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When You Think Love, Think Psychological Science
It’s Valentine’s Day! Whether you think of it as just another day, a quaint tradition, an excuse to go wild with chocolate, or a special time to declare your love, let psychological science be your guide to understanding the mysteries of attraction and relationships. Modern Love: Scientific Insights from 21st Century Dating Women, Men, and the Bedroom: Methodological and Conceptual Insights That Narrow, Reframe, and Eliminate Gender Differences in Sexuality The Impact of Early Interpersonal Experience on Adult Romantic Relationship Functioning Recent Findings From the Minnesota Longitudinal Study of Risk and Adaptation Tempting Fate or Inviting Happiness?
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The Need to Feel Connected
The Atlantic: The need for people to feel connected runs deep. According to a study conducted at Purdue University, even the gaze of a stranger makes a difference. When strangers pass you by without acknowledging you, you feel more disconnected. And it hurts. The study looked at traffic along a well-traveled path on campus. A research assistant walked along the path and either met a passing person's eyes, met their eyes and smiled, or looked right past the person, essentially ignoring them. The person on the path was then immediately interviewed and asked how disconnected they felt right then.
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Different Bodies, Different Minds
We like to think of ourselves as rational creatures, absorbing information, weighing it carefully, and making thoughtful decisions. But, as it turns out, we’re kidding ourselves. Over the past few decades, scientists have shown there are many different internal and external factors influencing how we think, feel, communicate, and make decisions at any given moment. One particularly powerful influence may be our own bodies, according to new research reviewed in the December issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.
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Finding What Works for Those Who Work for Their Country
Veterans who have served their country deserve the best treatment possible. And Bradley Karlin, Director of the Psychotherapy Programs at US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), helps insure that the psychotherapy treatment these individuals are receiving is based on sound science. Karlin oversees the development, implementation, and monitoring of mental health programs in evidence-based psychotherapy and psychogeriatrics in the VA health care system. He focuses on promoting evidence-based psychotherapies for PTSD, depression, serious mental illness, insomnia, and other conditions.
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NZPsS Annual Conference 2012
The New Zealand Psychological Society & New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists Joint Conference will be held April 20 – 23, 2012 at Wellington Convention Centre. For more information visit: http://www.psychology.org.nz/cms_display.php?sn=71&st=1
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XXth ISRA World Meeting 2012
The XXth International Society for Research on Aggression will be held July 17 – 21, 2012 in Luxembourg. For more information visit: http://isra.uni.lu/index.php/ISRA-2012
