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VPA Spring Membership Meeting and Educational Conference
The 2012 Spring Membership Meeting and Educational Conference of the Virginia Psychological Association will be held April 25-27, 2012 in Norfolk, Virginia. For more information visit http://www.vapsych.org/cde.cfm?event=263299
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Why you should always tell a woman her parking is perfect… if you want her skills to improve
Daily Mail: For some men, keeping quiet while their wife is on her 17th attempt at reversing into a parking spot would not come naturally. But research suggests that they might be better advised to bite their tongue – as lack of confidence is a factor in women’s tendency to struggle in tasks requiring spatial awareness. Tests showed that women improved in these activities when their self-belief was given a boost. Dr Estes, whose research paper is published in the journal Archives Of Sexual Behaviour, said: ‘Prior research shows that women tend to do poorly on tasks that require spatial awareness.
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Western Psychological Association 2012 Convention
The Western Psychological Association 2012 Convention will be held April 26-29, 2012 in San Francisco, CA. For more information visit: http://www.westernpsych.org/convention/index.cfm
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2012 Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology Meeting
The 2012 Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology Meeting will be held March 22-24, 2012 in Savannah, GA. For more information visit: http://southernsociety.org/annualmeeting.htm
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Psychopathy: A Misunderstood Personality Disorder
Psychopathic personalities are some of the most memorable characters portrayed in popular media today. These characters, like Patrick Bateman from American Psycho, Frank Abagnale Jr. from Catch Me If You Can and Alex from A Clockwork Orange, are typically depicted as charming, intriguing, dishonest, guiltless, and in some cases, downright terrifying. But scientific research suggests that psychopathy is a personality disorder that is widely misunderstood. “Psychopathy tends to be used as a label for people we do not like, cannot understand, or construe as evil,” notes Jennifer Skeem, Professor of Psychology and Social Behavior at the University of California, Irvine.
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Mental Illness Is Brain Illness
Huffington Post: You voted, and this December, we are talking nerdy about the science of mental health. In last week's video introduction, I stated that "we now know that the mind does not exist somewhere outside of the brain. Consciousness is a function of neurobiology, and mental illness cannot be separated from biochemistry." This appears to be a point of contention for many readers. Before we can engage in a meaningful conversation about the science of mental health, we must ensure that we're operating with similar definitions of its associated terms.
