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The developing child: Rating aggressive and delinquent behavior in pre-adolescence

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

In a study published in an upcoming issue of The Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry researchers show that over reactive parenting, such as heavy criticism or yelling as a response to a child's negative behavior, can pr ...


Why can't some people give up cocaine?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Drug dependency is a recurrent but treatable kind of addiction. However, not all people who are drug dependent progress in the same way once they stop taking drugs. A new study shows that, in the case of cocaine, a high score ...


Full recovery now possible for an 'untreatable' mental illness

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Patients coping with the chaos and misery of Borderline Personality Disorder now have reason for strong confidence in making major life changes through a new treatment, Schema Therapy. For the first time, three major outcome ...


Studies suggest males have more personality

Studies suggest males have more personality

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Males have more pronounced personalities than females across a range of species - from humans to house sparrows - according to new research. Consistent personality traits, such as aggression ...


Unrealistic optimism prompts risky behavior

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unrealistic optimism about drinking behavior can lead to later alcohol-related problems, according to research published in the current issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin (PSPB), the official monthly journa ...


First impressions count when making personality judgments, new research shows

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

First impressions do matter when it comes to communicating personality through appearance, according to new research by psychologists Laura Naumann of Sonoma State University and Sam Gosling of The University of Texas at ...


Friendship is mainly about 'me, me and me'

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Young people mainly select their friends according to the image they have of another person, irrespective of whether the person concerned actually satisfies that image. Dutch researcher Maarten Selfhout has demonstrated that ...


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Most Americans dislike behavioral advertising: survey

Technology / Internet

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 5

Privacy advocates have long criticized behavioral advertising and a new survey suggests that contrary to the claims of marketers, most Americans don't like it either.


Nature Makes Us More Caring, Study Says (w/ Video)

Nature Makes Us More Caring, Study Says (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Want to be a better person? Commune with nature. Paying attention to the natural world not only makes you feel better, it makes you behave better, finds a new study to be published October ...


New ways to predict violent behavior?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

In the future, diagnosing severe personality disorders, evaluating the childhood environment, assessing alcohol consumption and the analysis of the MAOA genotype may provide more accurate means for assessing risk among violent ...


Personality traits influencing weight loss

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Being too optimistic could harm weight loss efforts. Research published in BioMed Central's open access journal, BioPsychoSocial Medicine, reveals the psychological characteristics that may contribute to weight loss.


Researchers find planning, positivism influence employment success at different stages

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 24, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

With America's unemployment rate higher than it has been in decades, many people find themselves looking for jobs. The process can be tiring and, in such a competitive climate, receiving that final job offer is challenging. ...


Treatment of personality disorders by psychotherapy: A French multicenter study

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

A French multicenter study headed by Jean Cottraux (Lyon) has investigated the role of psychotherapy in borderline personality disorder.


Study: Terrorism Evokes Different Responses Among Genders and Personality Types

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Terrorism incites fear designed to coerce governments to act, according to definitions of "terrorism" in U.S. law, in U.N. resolutions and elsewhere. But terrorism often prompts as much anger and retaliation ...


Sheep that shed light on personality differences

Biology / Plants & Animals

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

The team led by Denis Reale, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at UQAM and Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Ecology, recently completed a study showing the link between personality, survival and reproductive ...