Psychology

Some researchers have proposed that, because people can get through money certain things they can get through acceptance, money might act as a substitute for social acceptance. Since social distress and physical pain seem to have similar underlying mechani ...

Article - Warren Davies - Nov 25 2010 - 3:01pm

David Cameron To Introduce National Well-being Measure In The UK

This has been hitting the news a lot over here. I'll probably write more about this as I read/think more about it. I'm just free-writing my ideas now so don't consider this my definitive position, and of course I welcome any constructive ...

Article - Warren Davies - Nov 26 2010 - 4:20pm

What's this? Rich people more affected by inequality than poor people?

Yesterday I mentioned David Cameron's plan to introduce a national happiness index in the UK. This is not a new idea, and surveys have been going on for decades, and in 2003 a study looked at some of this data in comparison to inequality. This is a p ...

Blog Post - Warren Davies - Nov 27 2010 - 1:41pm

Wherein Lies Value? Perspective Is Everything

Over at the Autism Blogs Directory, we have over 400 blogs and websites representing a diversity of views and opinions on autism and what it means to the individuals who have it and the family members who must cope with the challenges of raising autistic ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Nov 28 2010 - 7:39pm

Religion's Secret 'Happiness' Ingredient Isn't Theological- Study

Why does religion still exist? It is something we have pondered many times because its demise has been predicted for centuries. It turns out that religious people are happier, studies show, and that makes sense; answers to otherwise unsolvable puzzles ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 7 2010 - 11:13am

Neurotic? Have More Sex!

As if neurotic people weren't already neurotic enough, they now have to be neurotic knowing their relationships and marriages have a lot more difficulty. But a new study says if neurotic newlyweds have more sex, their marital satisfaction is as high a ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 8 2010 - 2:25pm

Autism Breakthrough? D-Cycloserine Treatment For Impaired Sociability

The social impairment of people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) can have a profound impact on quality of life. As part of their research, Eastern Virginia Medical School scientists say they have verified that a specific mouse strain, known as the BAL ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 8 2010 - 7:55pm

Oh No You Didn't: Emotional Regulation And The Online Community

We've all done it: we've blurted out something we wish we'd bitten back. We've made a face or indicated our displeasure or contempt when it would have been better to maintain the appearance of neutrality. We've all, I'm sure, ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Dec 9 2010 - 1:35pm

Hyman's Anecdotal Healings: Now The Autism

Mark Hyman loves the case study; when one of his posts at Huffington Post deals with an almost magical healing he's engendered, well, chances are, there's gonna be a kid involved. This time up, it's Hyman curing autism cuz he's teh ma ...

Article - Kim Wombles - Dec 16 2010 - 7:22pm

Metaphors, Iconicity And Sign Language

Some metaphors are difficult to explain- if you have a child and use one and get asked what it means, and then get asked what the definition means, you know what we...mean...see how hard it can be to communicate? They're even more difficult in sign la ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 14 2010 - 10:26am