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Optimism experts handicap the presidential election with about 6 weeks remaining until Nov. 4
Sep 26, 2008 |
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With less than six weeks until the general election, a University of Pennsylvania study analyzing the relative optimism of the 2008 presidential and vice presidential candidates has found Barack Obama and John McCain to be ...
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Measuring the road to mental health
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Takuya Minami, assistant professor of counseling and applied psychology at Northeastern, is doing something that might have made even Dr. Freud blanch. Minami is trying to quantify how well ...
In pursuit of a happiness gene
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 23, 2009 |
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The pursuit of happiness characterizes the human condition. But for those suffering from stress, money trouble or chronic illness, a positive outlook on life can be difficult to find. Now, a Tel Aviv University ...
When couples face the diagnosis of cancer, women carry a larger emotional burden than men
Feb 29, 2008 |
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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 ...
New study finds 'delinquent behavior among boys contagious'
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 16, 2009 |
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New Study to Examine Relationship between Anger and Alcohol Abuse
Oct 30, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research suggests that alcoholics are more likely to experience emotions such as annoyances, frustrations and anger compared to non-alcoholics.
Memory trick shows brain organization
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 28, 2008 |
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A simple memory trick has helped show UC Davis researchers how an area of the brain called the perirhinal cortex can contribute to forming memories. The finding expands our understanding of how those brain areas that form ...
Study: Video games can teach helpful behavior, too
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Previous research by Iowa State University psychologists has found that violent video games can teach children to be aggressive, producing more aggressive behaviors over time. But according ...
Employees who are engaged in their work have happier home life
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 24, 2009 |
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A Kansas State University study shows that invigorated and dedicated employees carry over their positive work experiences for a happier home life.
Scientists identify the neural circuitry of first impressions
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 08, 2009 |
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Neuroscientists at New York University and Harvard University have identified the neural systems involved in forming first impressions of others. The findings, which show how we encode social information and then evaluate ...
Research Lab Combines Psychology with Technology
Feb 03, 2009 |
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A unique laboratory has been established at The University of Alabama in Huntsville that combines psychology with technology to focus on the interaction between humans and complex systems.
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