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‘Sleep on it’ is sound, science-based advice, study suggests
In recent years, much sleep research has focused on memory, but now results of a new study suggest another key effect of sleep is facilitating and enhancing complex cognitive skills such as decision-making.
What mom thinks matters when it comes to mental illness, study finds
A new study shows that while family members often provide critical support, they also can sometimes be the source of stigmatizing attitudes that impede the recovery of mentally ill relatives.
Teens Learn To Think Not Just Logically, But Strategically With Good Youth Programs
Teens develop strategic thinking skills in youth activities that they rarely learn in the classroom, says a new University of Illinois study of 11 high-quality urban and rural arts and leadership programs. "In school you learn how government is supposed to work. In youth leadership programs, youth learn how government actually works...
Young Adults Get Self-Esteem Boost From Debt
Instead of feeling stressed by the money they owe, many young adults actually feel empowered by their credit card and education debts, according to a new nationwide study. Researchers found that the more credit card and college loan debt held by young adults aged 18 to 27, the higher their self-esteem and the more they ...
Kinder, Gentler Video Games May Actually Be Good For Players
While violent video games may lead to more aggression and anger in players, a new study shows that the opposite is also true: relaxing video games can make people happier and more kind...
Expertise Provides Buffer Against Bias In Making Judgments
Gratuities, gifts, sponsorship, product price, free samples, favors all can influence judgment and decision-making. If a person is influenced in their choice of cereal, the result is a bit of income for a manufacturer...
SLaM Finds Link Between OCD And Eating Disorders In Teenagers, UK
A research collaboration between the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust's (SLaM) OCD Service for young people and researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) has shown that childhood obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a risk factor for developing an eating disorder during adolescence...
Budget Cuts Will Deny Effective Treatment To People With Serious Mental Health Disorders, Australia
People with serious mental health disorders will be left without appropriate mental health care under Budget cuts to the Better Access to Mental Health Care initiative, according to new research released by the Australian Psychological Society (APS) this week...
Attention And Awareness Aren’t The Same
Paying attention to something and being aware of it seem like the same thing -they both involve somehow knowing the thing is there...
‘Psychologists’ Respond To Panorama ‘Undercover Care; The Abuse Exposed’ ‘
In response to the Panorama programme into the abuse of adults with learning disabilities at Winterbourne View (Undercover Care: The Abuse Exposed, shown on BBC1 on 31 May 2011), Dr Theresa Joyce (Chair of the British Psychological Society's Division of Clinical Psychology Faculty for Learning Disabilities) said: "The treatment and abuse suffered by the people ...