Each time you turn on the television after 10pm, eavesdrop on a group of men at your local pub, or drive past a billboard, you’re likely to encounter some stereotypes about masculinity and men’s sexuality. We’re told that men’s minds are so immersed in thoughts of sex that it can become ...
Date Posted: April 18, 2012
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AT 32, one of my clients (I’ll call her Jennifer) had a lavish wine-country wedding. By then, Jennifer and her boyfriend had lived together for more than four years. The event was attended by the couple’s friends, families and two dogs.
When ...
Apr 17
GOForgiveness is a major topic in religious, spiritual, and self-help circles; some teachings even say that forgiveness is the only thing we need. This is true in my experience – forgiveness has been central in ending my emotional pain. Yet, there ...
Apr 17
GOOnly half of women actually enjoy compliments and many others misinterpret well-meant words as offensive. "You look well" is one of the worst things a man can say to a woman because she thinks it means she looks fat, according to new survey of ...
Apr 17
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As the Great Recession drags on, the problems of unemployment and underemployment continue unabated. As a practicing psychologist who works with clients struggling with work issues, I often wonder what would most help people as they manage ...
Apr 16
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Dementia is a syndrome that affects memory, thinking, behaviour and ability to perform everyday activities. The number of people living with dementia worldwide is currently estimated at 35.6 million. This number ...
Apr 16
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Worrying may have evolved along with intelligence as a beneficial trait, according to a recent study by scientists at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and other institutions. Jeremy Coplan, MD, professor of psychiatry at SUNY Downstate, and colleagues ...
Apr 14
GOUniversity of British Columbia research comparing traditional bullying with cyberbullying finds that the dynamics of online bullying are different, suggesting that anti-bullying programs need specific interventions to target online aggression. ...
Apr 14
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ext messaging often gets a bad rap for contributing to illiteracy and high-risk behavior such as reckless driving. But a social welfare professor at the University of California, Berkeley, has found an upside to texting, especially for people who ...
Apr 13
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In 2006, the Conservative party in the UK unveiled its new logo - a scribbled sketch of a healthy-looking oak tree. The image was intended in part to communicate the party's renewed dedication to environmental causes. A new study by French ...
Apr 13
GOA study published online on April 12 in the Cell Press journal Current Biology offers some news for parents: even toddlers have a tendency to follow the crowd. That sensitivity isn't unique to humans either; chimpanzees also appear more likely to ...
Apr 13
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I’m sure that you have had the experience of hopping into the grocery store when you are hungry. As you walk through the aisles, all kinds of snacks and chips seem to leap from the shelves into your cart. What you hoped was going to be a quick ...
Apr 12
GOResearchers at Harvard Medical School have significantly reduced from hours to minutes the time it takes to accurately detect autism in young children. The process of diagnosing autism is complex, subjective, and often limited to only a segment of ...
Apr 12
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When was the last time you let your child play without thinking it was a complete waste of time? If you think Junior would be better off attending enrichment classes, think again.
"Original play", as Dr Fred Donaldson, author of the Pulitzer ...
Apr 12
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