Psychology

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

Driving After Marijuana Use Twice As Common As Driving After Drinking

Many young people know not to drive while drunk but in the wave of health claims and legislative endorsements of marijuana, the message is being lost that you will still be impaired if you are high. Male college students who report using marijuana in the ...

Article - News Staff - May 12 2014 - 6:31pm

Culture War: More Mentally Ill People Use E-Cigarettes, Says Causalation Paper

Psychologists probably won't like the implication that e-cigarettes cause mental illness, or vice versa, but in the topsy-turvy world of the American culture wars, where vaccines are bad and inhaling marijuana smoke is good, all fields are going to t ...

Article - News Staff - May 13 2014 - 1:38am

Millennials Don't Trust Twitter As Much As Gen X Marketing Departments Think They Do

If you think young adults regard Twitter and other social media as legitimate news sources, think again- they may be letting you think that, but even then they may be doing it ironically. Instead, like most people on Twitter, they retweet messages they li ...

Article - News Staff - May 14 2014 - 10:08am

Modern Medicine Is About Living A Good Life: Who Handles Giving Us A Good Death?

We're all going to die, that is nature's way of telling us to get the hint. But it is the purpose of science and medicine to defy nature. Death is going to be standing at the door and doctors have taken an oath to block the way. But what about w ...

Article - News Staff - May 15 2014 - 9:50am

Most Frequent Emergency Room Patients Are Drug Addicts

The vast majority of so-called "super-frequent user" patients who seek care in the Emergency Department- a patient is considered a super-frequent user if they visit the emergency room at least 10 times a year - have a substance abuse addiction, ...

Article - News Staff - May 18 2014 - 8:59am

Most Discrimination Is Favoritism, Not Hostility

In recent court cases involving affirmative action for university admissions, the obvious question became 'when should it ever end?' and how is that not discrimination? Supporters of race-based admissions argued that ending discrimination would ...

Article - News Staff - May 19 2014 - 2:24pm

Premature: Women Do Feel Short-Changed When Men Come Too Early During Sex

She will tell you it doesn't matter. But it does, men. It does. Up to a third of all men have had premature ejaculation- it's all good for them, but a University of Zurich sex researcher says curtailed sexual intercourse without climaxing can be ...

Article - News Staff - May 20 2014 - 9:17am