Psychology

Straight Women Have Worse Gaydar- Because Sexuality Is Less Important To Them Than To Lesbians

Is "gaydar" real? Though scientists dismiss it as being in the same vein as psychics or palm reading, some papers have claimed it is legitimate and that people can make reliable predictions of sexual orientation simply by hearing a voice or seein ...

Article - News Staff - May 4 2014 - 12:05pm

Animal Hoarding Is Not Just A Psychiatric Disorder, It's A Public Health Issue

Animal hoarding is a psychological disorder where a person accumulates a large numbers of animals at home, usually cats and dogs, without providing them with a minimal standard of care. Details about the cause of the disorder remain largely unknown and bu ...

Article - News Staff - May 5 2014 - 10:31am

Family-Based Exposure Therapy Effective Treatment For Kids With OCD

A new study from the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center has says that family-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is beneficial to young children between the ages of five and eight with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD). Cognitive behavi ...

Article - News Staff - May 5 2014 - 1:37pm

Women Take Shorter Maternity Leaves After Accidental Pregnancies

U.S. mothers who have unintended pregnancies return to work sooner than mothers who had planned pregnancies, and that is a reason to mandate contraception at every institution, says Dr. Rada K. Dagher, assistant professor of health services administration ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2014 - 3:30am

Uneventful: Why Pilots Have Trouble Focusing On Automation In The Cockpit

There once was a time when pilots had to do everything with a plane- they had to be able to repair it and fly it and that meant knowing everything about it. Today, much of flying is automated, freeing pilots' attention from mundane flight tasks and a ...

Article - News Staff - May 6 2014 - 3:23pm

Anti-Psychotic Medication Not To Blame For Violent Crime- Analysis

If you examine all of the high-profile crimes that have happened any time recently, they share one thing; psychiatric medication. It was once common to ask someone who was acting bizarrely if they were 'off their meds' but it became more common ...

Article - News Staff - May 7 2014 - 10:09pm

What Scientists Say And What The Public Hears

Richard Somerville and Susan Hassol have some recommendations for how to improve science communication. ...

Article - Hank Campbell - May 8 2014 - 10:57am

It's Okay To Not Exceed Expecations, But You Need To Keep Your Promises

If someone fails to meet an obligation, you probably feel a little betrayed, but do you not appreciate it if they exceed expectations? Humanities scholars think that is the case and they use the timely example of Mother's Day flowers. If they don ...

Article - News Staff - May 8 2014 - 12:32pm

Neuroticism: Love Makes You Stronger

All those happy couples you see walking around in the throes of new love? It won't last...but the effects of love and romance do, say psychologists in a Journal of Personality (DOI: 10.1111/jopy.12102)  article. The authors focused on neuroticism – o ...

Article - News Staff - May 10 2014 - 1:44pm

One Quick Test Can Help Spot Depressed Teenagers

A few minutes spent filling out a mental health assessment called a CES-DC in a health care provider's waiting room could make a big difference for some teenagers suffering from depression, according to new paper. Nationally, it's estimated that ...

Article - News Staff - May 10 2014 - 11:14am