Technology Articles

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• Coping with Cell Phone Addiction
  As cellphones have become prevalent in modern society, some people have a significant issue with not being able to disengage from their cell phone. So-called "smart phones," which combine functionality of an organizer, browsing the ...
• Lt. Data, Locutus and the Future of Psychology
  Are we prepared for a future alongside robots? Robots are no longer just science fiction; they are real, and this is an area where views regarding fact and fiction are particularly confused. How will they affect ...
• Hey, It’s 2007! Let’s Rate Doctors!
  Most people gain value from reading reviews about products and videos and such online. We read a review of a book on Amazon.com and believe we can trust most of the reviews to provide a ...
• 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 ...
• The Quality of Online Support Communities: People not Posts
  The popularity of online communities has never been stronger, with the growth of new groups (such as YouTube) skyrocketing past those of old. But sometimes people and companies confuse what makes a popular community, well, ...
• Unraveling the Biology of Emotions
  There's a lot of discussion about love, happiness and contentment on university campuses, but much of it is coming from academic researchers in their labs, not romantically inclined college students on the lawns. More importanty, much ...
• Psychotherapy Treatment for PTSD
  Psychotherapy is an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and survivors of trauma. There are a variety of psychotherapies available, but they all share a number of common attributes: Therapy always is individualized to meet ...
• Communication Addiction Disorder: Concern over Media, Behavior and Effects
  By Joseph B. Walther Dept. of Communication, Cornell University Presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychological Association Boston August, 1999 Abstract Recent attention to Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD) raises concerns about conceptualization and etiology of such a ...
• Confessions of a Woman on Online Dating: Reflections
  I have a confession to make. I pay hard-earned money to meet virtual men. What’s wrong with me?! Absolutely nothing. I’m cute (I swear!), in shape, have an interesting job, have interesting ...
• Thinking About Using Match.com?
  It can be a big decision to start online dating. Some people still see it as a service for losers who can’t meet people in real life. In reality, it’s a good option ...
• Committed Boyfriend World, to Match.com Land, to Single and Happy
  Somehow, I became the girl who almost always had a boyfriend. They weren’t always the greatest boyfriends, and I wasn’t always happy with the one I had at the time, but I was just ...
• Top 10 Suggestions for Online Startups
  I wrote this article after having been involved with -- as employee, management, or consultant -- a number of (mostly) Internet startups over the past decade. You see a lot of the same patterns and ...
• Web 2.0: Consistency, Relevancy and Reliability
  Implications for Health and Mental Health Information Online I've seen this question from varying folks over the past year or so as the next obvious evolution in the "tagging" craze -- "Why don't we just ...
• The Road Online to Empowered Clients and Providers
  This chapter focuses on how the provider's changing role, combined with psychoeducational Web sites, online support groups, and emerging modalities like e-therapy, can open the door to providing clients with a higher-quality level of ...