News tagged with psychology study

The biology of politics: Liberals roll with the good, conservatives confront the bad

From cable TV news pundits to red-meat speeches in Iowa and New Hampshire, our nation's deep political stereotypes are on full display: Conservatives paint self-indulgent liberals as insufferably absent on urgent national ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (16) | comments 55 | with audio podcast

Study rates 'tight, 'loose' scenarios in 33 countries

(PhysOrg.com) -- Kiss, cry, sing, talk, flirt, listen to music, read the newspaper, bargain, eat, laugh, swear, argue.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 04, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Pilot study examines stress, anxiety and needs of young women with a unique breast cancer

When an aggressive form of breast cancer strikes a young woman, what kind of stress, anxiety and other psychological and social challenges does she face?

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Book helps medical students to keep patients in mind

(PhysOrg.com) -- Why does the rate of heart attacks increase during the World Cup football finals? How do you break bad news to a cancer patient? How can you help an obese patient to lose weight?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New study looks at how young adolescents respond when their friends are bullied

(PhysOrg.com) -- When supporting a friend who has been victimized by a bully, young adolescents respond with a range of advice and actions. Girls most often suggest telling an adult or confronting the bully to try to understand ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 11, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Overcoming the 'fear of Insignificance'

In the not-too-distant past, young people aspired to become lawyers and doctors. Now they yearn to achieve the celebrity of a Mark Zuckerberg or Oprah Winfrey -- and these goals extend to adults as well. This ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Hurricane Katrina's effects on children: Resilience and gender

Rebuilding schools after Hurricane Katrina and providing supportive environments and relationships have helped many children reduce their levels of overall trauma from the hurricane that devastated the Gulf Coast in August ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Football penalties: science is on the spot

Few moments in football are as extraordinary as the penalty, the moment when a dream can crumble or glory is made - and a player is either cursed as a choker or enters the pantheon of legends.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created May 10, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 2

Expressionless faces provide clues on how we read emotions

(PhysOrg.com) -- With smiles, grimaces or raised eyebrows, most of us show our feelings on our faces, but people with Moebius syndrome, a rare condition that causes facial paralysis, can't make any facial expressions at all. ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 15, 2010 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Self-esteem declines sharply among older adults while middle-aged are most confident

Self-esteem rises steadily as people age but starts declining around the time of retirement, according to a longitudinal study of men and women ranging in age from 25 to 104.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Moms influence how children develop advanced cognitive functions

Executive functioning is a set of advanced cognitive functions—such as the ability to control impulses, remember things, and show mental flexibility—that help us plan and monitor what we do to reach goals. Although executive ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 05, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Conformists at more risk of eating disorders: study

(PhysOrg.com) -- Young women who conform to the expectations of others and follow the crowd are more likely than non-conformists to have a negative image of their bodies and signs of eating disorders, a new ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 14, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Dyslexia defined: New study 'uncouples' reading and IQ over time

Contrary to popular belief, some very smart, accomplished people cannot read well. This unexpected difficulty in reading in relation to intelligence, education and professional status is called dyslexia, and ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 1

No pain, no gain: Mastering a skill makes us stressed in the moment, happy long term

No pain, no gain applies to happiness, too, according to new research published online this week in the Journal of Happiness Studies. People who work hard at improving a skill or ability, such as mastering a math problem or lea ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Psychologists say longer lives can still lead to happier golden years

As more people live well into their 80s and 90s, it's reassuring to know that most people get happier as they age and exert more emotional control than younger adults, according to researchers who spoke at the 117th Annual ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3