Psychology

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

Workaholics: The Socially Acceptable Addiction Of The 21st Century

There are positive aspects of work but some people are unable to detach from it – they work excessively and compulsively. They are workaholics; not like the kind of people who use the term because they work a lot and self-diagnose with psychological fads ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 14 2014 - 10:31am

Does Motivated Counseling For Youths About Alcohol Work?

One form of drug counseling to help young people with drinking problems makes people in a 'we must do something' culture feel better may be of limited benefit, a new systematic review suggests.  Each year, around 320,000 people worldwide between ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 20 2014 - 6:30pm

Happiness Is Being Schizophrenic?

Schizophrenia is among the most severe forms of mental illness yet some people are as happy as those in good mental health and happier than many, according to a paper in Schizophrenia Research. In a survey of people with the disease, researchers found tha ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 19 2014 - 11:00am

From 4 To 14: Drawings Indicate Later Child Intelligence

In Psychological Science,  results from 7,752 pairs of identical and non-identical twins (a total of 15,504 children) from the Medical Research Council (MRC) funded Twins Early Development Study (TEDS) showed that how 4-year old children draw pictures of ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 18 2014 - 8:00pm

Love, Commitment Make Sex Better For Most Women

Love and commitment make sex physically more satisfying for many women, according to Penn State Abington sociologist Beth Montemurro. In interviews of 95 heterosexual women between the ages of 20 and 68 and from a range of backgrounds, most believed love ...

Article - News Staff - Aug 19 2014 - 12:00pm