http://www.physorg.com/health-news/psychology/ en-us PhysOrg.com provides the latest news on psychology, psychological disorders, psychological condition, psychological diseases and psychological science. Children who suffer physical or emotional abuse may be faced with accelerated cellular aging as adults, according to new research from Butler Hospital and Brown University. http://www.physorg.com/news177951030.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:51:27 EST news177951030 (PhysOrg.com) -- Research by the University of Warwick and the University of Manchester finds that psychological therapy could be 32 times more cost effective at making you happy than simply obtaining more money. The research has obvious implications for large compensation awards in law courts but also has wider implications for general public health. http://www.physorg.com/news177927882.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:26:06 EST news177927882 Phthalates are important components of many consumer products, including toys, cleaning materials, plastics, and personal care items. Studies to date on phthalates have been inconsistent, with some linking exposure to these chemicals to hormone disruptions, birth defects, asthma, and reproductive problems, while others have found no significant association between exposure and adverse effects. http://www.physorg.com/news177849290.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:36:06 EST news177849290 (PhysOrg.com) -- Childhood is changing rapidly around the world, and the forces of modernization have a significant impact on shaping the intellectual development of children, researchers at the University of California, Riverside and Pitzer College have found. http://www.physorg.com/news177697113.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:50:02 EST news177697113 A study by researchers at the University of Bergen, Norway, and the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King's College London has found that depression is as much of a risk factor for mortality as smoking. http://www.physorg.com/news177676420.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:10:01 EST news177676420 Parents have long suspected that the brains of their teenagers function differently than those of adults. With the advent of magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, we have begun to appreciate how the brain continues to develop structurally through adolescence and on into adulthood. High emotionality is a characteristic of adolescents and researchers are trying to understand how 'emotional areas' of the brain differ between adults and adolescents. http://www.physorg.com/news177675083.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:11:59 EST news177675083 Researchers have discovered a genetic variation that may contribute to how empathetic a human is, and how that person reacts to stress. In the first study of its kind, a variation in the hormone/neurotransmitter oxytocin's receptor was linked to a person's ability to infer the mental state of others. http://www.physorg.com/news177609171.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 16 Nov 2009 16:03:45 EST news177609171 Children who lack a normal fear response are more likely to commit crimes when they grow up, a study published Monday in the American Journal of Psychiatry suggested. http://www.physorg.com/news177603961.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:29:32 EST news177603961 Despite minimal exposure to the regular geometric objects found in developed countries, African tribal people perceive shapes as well as westerners, according to a new study. http://www.physorg.com/news177358579.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:17:07 EST news177358579 Curiosity plays a big part in preschoolers' lives. A new study that explored why young children ask so many "why" questions concludes that children are motivated by a desire for explanation. http://www.physorg.com/news177318529.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:40:01 EST news177318529 (PhysOrg.com) -- "The very thought of you ... the mere idea of you" -- from the song "The Very Thought of You" by Ray Noble. Can the mere thought of your loved one reduce your pain? http://www.physorg.com/news177344980.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:30:34 EST news177344980 Using four simple questions to generate client-directed feedback can greatly increase the chances that struggling couples will stay together, according to a recently published study. http://www.physorg.com/news177335341.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:00:02 EST news177335341 A chill wind chases you into the door of your local newsagent. Rain is drumming down outside. As you pay for your newspaper, you briefly notice a number of strange items on the checkout counter - a matchbox car, plastic toy animals and some trinkets that seem out of place in this shop. http://www.physorg.com/news177020337.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:10:01 EST news177020337 (PhysOrg.com) -- Next time you watch a heavy weight lifting tournament, tell the person next to you not to boo the person that he doesn't want to win. http://www.physorg.com/news176735446.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 06 Nov 2009 13:12:15 EST news176735446 How blind to their surroundings can people be when they're talking on their cell phones? http://www.physorg.com/news176582314.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:10:02 EST news176582314 Nearly 73 percent of all American adults use the Internet on a daily basis, according to a 2009 Pew Internet and American Life Project survey. Half of these adults use the Web to find information via search engines, while 38 percent use it to pass the time. In a recent study, University of Missouri researchers found that readers were better able to understand, remember and emotionally respond to material found through "searching" compared to content found while "surfing." http://www.physorg.com/news176563931.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:32:57 EST news176563931 Children have a remarkable ability to learn new languages. As little as five hours of exposure to a second language is enough to help infants incorporate characteristics of that language into their babbling according to a new study. http://www.physorg.com/news176458764.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:20:59 EST news176458764 Learning to talk also changes the way speech sounds are heard, according to a new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences by scientists at Haskins Laboratories, a Yale-affiliated research laboratory. The findings could have a major impact on improving speech disorders. http://www.physorg.com/news176404265.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:50:06 EST news176404265 (PhysOrg.com) -- People who eat a diet laden with processed and high-fat foods may put themselves at greater risk of depression, according to UCL (University College London) research published today. http://www.physorg.com/news176369681.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:40:01 EST news176369681 Angry words and gestures are not the only way to get a sense of how temperamental a person is. According to new findings in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, a quick glance at someone's facial structure may be enough for us to predict their tendency towards aggression. http://www.physorg.com/news176131546.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 30 Oct 2009 14:26:13 EST news176131546 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from a researcher at Harvard University finds that gay men are most attracted to the most masculine-faced men, while straight men prefer the most feminine-faced women. http://www.physorg.com/news176055134.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:12:45 EST news176055134 No pain, no gain applies to happiness, too, according to new research published online this week in the Journal of Happiness Studies. People who work hard at improving a skill or ability, such as mastering a math problem or learning to drive, may experience stress in the moment, but experience greater happiness on a daily basis and longer term, the study suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news176041286.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:22:10 EST news176041286 (PhysOrg.com) -- Psychology researchers have found the sound of the human voice can be recognised by the brain in less than one fifth of a second. http://www.physorg.com/news175969377.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:40:01 EST news175969377 A genetic tendency to depression is much less likely to be realized in a culture centered on collectivistic rather than individualistic values, according to a new Northwestern University study. http://www.physorg.com/news175895586.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:53:33 EST news175895586 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have found that despite the size zero trend, boys really do prefer 'normal' girls of an average weight and build. http://www.physorg.com/news175866872.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:10:01 EST news175866872 Smokers who crushed computer-simulated cigarettes as part of a psychosocial treatment program in a virtual reality environment had significantly reduced nicotine dependence and higher rates of tobacco abstinence than smokers participating in the same program who grasped a computer-simulated ball, according to a study described in the current issue of CyberPsychology and Behavior. http://www.physorg.com/news175870193.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:50:55 EST news175870193 Having children improves married peoples' life satisfaction and the more they have, the happier they are. For unmarried individuals, raising children has little or no positive effect on their happiness. These findings by Dr. Luis Angeles from the University of Glasgow in the UK have just been published online in Springer's Journal of Happiness Studies. http://www.physorg.com/news175861714.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:29:01 EST news175861714 The rationale behind torture is that pain will make the guilty confess, but a new study by researchers at Harvard University finds that the pain of torture can make even the innocent seem guilty. http://www.physorg.com/news175785587.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:30:01 EST news175785587 A new study by researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP), King's College London has discovered abnormalities in the white matter of the brain that seem to be critical for the timing of schizophrenia. The study, led by Professor Phillip McGuire and Dr Sophia Frangou, has been published in this month's edition of the British Journal of Psychiatry. http://www.physorg.com/news175776344.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:46:34 EST news175776344 People are unconsciously fairer and more generous when they are in clean-smelling environments, according to a soon-to-be published study led by a Brigham Young University professor. http://www.physorg.com/news175585083.html Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry Sat, 24 Oct 2009 06:59:30 EST news175585083