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Can Baby Brains Point Way To Smarter Computers?

Posted 03.14.2012

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By: Jeanna Bryner, LiveScience Managing Editor Published: 03/13/2012 01:49 PM EDT on LiveScience Cognitive scientists hope to bottle up a baby's...

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OMG You Were a Nun and You're Black?

Deborah Plummer | Posted 01.06.2012

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Deborah Plummer

I spent over four years researching friendship patterns of people from all ages in order to write Racing Across the Lines: Changing Race Relations th...

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The Will And Ways Of Hope

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Creativity, Mindset, Hope, Optimism, Psychologists, Law School, Emotions, Motivational System, Psychologist, Hope and Success, Hope Success, Hope for Success, Emotional Intelligence, Hope of Success, Healthy Living News
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

Psychologists have proposed lots of different "vehicles" over the years: grit, self-efficacy, optimism, passion, inspiration, etc. They are all important. One vehicle, however, is particularly undervalued and under-appreciated in psychology and society. That's hope.

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Dr. Phil On Love, Life And Happiness After 50

Posted 12.28.2011

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Dr. Phil McGraw needs little introduction. He's the famed TV psychologist who enters our living rooms every afternoon with real advice. He's a certifi...

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Black Women Are Not (Rated) Less Attractive!: Independent Analysis of the Add Health Dataset

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 07.23.2011

Read More: Black Women, Scott Barry Kaufman, Attractiveness, Representative Sample, Lse Spokesman, London School of Economics, Ethnicity, Add Health, Adolescents, Adulthood, Native American Women, Academic Freedom, Psychology Today, Race, Internal Investigation, Jelte Wicherts, Student Organization, African American Women, Firestorm, Controversial Conclusions, Evolutionary Psychology, Outrage, Empirical Findings, Satoshi Kanazawa, Psychologist, Style News
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

The low convergence of ratings finding suggests that in this very large and representative dataset, beauty is mostly in the eye of the beholder. What we are looking at here are simple ratings of attractiveness by interviewers whose tastes differ rather strongly.

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Astoria Characters: The Belly-Dancing Psychologist

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nancy Ruhling

When Irina Kom parts the exotic pink and gold silk curtain to reveal her living room-cum-bedroom-cum-dance studio, the incense refreshes the senses like a walk in a spring shower.

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6 Ways To Get More Out Of Your Therapy Session

Dr. John Grohol | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. John Grohol

A psychotherapist's main job is to act as a guide in your recovery and healing process. They are not there to necessarily give you all the answers, but help you find your own way to those answers.

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Finding The Right Psychiatrist

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lloyd I. Sederer, MD

First and foremost you want to recognize that mental health problems, including addictions, are among the most common medical problems that exist!

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Falling In Love With Your Psychiatrist

Gary W. Small, M.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Psychotherapy, Transference, Countertransference, Psychotherapist, Psychiatrist, Talk Therapy, Psychologist, Psychoanalysis, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Gary W. Small, M.D.

Falling in love with your psychiatrist can be a normal part of therapy. Known as transference, the patient is transferring feelings she has toward a parent or authority figure, onto the therapist.

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Court rules gassing mentally ill is illegal. Is this the best we can do?

DJ Jaffe | Posted 05.25.2011

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DJ Jaffe

Psychiatric Times reported an appelate court decision: "Chemical Gassing of Mentally Ill Inmates is Unconsitutional": A Federal appeals court has su...

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5 Ways Talk Therapy Can Help You

Delia Lloyd | Posted 11.17.2011

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Delia Lloyd

Seeing a therapist of any sort can be extraordinarily useful at certain points in your life.

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Psychology Holy Wars

Dr. John Grohol | Posted 11.17.2011

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Dr. John Grohol

Let's say you're in the minority of people who actually seek out the help of a mental health professional. Who do you turn to?

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SUPERFREAKONOMICS

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's the only thing that could top Freakonomics Meet the PROFESSORS, PROSTITUTES, DOCTORS, INVENTORS, PSYCOLOGISTS, and OTHER REAL-LIFE CHARACTER...

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Is It Worth It?

Marshall Goldsmith | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Change Exercise, Organizational Behavior, Psychologist, Consultant, Author, Nathaniel Branden, Healthy Living News
Marshall Goldsmith

I will never forget one hard-driving executive who chose "When I get better at letting go." His first benefit was that his direct reports would take more responsibility. His final benefit was that he would probably live to celebrate his 60th birthday.

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Helping Kids Go For Their Dreams

Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Dreams, Shawn Johnson, Kids, Self-Confidence, Adam Lambert, Dancing With the Stars, Psychologist, American Idol, Kris Allen, Goals, Healthy Living News
Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin

Instead of screaming on the soccer sidelines like an overzealous mother, I supported their desires and boosted their self confidence by listening, supporting and dreaming with them.

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