Are advertisers manipulating us? Are we being persuaded in ways we do not know?
Date Posted: July 22, 2015
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It's often assumed that personality is largely fixed, like your height or shoe size. But a better analogy might be between personality and body weight. After all, like an expanding waist span, there's evidence that personality changes as we get ...
Jul 22
Categories: Other
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Although it is found that stigma of mental illness seems to be less evident in Asian and African countries, it does not mean it does not exists. A book that tackle this worldwide issue is now being released.
Jul 21
Categories: Mental Health in Asia, Mental Health Professions
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Research shows that independent of weight gain and obesity, high-fat feeding can cause impairments in the functioning of the brain circuitry profoundly implicated in mood disorders, drug addiction, and overeating - several states and pathologies ...
Jul 21
Categories: Addictions, Eating Disorders, Mood Swings / Bipolar
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A new study by researchers at University of Maryland School of Medicine has identified promising compounds that could successfully treat depression in less than 24 hours while minimizing side effects. Although they have not yet been tested in ...
Jul 20
Categories: Depression
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A quarter of Australian teenagers with type 1 diabetes are also struggling with depression and anxiety.
A study published today finds that the condition which is treated with injections is placing a significant psychological burden on children.
Jul 20
Categories: Anxiety, Child Development, Depression, Health / Illness / Medical ...
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Physicians in their medical residency training programs often focus on scientific reasoning and research evidence in their efforts to provide medical care. But is it enough? A new study suggests of a strategy to train medical residents to reflect on ...
Jul 16
Categories: Mental Health Professions
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It seems as though the nature v.s. nurture debate will never end and most modern scientists would come to the consensus that the development of a human being would comprise of both. However, one might think that mental disorders are largely due to ...
Jul 16
Categories: Anxiety, Depression
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The famous Stanford Prison experiment (1971) showed the power of behavior to elicit emotions. Once the volunteers act their part, they also begin to feel their part. It is one of the many studies that show how behavior shape emotions, but can the ...
Jul 15
Categories: Antisocial personality, Emotional Intelligence
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After the watershed US Supreme Court decision to legalize same-sex marriage across all 50 states, many people watched their Facebook feed turn into a rainbow. The rainbow was a longstanding emblem of support for gays and lesbians and Facebook ...
Jul 15
Categories: Other
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Ever been in a casino and you nearly get a jackpot? Ever played darts and nearly hit the bull's eye? Ever played phone games and you nearly get into the next level? And after all that near misses you try it again, and again and again? These near ...
Jul 14
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Everyone knows sleep is good for us. It’s a time to refresh and recharge our bodies to heal our minds to rest after a busy day. We are told that sleep helps with memory consolidation, organizing what it’s learned so it can be better remembered ...
Jul 14
Categories: Sleep Disorders
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Summer is round the corner and it means parties showered with heavy coolers and pitchers of mojitos. But first, you may want to recall how your personality morphs after a few drinks too many during last summer.New research have suggested that there ...
Jul 14
Categories: Other
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It is an understatement that religion is an integral part of an individual's life, especially in a multicultural country like Singapore. Religion may have created a person's past, shape the present, and determine the future. Such essential identity ...
Jul 13
Categories: Mental Health Professions
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Do you find yourself afraid of something that are.. almost normal? Almost human (Andriods)? Almost the same stuffed toy you used to have? Almost a happy family? You're not alone. This is exactly a result of a phenomenon known as The Uncanny Valley.
Jul 13
Categories: Anxiety
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In a new study of the mind-gut connection, eating fermented foods, which contain probiotics, were associated with reduced symptoms of social anxiety for student participants.
Giving new meaning to the old cliché of "you are what you eat," the ...
Jul 12
Categories: Social Anxiety / Phobia
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