http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Self-concept may be defined as the totality of perceptions that each person has of themselves, and this self identity plays an important role in the psychological functioning of everyone. To date, however, there has been no investigation into the relationship that physical self-concept has with psychological well-being or psychological unwellness. http://www.physorg.com/news152878867.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Feb 2009 10:21:33 EST news152878867 Looking at yourself in the mirror every morning, you never think to question whether the person you see is actually you. You feel familiar -at home with your own unique self image. After all, you have been sporting the same old face for years. An innovative study published December 24, 2008 in the online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE, by Dr Manos Tsakiris, Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, challenges this common-sense notion about our own self image. The study shows for the first time that the image we hold of our own face can actually change through shared experiences with other people's faces. http://www.physorg.com/news150543530.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Jan 2009 09:38:50 EST news150543530