which mindfulness influences behavior change. Limitations included a lack of randomized controlled trials, inclusio...
Source: Behavior Modification - February 17, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Harper SK, Webb TL, Rayner K Tags: Behav Modif Source Type: research

Why Hasn't a Man Snatched You Up Yet?
I've had a wonderful life and lots of great adventures in love. And I'm ready for an LTR. Now. read more
Source: Psychology Today Sex Center - February 16, 2013 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Melissa Kirk Tags: Happiness Relationships Sex Social Life Source Type: news

Uta Frith: 'The brain is not a pudding; it is an engine'
The autism expert discusses the bad old days when mother was to blame, and the frontiers of our new understandingUta Frith sits in her beautiful, book-lined sitting-room in Harrow, north London, looking out towards the Chilterns. She is emeritus professor in cognitive development at UCL – and last year was made a dame. She is warm, smiling, bespectacled, dressed in brown linen and a fine gold necklace.Towards the end of our meeting, she describes a conversation she once had with an autistic person who was obsessed with light fittings in railway carriages and was trying to interest her in the minute differences between on...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 16, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Kate Kellaway Tags: Autism Neuroscience Features The Observer Interviews Source Type: news

4 Steps to managing anxiety
The boot camp approach to anxiety -- be aware, take action, and practice doing what scares you.read more
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - February 16, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Robert Taibbi, L.C.S.W. Tags: Anxiety 4 steps business forms early warning system flare full force garbage living in the future managing anxiety nbsp obsessing old friend pet med pet medications runaway horse sara signs and symptoms sleep stomach Source Type: news

Is Liking Your Therapist Enough?
When my son Dan’s self-diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) was confirmed by his longtime pediatrician, the doctor suggested he see a therapist. So off he went to the most popular clinical psychologist in town, the one all the teens liked. Dan liked him too. He drove to his appointments alone, and while I spoke with the therapist on the phone a few times, we never met. Dan was sharing very little about his obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) with us at the time, but he did tell me and my husband that he was very pleased with his psychologist and thought he really understood him; he felt better after every se...
Source: Psych Central - February 16, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Janet Singer Tags: Anxiety Disorders Family General Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Parenting Psychotherapy Treatment Appointments Big Time Bigtime Clinical Psychologist Eight Months Feelings Health Care Providers Lifelong Dreams Nine Weeks O Source Type: news

The Most Important Quality of an Intimate Partner
The most important qualities of people who consistently create meaningful relationships are not as obvious as they may seem. This is one of the most significant and core ways of being that partners must acquire to stay open to investing openly in love's possibilities. read more
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - February 16, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Randi Gunther, Ph.D. Tags: Relationships Self-Help adversities average person bar none counseling couples current poll forty years great communicator intimate partners intimate relationship intimate relationships investing in life irrevocable loss meas Source Type: news

Signs You Are Verbally Abused: Part I
Note: Issues of verbal control can exist in any relationship, heterosexual, gay or lesbian, male towards a female partner or the other way around. Since more is known about verbal abuse in relationships where a guy is controlling his female partner, this article will address those relationships. However, a simple change of gender in any of the names is all it takes to apply the principles to other pairs. Verbal abuse takes many forms: from loud rants to quiet comments; from obvious put-downs to not-so-obvious remarks that undermine the partner. What all the methods have in common is the need to control, to be superior, to ...
Source: Psych Central - February 16, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Marie Hartwell-Walker, Ed.D. Tags: Abuse Addictions Alcoholism Anger Disorders Divorce Domestic Violence Family General Men's Issues Psychology Psychotherapy Relationships & Love Self-Esteem Self-Help Substance Abuse Women's Issues 3 Years Better Sense Source Type: news

What Is Your Exasper-Rate?
Where there's a won't there's a way, a way to express exasperated refusal to go along with someone. And there's a hypocritical ban on every one of them: Don't call names, interrupt, eye-roll, sigh, be sarcastic. Here's a new approach to exasperation management that focuses not on whether but when and how fast to get exasperated.read more
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - February 16, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr. Jeremy Sherman Tags: Anxiety Behavioral Economics Ethics and Morality Happiness Intelligence Law and Crime Personality Relationships Resilience Self-Help Social Life Spirituality Work aspirations circumstances commitments edicts exasperation Source Type: news

Assembly Date -- Retrofitting Where We Came From
In a Valentine's Day retrospective, I ponder the teenage date I might have been.read more
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - February 16, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Matthew Shanahan, M.Sc. Tags: Happiness Parenting Relationships Therapy broken heart children of divorce depth interviews Elizabeth Marquardt epilogue Forgiveness gap generation gap graduate degree healing heartbreak hippie generation home experience Source Type: news

SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGISTS’ CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PREFERENCES AND PRACTICES
This study investigated school psychologists’ continuing professional development (CPD) activities, topics, needs, motivations, financial expenditures, and opinions, as well as relationships between select demographic characteristics and certain CPD practices and preferences. A survey was mailed to 1,000 randomly selected Regular Members of the National Association of School Psychologists, resulting in the return of 510 completed surveys, a 51% response rate. Respondents expressed opinions about CPD that were positive, optimistic, and consistent with their high levels of engagement and investments of both time and financ...
Source: Psychology in the Schools - February 16, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Leigh D. Armistead, Jose M. Castillo, Michael J. Curtis, Ashley Chappel, Jennifer Cunningham Tags: Research Article Source Type: research

Give Me Everything You Have: On Being Stalked by James Lasdun – review
The true story of a writer hounded online by his former protege is strange, unsettling… and rivetingIn 2003, English writer James Lasdun taught a fiction workshop at a college in New York City. The star of the workshop was a woman in her 30s he calls "Nasreen", who was working on a novel based on her family's experiences in pre-revolutionary Iran. "There are seldom more than a couple of students in any workshop who seem natural writers, and they aren't hard to spot," Lasdun writes in the early pages of his memoir, Give Me Everything You Have: On Being Stalked. "It was evident to me, after a few paragraphs, that Nasreen w...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 16, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Mark O'Connell Tags: Jorge Luis Borges Psychology Culture Society Reviews Books Autobiography and memoir Internet The Observer Source Type: news

When Your Relationship Ends, You Need to Save Face
The end of a long-term relationship is one of life's most painful experiences.It feels terrible to be left and almost just as bad to be the one initiating the break-up. Particularly painful is the blow that you take to your identity. You and your ex can ease the damage through "saving face." You won’t restore the break but you can restore your sense of self.read more
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - February 16, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Relationships Resilience Self-Help anger depression best adaptation breakups business university closeness communication patterns communication strategies couples therapy divorce exes friends share frisby identity Source Type: news

Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders
Source: Springer Psychology titles - February 16, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Child and School Psychology Source Type: news

The Toilet Function of Friendship
Some people treat friendship as a "dumping" ground for their pain.read more
Source: Psychology Today Parenting Center - February 16, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Joseph Burgo, Ph.D. Tags: Child Development Happiness Parenting Relationships appropriate response Caregivers dread emotional relief Freud friendship insight lifetime parents phenomenon phone calls psychological change psychological defense mechanis Source Type: news