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People who feel connected to nature are more prone to “electrosensitivity”
By Christian Jarrett In the TV series Better Call Saul, Saul’s brother Chuck believes that electromagnetic signals from mobile phones and other devices make him seriously ill. He lives as a recluse and uses a foil blanket to protect himself. By some estimates, millions of people – around 5 per cent of the population – believe that they too suffer from “electrosensitivity” or “electromagnetic hypersensitivity”. Though they may not suffer as much as Chuck, these individuals claim that wi-fi and other signals make them ill, triggering headaches and other symptoms. The medical consensus...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - March 29, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: environmental Health In Brief Source Type: blogs

What Is More Important: Will or Skill?
“Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them-a desire, a dream, a vision. They have to have the skill and the will. But the will must be stronger than the skill.” – Muhammad Ali Recently, I was in conversation with the mother of a 20-something daughter who was finding it challenging to help her fly the nest and take responsibility for her own independence. The young woman has a part time job but doesn’t make enough money to enable her to move out. Rather than seeking additional employment, she spends much of her off time sequestered in her room on her phone,...
Source: World of Psychology - March 29, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Edie Weinstein, MSW, LSW Tags: Children and Teens College Family Parenting Personal Psychology Success & Achievement entering adulthood Financial Independence Personal Growth Personal Responsibility Self Discipline Young Adult Source Type: blogs

A scientific measure of our visual imagination suggests it is surprisingly limited
By Alex Fradera The human mind has been so successful in transforming the material world that it is easy to forget that it too is subject to its own constraints. From biases in our judgment to the imperfection of our memory, psychology has done useful work mapping out many of these limits, yet when it comes to the human imagination, most of us still like to see it as something boundless. But new research in the journal Cognition, on the capacity of our visual imagination, suggests that we soon hit its limits. Rebecca Keogh and Joel Pearson from the University of New South Wales conducted a series of tightly controlled ex...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - March 29, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Cognition Methods Perception Source Type: blogs

Your Forecast: Warmer Moods Ahead
I live in Seattle. Sunny days in the Emerald City are like the Sonics: a fond, wistful memory. As hearty Pacific Northwesterners can attest, Seattle’s daily deluge of rain (yes, it is daily and, yes, it is a deluge) can cloud one’s moods. Last year, Seattle recorded 18 straight days of soggy weather. And this February was the second wettest in Seattle history. When the sky isn’t spritzing (a rarity), a dull haze appears. 50 Shades of Gray indeed. For those Pacific Northwest souls with mental health issues, gloomy weather can induce lethargy. Yes, it took every last ounce of willpower to write this article — a...
Source: World of Psychology - March 28, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Matthew Loeb Tags: Depression General Happiness Motivation and Inspiration Personal Psychology Self-Help Fatigue Lethargy Mood Disorder Relaxation Sad Seasonal Affective Disorder Weather Winter Blues Source Type: blogs

Here ’s The Real Secret to Detecting Lies (And It’s Not Body Language)
Until now studies have found that people do no better than chance at detecting lies. • Click here for your free sample of Dr Jeremy Dean's latest ebook The Anxiety Plan: 42 Strategies For Worry, Phobias, OCD and Panic • Dr Dean is also the author of Spark: 17 Steps That Will Boost Your Motivation For Anything. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - March 28, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Psychology Source Type: blogs