Psychology

The Science Behind Heartbreak

Heartbreak is more than just an emotional defeat; to some the pain is very real. At one point or another, everyone must experience this mind numbing feeling (unless you confine yourself to a house and never interact with even a pet) but that's not the ...

Article - Ashley Cox - Oct 24 2012 - 5:43pm

'Warm' And 'Distant' Are More Than Metaphors- We Like People More With A Cup Of Coffee In Hand

Warm hands, cold heart?   Not when it's our own hands that are warm.   Our judgment of a person's character can be influenced by something as simple as the warmth of the drink we're holding.   It makes sense; everyone is friendlier if they h ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 23 2008 - 6:38pm

The Enneagram Meets Psychology For Good Relationships And Global Compassion

Take a centuries-old system of personalities charted in a nine point diagram called the Enneagram, mix it with modern psychology and nonsectarian spiritual ideas, and you have a means for understanding ourselves and others that prompts compassionate and em ...

Article - Diana Deregnier - Oct 23 2008 - 6:55pm

Methamphetamine Gateway To Underage Sex, Smoking And Drinking

Children and adolescents who abuse alcohol or are sexually active are more likely to take methamphetamines (MA), also known as ‘meth’ or ‘speed’. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Pediatrics reveals the risk factors associated with MA ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 27 2008 - 7:30pm

Noses, Not Eyes, Are Where We Look First

While general wisdom says that you look at the eyes first in order to recognize a face, UC San Diego computer scientists now report that you look at the nose first. The nose may be the where the information about the face is balanced in all directions, or ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 28 2008 - 10:35am

Blondes? No, Men Like Any Women That Wear Red

A study by two University of Rochester psychologists in  the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology adds color, literally and figuratively, to the age-old question of what attracts men to women. Through five psychological experiments, Andrew Elliot, ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 28 2008 - 10:41am

Infidelity- Sex, Emotions And Gender Perception

A new study in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy explored how men and women perceive online and offline sexual and emotional infidelity. Results show that men felt sexual infidelity was more upsetting and women felt emotional infidelity was more up ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 29 2008 - 10:48am

Appearance Of Politicians Matters- If It's Negative

A team of researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), Scripps College, Princeton University, and the University of Iowa writing in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience  say appearance counts  when it comes to perce ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 29 2008 - 3:52pm

While Prevalent, Sexual Problems In Most Women Psychological, Not Medical

The largest such study ever published finds that while about 40 percent of women surveyed report having sexual problems only 12 percent indicate that those issues are a source of significant personal distress. The report led by a Massachusetts General Hosp ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 31 2008 - 9:35am

Hard-nosed Suit Stalked By His Wife's Spirit

In the spirit of Halloween, it seems most appropriate to share Annette Child's encounters with the afterlife. Margaret Borwhat co-founded the Women's Cancer Advocacy Network (WCAN) in 1997 while waging her own fight against the disease. This reso ...

Article - Diana Deregnier - Oct 31 2008 - 1:05pm