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Researchers study how children view and treat their peers with undesirable characteristics
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Jul 30, 2009 |
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A study by Kansas State University researchers is looking at how children perceive and interact with peers who have various undesirable characteristics, such as being overweight or aggressive.
Researchers pioneer new treatment for social phobia and alcohol abuse
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Jul 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For many people, drinking is an essential part of a night out with friends. Alcohol is widely considered to be a social lubricant, so it's not surprising that social phobia, or extreme shyness, ...
Teach your children well: Focused, happier kids grow up to be healthier adults, study finds
May 06, 2009 |
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Children who can stay focused and don't sweat the small stuff have a better shot at good health in adulthood -- and this is especially true for girls, according to a new study.
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You Don't Have to Struggle With Social Anxiety
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- To a certain extent, just about everyone has some sort of social anxiety -- from the reluctance to chat with an airplane seat mate to the nervousness that comes with public speaking.
Researchers develop better treatment for social fears
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Apr 30, 2009 |
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While just about all of us would admit to being shy from time to time in social situations, about one in 20 Australians suffer from an extreme form of shyness known as social phobia.
Study finds genetic link between sleep disorders and depression in young children
Feb 01, 2009 |
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A study in the Feb. 1 issue of the journal Sleep was the first to use twin data to examine the longitudinal link between sleep problems and depression. Results of this study demonstrate that sleep problems predict later ...
Once a shy monkey, always a shy monkey? New study shows persistence of anxiety
Jul 02, 2008 |
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We all know people who are tense and nervous and can't relax. They may have been wired differently since childhood.
A loving partner can save your skin
May 20, 2008 |
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Even couples that have been together for years may be embarrassed to let a spouse or partner see their less than perfect bodies naked in bright light. That shyness can hamper a couple's willingness to do total body skin exams ...
Accelerometer backpacks aid study of gliding behavior in the 'flying' lemur
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Feb 07, 2008 |
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The "flying" lemur of Malaysia is the champion of all gliding mammals, able to drop from the forest canopy, glide more than the length of two football fields, execute 90-degree turns and then alight gently ...
How shyness and other normal human traits became sickness
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Oct 10, 2007 |
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What's wrong with being shy, and just when and how did bashfulness and other ordinary human behaviors in children and adults become psychiatric disorders treatable with powerful, potentially dangerous drugs, asks a Northwestern ...
Genes and stressed-out parents lead to shy kids
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Mar 02, 2007 |
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New research from the Child Development Laboratory at the University of Maryland shows that shyness in kids could relate to the manner in which a stress-related gene in children interacts with being raised by stressed-out ...
People Who Self-Censor Opinions Also Avoid Public Politics
Oct 11, 2006 |
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Americans who are reluctant to openly express their opinions when they believe others disagree also tend to avoid publicly visible political activity, such as working for a political campaign or circulating petitions, a new ...
Very Large Telescope Takes Snapshots of Two Grand-Design Spiral Galaxies
Dec 04, 2004 |
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Images of beautiful galaxies, and in particular of spiral brethren of our own Milky Way, leaves no-one unmoved. It is difficult indeed to resist the charm of these impressive grand structures. Astronomers at ...
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