mind over matter

Wipe that grin off your face and read this fascinating, thought-provoking buzzkill of an article in The Times of London. I’ll wait.
   
All finished? Shocked? I certainly was, not least of all at the fantastic illustration at the top of the article (Ohhh, those saucy Brits.)  If this author writes the truth, then our perpetual search for happiness […]

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Confirming what Cosmo has been claiming for years, a new longitudinal study from the University of Utah suggests that true bisexuality exists in women. 
Head researcher Lisa Diamond followed 79 self-described lesbian, bisexual and “unlabeled” women for ten years, checking in once every two years to obtain qualitative data on their sexual behavior and self-labeled sexual […]

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You are getting splurge-y, very, very splurge-y… 
Last week, I came across this article in Reuters, and it’s still on my mind. Basically, researchers in Singapore found that when people’s appetites are stimulated, they’re more likely to make unrelated impulsive purchases, and to pick “smaller-sooner” payoffs. The study, published in the February 2008 issue of Journal of […]

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In this blog, I’ll examine how psychology is treated and covered in the mainstream media. I’ll analyze and explore how the media affects public understanding of mental disorders, and I’ll include interesting research in the field. And if things work out according to plan, this blog also will provide a little entertainment in the process.

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Train-wreck celebrities: In 2007, the U.S. watched in part-glee, part-horror as one young celebrity after another crashed and burned. Paris Hilton was trotted off to jail, Lindsay Lohan spent her days either hidden away in rehab or being photographed drinking from large bottles of booze, and Britney Spears, well…where to begin. And media outlets are […]

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The National Institute of Mental Health, a government website

The American Psychological Association, the world’s largest association of psychologists

PsycPort, the APA’s news feed

ScienceDaily, a news feed on Mind/Body

PsycCentral, a mental health social network run by mental health professionals

Psychology Blog, a blog run by About.com’s psychology expert Kendra Van Wagner

Psychology and Crime News, […]

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