Here are my readings for today: link between stress and obesity “Stress can take a daily toll on us that has broad physical and psychological implications. Science has long documented the effect of extreme stress, such as war, injury or traumatic grief on humans. Typically, such situations cause victims to Read more…
The girl who walked out on Freud! “Without a few unusual people, human behaviour would have remained a mystery – ordinary people whose extraordinary circumstances provided researchers with the exceptions that proved behavioural rules. Claudia Hammond revisits the classic case studies that have advanced psychological research.” killer whale evolution ‘Orcas, Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: Oh to be young and feel loves keen sting! — Albus Dumbledore “Breaking up really is hard to do, and a recent study conducted at Stony Brook University found evidence that it may be partly due to the areas of the brain that Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: older adults and social media “Social networking use among internet users ages 50 and older has nearly doubled — from 22% to 42% over the past year.” smoking and teen depression “While some teenagers may puff on cigarettes to ‘self-medicate’ against the blues, Read more…
Here is what I am reading today: do-gooders are unpopular team members ‘”Unselfish workers who are the first to offer to help with projects are among those that co-workers like the least, according to four separate social psychology studies.In the most recent study, entitled “The Desire to Expel Unselfish Members Read more…