Psychology

Being An Unruly Kid May Be A Mental Disorder

It's been said that science fiction can sometimes turn into science fact. In that same vein, it may be that stories from The Onion (More U.S. Children Being Diagnosed With Youthful Tendency Disorder) may one day become part of the Diagnostic and Stati ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jan 16 2024 - 10:06am

Gender Segregation Is More Natural To Kids

Children believe the world is far more segregated by gender than it actually is, according to a psychology paper which analyzed classroom friendships in five U.S. elementary schools.   While the boys and girls had no problems being friends together, they ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 22 2024 - 10:52am

To MAGAs, The Constitution Isn’t The Point

1.     January 6 was a shocking aberration. 2.     Whether due to term limit or a lost election, each US president up through Barak Obama, and each presidential candidate up through Al Gore, gracefully yielded when the time came, because that’s how the Am ...

Article - Fred Phillips - Jan 23 2024 - 9:23am

Men Forgive Girlfriends Who Cheat- If It's With A Woman

In the 'gay sex is bad unless it's women' cultural milieu, a survey by a University of Texas at Austin psychologist determined that men are more than twice as likely to continue dating a girlfriend who has cheated on them with another woman ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jan 27 2024 - 9:11am

Science Denial: Alternatives To Medicine Like Acupuncture And Naturopathy Increased A Lot In 20 Years

Republicans joined the anti-vaccine movement in 2021 but you might not know it xisted prior to that. Academics and allied journalists would roll out surveys showing that the anti-vaccine movement was similar on both sides to rationalize the behavior of the ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Jan 27 2024 - 11:10am

Valentine's Day Psychology Advice: Women Like Men Who...

I just got back from a vacation in Hawaii and for the entire time, I had laryngitis, or some sort of thing that made me unable to talk and my throat sore. So I could not speak. I tell you, I have never been so attractive to my wife, even though she married ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 7 2024 - 9:59am

Cats Manipulate Women

Okay, we all knew that cats manipulate women more than men but now science has confirmed it.   An article in  Behavioural Processes says cats gravitate toward women and it isn't just because they are easier to bilk food from.  No, cats are even more d ...

Article - Hank Campbell - Feb 7 2024 - 10:17am

Older Transgender People Use The Emergency Room For Psychological Issues More, Concern About Timely Care

Transgender and gender-diverse Medicare beneficiaries use significantly more emergency department services than cisgender people, particularly for psychological care, and these visits were more likely to be followed by an admission. It brings up an obvious ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 12 2024 - 12:51pm

Sociology: The Illegal Immigration Problem Is Making All Latinos More Stressed

A sociological look at data from 2011-2018 led the authors of a new paper to cite an increase over time in psychological distress among Latinos, including citizens, in the U.S. They cite changes in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, ...

Article - News Staff - Feb 19 2024 - 3:44pm

Emergency Room Bro Culture Needs To Change Before Millennial Doctors Will Take The Speciality

If a small survey in California is indicative of young physicians nationwide, emergency room culture will need to change for younger residents to have interest. The news comes at a worrisome time. Increased government control of health care has meant plumm ...

Article - News Staff - Mar 11 2024 - 2:10pm