TITLE Just How Bad Is “Gaming Addiction”? With recent global recognition, what do we really know about gaming addiction? DESCRIPTION Is gaming necessarily bad? Of course not! “For vulnerable individuals, (such as those with a genetic predisposition, co-occurring mental illness, history of trauma, or early exposure to gaming), the rewarding nature of gaming can… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Motivation and Emotion
Psychology Update — THE FIELD OF VIRTUAL REALITY AND PSYCHOLOGY
THE FIELD OF VIRTUAL REALITY AND PSYCHOLOGY This week you will find a number of valuable resources to learn about how the applications of Virtual Reality impacts the field of Psychology. After the first article, you will find a number of links to various aspects of the use of VR in Psychology. Also, if you… Read more »
Psychology Update — How to Help a Child With Math Anxiety
TITLE How to Help a Child With Math Anxiety DESCRIPTION Do you experience math anxiety? A number of studies have begun to exam young children in school settings and their reactions to dealing with mathematics. “Math anxiety is a common psychophysiological reaction characterized by feelings of dread and apprehension, increased heart rate and sweating…. Read more »
Psychology Update — How Disgust Explains Everything
TITLE How Disgust Explains Everything For psychologists who study it, disgust is one of the primal emotions that define — and explain — humanity. DESCRIPTION This is one of the most fascinating articles that you will ever read: THE TOPIC OF DISGUST! The article primarily focuses on the work of Paul Rozin. … Read more »
Psychology Update — The Science Behind Why We Eat so Much at the Movies
TITLE The Science Behind Why We Eat so Much at the Movies DESCRIPTION What an astounding and fascinating article that discusses how the cues in a movie theater stimulate greater hunger and eating behavior. “Often, we eat the way the world around us tells us to—environmental cues help us decide when, how much, and… Read more »
Psychology Update — Why Do You Get Sleepy After Eating?
TITLE Why Do You Get Sleepy After Eating? DESCRIPTION A genuinely interesting article about the effects of eating on feeling sleepy, or in other words how behavior and physiological functioning interact in our daily lives. “If eating makes you tired, you’ve got something in common with most people—and, for that matter, with most living things…. Read more »
Psychology Update — Adding Exercise to Therapy May Make It More Effective
TITLE Adding Exercise to Therapy May Make It More Effective DESCRIPTION Is there a relationship between the addition of exercise to psychotherapy? This is a fairly new area of research that attempts to use good scientific methodology to answer the question. “Several recent studies have concluded that mental-health treatments are more effective when they’re… Read more »
Psychology Update — For Better Well-Being, Just Breathe
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 — What to Know About Health Anxiety
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 — How to Set Goals You’ll Actually Achieve
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 »
Psychological Science: The Curious Mind
Abnormal Psychology, 15th Edition DSM-5-TR Update
Behavioral Neuroscience
Personality, 15th Edition
Cognition, 11th Edition
