Posts Categorized: Introduction To Psychology

Psychology Update — What to Know About Health Anxiety

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TITLE What to Know About Health Anxiety (How to Tell If Your Health Concerns Are Normal—Or a Sign of Something More)   DESCRIPTION In the past few years with the pandemic, rates of anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and depression have increased significantly.  This has amounted to a great deal of worry and distress regarding health… Read more »

Psychology Update — The Psychological Effects of Being Displaced By a Hurricane

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TITLE The Psychological Effects of Being Displaced By a Hurricane   DESCRIPTION This is a very timely article about the impact of a naturally occurring event such as a hurricane.  It is a very up to date article that focuses on the recent impact of the hurricanes that hit the south east coast in September… Read more »

Psychology Update — How Therapy Dogs Can Help Kids With Stress Relief

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TITLE How Therapy Dogs Can Help Kids With Stress Relief A new study suggests that spending time with therapy dogs may help lower children’s stress levels even more than relaxation exercises.   DESCRIPTION This is a very personal (to the children)  and helpful study that examines whether an animal companion can be helpful to children… Read more »

Psychology Update — What neuroscience tells us about the teenage brain

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TITLE What neuroscience tells us about the teenage brain   DESCRIPTION This is a fascinating article that focuses on a newer field of developmental neuroscience.  New research on  the developing adolescent brain provides a vastly innovative perspective on what is a fresh understanding of teen behavior.  “For years, the teenage brain was seen by researchers,… Read more »

Psychology Website of the Week — CDC: ADHD

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PSYCHOLOGY WEBSITE OF THE WEEK TITLE Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Attention-Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) URL       https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/ DESCRIPTION This is the “official” CDC website for ADHD.  It provides a wealth of resources for providing material for class lecture, discussion, and student papers.

Psychology Update — Vocal Cords: Why Do I Hate the Sound of My Own Voice?

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TITLE Vocal Cords: Why Do I Hate the Sound of My Own Voice?   DESCRIPTION When you speak, do you hear your voice as others hear it?  When a person’s voice is played from a recording, most likely not, and as it turns out many are either upset, disappointed, and may not even recognize that… Read more »

Psychology Update — How to Set Goals You’ll Actually Achieve

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TITLE How to Set Goals You’ll Actually Achieve   DESCRIPTION As a student: YOU REALLY WANT TO READ THIS ARTICLE!   This is a clear important article about setting goals to be successful in your endeavors.  “Whether you want to run a marathon, eat more healthfully or just get off the couch a little more,… Read more »

Psychology Update — When Dementia Strikes at an Early Age

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TITLE When Dementia Strikes at an Early Age   DESCRIPTION Most of us expect that as we get older (beyond our 60s, 70s, 80s) there will be issues with cognitive abilities such as memory as well as physical problems as well. We learn more everyday about medical diagnoses such as dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, and Parkinson’s…. Read more »

Psychology Website of the Week — POCKET

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PSYCHOLOGY WEBSITE OF THE WEEK Pocket: save articles, videos, and more to view later https://getpocket.com (Also available as an app for both iPhone/iPad/Android devices) DESCRIPTION Save articles, videos and other web content for later in a beautiful and optimized easy-to-view experience for your phone and tablet — even offline. Pocket is your perfect mobile companion… Read more »

Psychology Update — Alzheimer’s researchers are looking beyond plaques and tangles for new treatments

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TITLE Alzheimer’s researchers are looking beyond plaques and tangles for new treatments   DESCRIPTION Psychologists and Neuroscientists have long been studying dementia and particularly Alzheimer’s disease.  While there have been strides to understanding how the disease effects the brain, there is yet an incomplete understanding.  Now research has uncovered some interesting new data which may… Read more »