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Expecting The Unexpected Does Not Improve One’s Chances Of Seeing It

Posted on July 13 2010 by NewsBot

A new study finds that those who know that an unexpected event is likely to occur are no better at noticing other unexpected events – and may be even worse – than those who aren’t expecting the unexpected…

Ireland Hosts Conference ‘School Psychology: Making Life Better For All Children’

Posted on July 13 2010 by NewsBot

Over 500 educational and child psychology professionals will meet to discuss the latest research and issues at the International School Psychology Association’s* 32nd annual conference (ISPA) from 20th to 24th July at Trinity College, Dublin. The conference is jointly hosted by Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) and the Northern Ireland Branch of the British Psychological Society (NIBPS)…

VA To Ease Rules For Vets To Qualify For PTSD Benefits

Posted on July 13 2010 by NewsBot

Today, The Department of Veterans Affairs is scheduled to announce it will ease requirements for service members to qualify for post traumatic stress disorder benefits. The change was announced Saturday by President Barack Obama in his weekly address…

Self-Hypnosis Benefits Children And Teens With Tourette Syndrome

Posted on July 13 2010 by NewsBot

A new study of children and adolescents with Tourette Syndrome finds that self-hypnosis taught with the aid of videotape training reduced their symptoms and improved their quality of life…

Counsellors Struggle To Treat Male Victims Of Domestic Violence, UK

Posted on July 13 2010 by NewsBot

Some trained counsellors feel unprepared to treat male victims of domestic violence due to their own assumptions about domestic abuse…

Sexual Abuse Survivors Have Increased Lifetime Diagnoses Of Psychiatric Disorders

Posted on July 13 2010 by NewsBot

New research finds that a history of sexual abuse, regardless of the victim’s gender or age when the abuse occurred, correlates strongly with a lifetime diagnosis of multiple psychiatric disorders…

Locker room talk: How male athletes portray female athletic trainers

Posted on July 13 2010 by NewsBot

A college quarterback coming into the locker room with a dislocated shoulder wouldn’t care whether the athletic trainer taking care of him is male or female — or would he? A study from North Carolina State University examining male football players’ perceptions of female athletic trainers — and their comfort level in being treated by females — shows that the quarterback would most likely prefer a male, unless the dislocated shoulder made him depressed.

Antidepressants make shrimps see the light

Posted on July 13 2010 by NewsBot

Rising levels of antidepressants in coastal waters could change sea-life behavior and potentially damage the food-chain, according to a new study.

Expecting the unexpected does not improve one’s chances of seeing it, new study finds

Posted on July 13 2010 by NewsBot

A new study finds that those who know that an unexpected event is likely to occur are no better at noticing other unexpected events — and may be even worse — than those who aren’t expecting the unexpected.

Making the invisible visible: Verbal cues enhance visual detection

Posted on July 13 2010 by NewsBot

Cognitive psychologists have shown that an image displayed too quickly to be seen by an observer can be detected if the participant first hears the name of the object.