MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'attractiveness'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:24:44 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4501639&cid=t_196629_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F20%2F12-steps-to-break-your-addiction-to-a-person%2F In his book, How to Break Your Addiction to a Person, Howard Halpern first explains what an addictive relationship is, then gives guidelines for recognizing if you’re involved in one. Then, he offers several techniques on how to end an unhealthy relationship (or an emotional affair). I’ve compiled and adapted all of his suggestions into the following dozen techniques, excerpting what I found to be the most important passages for each. 1. Keep a Relationship Log Keep track of the events and happenings of the relationship, but above all, and in as honest detail as you can, set down your feelings about the contacts with your partner. The reasons this can be extraordinarily helpful are (a) It compels you to notice what is going on and how you feel about it, (b) It can help you to l... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4501639 Sun, 20 Feb 2011 11:45:41 +0100 4501639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4302190&cid=t_196629_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2FY4Cf0l5FmIA%2F Think we all have different tastes where beauty is concerned? Well, cognitive psychology shows us that an average face (made from several other faces) is almost always judged as more attractive than its constituent faces… Why? It may be for the simple reason that an average face is closer to the mental idea we have of a prototypical face and thus easier for the brain to process. Want to experience it? Follow this link to the the Face Research Lab and create your own average faces. Enjoy. Happy stimulating New Year to you! (Source: SharpBrains) SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4302190 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 16:32:55 +0100 4302190 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4275161&cid=t_196629_146_f&fid=38266&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsleepeducation.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F12%2Fbeauty-sleep-more-than-myth.html (Source: Sleep Education) Sleep Education blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4275161 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 23:07:00 +0100 4275161 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3730104&cid=t_196629_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fsexuality%2F and sexual skills are an important part of life. For people in recovery from addiction, alcoholism and co-dependency learning new or recapturing sexual attractiveness and techniques is a prime part of sobriety. These books on various sexuality issues are a selection that can be utilised in your journey of recovery. Good sex, however, is where no one gets hurt. Transforming Sexuality Mom, sex is NO big deal! Sex, Orgasm, and the Mind of Clear Light Sexless in the City Sex, Ecology, Spirituality Sex and Real Estate Virgin Sex for Guys The Ten Minute Sexual Solution Handcuffs My Fantasies Mia’s Secret Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids to Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They&#8... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3730104 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:14:57 +0100 3730104 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3026733&cid=t_196629_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F11%2F24%2Fthe-proteus-effect-how-our-avatar-changes-online-behavior%2F The other day, a commenter asked whether people “truly represent themselves for who they are, do they take on different personality characteristics while in their online persona, and how is their level of tolerance for disagreement affected?” One way to examine this question is to look how people provide based upon their choice of avatar — the pictorial representation of themselves in an online environment (such as virtual reality game). Yee & Bailenson (2007) did just that and have some answers: Across different behavioral measures and different representational manipulations, we observed the effect of an altered self-representation on behavior. Participants who had more attractive avatars exhibited increased self-disclosure and were more willing to approach opposi... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3026733 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:57:54 +0100 3026733 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2028071&cid=t_196629_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F12%2F10%2Fhillary-clinton-the-halo-effect-and-women%25e2%2580%2599s-catch-22%2F Merritt Baer is a Harvard Law School student living in Cambridge, Massachusetts.   This semester, she wrote the following brief essay for a seminar on situationism.  We are delighted to publish it on The Situationist (the essay and some worthwhile comments  also can be found on GlobalComment). * * * In her concession speech, Hillary Clinton dedicated her gratitude “to the moms and dads who came to our events, who lifted their little girls and little boys on their shoulders and whispered in their ears, ‘See, you can be anything you want to be.’” Yet given the scrutiny dedicated to her pantsuits, Hillary’s vision of possibility seems limited. Indeed, a new study by researchers led by Northwestern University’s Joan Y. Chiao and just published on October 31 found that while men... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2028071 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 04:01:21 +0100 2028071 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1969494&cid=t_196629_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F11%2F18%2Fsituationism-in-the-news-october%2F Below, we’ve posted titles and a brief quotation from some of the Situationist news items of October 2008. (They are listed in alphabetical order by source.) * * * From Battle of Ideas: “The dubious science of evolutionary psychology” “Evolutionary psychology prides itself on being a valid, scientific account of human psychology (and behaviour) by tying itself to the scientific theory of natural evolution. But evolution is an explanation of physical, anatomical traits . . . The plausibility of evolutionary psychology rests on the question of whether psychological attributes (patriotism, altruism, romantic love, aesthetic judgments, logical reasoning, recollecting your grandmother’s birthday, and studying to get into college) are analogous to anatomical structures in the... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1969494 Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:20:36 +0100 1969494 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1901443&cid=t_196629_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F10%2F23%2Fare-we-really-that-shallow%2F In three intriguing experiments into what shapes voter perceptions in the 2004 presidential election between Kerry and Bush, researchers took photos of the candidates, as well as photos of the study participants, and subtly “morphed” the candidates to look a little more like the participants. They made the effect subtle enough so that you wouldn’t be able to detect something had been done to the photo. They then asked which candidate the participant would vote for. The results? Those who looked at the real photos said they would vote for Bush over Kerry by 46 to 44 percent, predicting the same two-point spread that marked Bush’s victory in the actual election. When the other groups examined the morphed photos, the gap grew markedly. Those who had their photos combi... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1901443 Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:27:29 +0100 1901443 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1729347&cid=t_196629_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F08%2F23%2Fstop-the-presses-and-the-tap-beer-goggles-are-for-real%2F Happy Sexbolt Saturday, everyone! I have a feeling that for some of you, hitting the bars and lounges is on your To-Do list for this evening, am I right? And for some of you, hooking up might also be on that very same list. Well, let me say that it’s only because I care about you and your reputation that I’m informing you it has now been proven as a scientific fact that the oft-feared “beer goggles” are really for real. Really. The scoop? When people have been drinking, others appear more attractive to them. And not just members of the opposite sex. Nope, when heterosexual subjects who had been drinking were shown photos of same-sex folks, they also rated those people as being more attractive. I guess now we know why Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl”... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1729347 Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:37:42 +0100 1729347 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1692141&cid=t_196629_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F08%2F08%2Fdoes-our-own-attractiveness-affect-our-dating-preferences%2F Do less attractive people think the people they date (who also tend to be less attractive) delude themselves into thinking their dates are more physically attractive? According to new research, the answer is “no.” You remember that website that used to be popular, HOTorNOT.com, which allows visitors to rate the attractiveness of random, anonymous photographs, right? Well, researchers are using the site to conduct research into people’s attractiveness and perceptions of attractiveness, because now it includes a dating component too. A team led by Leonard Lee (2008) from Columbia University recently looked into the question of whether our own attractiveness biases affect our perceptions of those we date using the site. There is an existing body of research, as the invest... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1692141 Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:55:19 +0100 1692141