Psychology

Is Concern Over H1N1 Turning Us Into Germaphobes?

Thanks to the recent outbreak of the H1N1 flu virus, most people now recognize the need to maintain good hygiene as a means to avoid sickness.  And undoubtedly, frequent updates on death tolls, school closures and airport screenings from health officials a ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 2 2009 - 2:11pm

Risk For PTSD Influenced By Genetics And Environment, Study Finds

According to a new report published in the November issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, individuals who experience both adversity as children and traumatic events as adults are more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than thos ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 2 2009 - 11:07pm

Appearance Says A Lot When Making First Impressions

With the publication of a paper in the upcoming issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, science has finally confirmed what most people have long thought. According to the study, physical appearance says a lot when seeing someone for the first ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 3 2009 - 5:23pm

Parents Who Meddle Too Much Could Drive Their Children Nuts

Everybody understands that good parents have to lay down rules for their children as they grow up. However, too many rules can be a bad thing, says a new report in Current Directions in Psychological Science. According to the authors, numerous studies have ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 5 2009 - 2:41pm

Chemistry of Love

Love and Being in Love: Love is in our mind and is fueled by chemicals and chemistry. New love produces the chemistry in love we all seek. Throughout history, mankind has deemed the heart the center of love. But scientists tell us love is all in our mind o ...

Blog Post - Darren Paul - Nov 7 2009 - 4:16am

What Football Fans Can Teach Us About Human Emotion

If you don't think there's anything to learn by observing a bunch of drunk college students while they watch football and yell at the TV, you're missing out on a valuable cultural lesson. By studying the emotional reactions of college footba ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 16 2009 - 12:26pm

How Is Your State Of Happiness?

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Article - Hatice Cullingford - Nov 16 2009 - 2:33pm

Children Of Attentive Parents Smoke Less Pot, Say Psychologists

Psychologists earlier this month confirmed what most parents likely already know about their  teenage children. The more they're involved in their kids' lives (Specifically, by knowing where their children are, who they're with and what they ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 16 2009 - 7:56pm

Search Engines Might Be Making Us Smarter

Considering the people and things most often googled these days, it maybe surprising to learn that search engines play a much bigger role in our lives than just helping us find pictures of Megan Fox and mildly entertaining videos of would-be wrestlers in t ...

Article - News Staff - Nov 19 2009 - 1:59pm

The Power of The Mind

   The mind is a powerful thing. Not only does it allow us to control our entire body, but it allows us to also reason and solve problems facing the world today. It is said that we, as humans, use 10% of our brain power! If we are able to do the things we ...

Blog Post - Christian F - Nov 19 2009 - 5:46pm