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Underestimating the Psychological Impact of the Swine Flu in Our Schools and Universities by Dr. Mark Lerner Posted Fri 04 Sep 2009 10:40am how we can prevent the spread of the flu, the psychological impact has not been addressed. How will people respond when a student or staff member is hospitalized as a result..., and with countless others, with the push of button or a touch-screen. In all likelihood, information, both accurate and inaccurate, will spread among school and university communities like Read on »

The Fields of Psychology by Dr. Deb Patient Expert

Posted Wed 07 Jan 2009 6:52pm The field of Psychology is wide and varied. Lotsa hats, so to speak. Clinical Psychology Clinical psychologists assess and treat people... and universities. Environmental Psychology Environmental psychologists are concerned with the relations between psychological processes and physical environments ranging from homes Read on »

Steven Pinker, Harvard Professor of Psychology talks about his genome, what he found out, what he learned, and how the psycholog by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Sun 11 Jan 2009 4:20pm “Steven Pinker is Harvard College professor of psychology at Harvard University and the author of “The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window Into Human Nature.” Steven... — the plunging cost of genome sequencing — will soon give people an unprecedented opportunity to contemplate their own biological and even psychological makeups. We have entered the era Read on »

A Personal Trip Through Psychology’s History by Dr. Laura F. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Wed 30 Dec 2009 10:36am While working on a writing project on the history of psychology, I was reading through various timelines others have constructed. Usually, these start with a series of “firsts”–first psychology laboratory, first psychology degree, etc. I was reminded of a delightful coincidence of “firsts” in my own library, courtesy of Mr. F’s love of classic Read on »

readings in psychology for december 11th 2010 by Dr. Laura F. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Sat 11 Dec 2010 2:28pm at home on TV, Sian Beilock, an associate professor of psychology at the University of Chicago, cringed. An expert on “choking”—or falling apart under pressure—Beilock knew Read on »

Where Does "Biological Psychology" Come From? by Gualtiero P. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 09 Jul 2010 8:17am I recently realized that the label "biological psychology" is quite popular among some psychologists, including at my university. For example, there are core courses, journals, and textbooks with that name. "Biological psychology" is used as roughly synonymous with "behavioral neuroscience," which is another label popular in the same circles Read on »

Positive Psychology by Jodi Sloane Posted Wed 15 Apr 2009 12:00am with Todd Kashdan, a positive-psychology professor at George Mason University. I would like to point out a favorite response of Mr. Kashdan’s but really, I love them all, and fear I... I read a lot of books that are based in Positive Psychology. It is a field I have a lot of respect for. Positive Psychology “focuses on what is right with people Read on »

Video: Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on Positive Psychology by Douglas E. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 23 Dec 2008 9:56pm Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi author of Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, is a leading thinker in the field of Positive Psychology. This interview was recorded at the Purpose Prize Summit at Stanford University Sept 8, 2006 by Tom Munnecke. (taken in a crowded conference room with a digital camera in “movie” mode) [Youtube summary] Articles Read on »

Postcards from the Id - "A Top 100 Mental Healh/Psychology Blog" by Jeremiah D. Doctor of Philosophy

Posted Wed 14 Jan 2009 7:22pm Providing further evidence of a severe methamphetamine epidemic, Postcards from the Id has been named a "Top 100 Mental Health and Psychology Blog" over at Online University Reviews. Just kidding about the meth, the ranking is much appreciated! From the link: " Postcards from the Id - Here, you will read about the "lighter" side of clinical Read on »

Doctorates in Psychology A Psy.D... by Dr. Kalea Chapman Doctor of Psychology

Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 12:30pm Doctorates in Psychology A Psy.D. is a doctorate in psychology. The emphasis is on clinical practice, as opposed to research. In many university psychology programs one... that want to pursue doctoral-level training in psychology. One of the options is going to a professional school. The professional schools tend to focus more on the clinical side Read on »