Psychology

The word ‘psychology’, from the Greek psyche, meaning mind or soul, describes an academic and clinical subject concerned with reason and emotion, conscious and unconscious mental processes. It has become an umbrella term for such a wide variety of ‘disciplines’, paradigms, and cults that it is not clearly definable.

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- High blood pressure linked to cognitive functioning - 2.9
- Happily married women are less stressful - 2.7
- Elderly are more socially satisfied - 2.5
- Stress levels decrease for women when husbands help with housework - 2.3
- Bisexuality in women is a distinctive sexual orientation - 2.3
- Women can be blinded by jealousy, unpleasant emotions - 2.3
- Cluttered brain doesn't remember - 2.2
- Violence during childhood may impact kids' DNA - 2
- 1 in 10 youth gamers addicted to video games - 2

Psychology articles

Violence during childhood may impact kids' DNA
Children who have experienced violence might really be older than their years. The DNA of 10-year-olds who experienced violence in their young lives has been found to show wear and tear normally associated with aging, a Duke University study has found.

10% of ADHD patients linked to GMR gene variants
Pediatric researchers analyzing genetic influences in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have found alterations in specific genes involved in important brain signaling pathways.

Photoshop reality check - reality in the eye of the beholder
You know they couldn't possibly look that good. But what did those models and celebrities look like before all the retouching? How different is the image we see from the original? Dartmouth Computer Science Professor Hany Farid and Eric Kee, a PhD student at Dartmouth College, are proposing a method to not only answer such questions but also to quantify the changes.

Dreaming helps ease bad and painful memories
During the dream phase of sleep, also known as REM sleep, our stress chemistry shuts down and the brain processes emotional experiences and takes the painful edge off difficult memories. Time spent in dream sleep can help.

Age for diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in children expands 4 to 18
Now it possible to diagnose and manage ADHD in children from ages 4 to 18 (the previous AAP guidelines, from 2000 and 2001, covered children ages 6 to 12). The new guidelines describe the special considerations involved in diagnosing and treating preschool children and adolescents.

Fast paced fantastical tv shows compromise learning behavior of kids
Young children who watch fast-paced, fantastical television shows may become handicapped in their readiness for learning, revealed by researchers in a recent study.

16 month olds infer causes of failed actions
Using a very small amount of statistical information, 16-month-old infants can distinguish between the influence of their own actions and the impact of the outside world, new research concludes. The findings, published in this week's journal Science, give researchers insight into how infants integrate prior knowledge with a handful of statistical data to make accurate inferences about the causes of a failed action.

Fat substitutes may lead to weight gain
Eating food which is naturally low in fat and calories may be a better route than relying on fat substitutes or artificial sweeteners. Synthetic fat substitutes used in low-calorie potato chips and other foods could backfire and contribute to weight gain and obesity, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association.

Stress levels decrease for women when husbands help with housework
Men find it easier to chill if their wives are still busy and women prefer hands-on help: Their stress levels improve if their husbands chip in with housework, revealed by researchers.

Getting along with co workers may prolong life
People who have a good peer support system at work may live longer than people who don't have such a support system, according research published by the American Psychological Association.

Cluttered brain doesn't remember
Lapses in memory occur more frequently with age, yet the reasons for this increasing forgetfulness have not always been clear. According to new research from Concordia University, older individuals have reduced learning and memory because their minds tend to be cluttered with irrelevant information when performing tasks.

Musical activity may improve cognitive aging
A study conducted by Brenda Hanna-Pladdy, PhD, a clinical neuropsychologist in Emory's Department of Neurology, and cognitive psychologist Alicia MacKay, PhD, found that older individuals who spent a significant amount of time throughout life playing a musical instrument perform better on some cognitive tests than individuals who did not play an instrument.

Weight loss may improve memory and concentration
John Gunstad, an associate professor in Kent State University's Department of Psychology, and a team of researchers have discovered a link between weight loss and improved memory and concentration. The study shows that bariatric surgery patients exhibited improved memory function 12 weeks after their operations.

Depression increases kidney failure risk
Depression is associated with an increased risk of developing kidney failure in the future, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN).

Brain's learning capacity recharged during sleep
During sleep, we're busy recharging our brain's learning capacity, which can take up half the night, revealed a new study from the University of California, Berkeley.

Children placed with a relative have fewer behavioral and social problems
Children placed with a relative after being removed from their home for maltreatment have fewer behavioral and social skills problems than children in foster care, but may have a higher risk for substance use and pregnancy as teenagers.

Education programs increase parent child interactions
Parent education programs delivered through pediatric primary care offices appeared to increase parent-child interactions during infancy in at-risk families.

Men more likely to cheat if they are economically dependent on female partners
The more economically dependent a man is on his female partner, the more likely he is to cheat on her, according to research to be presented at the 105th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association.

College students becoming less empathetic
Today's college students are not as empathetic as college students of the 1980s and '90s, a University of Michigan study shows.

Women can be blinded by jealousy, unpleasant emotions
Women who were made to feel jealous were so distracted by unpleasant emotional images they became unable to spot targets they were trying to find, revealed by two University of Delaware psychology professors.

Loneliness feeling may increase blood pressure
Chronic feelings of loneliness take a toll on blood pressure over time, causing a marked increase after four years, according to a new study at the University of Chicago.

Exercise can reduce anxiety symptoms by 20 percent
The anxiety that often accompanies a chronic illness can chip away at quality of life and make patients less likely to follow their treatment plan. But regular exercise can significantly reduce symptoms of anxiety, a new University of Georgia study shows.

A mind at rest strengthens memories
Our memories are strengthened during periods of rest while we are awake, researchers at New York University have found.

New golden ratios for female facial beauty
Beauty is not only in the eye of the beholder but also in the relationship of the eyes and mouth of the beholden. The distance between a woman's eyes and the distance between her eyes and her mouth are key factors in determining how attractive she is to others.

Lonely people spread the feeling to others
Loneliness can spread among groups of people. Lonely people tend to share their loneliness with others. Gradually over time, a group of lonely, disconnected people moves to the fringes of social networks.

Men and women may respond differently to danger
Men and women respond differently to positive and negative stimuli, revealed by researchers in a study presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

Spanked children may have lower IQs
Children who are spanked have lower IQs worldwide, including in the United States, according to new groundbreaking research by University of New Hampshire professor Murray Straus.

15% preschoolers have high levels of depression and anxiety
Almost 15 percent of preschoolers have atypically high levels of depression and anxiety, revealed by researchers in a new study published in the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.

Dogs' intelligence equal to 2 to 3 year old human
Dogs can count the checkbook, and they can also understand more than 150 words and intentionally deceive other dogs and people to get treats, revealed by researchers.

Divorce undermines health, illness lingers after remarriage
Divorce and widowhood have a lingering, detrimental impact on health, even after a person remarries, research at the University of Chicago and Johns Hopkins University shows.

Swearing can increase pain tolerance
Researchers from Keele University's School of Psychology have determined that swearing can have a 'pain-lessening effect,' according to new study published in NeuroReport, published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

US seniors smarter than English seniors
US seniors performed significantly better that their English counterparts, revealed by researchers. The finding is surprising because older people in the US are known to suffer more from cardiovascular risk factors and diseases generally associated with more cognitive decline and poorer mental function.

Primitive lifestyle elements ease depression
He doesn't care for the term "caveman therapy." But Stephen Ilardi, associate professor of clinical psychology at the University of Kansas, has turned to our hunter-gatherer ancestors for clues about how to best combat major depressive disorder.

Group behavioral therapy helps prevent depression among teens
Adolescents at an increased risk of depression who participated in a group cognitive behavioral intervention significantly reduced their symptoms and episodes of depression compared to teens who received usual care, although this effect was not seen for adolescents with a parent with current depression, according to a study in the June 3 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on child and adolescent health.

Children of anxious parents need help too
A family-based program reduced symptoms and the risk of developing an anxiety disorder among children of anxious parents, revealed by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center in a new study.

EUR 6 million to Sahlgrenska Academy for obesity research
The new project is an interdisciplinary research project covering the neurobiological and socio-psychological causes of obesity. It has been awarded EUR 6 million from the EU, corresponding to just over SEK 60 million.

Pharmaceutical promotional items influence medical students
Exposure to small promotional items from pharmaceutical companies, such as clipboards and notepads, appears to influence medical students' unconscious attitudes toward the marketed product, according to a report in the May 11 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Men struggling with emotional impact of recession
Men are struggling more to cope with the emotional impact of recession as compared to women, a new survey in Britain has revealed.

Job loss can make you sick
In the face of rising unemployment and businesses declaring bankruptcy, a new study has found that losing your job can make you sick.

Good looks get high school students good grades
Do personal traits predict success in school? If so, which dimension of one's outward appearance can tell the most about academic achievement? The answers to these questions are found in a new study by researchers from the University of Miami Health Economics Research Group.

Memory performance worsens with age
Thinking your memory will get worse as you get older may actually be a self-fulfilling prophecy. Researchers at North Carolina State University have found that senior citizens who think older people should perform poorly on tests of memory actually score much worse than seniors who do not buy in to negative stereotypes about aging and memory loss.

1 in 10 youth gamers addicted to video games
Pathological patterns of video game addiction exist in a US sample of youth, aged 8 to 18, revealed by by an Iowa State University psychology professor.

Heavy alcohol consumption does not interfere with age perception
A new study led by the University of Leicester has demonstrated that consuming alcohol did not affect how men judged the age of women. This has important legal implications if alcohol is cited as a cause of impairing judgement.

Job promotion bad for mental health
Promotion on average produces 10% more mental strain and gives up to 20% less time to visit the doctors, revealed by researchers in UK.

Obese women underrepresented among top CEOs in US
Weight discrimination appears to add to the glass ceiling effect for women, finds a new study co-authored by a Michigan State University scholar.

Marital happiness linked to birth of a child
What married couples have suspected for years is now proven by researchers at the University of Denver (DU) and Texas A&M – children can add problems and stress to a marriage.

Asperger Syndrome linked with stress hormone cortisol levels
Some of the symptoms of the autistic condition Asperger Syndrome, such as a need for routine and resistance to change, could be linked to levels of the stress hormone cortisol, suggests new research led by the University of Bath.

Playful active kids lead active lifestyle
The key to raising active teenagers is giving them plenty of opportunities to play at home and be part of an active family when younger, new University of Otago research suggests.

Lower IQ in children of older fathers
Children of older fathers perform less well in a range of cognitive tests during infancy and early childhood, according to a study published this week in the open-access journal PLoS Medicine.

Pregnancy hormone predicts postpartum depression
Women who have higher levels of a hormone produced by the placenta midway through pregnancy appear more likely to develop postpartum depression, a study authored by a UC Irvine researcher finds.

Genetic influence in social networks
Researchers from Harvard University and the University of California, San Diego have found that our place in a social network is influenced in part by our genes.

High caffeine intake may cause hallucinations
People with a higher caffeine intake, from sources such as coffee, tea and caffeinated energy drinks, are more likely to report hallucinatory experiences such as hearing voices and seeing things that are not there, according to the Durham University study.

Diabetes slows mental functioning in adults
Adults with diabetes experience a slowdown in several types of mental processing, which appears early in the disease and persists into old age, according to new research.

Economic burden of untreated insomnia is high
A study in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep indicates that the indirect costs of untreated insomnia are significantly greater than the direct costs associated with its treatment.

Brain chooses right words during speech
New research by a Rice University psychologist clearly identifies the parts of the brain involved in the process of choosing appropriate words during speech.

High blood pressure linked to cognitive functioning
Adding another reason for people to watch their blood pressure, a new study from North Carolina State University shows that increased blood pressure in older adults is directly related to decreased cognitive functioning, particularly among seniors with already high blood pressure. This means that stressful situations may make it more difficult for some seniors to think clearly.

Sugar can be addictive
Sugar can be an addictive substance, wielding its power over the brains of lab animals in a manner similar to many drugs of abuse, revealed by researchers at the Princeton University, USA.

Radiologists diagnose and treat self embedding disorder in teens
Minimally invasive, image-guided treatment is a safe and precise method for removal of self-inflicted foreign objects from the body, according to the first report on "self-embedding disorder," or self-injury and self-inflicted foreign body insertion in adolescents.

Buggies influence parent-infant interaction
A groundbreaking study being presented on 22nd November at the British Psychological Society Scotland's Annual Conference suggests the orientation of a baby's buggy impacts on mother-baby interaction, infant stress levels and ultimately child development.

Marijuana reduces memory impairment
The more research they do, the more evidence Ohio State University scientists find that specific elements of marijuana can be good for the aging brain by reducing inflammation there and possibly even stimulating the formation of new brain cells.

Acomplia rimonabant obesity drug withdrawn
Sanofi-aventis announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has recommended to the European Commission (EC) the temporary suspension of the marketing authorisation of Acomplia(R) (rimonabant) for the approved indication of overweight and obese patients.

Reduced stress hormone cortisol cause antisocial behavior
A link between reduced levels of the 'stress hormone' cortisol and antisocial behaviour in male adolescents has been discovered by a research team at the University of Cambridge.

Men with traditional views about women earn more
Men who believe in traditional roles for women earn more money than men who don't, and women with more egalitarian views don't make much more than women with a more traditional outlook, revealed by researchers.

Social exclusion may make you feel cold
When we hear somebody described as "frosty" or "cold", we automatically picture a person who is unfriendly and antisocial. There are numerous examples in our daily language of metaphors which make a connection between cold temperatures and emotions such as loneliness, despair and sadness.

Gene may predict an individual's pair-bonding behavior
Variation in the gene for one of the receptors for the hormone vasopressin appears to be associated with how human males bond with their partners, according to an international team of researchers.

Contraceptive pill influences partner choice
The contraceptive pill may disrupt women's natural ability to choose a partner genetically dissimilar to themselves, research at the Universities of Liverpool and Newcastle has found.

Olympic athletes show pride and shame expressions
The victory stance of a gold medalist and the slumped shoulders of a non-finalist are innate and biological rather than learned responses to success and failure, according to a University of British Columbia study using cross-cultural data gathered at the 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Living with a partner reduces Alzheimer's disease risk
Living with a spouse or a partner decreases the risk of developing Alzheimer's and other dementia diseases. This according to a study by Krister Håkansson, researcher in psychology at Växjö University and Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. The results were presented for the first time yesterday at the world's largest dementia conference.

Canadian woman acquires new accent after stroke
A canadian woman in southern Ontario is one of the first cases in Canada of a rare neurological syndrome (foreign accent syndrome) in which a person starts speaking with a different accent, McMaster University researchers report in the July issue of the Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences.

Elderly are more socially satisfied
The elderly are better at having fun and socially satisfied, according to a new study which shows they are as happy as young people despite spending more time alone each day.

Aromatherapy makes you feel good only
Aromatherapy failed to show any improvement in either immune status, wound healing or pain control among people exposed to two often-touted scents, revealed by researchers in a recent study.

Low intensity exercise reduces fatigue symptoms by 65 percent
Sedentary people who regularly complain of fatigue can increase their energy levels by 20 percent and decrease their fatigue by 65 percent by engaging in regular, low intensity exercise, according to a new University of Georgia study.

Do animals think like autistic savants?
When Temple Grandin argued that animals and autistic savants share cognitive similarities in her best-selling book Animals in Translation (2005), the idea gained steam outside the community of cognitive neuroscientists.

Music listening improves stroke patients' recovery
Researchers from Finland found that if stroke patients listened to music for a couple of hours a day, their verbal memory and focused attention recovered better and they had a more positive mood than patients who did not listen to anything or who listened to audio books.

Rethinking what we want in a partner
When it comes to romantic attraction men primarily are motivated by good looks and women by earning power. At least that's what men and women have been saying for a long time. Based on research that dates back several decades, the widely accepted notion permeates popular culture today.

Pregnancy may make women forgetful for a year
Many women believe that they become more forgetful during pregnancy: a new study by Australian researchers suggests that they are right - and that their memory can be significantly impaired for at least a year after giving birth.

Bisexuality in women is a distinctive sexual orientation
Bisexuality in women appears to be a distinctive sexual orientation and not an experimental or transitional stage that some women adopt "on their way" to lesbianism, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

Obesity linked to decreased seatbelt use
Obese people are less likely to use their seatbelts than the rest of the population, adding to the public health risks associated with this rapidly growing problem.

Happily married women are less stressful
Happily married women are less stressful with better mental health, revealed by UCLA researchers. They tracked levels of cortisol, a key stress hormone, among 30 Los Angeles married couples.

Brain imaging and genetic studies link thinking patterns to addiction
Alcoholics are more impulsive than non-addicted people making financial decisions, revealed by researcher Charlotte Boettiger at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Middle aged more anxious and depressed than elderly
Research from the University of New South Wales has found that middle-aged Australians are more anxious and depressed than their elderly counterparts, turning on its head a prevailing myth about old age.

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What is Psychology
The word ‘psychology’, from the Greek psyche, meaning mind or soul, describes an academic and clinical subject concerned with reason and emotion, conscious and unconscious mental processes. It has become an umbrella term for such a wide variety of ‘disciplines’, paradigms, and cults that it is not clearly definable.

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