Psychology

Anxiety Linked To Seizures Mistaken For Epilepsy

New research has revealed psychogenic seizures which could be mistaken for epilepsy are linked to feelings of anxiety. The team of researchers devised a set of tests to determine whether there was a link between how people interpret and respond to anxiety, ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 1 2014 - 7:00pm

Gruseome Details Versus Evidence- The Brain Science Of Punishment Decisions

Issues of crime and punishment and vengeance and justice date back to time when people first gathered and in the last few years why people decide just punishment has captured the attention of psychologists and certainly defende attorneys.  A brain imaging ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 3 2014 - 9:07pm

Dear Arsenal: Just So You Know, Goalies Are Prone To The Gambler's Fallacy

When soccer games are determined by penalty kicks, it's part technical and part psychological. Players at the highest levels have good technical skills but among them, a few players on each team really stand out- and whenever possible, they are taking ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 4 2014 - 4:49pm

Single Item Narcissism Scale: One Simple Question To Find A Narcissist

Psychologists say they have developed and validated a new method to identify which people are narcissistic: just ask them. In a series of 11 experiments involving more than 2,200 people of all ages, the researchers found they could reliably identify narci ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 5 2014 - 3:36pm

Non-Tenured Faculty Job Insecurity Harms Mental Wellbeing

A paper in Frontiers in Psychology says that 70 percent of faculty are non-tenure-track academics and they experience stress, anxiety, and depression due to their insecure job situation- in other words, they are stressed out about the exact same job situa ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 6 2014 - 10:24am

Upside To Stress: It Promotes Skin Healing

Brief, acute psychological stress promoted healing in mouse models of three different types of skin irritations, according to a study the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.  The scientists found that healing was brought about by the anti-inflammatory e ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 7 2014 - 2:30am

Diversity Means Different Things To Different Races

Diversity in the workplace has been a contentious issue for many employers and their critics. In May 2014, Google disclosed that 70% of its employees are male and the company is 61% White, 30% Asian, 3% Hispanic and 2% Black. Sacramento, California was na ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 8 2014 - 9:45am

Celebrity Endorsements: Why Mark Ruffalo Raised A Lot Of Money For Charity But Most Actors Can't

Celebrity promotion of charities is ineffective at raising awareness, but can make the stars more popular with the public, according to two papers. This will be a surprise to both celebrities and charities, since campaigning for worthwhile groups has alwa ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 11 2014 - 11:13am

Why Is Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Suddenly Common?

 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is triggered by a terrifying event, either witnessed or experienced, and the symptoms may include flashbacks, nightmares and severe anxiety, as well as uncontrollable thoughts about the event.  Not everyone who exper ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 12 2014 - 9:30am

Sleep Quality Associated With Increased Suicide Risk In Older People

Actor comedian Robin Williams committed suicide after his wife went to their bedroom for the evening and he went to a guest room- there were no rumblings of trouble in the relationship so presumably he was being considerate and his poor sleep would have k ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 13 2014 - 7:22pm