Evelyn Perloff (1921–2022).
American Psychologist, Vol 77(8), Nov 2022, 972; doi:10.1037/amp0001047Memorializes Evelyn Perloff (1921-2022). During the mid-20th century, Dr. Perloff embarked on a lifelong career as a psychologist, characterized by an abiding concern with scientific measurement and a passion that impelled her to launch an international database on psychosocial instruments years before databases became de rigueur in the behavioral sciences. She was a staunch advocate for measurement as a quintessential engine of science and professional practice and was a visionary provider of measurement-related information for students, researchers, a...
Source: American Psychologist - August 29, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Janis S. Bohan (1945–2021).
American Psychologist, Vol 77(8), Nov 2022, 971; doi:10.1037/amp0001038Memorializes Janis S. Bohan (1945–2021). Janis was a profound thinker, a prolific researcher, and an indefatigable activist, whose contributions influenced feminist and lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and other gender and sexual minorities (LGBTQ+) scholarship. During the 1990s, she published pivotal articles in Psychology of Women Quarterly which brought to psychologists’ attention critical advances and trenchant debates in feminist theory. During her long retirement, Janis engaged in many volunteer activities and extensive political activism, both ...
Source: American Psychologist - August 29, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Michael Rutter (1933–2021).
American Psychologist, Vol 77(8), Nov 2022, 970; doi:10.1037/amp0001049Memorializes Michael (Mike) Rutter (1933-2021), widely known as “the father of child psychiatry.” Mike was just as much revered as a child psychologist as he was as a child psychiatrist. From the beginning of his career, at the Institute of Psychiatry in London in the 1960s, where he remained until his death, Mike not only engaged with psychological theories and research but also made unparalleled contributions to our understanding of children’s mental health problems. What was remarkable about Mike was that he made foundational contributions in s...
Source: American Psychologist - August 29, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Mortimer Mishkin (1926–2021).
American Psychologist, Vol 77(8), Nov 2022, 968-969; doi:10.1037/amp0001053Memorializes Mortimer Mishkin (1926–2021). A systems neuroscientist, Mishkin’s most well-known contributions involve sensory neocortical processing systems for vision, audition, and somatic sensation, and their relationship with the formation and storage of memory systems in the brain; specifically, his discoveries (a) that the visual system extended beyond the primary visual area, (b) that the visual system was divided into two—the ventral and dorsal—processing streams (with Leslie Ungerleider), and (c) of the role of the medial temporal lo...
Source: American Psychologist - August 29, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Ann Marie O’Roark (1933–2022).
American Psychologist, Vol 77(8), Nov 2022, 973; doi:10.1037/amp0001048Memorializes Ann Marie O’Roark (1933–2022). Ann was a pioneer in applying psychology in consulting and international psychology. She blazed other trails, especially for women, using her strong interpersonal and political skills to help organizations run smoother and better fulfill their missions. Ann frequently instructed in leadership development at the Center for Creative Leadership, the Development Institute at Eckerd College, and the American Management Association’s Executive Effectiveness Course. From 1976 to 2006, she successfully ran her o...
Source: American Psychologist - August 29, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Evelyn Perloff (1921–2022).
American Psychologist, Vol 77(8), Nov 2022, 972; doi:10.1037/amp0001047Memorializes Evelyn Perloff (1921-2022). During the mid-20th century, Dr. Perloff embarked on a lifelong career as a psychologist, characterized by an abiding concern with scientific measurement and a passion that impelled her to launch an international database on psychosocial instruments years before databases became de rigueur in the behavioral sciences. She was a staunch advocate for measurement as a quintessential engine of science and professional practice and was a visionary provider of measurement-related information for students, researchers, a...
Source: American Psychologist - August 29, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Janis S. Bohan (1945–2021).
American Psychologist, Vol 77(8), Nov 2022, 971; doi:10.1037/amp0001038Memorializes Janis S. Bohan (1945–2021). Janis was a profound thinker, a prolific researcher, and an indefatigable activist, whose contributions influenced feminist and lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and other gender and sexual minorities (LGBTQ+) scholarship. During the 1990s, she published pivotal articles in Psychology of Women Quarterly which brought to psychologists’ attention critical advances and trenchant debates in feminist theory. During her long retirement, Janis engaged in many volunteer activities and extensive political activism, both ...
Source: American Psychologist - August 29, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Michael Rutter (1933–2021).
American Psychologist, Vol 77(8), Nov 2022, 970; doi:10.1037/amp0001049Memorializes Michael (Mike) Rutter (1933-2021), widely known as “the father of child psychiatry.” Mike was just as much revered as a child psychologist as he was as a child psychiatrist. From the beginning of his career, at the Institute of Psychiatry in London in the 1960s, where he remained until his death, Mike not only engaged with psychological theories and research but also made unparalleled contributions to our understanding of children’s mental health problems. What was remarkable about Mike was that he made foundational contributions in s...
Source: American Psychologist - August 29, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Mortimer Mishkin (1926–2021).
American Psychologist, Vol 77(8), Nov 2022, 968-969; doi:10.1037/amp0001053Memorializes Mortimer Mishkin (1926–2021). A systems neuroscientist, Mishkin’s most well-known contributions involve sensory neocortical processing systems for vision, audition, and somatic sensation, and their relationship with the formation and storage of memory systems in the brain; specifically, his discoveries (a) that the visual system extended beyond the primary visual area, (b) that the visual system was divided into two—the ventral and dorsal—processing streams (with Leslie Ungerleider), and (c) of the role of the medial temporal lo...
Source: American Psychologist - August 29, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Addressing the climate crisis: An action plan for psychologists (summary).
American Psychologist, Vol 77(7), Oct 2022, 799-811; doi:10.1037/amp0001041Psychologists have conducted valuable work on the climate crisis and can make even greater contributions to understanding the crisis, mitigating and adapting to climate change, and achieving climate justice. This summary of the report from the American Psychological Association’s (APA’s) Task Force on Climate Change examines the multiple roles psychologists play in research, practice, education, advocacy, and communications related to the climate crisis and how APA can facilitate expansion of psychologists’ work in these domains. The task forc...
Source: American Psychologist - August 29, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Addressing the climate crisis: An action plan for psychologists (summary).
Psychologists have conducted valuable work on the climate crisis and can make even greater contributions to understanding the crisis, mitigating and adapting to climate change, and achieving climate justice. This summary of the report from the American Psychological Association’s (APA’s) Task Force on Climate Change examines the multiple roles psychologists play in research, practice, education, advocacy, and communications related to the climate crisis and how APA can facilitate expansion of psychologists’ work in these domains. The task force recommends that APA pursue a set of activities that will both (a) strengt...
Source: American Psychologist - August 29, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
A person-centered approach to capture health disparities and multidimensional impact of COVID-related stressors.
American Psychologist, Vol 78(3), Apr 2023, 321-332; doi:10.1037/amp0001044The COVID-19 pandemic has influenced people’s lives in diverse ways. The authors utilized latent class analysis (LCA), a person-centered approach, to examine distinct patterns of COVID-related stressors and their associations with alcohol-related, mental health, and quality of life outcomes. Participants were 463 adults who completed the baseline assessment of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism COVID-19 Pandemic Impact on Alcohol Study from June 2020 to January 2022. Using cross-sectional data, three analytic methods (continuou...
Source: American Psychologist - August 25, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Summary report of journal operations, 2021.
Presents a summary of data on the journals published by the American Psychological Association. This summary is compiled from the 2021 annual reports of the Council of Editors and from Central Office records. Corresponding figures for 2020 can be found in the July– August 2021 issue of American Psychologist. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: American Psychologist)
Source: American Psychologist - July 25, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
“The social neuroscience of music: Understanding the social brain through human song": Correction to Greenberg et al. (2021).
Reports an error in "The social neuroscience of music: Understanding the social brain through human song" by David M. Greenberg, Jean Decety and Ilanit Gordon (American Psychologist, 2021[Oct], Vol 76[7], 1172-1185). In the article, the authors highlight the role of oxytocin in music listening and production. Although there are decades of social neuroscience research supporting the social implications of oxytocin secretion in nonmusical settings, the implications of oxytocin in musical settings remain emergent. for example, although there is indeed evidence that group music making increases oxytocin (e.g., Good & Russo, 20...
Source: American Psychologist - July 25, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
A tale of two perspectives: Reply to Schneider (2022).
Although Schneider (2022) suggests integrating our cognitive–mechanistic opinion piece with existentialist–humanistic perspectives, the two approaches answer fundamentally different questions about psychology. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved) (Source: American Psychologist)
Source: American Psychologist - July 25, 2022 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
