Archive for January, 2007

Listed by most recent articles first.

• Reliability and Validity in a Web 2.0 World
  We all know reality from fiction, and we would all like to think we recognize “information” when we see it. But do we really? The world of Web 2.0 is making such differentiation increasingly difficult, as ...
• 50 Self-Help Classics
  50 Inspirational Books to Transform Your Life, From Timeless Sages to Contemporary Gurus Tom Butler-Bowdon is an author who can do something few writers can do well -- write in a way that captures someone else's ...
• Researchers Explain How We Learn by Observation
  A recent brain imaging study helps explain how we learn to copy actions through observation. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) of participants' brains, while they watched someone else perform a task, suggests that areas of ...
• Emotions and Weight Affect Testosterone Levels
  A recent study suggests men's testosterone levels are significantly affected by their health and lifestyle choices. Testosterone levels reduce by about one percent a year in men over 40. A team from the New England Research ...
• Five Steps for Dealing with Trauma
  Did you know that bad things that have happened to you in your life can cause or worsen psychiatric symptoms? More and more research confirms the strong connection between traumatic life events and psychiatric symptoms. ...
• Mentally Ill All Around and Not a Person To Tell
  The mentally ill are all around us, and they can be influenced by the stigma surrounding them. How many children today (or their parents) have problems with learning, especially with reading or mathematics? The Diagnostic ...
• Eliminating the Stigma of Mental Illness
  Physical illness is considered normal. Someone could have and recover from a physical illness and no one really cares, as long as the person gets to feeling better. However, the mentally ill are ...
• Teen Parties, Parent Responsibilities
  Teen parties can become parent nightmares. I’m not talking about get-togethers of a few friends for pizza and a DVD or some girlfriends sleeping over. I’m talking about big capital letter PARTIES! where a whole ...
• Effexor (venlafaxine hydrochloride)
  What is Effexor? Effexor's chemical structure is unlike any other antidepressant. It works to restore the balance of brain chemicals called neurotransmitters -- specifically serotonin and norepinephrine. Effexor is in a class of medicines ...
• Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love Scales
  Intimacy 1. I am actively supportive of _____’s well-being. 2. I have a warm relationship with _____. 3. I am able to count on _____ in times of need. 4. _____ is able to count on me in times ...
• Rubin’s Love Scale and Rubin’s Liking Scale
  Love Scale Subjects are asked to answer the following questions concerning their attitudes towards the loved one. 1. If [loved one] were feeling badly, my first duty would be to cheer him/her up. 2. I feel that I can ...