TITLE Psychedelics Could Trigger A ‘Paradigm Shift’ In Mental Health Care DESCRIPTION Researchers are investigating the use of the class of drugs known as psychedelics as “medication-facilitated therapy.” That is, there are efforts to investigate whether these so-called recreational drugs can aid stubborn therapy resistant disorders. The researcher interview believes that there is “enormous potential… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Psychology Update
Psychology Update — The Case Of Larry Hogue
TITLE The Case Of Larry Hogue DESCRIPTION NOTE: This article can be used as a case study to integrate the chapters on Psychological Disorders and Forensic science. Though this is a well known case in the New York area, others may not know how one man, Larry Hogue, terrorized a neighborhood for years. It is… Read more »
Psychology Update — Washing Dishes Is a Really Great Stress Reliever, Science Says
TITLE Washing Dishes Is a Really Great Stress Reliever, Science Says DESCRIPTION Can a simple task bring stress relief? Researchers divided students into two groups with the task of just washing dishes. One group read a descriptive paragraph about dish washing while the comparison group read a passage about dish washing as a mindfulness activity. … Read more »
Psychology Update — Climb In, Tune In: A Renaissance for Sensory Deprivation Tanks
TITLE Climb In, Tune In: A Renaissance for Sensory Deprivation Tanks DESCRIPTION In the 1950s, John Lilly writing, on issues of “altered states of consciousness,” experimented with sensory deprivation via a large tank filled with mineral salts that enabled the user to literally float on water. Low or no lighting and little in the way… Read more »
Psychology Update — MDMA Psychotherapy Could Be Legal In Just Five Years FDA approval of the treatment for PTSD is on the horizon
TITLE MDMA Psychotherapy Could Be Legal In Just Five Years FDA approval of the treatment for PTSD is on the horizon. DESCRIPTION Currently, some researchers are studying whether MDMA, also known as Molly and Ecstasy, can be used in a psychotherapeutic setting. The current research in its first phase has shown promising results according to… Read more »
Psychology Update — The Story of the First Mass Murder in U.S. History
TITLE The Story of the First Mass Murder in U.S. History DESCRIPTION NOTE: This article can be used as a case study to integrate the chapters on Psychological Disorders and Forensic science. This is the horrifying story of Howard Unruh who might be considered the truly first mass murderer in the United States. The case… Read more »
Psychology Update — How Safe is Hypnosis?
TITLE How Safe is Hypnosis? DESCRIPTION After a recent lawsuit in Florida (http://tinyurl.com/pog3btt) wherein the principal of a high school hypnotized three students who subsequently died (2 suicide and one auto accident), the question of the safety and validity of hypnosis has come into question. “Dr. Andrew Weil, a physician and leading expert in integrative… Read more »
Psychology Update — When Girls Compulsively Text, Their Grades Suffer
TITLE When Girls Compulsively Text, Their Grades Suffer DESCRIPTION This study examined texting behaviors in boys and girls in 8th to 11th grade in a rural Midwestern American town. The study found that there were no gender difference in the frequency/amount of texting. However, girls self-reported more compulsive texting and experiencing more negative emotions if… Read more »
Psychology Update — Expectant Dads Get the Blues, Too
TITLE Expectant Dads Get the Blues, Too DESCRIPTION A small study surveyed behavioral issues in men comparing symptom patterns that differentiated the first two trimesters of pregnancy from patterns during the third trimester. Researchers asked the men “…to rank their mood, physical activity, sleep quality, financial stress, and marital dynamics over the six months prior… Read more »
Psychology Update — 3 Articles Regarding ADHD and Developmental Issues
3 Articles Regarding ADHD and Developmental Issues TITLE #1 Article #1 Children May Not Actually ‘Grow Out’ Of ADHD After All DESCRIPTION Brain changes and memory problems tend to persist into adulthood. Most of us, as professional Psychologists, have been led to believe that children grow out of ADHD naturally as they progress beyond… Read more »
Psychological Science: The Curious Mind
Abnormal Psychology, 15th Edition DSM-5-TR Update
Behavioral Neuroscience
Personality, 15th Edition
Cognition, 11th Edition
