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Study: verbal aggression may affect children's behavior
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 04, 2008 |
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The methods mothers use to control their children during playtime and other daily activities could have a negative impact on their child's self-esteem and behavior, according to a new Purdue University study.
Verbally aggressive mothers direct their children's behavior
Jul 09, 2008 |
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A new study in Human Communication Research reveals that verbally aggressive mothers tend to control their children's choice of activities as well as use physical negative touch, along with directives, when trying to alter ...
High self-esteem is not always what it's cracked up to be, says UGA psychologist
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 28, 2008 |
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Oscar Levant, a mid-century pianist, film star and wit, once watched noted keyboardist and composer George Gershwin spend an evening playing his own music at a party and clearly having a great time. “Tell me, George,” Levant ...
A warm TV can drive away feelings of loneliness and rejection
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Not all technology meets human needs, and some technologies provide only the illusion of having met your needs.
Psychologists publish three new studies on violent video game effects on youths
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 23, 2007 |
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New research by Iowa State University psychologists provides more concrete evidence of the adverse effects of violent video game exposure on the behavior of children and adolescents.
Finger length predicts physically aggressive personalities, study shows
Mar 04, 2005 |
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Dr. Peter Hurd initially thought the idea was "a pile of hooey," but he changed his mind when he saw the data. Hurd and graduate student Allison Bailey have shown that a man's index finger length relative to ...
More than 10 percent of older Americans suffer mistreatment
Aug 19, 2008 |
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About 13 percent of elderly Americans are mistreated, most commonly by someone who verbally mistreats or financially takes advantage of them, according to a University of Chicago study that is the first comprehensive look ...
IBM Creates Software for Holding Face-to-Face Meetings in Virtual Worlds
Mar 04, 2009 |
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IBM is making it easier for widely dispersed businesspeople to interact and collaborate without the time and expense of in-person meetings.
Psychological bullying hits just as hard
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 23, 2007 |
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School bullying doesn’t have to leave physical bumps and bruises to contribute to a hostile and potentially dangerous school environment. Behavior that intentionally harms another individual, through the manipulation of social ...
Humor develops from aggression caused by male hormones
Dec 21, 2007 |
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Humour appears to develop from aggression caused by male hormones, according to a study published in this week’s Christmas issue of the British Medical Journal.
Angry? Breathing Beats Venting
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 28, 2007 |
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While it is a common assumption that an angry person needs to blow off steam or risk going through the roof, research in psychology shows just the opposite. According to University of Arkansas psychologist Jeffrey M. Lohr, ...
ADHD labelling of kids can mask other problems: study
Jan 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Labelling children with learning and behavioural difficulties can be detrimental to the children in question as well as their teachers, research by a QUT graduate has found.
In Short-Term Memory, Faster Is Not Better, Study Shows
Nov 07, 2005 |
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For years, researchers have said that the short-term memory increases as children mature, which is important because the memory serves as an index for intelligence and mental maturation. It has been proposed that a person's ...
Heart failure linked to cognitive impairment
Feb 05, 2009 |
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Nearly half of patients with heart failure (HF) have problems with memory and other aspects of cognitive functioning, reports a new study published by Elsevier, in the February issue of Journal of Cardiac Failure .
Research finds America's elderly suffering abuse
Aug 22, 2008 |
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A new study concludes that nearly 13 percent of America's aged citizens suffer some form of abuse. Specifically, nine percent of adults reported they have suffered from verbal mistreatment, 3.5 percent suffer financial mistreatment, ...
