Psychology

A Checklist Of Symptoms: Depression Reductionism

Psychology has not kept pace with science because symptom-based diagnosis stopped being used 50 years ago in medicine yet psychologists still rely on it. As evidence,the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) has become 'The Bibl ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 26 2015 - 10:02am

Mental Health Linked To Music Listening Habits

A study of brain imaging reveals how neural responses to different types of music really affect the emotion regulation of persons- especially in men, who process negative feelings with music and react negatively to aggressive and sad music, according to th ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 26 2015 - 3:00am

Marital Problems: Women Worry, Men Get Frustrated

Husbands and wives married for a long time don't look at marital problems in the same way. When a marriage has troubles, women worry and become sad and they get frustrated. For men, it's frustration and not much more. In a new sociology survey p ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 29 2015 - 8:00am

Angry Men Gain Influence, Angry Women Lose Influence

Even anger is sexist, says a new psychology paper.  A new paper focused on jury deliberation behaviors found a distinct gender bias when it comes to expressing anger and influencing people. The study found that men use anger to influence others, but women ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 27 2015 - 7:00am

Negative Publicity Reduces Police Morale- But They Still Do Their Jobs

Recent negative publicity surrounding police after several shootings of civilians appears to have diminished the motivation of some police officers but did not decrease their willingness to carry out their duties, according to a new psychology paper. This ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 27 2015 - 3:24pm

Smoking Is A Gateway- To Alcoholism

Alcohol and nicotine use have long been known to go hand in hand but other than a commonality in reckless behavior, the reasons why have been speculation.   Previous surveys have shown that more than 85 percent of U.S. adults who are alcoholics also smoke ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 27 2015 - 3:19pm

This Little-Known Epidemic Has Killed 500,000 Middle-Aged Americans Since 1998

Americans are living longer and better than ever so why have white middle-aged Americans seen overall mortality rates increase over the past 15 years? For any other demographic it would mean protests and outrage and calls for action, instead this 'ep ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 8 2015 - 8:59am

Diet Trauma: Adjusting To Less Food Can Impact Kids Negatively

Though we have an obesity crisis in the United States a disproportionate amount of time is spent worrying about food availability for the poor- even though the poor lead in obesity. How can both be possible? The Great Recession still lingers with us, unem ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 6 2015 - 8:02am

Be Moody- You'll Be More Adaptable

Mood biases our judgments and perceptions, but this effect has usually been regarded as irrational or disadvantageous. New speculation in Trends in Cognitive Sciences argues that mood draws on experiences and can, in fact, help us quickly adapt to changes ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 4 2015 - 8:00am

Teen Cigarette Addiction Should Be Treated With 'Same Urgency As Other Drugs'

Substance abuse treatments that target drug and alcohol addiction are not frequently being used to also wean adolescents from tobacco, a study finds. There are even proposals to curb harm reduction and smoking cessation techniques at Food and Drug Adminis ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 4 2015 - 1:00pm