Posts Tagged ‘psychology’
Health & Medicine - Apr 12, 2011 12:03 - 0 Comments
Why ‘close’ causes some to panic
EMORY (US) — People with a distorted sense of personal space are more likely to experience claustrophobic fear, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 6, 2011 12:18 - 2 Comments
Compulsive eaters think like addicts
YALE (US) — Both lean and overweight people who are addicted to food have brain patterns that are similar to those of drug addicts. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 5, 2011 13:41 - 0 Comments
Job loss raises risk of early death
MCGILL (CAN) / STONY BROOK (US) — Facing unemployment early in a career increases the chances of dying prematurely by as much as 63 percent. While the risk is true for both sexes, men most particularly are affected. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 1, 2011 11:12 - 1 Comment
Finding a ‘new normal’ in Japan
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Many survivors of Japan’s triple disaster are facing a hard emotional reality: The “old normal” is gone. Now the search for a new normal begins, says a mental trauma expert. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 1, 2011 9:26 - 2 Comments
Women immune to sexual harassment?
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Sexual harassment is so common for women that they are able to build up a resistance to it—not unlike people build up immunity to an infection following exposure to a virus. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 30, 2011 10:38 - 0 Comments
Past abuse linked to low-weight births
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Mothers who were abused as children have increased risk for giving birth to low-weight babies, a condition linked to infant mortality and chronic health problems. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 29, 2011 15:21 - 2 Comments
Some kids confuse mad and sad
EMORY (US) — Children suffering from extreme social anxiety are often trapped in a nightmare of misinterpreted facial expressions, confusing angry faces with sad ones. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 24, 2011 14:09 - 10 Comments
First sex boosts guys’ body image
PENN STATE (US) — After having sex for the first time, college-age males report they felt more satisfied with their appearance. Females, on the other hand, felt less satisfied. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 21, 2011 12:26 - 2 Comments
Bad weather’s good for ‘going green’
CARDIFF / NOTTINGHAM (UK) — When bad weather hits home, concerns about climate change increase—as does the willingness to engage in energy-saving behaviors. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 18, 2011 12:25 - 0 Comments
Primate prejudice goes way back
YALE (US) — Humans aren’t the only creatures to perceive others as “us versus them.” Our primate cousins have been doing it for at least 25 million years. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 18, 2011 11:38 - 8 Comments
Free will may not be so free after all
U. ARIZONA (US) — Is life guided by free will or is it predetermined by a continuous chain of events over which we have no control? (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 15, 2011 14:36 - 15 Comments
Timing key to music’s emotional hold
MCGILL (CAN) — How one piano performance makes the listener swell with feeling, while another makes him look around for the nearest exit, all comes down to the physics of the instrument. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 14, 2011 16:50 - 2 Comments
Brain has working memory times 3
RICE (US) — The human brain is able to multitask successfully in part because of three layers of memory that store information on a need to know basis. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 9, 2011 17:37 - 2 Comments
Teen brain learns to just say no
U. OREGON (US) — Just when they (and their parents) may need it most, children’s brains develop the ability to resist risky behavior as they enter adolescence. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 9, 2011 11:48 - 0 Comments
Terrible 2s can leave boys anxious, angry
U. ILLINOIS (US) — Toddlers punished for being clingy or frustrated are more likely to become anxious and withdrawn, a new study shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 8, 2011 16:15 - 1 Comment
Women post more photos on Facebook
U. BUFFALO (US) — Women who use image and appearance as a basis for self-worth tend to post more photos of themselves online on social media sites like Facebook. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 4, 2011 12:51 - 1 Comment
Depression, anxiety not synonymous
U. IOWA (US) — Anxiety and depression are often lumped together, but the way they manifest themselves is quite different, a significant finding for diagnosis and treatment purposes. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 4, 2011 11:48 - 0 Comments
Happy hour promotes after hour trouble
CARDIFF U. (UK) — Street violence by bar patrons can be attributed to promotions for reduced drinks and other specials, according to a new study. (more…)
