Posts Categorized: Introduction To Psychology

Psychology Update — Anxiety Signs and Symptoms

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TITLE Anxiety Signs and Symptoms   DESCRIPTION Nervous, worried, sleepless, shy, inhibited, butterflies, tense, moody, irritable, catastrophizing — these are often different expressions of anxiety.  This is quite an excellent comprehensive article on anxiety!  “Anxiety can be a normal response to a stressful situation or decision, lasting long enough to help you push past the… Read more »

PSYCHOLOGY PODCAST OF THE WEEK — We All Wear It Differently: A Podcast for Early Career Psychologists

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PSYCHOLOGY PODCAST OF THE WEEK We All Wear It Differently: A Podcast for Early Career Psychologists   iOS:  (free): (Click on the icon or link below to be taken to the iTunes preview page) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/we-all-wear-it-differently/id992827102?mt=2   The Podcast can also be listened to directly over a web browser on any platform. DIRECT WEBSITE: https://weallwearitdifferently.com  … Read more »

Psychology Update — What Can Hypnosis Do for Your Health?

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TITLE What Can Hypnosis Do for Your Health?   DESCRIPTION Most of us know about hypnosis from TV and movies that usually show it as a comedic act or perhaps part of a horror movie to control people — hypnosis gets a bad reputation from the media!  However…“Today, hypnosis, also called hypnotherapy, has a lot… Read more »

Psychology Update — For Better Well-Being, Just Breathe

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TITLE For Better Well-Being, Just Breathe   DESCRIPTION This short article begins with the author’s anecdotal story of her own difficulties after the tragic 9/11 events in New York where she was living at the time.  She developed significant anxiety which she found could not be relieved by many different meditation techniques.  She eventually found… Read more »

Psychology Update — Scientists Update Map of How Our Brains Control Movement

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TITLE Scientists Update Map of How Our Brains Control Movement   DESCRIPTION WOW!  This Smithsonian article describes new research that provides a better understanding of “how our brains control movement.”  Chapters in biology and Psychology textbooks usually have a diagram of the homunculus map of the section of the brain that control various aspects of… Read more »

Psychology Websites of the Week — UNDERSTANDING THE INSANITY PLEA

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PSYCHOLOGY WEBSITES OF THE WEEK — FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY UNDERSTANDING THE INSANITY DEFENSE Two related websites are featured this week.  Each deals with the legal system and the insanity plea. #1   This website from findlaw.com provides an “article focusing on the M’Naghten Rule for testing legal insanity, often called the “right-wrong” test and used by the… Read more »

Psychology Update — Why Do I Feel More Anxious at Night?

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TITLE Why Do I Feel More Anxious at Night?   DESCRIPTION According to various surveys, people frequently report that their anxiety symptoms that include worry (obsessing) are worse when trying to fall asleep at night than during the working/waking day.   “Anxiety can surface at any time, but there are a few reasons it may… Read more »

Psychology Update — What is Seasonal Affective Disorder? 

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TITLE What is seasonal affective disorder?  Symptoms, causes and how to treat it.   DESCRIPTION Though Seasonal Affective Disorders (SAD) are most likely to become an issue in the Fall and Winter seasons, it can be a problem in the spring and summer as well.  The article provides details about this type of issue.  “Shorter… Read more »

Psychology Website of the Week — National Institute of Mental Health:  News & Events

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PSYCHOLOGY WEBSITE OF THE WEEK TITLE National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH):  News & Events NIMH URL       https://www.nimh.nih.gov/news/index.shtml DESCRIPTION This NIMH site provides up to date information regarding CURRENT news and events.  The site can be considered as a resource for students interested in a wide range of mental health topics and… Read more »

Psychology Update — How to Stop Ruminating

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TITLE How to Stop Ruminating Stuck in a mental loop of worries and problems that seem to have no end? Here’s what you can do.   DESCRIPTION While worrying and overthinking are normal, when this type of thinking becomes excessive, we then can experience a number of psychological symptoms.  “If you find that your thoughts… Read more »