Psychology News

Too Specific Information Can Gum Up Decision-Making

May 14th, 2013
Too Specific Information Can Gum Up Decision-MakingNew research suggests detailed analysis of a situation may undermine the decision-making process because variables are inappropriately weighed. This concept stems from research on gambling that discovered ...

Study Discourages Depression Screening In Absence of Symptoms

May 14th, 2013
Study Discourages Depression Screening In Absence of SymptomsHealth care reform involves critically looking at health care practices and deciding if the evidence supports a continuation of ...

Emotional Strategies Influence Anxiety

May 14th, 2013
Emotional Strategies Influence AnxietyEveryone has their own strategy to manage emotions. For some, when trouble approaches, they do everything they can to avoid confrontation, for others, they look to make lemonade out of the ...

Can Openly Gay Actors Convince in Straight Roles?

May 14th, 2013
Can Openly Gay Actors Play Straight Roles? New research looks into the influence of gender roles on job credibility and performance ranking among entertainers. Clemson University researchers studied an issue ...

Mice Study Finds Cancer Drug May Work on Common Brain Diseases

May 13th, 2013
Mice Study finds Cancer Drug May Prevent Common Brain Diseases A new study suggests low doses of a leukemia drug may provide a new treatment strategy for neurodegenerative diseases. Georgetown University Medical ...

Generating Positive Emotions Can Better Physical Health

May 13th, 2013
Generating Positive Emotions Can Better Physical Health  A new research study suggests people can self-generate positive emotions in ways that make them physically healthier. Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D., of the University of North ...

In Digital Age, Breaking Up May Be Even Harder to Do

May 13th, 2013
In Digital Age, Breaking Up May Be Even Harder to Do  Today’s digital environment allows quick deletion of digital photos and emails, but the proliferation of digital possessions makes erasing a ...

Positive Social Support at Work May Help Prevent Diabetes

May 12th, 2013
Positive Social Support at Work May Help Prevent Diabetes  Work conditions, including low levels of social support and high levels of stress, can accurately predict the development of diabetes over the ...

A New Name for Schizophrenia?

May 12th, 2013
A New Name for 'Schizophrenia?'Has the term “schizophrenia” become outdated? Some experts are beginning to think so.  For several decades now, “schizophrenia” has been the word used to describe a condition with a specific type ...

Researchers Pinpoint Brain Area Involved in Emotional Self-Control

May 11th, 2013
Researchers Pinpoint Area of the Brain Responsible for Emotional Self-Control Different areas of the brain are activated when we choose to suppress an emotion, compared to when we are instructed to suppress ...