Tom likes Susan but he fears she does not like him. Expecting to be rejected, he's cold toward Susan. And guess what? She snubs him back. His prophesy is self-fulfilled, his social insecurity reinforced. The miserable cycle continues. But what if Tom could be helped to set aside his fears and behave as warmly as he feels? Happily, he can, says ...
Date Posted: August 16, 2011
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There’s just something about movies, books, and songs that get into our heads and hearts in a better way than talk therapy.
Often I have my clients tell me about their favorite movies because it gives me insight into their worldview. Just the ...
Aug 15
GOOld Yeller dies, Darth Vader is Luke's dad, Little Red Riding Hood lives. Did I spoil it? Yes I did. But maybe I did you a favor. Spoilers enhance the enjoyment of a story, according to findings to be published in the journal Psychological ...
Aug 15
GOResearchers in the Hotchkiss Brain Institute (HBI) at the University of Calgary's Faculty of Medicine have uncovered a mechanism by which stress increases food drive in rats. This new discovery, published online this week in the journal Neuron, ...
Aug 13
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People-pleasing can be a trap almost anyone can fall into. This is especially true during times of stress or economic uncertainty when there is an extra element of fear or insecurity in the workplace. We begin to think about others’ feelings, ...
Aug 13
GOFor proof that rejection, exclusion, and acceptance are central to our lives, look no farther than the living room, says Nathan Dewall, a psychologist at the University of Kentucky. "If you turn on the television set, and watch any reality TV ...
Aug 13
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We love the idea of childhood innocence. We love the idea that babies are born into the world with a blank slate. Anything is possible. Protect them from the dangers of the world and they will have perfectly wonderful, carefree lives. The ...
Aug 12
GOA biochemical pathway long associated with diarrhea and intestinal function may provide a new therapeutic target for treating ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) other neuropsychiatric disorders, according to a team of scientists from ...
Aug 12
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In the coming weeks we can expect to see politicians and pundits lining up to give us their smash-and-grab clichés for the recent urban riots in the UK.
They’ll undoubtedly give a warm welcome to our old friends economic decay, disengaged ...
Aug 11
GO"Workplace incivility" is on the rise, researchers said Sunday at the American Psychological Association annual meeting. The academics define workplace incivility as "a form of organizational deviance… characterized by low-intensity behaviors ...
Aug 11
GOConstant bitterness can make a person ill, according to Concordia University researchers who have examined the relationship between failure, bitterness and quality of life. "Persistent bitterness may result in global feelings of anger and hostility ...
Aug 10
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In stock market bubbles, human nature comes in and mucks up elegant economic theories.
The stock market is supposed to be so efficient that it immediately corrects any errors due to human logical biases. There are even investors who exploit ...
Aug 10
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The threat of a “double dip” back into an economic recession looms, but if this comes to pass, the reasons would be much different from the body blow the U.S. economy received a few years ago. In 2008, a number of major financial institutions ...
Aug 8
GOWhile more and more women are assuming roles as managers a new study reveals that rather than using what should come more easily to them like empathy and compassion, these women are increasingly turning to the stereotypically more 'male' traits, ...
Aug 8
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Much of the advice you read about how to negotiate your salary is rubbish.
It's not just that salaries are a touchy subject and so they're difficult to investigate accurately, it's also that the same old clichés get repeated over-and-over again ...
Aug 6
GOResearchers at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital have found that those who believe in a benevolent God tend to worry less and be more tolerant of life's uncertainties than those who believe in an indifferent or punishing God.
Aug 6
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