People sometimes seek the truth, but most prefer like-minded views

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Jul 01, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (13) | 9

We swim in a sea of information, but filter out most of what we see and hear. A new analysis of data from dozens of studies sheds new light on how we choose what we do and do not hear. The study found that ...

Many lack the skills to make good health decisions

Medicine & Health / Health

Nov 10, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Some 93 million Americans do not have the numerical skills necessary to make well-informed decisions about their medical care, reports a Cornell professor, who has some suggestions on changing that.

When couples face the diagnosis of cancer, women carry a larger emotional burden than men

Medicine & Health / Cancer

Feb 29, 2008 | not rated yet | 0

In a couple where one of the partners is diagnosed with cancer, women are more consistently and severely distressed than men, regardless of whether they are the person with the disease or the healthy partner. The results ...

Under pressure: The impact of stress on decision making

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Sep 15, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

We are faced with making decisions all the time. Often, we carefully deliberate the pros and cons of our choices, taking into consideration past experiences in similar situations before making a final decision. However, a ...

Research reveals understanding PMS can reduce women's distress

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Oct 19, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Women can significantly improve 'that time of the month,' by learning more about how premenstrual symptoms (PMS) can affect their minds and bodies and by adopting stress management and relaxation techniques.

Parents just don't understand

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Nov 05, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Recent studies investigating the question of parental control in the west and in east Asian countries suggest that extreme meddling by parents can have negative effects on their children's psychological development in both ...

Researchers study psychological impact of casual sex

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Dec 08, 2009 | 3 / 5 (2) | 0

University of Minnesota Project Eating Among Teens (EAT) researchers have found that young adults engaging in casual sexual encounters do not appear to be at increased risk for harmful psychological outcomes as compared to ...

Racing, shooting and zapping your way to better visual skills

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Dec 17, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

Do your kids want a Wii, a PlayStation or an Xbox 360 this year? This holiday gift season is packed with popular gaming systems and adrenaline-pumping, sharpshooting games. What's a parent to do? Is there any redeeming value ...

Use it or lose it? Study suggests the brain can remember a 'forgotten' language

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Sep 24, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (9) | 1

Many of us learn a foreign language when we are young, but in some cases, exposure to that language is brief and we never get to hear or practice it subsequently. Our subjective impression is often that the neglected language ...

Lack of ability does not explain women's decisions to opt out of math-intensive science careers

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Mar 03, 2009 | 3 / 5 (3) | 3

Women don't choose careers in math-intensive fields, such as computer science, physics, technology, engineering, chemistry, and higher mathematics, because they want the flexibility to raise children, or because they prefer ...

Where's the science? The sorry state of psychotherapy

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Oct 02, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (9) | 4

The prevalence of mental health disorders in this country has nearly doubled in the past 20 years. Who is treating all of these patients? Clinical psychologists and therapists are charged with the task, but many are falling ...

Therapy 32 times more cost effective at increasing happiness than money

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Nov 20, 2009 | 2.8 / 5 (6) | 3

(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 ...

Cooperative classrooms lead to better friendships, higher achievement in young adolescents

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Mar 27, 2008 | 4.1 / 5 (10) | 0

Students competing for resources in the classroom while discounting each others’ success are less likely to earn top grades than students who work together toward goals and share their success, according to an analysis of ...

Trust your gut? Study explores religion, morality and trust in authority

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Sep 14, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (5) | 3

In a world filled with dogma, doctrine and discipline, it is accurate to say most of us strive to do what we believe is "right." These convictions and beliefs permeate every aspect of our lives, including education, ethics ...

Angry faces: Research suggests link between facial structure and aggression

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Oct 30, 2009 | 4 / 5 (9) | 14

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 som ...