PSYCHOLOGY PODCAST OF THE WEEK NAME Insomnia Coach Podcast SOURCE https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/insomnia-coach-podcast/id1469454957 DESCRIPTION From the Podcast site: “Welcome to the Insomnia Coach® Podcast! My name is Martin Reed. I believe that nobody needs to live with chronic insomnia and that evidence-based cognitive and behavioral techniques can help you enjoy better sleep for… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Nervous System
Psychology Update — Try These Brain Foods to Improve Your Mood
TITLE Try These Brain Foods to Improve Your Mood DESCRIPTION Can food affect our mood in the sense of improving it when we feel stressed? Can food affect our feelings of depression? Are there such things as comfort foods? “For years research on healthy eating has focused primarily on physical health and the link… Read more »
Psychology Update — 3 Articles Related to Eating Disorders, Food Addictions, & Stress Eating
3 Articles Related to Eating Disorders, Food Addictions, & Stress Eating (Though these articles are a recent few years old, they are more relevant now than ever through the pandemic.) ARTICLE #1 TITLE Here’s Why You Stress Eat — And How to Stop Doing It DESCRIPTION This interesting article details a number of… Read more »
Psychology Website of the Week — American Chronic Pain Association
PSYCHOLOGY WEBSITE OF THE WEEK TITLE American Chronic Pain Association URL https://www.theacpa.org DESCRIPTION This is the site of the American Chronic Pain Association. It is a very useful resource for both the professor and student interested in the topic. The site offers resources for research, education, treatment, and advocacy. There are interesting… Read more »
Psychology Update — What It’s Like Living With Aphasia, Bruce Willis’s Condition
TITLE What It’s Like Living With Aphasia, Bruce Willis’s Condition DESCRIPTION As you may have already heard and/or read, Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with the condition known as aphasia. What is aphasia? “Symptoms vary, but generally, aphasia affects people’s ability to speak or comprehend language. Speech, reading, writing, and the ability to listen… Read more »
Psychology Update — 3 ARTICLES REGARDING UNUSUAL SLEEP PATTERNS/EXPERIENCES
3 ARTICLES REGARDING UNUSUAL SLEEP PATTERNS/EXPERIENCES ARTICLE #1 TITLE Exploding head syndrome: What to know DESCRIPTION Parasomnias are issues related to disturbed sleep patterns and may include night terrors, sleep walking and talking, as well as sleep eating. Another unusual parasomnia as been labeled “Exploding Head Syndrome.” From the article: “Exploding head syndrome… Read more »
Psychology Update — A ‘Pacemaker for the Brain’: No Treatment Helped Her Depression — Until This
TITLE A ‘Pacemaker for the Brain’: No Treatment Helped Her Depression — Until This DESCRIPTION This article about Sarah (case participant’s name) will evoke a number of emotions in the reader: sadness, curiosity, hope, and a feeling of fascination with technology. The article describes Sarah continual struggle with treatment resistant depression. Literally individuals… Read more »
Psychology Website of the Week — American Sleep Association
PSYCHOLOGY WEBSITE OF THE WEEK TITLE American Sleep Association URL https://www.sleepassociation.org DESCRIPTION This is a fabulous resource related to sleep. It discusses all aspects of sleep and sleep disorders. Importantly, it provides a link to sleep hygiene rules. It is an excellent resource for teaching as well as for… Read more »
3 ARTICLES PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS RELATED TO SLEEP, DREAMING, STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS, & AGING ISSUES
3 ARTICLES PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS RELATED TO SLEEP, DREAMING, STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS, & AGING ISSUES ARTICLE #1 TITLE How long you sleep could increase Alzheimer’s, dementia risk DESCRIPTION As humans get older, their sleep patterns change, and most complain that they either do not get enough sleep, or that the sleep is not as… Read more »
Psychology Update — New Device Allows Man With Paralysis to Type by Imagining Handwriting
TITLE New Device Allows Man With Paralysis to Type by Imagining Handwriting DESCRIPTION What an amazing development! Imagine the terrible issues in trying to communicate when there has been a body ravaging disease (e.g., Stephen Hawking) or a spinal cord injury. This article “announces” a new development: “An experimental brain-computer interface has… Read more »
Psychological Science: The Curious Mind
Abnormal Psychology, 15th Edition DSM-5-TR Update
Behavioral Neuroscience
Personality, 15th Edition
Cognition, 11th Edition
