]> http://www.healthedia.com/tags/psychology Blog Articles Tagged with 'psychology' at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diet-blog/924399?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology It seems like a cruel irony. The majority of those who suffer from low self-esteem are the ones who stand to benefit the most from exercise. Self-esteem (self-efficacy) appears to be make-or-break factor when it comes to exercise adherence. In fac... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/diet-blog/924399?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:49:24 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/924264?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Patternicity.It s a term that refers to the tendency to find meaningful patterns in meaningless noise, as noted by Michael Shermer in the November Scientific American:Traditionally, scientists have treated patternicity as an error in cognitio... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/924264?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Fri, 28 Nov 2008 02:02:57 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/924156?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology For every mental health concern or mental disorder there is, you d be surprised to learn there are people who are okay living with it. So much so, that some groups have come out in support of their disorder, helping reinforce their own and others ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/924156?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Sun, 23 Nov 2008 21:44:48 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/924157?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology On Thursday, BrainBlogger posted an interesting entry that delves into the research regarding celebrity worship, which includes probably a lot more Americans than most people realize. Much research has been conducted about who engages in celeb... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/924157?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Sun, 23 Nov 2008 06:28:04 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923711?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology A new report was released today from The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation that suggests teenagers today use and value technologies online that adults don t always value or understand. I would suggest that this report describes a predi... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923711?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:16:45 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/clinical-cases/923553?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology BBC: Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili chewing his necktie before a TV appearance.... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/clinical-cases/923553?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:19:01 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/923540?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology New theory says autism and schizophrenia same disease, says today s Chronicle-Herald about the new theory about autism and genetics. According to this latest theory (per last Tuesday s New York Times), an evolutionary tug of war between genes ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/923540?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Sat, 15 Nov 2008 21:54:20 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923330?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology One of life s hardest lessons to learn is that you can only change yourself. Some people spend inordinate amounts of time and energy upset, angry, or frustrated by other people s thoughts and behaviors. But to what end? You can rail against the ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923330?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:38:42 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923198?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology A new study just published suggests that the more expertise one has with instant messaging (IMing), the worse one s test scores. And, not surprising and consistent with prior research, the new study (Fox, 2008) found that IMing increases the time i... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923198?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:03:18 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923156?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Today, The New York Times has a look at mind control websites and online communities that reinforce the delusional beliefs of its members: Identified by some psychologists and psychiatrists as part of an extreme community on the Internet that a... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923156?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Thu, 13 Nov 2008 10:03:47 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923010?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology One thing that really bothers me is when people use the term postpartum depression to refer to the deep disappointment some people experience after a big event is over. As an example, this bit from CNN.com this week: After two intense years... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/923010?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:20:05 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/923018?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Autism myths abound and Kev is collecting, and dissecting, them at this new site. One myth that especailly irks me is the notion that autistic kids are in their own world and withdrawn into themselves and, generally, out of it. My s... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/923018?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:21:28 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/922842?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology [A] sweeping theory of brain development that would change the way mental disorders like autism and schizophrenia are understood a new idea that provides psychiatry with perhaps its grandest working theory since Freud, and one tha... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/autism-vox/922842?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:32:10 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/922813?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology The Chinese government, in something right of George Orwell s 1984 has declared that Internet addiction is indeed a disorder (despite there being no agreement amongst researchers what constitutes the disorder). Why was that important? Why, so... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/922813?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:48:17 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/922738?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology People who have schizophrenia often experience delusions, false beliefs about some aspect of the world. While we may all carry around an occasional false belief ( rush hour traffic won t be so bad today ), someone with schizophrenia has false b... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/922738?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Mon, 10 Nov 2008 08:13:46 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/922691?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Pages: 1 2 Next Single Page I was browsing a blog the other day and saw an undated (recent?) entry suggesting that research shows that weather has little effect on our mood. The entry relied heavily on a recent study (Denissen et a... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/922691?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:56:28 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/922423?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology We go through our everyday lives with the pain of a thousand cuts. They started when we were as young as 2, being told No when we asked our mom for more candy. Cut one. Then again when we wanted to play in the dirt. Cut two. Then when we got ma... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/922423?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Thu, 06 Nov 2008 17:47:28 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/922375?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Pages: 1 2 Next Single Page In Part 1, Can Doctors be Happy?, I discussed the various challenges facing doctors nowadays, and explored some of the possible reasons for physicians unhappiness in life. In this article, we ll discuss ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/922375?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:23:42 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/921675?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Right now, I have 36 windows opened up on my computer. No, I m not doing (or trying to do) 36 things at once. It s just that s what happens when you give a dumb human like me the tools to open up 36 or 72 or 172 windows at once. It s no wond... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/921675?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:59:46 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/921587?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Do you love Facebook? Well, we do too and now you can show your love by checking out our new Facebook ADHD Quiz, which allows you to take (and re-take) the ADHD quiz as often as you d like (it keeps track of your scores over time, so you can use i... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/world-of-psychology/921587?rsstype=tag&tag=psychology Thu, 30 Oct 2008 11:10:34 -0400