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Protecting Psychologists Who Harm: The APA's Latest Wrong Turn
Health & Wellness  (tags: Abuse, Americans, Body-Mind-Spirit, drugs, government, humans, investigation, psychology, science, society, study, terrorist )

Kit
- 48 days ago - truth-out.org
Sadly, the same repackaging and renaming strategy of illusion and deception characterizes the APA's latest gambit to both protect and disguise the role of psychologists as purveyors of harm. But to fully understand this new ploy - a so-called "task force"
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Internet Use Affects Memory, Study Finds
Health & Wellness  (tags: Internet, Health, Research, Memory, psychology )

Katie
- 312 days ago - nytimes.com
The scientists, led by Betsy Sparrow, an assistant professor of psychology at Columbia, wondered whether people were more likely to remember information that could be easily retrieved from a computer, just as students are more likely to recall facts...
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How to Use Psychology to Beat the Nicotine Cravings
Health & Wellness  (tags: nicotine, quit, cravings, addiction, stop smoking, psychology )

Boogy
- 387 days ago - escapefromnicotine.com
When it comes to quitting smoking the majority of the battle that you are fighting is going to be one that is in your brain, because that is where the addiction is. It is estimated that 90% of your addiction is mental and only 10% is based on a physical.
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The 10 Best Movies About Mental Health
Health & Wellness  (tags: Mental Health, Movies, Drama, Entertainment, Psychology )

Katie
- 394 days ago - nursingschools.net
Most tend to lean towards the sensational for the added drama, but unfortunately end up perpetuating stigmas against the disordered. Even the more sensitive ones still veer into wallbanging territory from time to time.
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25 Addictions You Didn't Know Existed
Health & Wellness  (tags: Addictions, Powerful chemicals, Psychology, Health, Problems )

Nancy
- 459 days ago - mastersinhealthcare.com
Addictions are powerful chemical dependencies that don't always make sense to outsiders or even psychologists, for that matter. What we do know is that if the brain likes what it tastes, feels or sees, anything and everything can become addictive.
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Mind Reading: How the New Science of Adult Attachment Can Improve Your Love Life âEUR" TIME Healthland
Health & Wellness  (tags: psychology, humans, relationships, health, Body-Mind-Spirit, news )

Mary Patr
- 466 days ago - healthland.time.com
People tend to think of "attachment" and "bonding" as the subjects of child psychology, but in fact, these factors are just as important to adult health and happiness.
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Dementia Is the Brain Mangling Memories in the First Place
Health & Wellness  (tags: brain, memories, Scientists, Psychology )

Suzane
- 539 days ago - telegraph.co.uk
Scientists at Cambridge University believe that not being able to recall past events accurately is more likely to result from the brain forming incomplete memories that are easily confused over time.
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Looking at Meat Drives Men Into a Fit of Calmness, Happiness
Health & Wellness  (tags: Psychology, soothes, meat, calmness )

Suzane
- 555 days ago - grist.org
Maybe it should also be what's for therapy, at least for mad men. Psychology researchers at McGill University in Canada recently steaked the claim that the sight of a big, juicy burger and other well-done meats soothes .
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The Top 50 Bloggers Shedding Light on PTSD
Health & Wellness  (tags: PTSD, Stress, Disorder, Anxiety, Mental Health, Psychology, Blogs )

Sophie
- 558 days ago - mastersinpsychology.net
Posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a severe anxiety disorder that can develop after exposure to any event that results in psychological trauma. Some of the more common forms of PTSD can be found in victims of sexual abuse, the military,and anyone.
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10 Psychological Reasons Why Most Diets Fail
Health & Wellness  (tags: Diet, Fitness, Psychology, Health, Facts )

Sophie
- 570 days ago - mastersinpsychology.net
Diets can be tough to keep up with,but maybe the problem isn't you.There are many psychological reasons why most diets fail.Studies show that the idea of dieting sets us up for failure because it tricks the mind into thinking certain things are off-limit.
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Personality May Influence Brain Shrinkage in Aging
Health & Wellness  (tags: Health, Brain Aging, Psychology, Science, Research )

Alisa
- 759 days ago - sciencedaily.com
Psychologists at Washington University in St. Louis have found an intriguing possibility that personality and brain aging during the golden years may be linked.
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5 Reasons Why We Hate The Dentist And What A Dentist Thinks About Them
Health & Wellness  (tags: dentist, dentistry, dental health, people, thoughts, psychology, dental story, health, fitness, blog )

Marina
- 774 days ago - sanedentist.com
Hating dentists comes naturally to many people. Some people hate dentists because they are Dentists, some think dentists are meant to be hated. A few hate them because others do so. But, an important aspect of this is why people hate the dentist.
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Looking at Photos of Sick People Boosts Your Immune System
Health & Wellness  (tags: Immune system, Psychology, Human, Health, research )

Katie
- 780 days ago - psychologytoday.com
Is it good for your health to see me coughing, sneezing and blowing my runny nose? Believe it or not, recent research suggests that the answer might be: Yes.
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'London Bomb Stress' Recognised
Health & Wellness  (tags: London bomb, Psychology, stress, post-traumatic, medicine, treatment )

Sophie
- 808 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
Psychologists say they have treated hundreds of survivors of the 2005 London bombings for post-traumatic stress disorder.
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