Psychology

Psychodynamic Therapy No Help For OCD

A new study says supplemental brief dynamic therapy in the treatment of patients with obsessive compulsive-disorder with concurrent major depressive disorder who are receiving effective medication has no significant clinical effect on obsessive and depress ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 7 2010 - 4:06am

Does Thinking About Time Make You Happier?

A new study published says that people who think about time become more social and at least plan to spend more time with the people in their lives, while people who think about money fill their schedules with work.  Cassie Mogilner of the University of Pen ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 7 2010 - 3:31pm

What Happened To Creativity In Science?

I'm going to be honest here. I have a bone to pick with science. A week or so ago on Twitter, I tweeted this: Based on some of the responses I got, I decided to probe a little further. I wanted to see if I was in the minority in my opinion, or if othe ...

Article - Andrea Kuszewski - Nov 10 2010 - 2:25am

A Call For More Science In Classifying Personality Disorders

Mental health clinicians need a new way classify personality disorders.   A more scientific and practical method of categorizing disorders could improve treatment, says a new analysis. The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Di ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 12 2010 - 12:41pm

Sexy Blondes Contra Foot Fetish: Spot The Pervert

A man that fancies women with blond hair may announce such almost anywhere. Established scientists frequently work thinly veiled references to the proverbial sexiness of blondes into their talks, to loosen them up, to render the seminar or lecture personal ...

Article - Sascha Vongehr - Jan 7 2011 - 11:09pm

The Stories We Help Our Children Weave

I'm sure for many of us, our family stories are rich, varied, and often conflicting. We share our pasts with our children often without reflection of what they do not know and are surprised when there are gaps in what they know about us, about our liv ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Oct 22 2010 - 9:53am

Envious Of Someone? You'll Pay More To Be Like Them

People will pay more for an iPhone, or any product, if it is owned by someone the consumer has 'positive' envy of, such as a friend or celebrity they like, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. But it works the other way a ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 18 2010 - 3:51pm

Violent TV And Video Games Desensitize Teenagers To Violence

It's a known aspect of the human condition that people tend to diminish the negative impact of something they do while recognizing the negative impact of things they don't do as common sense.   In Hollywood, director Rob Reiner thinks cigarettes ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 19 2010 - 12:43pm

Males, If You Want To Be Sexier To Females, Act Less Like Your Sister

A new study in rats says g rowing up with lots of sisters makes a male less sexy to females, because the sex ratio of a male rat's family while young influences his sexual behavior and therefore how female rats respond to him later. Early life obvious ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 21 2010 - 11:49am

The Best Leaders Have A 'Dark Side' Also

If an isolated question asks you if you are more inclined to vote for one politician who lies about limiting his campaign financing or one who agrees to use only matching public funds in the interests of campaign finance reform and sticks to it, who would ...

Article - News Staff - Oct 24 2010 - 11:14am