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The problem with self-help books: Study shows the negative side to positive self-statements

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6 hours ago | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

In times of doubt and uncertainty, many Americans turn to self-help books in search of encouragement, guidance and self-affirmation. The positive self-statements suggested in these books, such as "I am a lovable person" or ...

In the eye of the storm: Why some people stayed behind

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Hurricane Katrina was the largest natural disaster in U.S. history, claiming the lives of more than 1,800 victims and causing well over $100 billion in damage along the Gulf Coast. The 2005 storm breached every levee in New ...

Sexist jokes favor the mental mechanisms that justify violence against women

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7 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

Sexist jokes (and all the variants of this kind of humour) favour the mental mechanisms which urge to violence and battering against women in individuals with macho attitudes. Those are the conclusions of a study carried ...

When you don't know what you want

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Jun 30, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

How is it possible that you were not planning on going shopping, but that you still end up going and even return home with four new pairs of trousers?

Polycystic ovarian syndrome: New light on its causes and its effect on brothers

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Jun 30, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Researchers have found evidence that chronic disease in either a mother or father can create unfavourable conditions in the womb that are associated with the development of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) in daughters. ...

Cosmetic surgery appeals to men, women with appearance-based rejection sensitivity

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Jun 30, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Researchers have found that men and women who feel sensitive to rejection based on their physical appearance are more likely to express interest in having cosmetic surgery than those who are less sensitive to appearance-based ...

From Columbine to Dawson: study on psychological impact of mass shootings

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Jun 29, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Less than two percent of the community were diagnosed with post-traumatic stress, and seven percent report post-traumatic stress symptoms, as a result of the shooting at Dawson College on September 13, 2006.

Why Saints Sin and Sinners Get Saintly

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Jun 26, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (10) | 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- To many, New York Gov. Eliott Spitzer's fall from grace seemed to make no sense at all. But a new Northwestern University study offers provocative insights that possibly could relate to why the storm trooper ...

Rating attractiveness: Study finds consensus among men, not women

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Jun 26, 2009 | 4 / 5 (11) | 5

Hot or not? Men agree on the answer. Women don't.

Evidence that cognitive therapy is of no value in schizophrenia

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Jun 26, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (5) | 2

Research co-led by an academic at the University of Hertfordshire, concludes that Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is of no value in schizophrenia and has limited effect on depression.

Naming may be key to brain's ability to recognize faces

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Jun 25, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Our tendency to see people and faces as individuals may explain why we are such experts at recognizing them, new research indicates. This approach can be learned and applied to other objects ...

Mindfulness Training Improves Sleep Quality; Lessens Need for Sleep Medicines

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Jun 25, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Stressed-out people sleep better and take sleep medication less often when they learn to let go of intrusive thoughts, according to researchers at Duke Integrative Medicine.

Remembering what to remember and what to forget

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Jun 25, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

People in very early stages of Alzheimer's disease already have trouble focusing on what is important to remember, a UCLA psychologist and colleagues report.

In 'reading' a gaze, what we believe changes what we see

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Jun 25, 2009 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0

In primates including ourselves, the ability to register where others are looking is key in social circles. And, according to a new report published online on June 25th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, the wa ...

A drug-using mother's words have merit in the eyes of her child

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Jun 25, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Moms who have used drugs may be doing their teens a favour by admitting to it, a University of Alberta research shows.

Study: Women look away more from abnormal babies

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Jun 24, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

(AP) -- Puzzling new research suggests women have a harder time than men looking at babies with facial birth defects. It's a surprise finding. Psychiatrists from the Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital, who were studying ...

Irritability should be considered when diagnosing bipolar disorder in children

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Jun 24, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

A new study from Bradley Hospital and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, as well as two other institutions, adds to mounting evidence that clinicians consider irritability as a symptom when diagnosing pediatric ...

In pursuit of a happiness gene

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Jun 23, 2009 | 3.3 / 5 (3) | 0

The pursuit of happiness characterizes the human condition. But for those suffering from stress, money trouble or chronic illness, a positive outlook on life can be difficult to find. Now, a Tel Aviv University ...