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Does Social Anxiety Disorder Respond to Psychotherapy? Brain Study Says Yes
When psychotherapy is helping someone get better, what does that change look like in the brain? This was the question a team of Canadian psychological scientists set out to investigate in patients suffering from social anxiety disorder. Their findings are published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association of Psychological Science. Social anxiety is a common disorder, marked by overwhelming fears of interacting with others and expectations of being harshly judged. Medication and psychotherapy both help people with the disorder. But research on the neurological effects of psychotherapy has lagged far behind that on medication-induced changes in the brain.
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Will Your Love Last? Your Brain Might Hold the Answer
ABC News: Sometime tonight between the roses, the Champagne and the chocolates, couples across the U.S. and elsewhere will sit down to an intimate Valentine's dinner, stare soulfully into each other's eyes and perhaps take a moment to ponder a perennial question: Can this mad, mad love last? Read the whole story: ABC News
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Playing Hard to Get May Get the Girl, Study Finds
MSN: With Valentine's Day here, men who are looking to make a love connection on Internet dating sites should initially keep women guessing about just how interested they are, a new study suggests. Researchers at the University of Virginia and Harvard found that when college women first viewed the Facebook profiles of four male undergrads, they were most attracted to the men when they weren't sure whether the men liked them a lot or just an average amount. Read the whole story: MSN
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For Kids, Self-Control Factors Into Future Success
NPR: Self-control keeps us from eating a whole bag of chips or from running up the credit card. A new study says that self-control makes the difference between getting a good job or going to jail — and we learn it in preschool. "Children who had the greatest self-control in primary school and preschool ages were most likely to have fewer health problems when they reached their 30s," says Terrie Moffitt , a professor of psychology at Duke University and King's College London. Read the whole story: NPR
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A box of thoughts about love and marriage
The Seattle Times: As Valentine's Day treats, little bits of insight can be satisfying without being fattening like, say, chocolate truffles. I've gathered a box of thoughts, mostly from recent research, for you to chew on. Let's start where love starts, with attraction. Read the whole story: The Seattle Times
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Trying to Hold Down Blue Language on a Red-Letter Day
The New York Times: It's shaping up to be a darn nice Valentine's Day in here in Mobile county. An optimistic band of middle school students hopes that for just one day no one in the county will curse. Perhaps people can substitute “sugar” or “snap.” Or even the powerful “Oh, pickles!” The Mobile County Commission, acting on a request from students who have formed no-cursing clubs at Lott and Semmes Middle Schools, has declared a daylong ban Monday on bad words. Read the whole story: The New York Times
