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The psychology journal article is the essential document for several study tasks. And the more specific or narrow the topic of study, the more precious the psychology journal article. So where do you begin, for your own paper or research in psychology, sociology, or many other science branches? Begin with the major indexes, those databases that have directed, dated (or updated) sources and resources and internationally published and professional psychology journal articles. These indexes typically include APA, NIMH, and other renowned journals; and the journal-finding sites are, for example, as follows: PubMed-pubmed.gov PSYCLINE--psycline.org/journals/psycline.html Hanover College Psych Dept...

Life is all about enjoying today as if there is no tomorrow. This may be the mindset of many of us here. For some others enjoying is a part and parcel of life. If you ask people that what is their measure of enjoyment, at least one of the answers will be concerning food. Food habits are one of the most integral parts of people's fun and excitement. Out of all the food items, chocolates rank first in terms of celebrations. Be it birthday or any party, chocolates form the important part of the culinary sector. Now as every one is concerned about the health, let us see how far chocolates affect the health. Is it positive or negative? Surprisingly, chocolates give away lot of potential benefits to the...

Capella University's Harold Abel School of Psychology Capella University ( is an accredited online university that claims to have more than 16,000 adult learners, provides reduced tuition to 20 percent of U.S. community colleges, more than 120 leading organizations, and every branch of the U.S. Armed Forces. Its Harold Abel School of Psychology offers an extensive variety of professionally and academic oriented psychology degree programs online. Programs include 1. Master of Science (MS) in Psychology, with specializations in - Clinical Psychology - Counseling Psychology - Educational Psychology - General Psychology - Industrial/Organizational Psychology - School Psychology - Sport Psychology 2...

For years, pregnant and nursing women have been warned to limit the amount of fish they eat, because many marine species may contain high levels of mercury, which endangers newborns and fetuses. Yesterday, however, a children's health group challenged the conventional wisdom, advising pregnant women and nursing mothers to eat more fish so as to ensure optimal brain development in their babies. Fearing mercury contamination, many pregnant women avoid seafood altogether. That may actually harm newborns, according to some scientists. (John McConnico for The New York Times) What's going on here? Currently, the Food and Drug Administration advises pregnant women to limit their weekly seafood consumption...

Poulton Health and Beauty Rooms (PHBR) were established on the 18th August 1996. After a few ownerships, it was successfully revived by Valerie Buckley, incorporating the partnerships of Lesley Smith (who had run the salon with the previous owner) and her daughter Donna Fleetwood. All have trained (to certification standards) as Toning Table supervisors and carers. Lesley is also trained as a Contour Body Wrap administrator, First Aider and is also a fully qualified Nails Technician. Donna is a fully qualified Nails Technician. Donna Fleetwood is Miss Poulton Babe 2006-2007 Donna won the 'Miss Poulton Babe' competition this year. She was 'Miss Blackpool' 2005-2006. She also came runner-up in the...

Social Bookmarking websites rely on the democratic nature of the web to structure information in such a way that is easily digestible and requires less effort than before. Such sites, including reddit.com, and allow their massive user base to vote on web pages and as those web pages gain more votes, their position in the site increases. As a marketing tool, the power of such websites is threefold. On one level you gain direct traffic from the sites that are linking to you, on another level you gain brand exposure and acknowledgement that you are an accredited website, while on the third level you increase your websites position in the search engines through the links that you attain from...

Why does hypnosis help with weight loss? It's becoming more and more common nowadays to turn to hypnosis when we want to achieve a goal. We may want to quit smoking, rid ourselves of phobias or lose weight in all these cases hypnosis offers a proven and successful solution. So why does hypnosis work? If you look at hypnosis for weight loss then the reasons behind the success of this method becomes clear. If you suffer from weight problems – whether you yo-yo diet or can't seem to find the motivation to get on a diet that suits you then you probably already know that your problem isn’t really your weight at the end of the day. The problem is more likely to rest with you. In the majority of...

The popularity of self-improvement books, tapes and seminars is a reflection of the universal interest we all have in overcoming our limitations, or "being the best we can be" or "achieving our full potential." Popular applications of self-improvement programs include motivation and confidence, personal relationships, sales and job performance, enhancement of sports performance, public speaking, weight control and smoking cessation. Here are some basic principles to help you determine whether such products or programs are worthy of your time and money. There is no book or program that will be an exact fit for your needs and interests. Books and group programs are necessarily general in nature. Some...

Whilst the effects that debt can have on a person's life are well known, such as an inability to get credit and no capacity to afford treats and luxuries, debt can also have a far more profound effect on an individual beyond the practicalities of life on the breadline. In fact, the anxiety and stress caused by mounting debt problems can create feelings of hopelessness and desperation and can lead many people to depression. Indeed, this can also work in reverse, with people suffering from mental health problems and then subsequently going into debt due to their inability to work. It is estimated that one in four people in Britain who suffer from mental health problems are also in some sort of debt or...

Have you ever wondered why people tell lies? I'm not talking about 'white lies', as every person on the planet has told those, unless you are a Saint, in which case I apologise. Really there is no easy way of actually defining what a lie is. If someone misses out some information, is that a lie, or just selective truth. The very omission can turn that into a mistruth of sorts. Now this obviously differs when you are contested against a fact and you tell a lie. If someone asks you a question which you outright answer with a mistruth, then you are what they know in the trade as a 'bare faced liar'. Oh, the shame. There are people out there that really can't help but lie. These people are known as...

It is a discipline that relates to the study and use of psychological tools in the workplace. It is geared towards fulfilling organizational goals to achieve progressively greater excellence. Its study and application encompasses only validated and proven tools and techniques of behavioral change to achieve results that are real, and can be measured. It is source to a clear understanding of the foundations of psychological techniques to know how and why certain techniques work in specific and unique work areas or conditions, in order to recommend its practical implementation. The focus of business coaching is to bring about change in the level of personal and professional skill sets, beliefs, values...

Once your have decided to earn your degree online, selecting a program is usually the first critical decision you make. There are so many types of degrees available online, which one to choose, how to select, sometimes may make you confuse and hard to decide one. This article will gives you some guideline to get you started. Decide An Area of Interest There are a few ways to get a start in selecting an online degree program. You could look within a traditional discipline such as history, art, literature or psychology; or within a professional/occupational area such as engineering, nursing, or education; or simply related to an area of general interest like family studies, the culture of Italy, or...

If you're a woman who has struggled for years with being overweight, feeling afraid of eating real food, caught in a cycle of binging and dieting, then you may have to consider that you are a part of the majority of those for whom dieting does not work. Recently it has been revealed and admitted by the medical community that diets just don't work for 90-98% of all people. In the April 2007 issue of The American Psychologist, the Journal of the American Psychological Association, UCLA researchers reported that diets don't work in the long run. According to the latest results of a composite study done at UCLA, Traci Mann, Associate Professor of Psychology at UCLA and lead author of the study said, "We...

Not to be confused with the discipline of forensic science (the study of crime scenes, evidence, etc.) with which it does share a common platform, forensic psychology is one of the main bulwarks of criminal justice today. Basically, it finds application in the establishment of competency (selection of juries, witnesses, etc.) and the formulation of workable policies in justice administration. Probably its most exciting and glamorous application is in the prediction of criminal patterns (for example, where will the serial killer strike next/who will his next victim be?). But forensic psychology is an integral weapon in other areas of justice, too. In the hearing of a criminal case, for instance, the...

Understanding a Psychologist Psychologists use their skill and expertise in various fields like management, health, law, education and even sports. This is because people from every field need counseling and psychological help. Essentially, a psychologist should have very good communication and interpersonal skills. As a psychologist, you should be able to connect emotionally with patients to help them deal with their problems. What any individual psychologist does depends on their level of expertise and interest. A school or clinical psychologist or one with a private practice can set their own hours. They do not have to work long hours like the psychologists who work with hospital and government...

Everybody experiences an irrational and strong aversion or fear of a particular thing, individual, or situation. This condition is generally referred to as phobia. There are numerous types of phobia, and one of the most common is the social phobia. This type of phobic condition hinders some individuals from totally socializing or mingling with others. It is quite innate for a person to feel shy or nervous when dealing with other people. While some are not self-conscious when speaking in front of a huge crowd, there are those who are literally afraid of doing so. Even having a simple conversion with peers is oftentimes a struggle for individuals who have social phobia. Generally, people with social...

Most traumas, including the death of a spouse are potentially shattering experiences. These events can disrupt the survivor's social, emotional, and cognitive worlds. Although there has been frequent mention in the literature that traumatic situations cause people to talk about their experiences most evidence has been anecdotal. When someone within a social network dies, members of the network are naturally drawn together. During the grieving period especially within the first few days or weeks the survivors socially share their emotions and memories with each other. Many of the discussion topics surround the individual who died, of course, but funerals and grieving rituals often include the social...

The growth rate for employment as a psychologist is above average due to an increased demand for these services in hospitals, schools, mental health centers, social service agencies, consulting firms and substance abuse clinics. Further, the average earnings enjoyed by industrial-organizational psychologists as of 2004 were $71,400. Online psychology programs give people the opportunity to study for a career in this challenging, rapidly growing field without compromising their other daily activities. Students pursuing psychology online degrees learn about the human mind and behavior and its biological, social and cognitive bases, as well how to apply this knowledge to practical problems. Student...

Rudolph Goclenius, a German scholastic philosopher, is credited with conceiving the term "psychology" in the 1590s. The word psychology comes from the Greek word psyche, which means "soul" or "spirit." Earlier, psychology was also considered a study of the soul. Until the end of the 19th century, psychology was considered to be a part of philosophy. In 1879, Wilhelm Wundt established a laboratory at the University of Leipzig in Germany mainly to pay attention to the study of psychology. Later on, William James published his book in 1890 entitled Principles of Psychology, which established a number of practicalities for the sort of questions that psychologists would focus on for years to come. Other...

To a person with social anxiety, going through daily public affairs is a torture. He knows that if someone initiates a talk with him in public, his voice and his hesitation would give away his fears. Going through job interviews could also be excessively painful because you know that one single wrong answer, caused by his irrational sensations of anxiety, would cause him his failure. He knows that he'll spoil his chance to get the right job or to ask for a date, the minute he opens his mouth to speak. He knows that he would simply fail. The more he thinks about it, the more he becomes convinced that he is a "total loser". He practices utter negativism. This is not a case of an extremely pessimistic...

Humanistic psychology is a school of psychology that came to be established somewhere in the 1950s. This was found in reaction to both behaviorism and psychoanalysis. Humanistic psychology is concerned with the human dimension of psychology and the human context for the growth of psychological theory. James Bugental in 1960 further shortened this theory by stating five hypothesis of humanistic psychology. This mainly states that human beings cannot be compared or reduced to a machine and that every human being has within him a distinctively human context. It also states that human consciousness comprises of an awareness of oneself in relations other people and that human beings have choices and...

Many people who are suffering from depressionmay not even be aware of it. The chances are that if you have been feeling sador unhappy for more than just a couple of weeks and have lost interest in mostof the activities you used to enjoy to the extent that your daily routines arenow being affected, then you could be suffering from some form of depression. There are many symptoms associated withdepression and not everyone will experience the same ones nor with the samedegree of intensity. Consequently,diagnosing andtreating depression can be problematic as it is important to rule out otherpossible causes of the symptoms such as an underlying medical condition,substance abuse, or normal responses to...

Moms are so busy these days, just by being a mom! They forget to take needed time out just for themselves. Rest and relaxation are two things that moms desperately need for sure, but often forget to put into their daily schedules. This is a must, as it not only rejuvenates a mom, but it helps to calm frazzled nerves. There's a saying - if Mom's not happy, no one's happy. We know this is true - if a mom is angry, upset, or tired, the whole house is in a frenzy. Moms are, for the most part, in charge of making the house run smoothly. They change diapers, cook meals, help with homework, or just spend "mommy and me" time with their children. They're so much about everyone else. They must make...

Copyright (c) 2007 Stephen Lau Relaxation is important to both physical and mental health. Mental relaxation benefits not just your mind but also your body. Stress is part of life; it is almost impossible to avoid stress. In fact, attempting to avoid stress is enough to create stress. Stress is what you experience emotionally and internally in response to a given situation with which you are incapable of coping. However, stress, ironically enough, may also be beneficial in that it teaches you about how to handle difficult situations in life. Learning to deal with demands in life keeps your mentally healthy, just as exercise keeps you physically fit. Stress is related to your feelings, which signal...

Approximately 91% of those employed in the clinical psychology field engage in psychological assessments aimed at diagnosis and treatment. Tests may include intelligence/achievement tests like IQ tests or WISC-IV tests, which measure knowledge, verbal skills, memory, reasoning, attention span and spatial perception. Personality tests try to categorize behavioral and logical patterns. The MMPI, Rorschach Inkblot test or the Myers-Briggs test all try to reveal the psychological dynamics. Furthermore, neuropsychological tests examine structures and brain pathways in a more "scientific" manner. Clinical observation includes studying a control group and a variable group for differences in behavior, mood...

It is a disorder that is categorized by the partial or complete malfunction of the corpus callosum, a brain structure linking two hemispheres inside it. Aicardi syndrome often causes childhood seizure (intantile spasms), eye abnormality or lesions of the retina, and metal retardation. Aicardi Syndrome is also linked to microcephaly, a brain defect; microgyria, where bumps inside the brain tend to be narrow; or porecenphalic cysts, a brain condition causing fluids to fill the gaps in the brain. Further studies also indicate that a few abnormalities may include a cleft lip and vertebral body malfunction. It is children, between three to five months, who are most often branded with Aicardi Syndrome...

Introducing the Behavior Risk Assessment Screen (BRAS) for Patients with Multiple Addictions. With the end of the Cold War, the threat of a world nuclear war has diminished considerably. It may be hard to imagine that in the end, comedians may be exploiting the humor in the fact that it wasn't nuclear warheads, but "French fries" that annihilated the human race, when considering that food addictions and their related diseases now afflict more people globally than malnutrition. The behavioral addiction disorders (e.g., food addictions, pathological gambling, and other obsessively-compulsive behavioral-patterns to religion, and/ or sex / pornography, etc.) are just as damaging, psychologically and...

Living with Depression: J. Marie Walker's Journal entry: Sunday, August 31, 2005I just finished reading Prozac Nation, a novel by Elizabeth Wurtzell. I never thought I'd actually get into this book because it is quite depressing- being about depression and all. I needed to read it though. But it has left me with many questions about myself and my bouts with depression. I wonder now if I can ever get well without medication. According to the book, it is quite possible to have gone so far without therapy and medication to arrive at a point when you need medication just to get out of bed each morning. Apparently, all the pain and suffering I've suffered over the years has amounted to this...

Provo Canyon School a residential treatment facility owned and operated as a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc, one of the nation's leading hospital management organization. Provo Canyon School specializes in treating teen boys and girls with emotional, behavioral and learning difficulties and have been unresponsive to outpatient counseling or previous inpatient psychiatric or substance abuse programs. Dr. Russ Gaede, another one of out dynamic therapists has done a great deal of work with youth before coming to Provo Canyon School. He received his Bachelor's Degree in psychology at University of Utah and his Masters in mental health counseling at the University of Phoenix. Dr. Gaede...

Approximately 91% of those employed in the clinical psychology field engage in psychological assessments aimed at diagnosis and treatment. Tests may include intelligence/achievement tests like IQ tests or WISC-IV tests, which measure knowledge, verbal skills, memory, reasoning, attention span and spatial perception. Personality tests try to categorize behavioral and logical patterns. The MMPI, Rorschach Inkblot test or the Myers-Briggs test all try to reveal the psychological dynamics. Furthermore, neuropsychological tests examine structures and brain pathways in a more "scientific" manner. Clinical observation includes studying a control group and a variable group for differences in behavior, mood...

You should teach your kids the value of 'caring'. And you must be able to raise kids that genuinely empathize with the people around them. Sad to say, this goal is not too easy to accomplish anymore, not when there is too much violence and apathy in these modern times, and not when you can't totally shield your child from the negative influence of the media. But don't get discouraged just yet. Every child is hardwired to care for other people. You only need to tap this innate tendency and you are well on your way to raising a caring child. The Good News Researchers have discovered a wonderful thing - people are born endowed with empathy. As a matter of fact, a study found 21-month old children...

In order to raise a gifted child, first of all it starts with you - Yes, you as the parent, the main caregiver of the child. This is because you will be the one largely influencing and creating the right environment to develop your baby into a gifted child - genius. Contrary to popular belief, a genius is not necessarily "born" with a genius mind. A baby's brain, without any external stimuli, degenerates over time. According to Theva Nithy in his book "Your Child Your Genius", a baby is born with about 12 billion brain cells. In the average child, by the age of 12, only 6 billion cells are left. Imagine what this "average" child could become if he was given the opportunity to develop all the 12...

Scientific research has shown that the most beneficial meditation technique is Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation (TM). The striking reduction of stress and anxiety caused by TM are 3 times greater than the effect caused by most meditation and relaxation techniques. Transcendental Meditation has been taught by Maharishi Mahesh Yogi since 1958. The first articles about the beneficial effects of this technique were published around 1970 on important magazines and scientific journals such as Science (167, 1970), American Journal of Physiology (221, 1971) and Scientific American (226, 1972). The basic research was conducted by two medical doctors from Harvard University, Herbert Benson and Robert...

The relationship you have with your dissertation advisor is important, both in terms of your professional development, and in terms of how easy (or difficult) the dissertation process is for you. A good advisor will support you to grow as a scholar, while helping you navigate the dissertation process so you can complete easily. This doesn't mean a good advisor accepts low quality work or bypasses the process. Instead, a good advisor helps you find solutions to your problems, while keeping in mind that the whole point of the process is to help you get your degree. While there may be not truly "bad" advisors (though I'm sure some of you would disagree), poor advisory relationships are created when...