Let's Have Education Reform—Again
America merrily trundles along with social failure after social failure, notably in education and addiction. Why not—otherwise, we'd have to build communities, and that's communism.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 4, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Stanton Peele Tags: Addiction Education Bill de Blasio Chris Christie cory booker educational failure mark zuckerberg new york schools newark schools Source Type: news
Fighting Addiction with Technology
New technologies are bringing existing addiction treatment strategies into the 21st century.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 4, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Fjola Helgadottir, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Self-Help Therapy Source Type: news
Are You a Workaholic? If So, This May Be Why
Whether 'olics love or feel bad about what they too much of, they're great at ...read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 3, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Susan Heitler, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Personality Self-Help Therapy Source Type: news
A Crying Shame
In a world of hurt, will we really have to wait 15 years for the healing potential of psychedelic medicine to be available to the millions who could benefit?read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 3, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Tom Shroder Tags: Addiction Source Type: news
When Adolescents Start Talking Less to Parents
At an age when the adolescent is more out in the world and parents need to know more, for privacy and independence sake the teenager is usually inclined to communicate less. read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 3, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Carl E. Pickhardt, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Child Development Parenting Relationships adolescent need for privacy adolescent readiness to talk communication getting by with talking less getting enough communication harder to talk with parents parent need for informatio Source Type: news
Recognising Addicted and Problematic Gaming
While the conception of addiction and video game addiction are hotly debated it is common sense to recognise that at some point someone’s gaming habit can become excessive to the detriment of their wellbeing. But how do we know, for ourselves or for others, when that line is crossed?read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 3, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Ciaran O'Connor Tags: Addiction Child Development Media gaming gaming addiction Source Type: news
Where Do You Keep Your Smartphone?
We keep our smartphone close at hand 24/7/365read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 3, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Larry Rosen, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Health Media Sleep inattentional blindness obsession smartphones Source Type: news
Black Toilet Seats and Hearing Aids
Contrasting toilet seats can help prevent falls in the elderly. Good! But why do we focus solely on visual aids and ignore the well-documented benefit of hearing aids? Even mild hearing loss results in a three-fold greater risk of falls in the elderly, and the numbers go up with age. read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 2, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Katherine Bouton Tags: Addiction Aging Source Type: news
Why Depersonalization Happens?
The cause of depersonalization has not been identified, but many precipitating factors which contribute to the development of feeling unreal are well known. The examination of the controversial causality of depersonalization begins with the classic case of a freshman smoking weedread more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 2, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Elena Bezzubova Tags: Addiction Anxiety Depression Spirituality Source Type: news
This Is NOT Your Brain on Drugs
Popular coverage of neuroimaging of substance abuse is often woefully unsophisticated: this is your brain, this is your brain on drugs. This creates completely false impressions of how these studies are done, what they really say and what they really mean. This practice really needs to stop.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 2, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Sean X. Luo, M.D., Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Neuroscience Psychiatry neuroimaging studies Source Type: news
This is NOT your brain on drugs.
Popular coverage of neuroimaging of substance abuse is often woefully unsophisticated: this is your brain, this is your brain on drugs. This creates completely false impressions of how these studies are done, what they really say and what they really mean. This practice really needs to stop.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 2, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Sean X. Luo, M.D., Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Neuroscience Psychiatry neuroimaging studies Source Type: news
How to Stop Blaming Others, and Be Free and Powerful!
Blame can be defined as holding others responsible for our misfortunes. it may seem easy and convenient to blame others for our unhappiness, but in the long run we lose out. Here's how to let go of blame, and be free and powerful!read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - November 2, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Preston Ni, M.S.B.A. Tags: Addiction Anxiety Behavioral Economics Child Development Creativity Depression Education Environment Ethics and Morality Evolutionary Psychology Gender Happiness Health Intelligence Law and Crime Media Parenting Personali Source Type: news
Declaring Moral Bankruptcy
Violating core moral principles costs too much.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - October 31, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Peg O'Connor, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Ethics and Morality Happiness Philosophy denial moral bankruptcy rationalization Source Type: news
Predictable Fear
In the brain, fear and excitement are closely intertwined. The neuroscience of behind these emotions can explain why we like axe-wielding murders in our movies, but not in our apartments. read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - October 31, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Alex Korb, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Neuroscience Social Life Stress Source Type: news
Reasons Why Your Teen Is Drinking
There are a plethora of factors related to why teens use substances, genetics, family environment, friends, and perhaps, boredom. Let's continue the conversation on preventing adolescent substance use problems. read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - October 30, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Rubin Khoddam, M.A. Tags: Addiction adolescence adolescent alcohol bored boredom development drugs marijuana prevention substance use teen teenage substance use teenager tobacco treatment Source Type: news
