World of Psychology
- The Productive Hobby TrapThat nagging thought was back. What should I be doing? I had a spare few minutes while my son was napping, I should maximize my productivity. Shouldn’t I? As a little girl, I watched my mother through the picture window working outside in her legendary flower garden. She was a prolific gardener and painter. There was even an article about her award-winning garden in the newspaper. I don’t have a single memory of her putting her feet up and readi
- Podcast: Clutter vs. Hoarding- What’s the Difference?We all have a friend or family member who just can’t seem to get out from under their accumulation of stuff. Their garage, guest bedroom and basement are packed, and you can’t see the top of the kitchen table. But when does “cluttered” become “hoarded?” We have all seen the sensationalized TV depictions of filthy homes that need to be condemned. But is that what hoarding really looks like? And why can’t those folks just throw it all out? Toda
Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files
- Ep 335: Conspiracy Theories - Why So Easy To Believe?Why do some conspiracy theories seem to have so much evidence to support them? Well, that’s because if you look hard enough at any event, and you don’t have any particular theory before you start... Show notes and more available at http://www.thepsychfiles.com
Psychology Headlines Around the World
- Cultivating Joy Through Mindfulness May Be Antidote to Opioid MisuseSource: Science Daily - Top HealthNew research shows that a specific mind-body therapy, Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), increases the brain's response to natural, healthy rewards while also decreasing the brain's response to opioid-related cues.
- The Trauma of TSA for Transgender TravelersSource: CNN - Top StoriesFor Rev. Yunus Coldman, an interfaith minister and a New York-based transgender man, the anxiety of going through a TSA checkpoint starts days before he arrives at the airport.
- Why Domestic Violence Kills So Many Women and Children in U.S.Source: Time MagazineDespite growing evidence that an increased rate of gun ownership disproportionately endangers women, laws have not evolved to address the issue.
- Mormon Church Opposes Ban on LGBTQ "Conversion Therapy"Source: Yahoo News - Top HeadlinesA proposed ban on so-called conversion therapy in Utah is in danger of being derailed after the influential Church of Jesus of Christ of Latter-day Saints came out Tuesday night in opposition, just months after it said it wouldn't stand in the way of a similar measure under consideration. State regulators crafted the rule at the request of Republican Gov. Gary Herbert, a member of the church, who in June asked fo
- Nearly 50% of Americans Report Substance Abuse in Their FamilySource: United Press International - Health NewsNearly half of all adults living in the United States have been affected by substance abuse in their families, a new survey said Monday.
- School District Reverses Trans-Friendly Bathroom Policy After Death ThreatsSource: CNN - Top StoriesA Georgia school district has reversed its transgender-friendly bathroom policy after board members, staff and students were threatened, the school board said in a news release.
Psychology Research News -- ScienceDaily
- New clinical research offers possibility of future rehabilitation for patients in minimally conscious or vegetative stateNon-invasive brain stimulation is to be trialled for the first time alongside advanced brain imaging techniques in patients who are minimally conscious or in a vegetative state.
- Male and female mice have different brain cellsScientists discover that a brain region known to control sex and violence contains rare cell types that differ in male versus female mice.
- BARseq builds a better brain mapA brain mapping technique called BARseq is capable of mapping thousands of neurons in a single mouse, at single neuron resolution, while also detailing which neuron expresses what genes. It could be a game-changer for how neuroscientists look at brains.
- Cultivating joy through mindfulness: An antidote to opioid misuse, the disease of despairNew research shows that a specific mind-body therapy, Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), increases the brain's response to natural, healthy rewards while also decreasing the brain's response to opioid-related cues.
- Mothers' behavior influences bonding hormone oxytocin in babiesA new epigenetic study now suggests that mothers' behavior can also have a substantial impact on their children's developing oxytocin systems.
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