Psychology

7 Reasons Crying Is Good for You

divinecaroline.com | Posted 11.25.2009 | Living


Tears are just one of many miracles we taken them for granted every day. Here are seven ways tears heal us physiologically, psychologically, and spiri...

A Deeper Look at Procrastination: Which Type Are you?

Srinivasan Pillay | Posted 11.24.2009 | Living


Srinivasan Pillay

Is all procrastination the same and does it always serve the same goal? How does your personality fit with your own personal art of procrastination?

What Spirituality Has To Do With The Health Care Debate

Paul DeBell | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living


Paul DeBell

Spirituality should be approached rationally, not solely through inspiration, emotion and blind faith. It's time to bring it into the 21st Century, and for irrationality that seeps into other crucial debates to be stymied.

Integrating the Best Ideas from Left and Right

Linda Buzzell | Posted 11.21.2009 | Politics


Linda Buzzell

As a psychotherapist I've done my share of counseling squabbling couples and have learned to looking for common ground. Lately I've begun to apply this method to politics, with some fascinating results.

Sleep May Enhance Memories

ABC News | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living


For time-starved Americans, few ideas are more appealing than that of learning while sleeping. Why simply doze for eight hours when you can be learnin...

Jung's Journal Provides Insight In To Dreams

Psychology Today | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living


Jung describes visions and voyages into the desert, dreams and his frustration at an inability to interpret them....

Do Dreams Teach Us About Ourselves?

Psychology Today | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living


This is for the dream researchers and so-called psychotherapists who are telling us that there is no psychological meaning to dreams, and that psychod...

Is There a Fort Hood-New Haven Connection?

Aimee Liu | Posted 11.19.2009 | Media


Aimee Liu

Could it be that there is something about the steady exposure to stories of the horror of war that twists the psyche?

FACE IT: We All Have Our Uh-Oh Moments

Michele Willens | Posted 11.20.2009 | Living


Michele Willens

Many women come to their doctors for other symptoms, but eventually focus on how they feel about the role appearance has or had in their lives. Therapists call this important step the "uh oh moment."

Crazy or Crafty?

Daniel Bruno Sanz | Posted 11.18.2009 | Politics


Daniel Bruno Sanz

The idealistic notion that the United States is not in perpetual conflict with Arabs and Islam, argued by President Obama in Cairo but belied by history, has been dealt a serious setback by Fort Hood.

Is My Baby Angry?

parenting.com | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living


Your 4-month-old looks amazingly like that always-furious boss you once had, but what is she really feeling?...

Sleep Deprivation Affects Decision Making

medicalnewstoday.com | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living


Sleep deprivation adversely affects automatic, accurate responses and can lead to potentially devastating errors, University of Texas at Austin resear...

AA: The Magic Of Bill Wilson

Jeff Witzeman | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living


Jeff Witzeman

Many know Bill Wilson as the founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, but few realize his brilliance as it relates to healing the human condition, alcoholic or not.

Fort Hood: A Harbinger of Things to Come?

Bryant Welch | Posted 11.16.2009 | Politics


Bryant Welch

If we can identify the real problem that caused the tragedy at Ford Hood we can possibly prevent such episodes in the future. Our troops have been through enough.

Pundit Contest Would Have Gone Down Better with a Spoonful of Psychology

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.14.2009 | Media


Bella DePaulo

Once upon a time there were well-worn paths to the top of the press pile. America's Next Great Pundit Contest, however, is based on the premise that well-informed voices could come from just about anywhere.

Palin-Bachmann Syndrome™

Matt Osborne | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media


Matt Osborne

I have decided to coin a phrase: Palin-Bachmann Syndrome™, defined as the psychological imbalance produced by a toxic mix of right-wing identity politics and diva training.

How to Live on $0 a Day: Assuaging Rage, One Prick at a Time

Lesley Stern | Posted 11.12.2009 | Comedy


Lesley Stern

If you're quivering with rage just thinking about Wall Street, it's time to take action. I've discovered a way to achieve a semblance of inner peace without therapists, tranquilizers or weapons.

Bipolar Disorder: How Mood Mapping Helped

cnn.com | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


My bipolar disorder came out of the blue. No one in my family had mental health problems and it was several years before I could accept my diagnosis. ...

The Real Red Flag Raised By Fort Hood

David A. Love | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


David A. Love

As a repository for violence, the military is not dealing with untreated mental illness among its ranks. The fact that Hasan was a mental health professional underscores the problem.

Deaths at Fort Hood

Louise Farr | Posted 11.10.2009 | Politics


Louise Farr

The military is a world of its own, and its psychologists and psychiatrists are doing nothing less than attempting to upend an entrenched culture.

Dianne Schuler: When Denial Costs Lives

Dr. Tian Dayton | Posted 11.10.2009 | Living


Dr. Tian Dayton

Denial is a dangerous thing, it can leave families shattered and broken, make perfectly good lives sail off track and in the case of Dianne Schuler, it can be the direct cause of eight deaths.

The Virus Behind Fort Hood Shootings

Wael Nawara | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics


Wael Nawara

After 9/11 and the launching of "The War on Terror," which reportedly he opposed, Mjr. Hasan may have begun to develop an identity crisis.

Recovery For Introverts

Dr. Andrew Lange | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


Dr. Andrew Lange

We often think of introversion in the negative sense. However, introversion produces the results similar to finely cooked meal. A meal that has been carefully planned.

Balanced Life -- Act the Way You Want To Feel

Gretchen Rubin | Posted 11.09.2009 | Living


Gretchen Rubin

Although we presume that we act because of the way we feel, in fact, we often feel because of the way we act.

Why Hasan Did It: Are Shrinks Really Crazy?

Dr. Robert Epstein | Posted 11.06.2009 | Home


Dr. Robert Epstein

The tragedy at Ft. Hood reminded me of an extensive investigative piece I wrote for Psychology Today a few years ago. I'm reprinting it below. The w...