News tagged with self identity


Boys have greater psychological well-being than girls, due to a better physical self-concept

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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 ...


'It takes 2 to know 1': Shared experiences change self-recognition

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 07, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

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 ...





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Fla. man accepts plea in record data theft case

Technology / Internet

created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

(AP) -- An accused computer hacker charged in what prosecutors call the largest identity fraud case in U.S. history has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy, wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges.


Identifying ID theft and fraud

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

If the wife of FBI boss Robert Mueller has warned him not to use internet banking because of the threat of online fraud, then what hope is there for the average Jo? The results of research published in a forthcoming issue ...


Sentencing postponed in HP phone record scandal

Technology / Business

created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Sentencing has been postponed for a private investigator who helped Hewlett-Packard Co. unearth private telephone records of board members and journalists.


Investigators in the United States and Egypt have smashed a computer "phishing" identity theft scam

FBI smashes US-Egypt cyber 'phishing' ring

Technology / Internet

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Investigators in the United States and Egypt have smashed a computer "phishing" identity theft scam described as the biggest cyber-crime investigation in US history, officials said Wednesday.


ID card can learn lessons from history

ID card can learn lessons from history

Technology / Other

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Identity theft is increasingly prevalent in today's society, yet we have repeatedly failed to develop a reliable technology of identification to prevent misuse and forgery.


Understanding the process of homosexual identity formation among Asian and Pacific Islander youth

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Young American-raised Asian and Pacific Islanders (API), who are in the sexual minority, face psychological and social stresses in dealing with their families' values and ancestral cultures that significantly impact the development ...


Don't mistake an athlete for a 'toxic jock'

Don't mistake an athlete for a 'toxic jock'

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A rose by any other name is still a rose, but is an athlete by another name... a jock?


TD Ameritrade data theft settlement nears approval

Technology / Business

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The settlement over contact information stolen from online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. is nearing approval, but the more than 6 million current and former customers affected will have to wait a little while ...


Confronting health disparities among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Research indicates that the social stigma that surrounds lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) teens leads to a variety of health risks such as substance use, risky sexual behaviors, eating disorders, suicidal ideation, ...


ID-theft ruling: Set your own fraud alerts

Technology / Internet

created May 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Companies that sell "identity-theft protection" present an alluring but questionable proposition.



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