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Here's Why Dating Is So Hard
Dating today is a nightmare, are the first words that come out of Barry Schwartz s mouth when I ask him about today s social landscape. Schwartz is a renowned behavioral psychologist and author of The Paradox of Choice , a life-changing book that examines how and why having too much choice makes us miserable. To illustrate, Schwartz describes a trip to Gap. What should be a fairly quick shopping t ...
Psychology Today - Mon. Feb 12
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Do Sex Statistics Matter?
Researchers can tell us what percentage of people engage in various sex acts and how often. Sometimes they look at a representative sample of the entire country, sometimes they look at a subpopulation e.g., gay men 20-30 . We can all also do our own research, for example by asking a few friends if they have ever tried something or how often they do it. But do these figures even matter
Psychology Today - Mon. Feb 12
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We Must Break the Stigma of Hearing Loss
We must break the stigma that surrounds hearing loss. It is a matter of life and mind your mind. Research shows that people with a mild hearing loss are twice as likely to develop dementia as those with normal hearing, and this risk increases with the severity of the hearing loss. Over a six-year study at Johns Hopkins, the cognitive abilities of older adults with hearing loss declined 30 -40 fast ...
Psychology Today - Mon. Feb 12
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Is Romantic Love Just an Invention by Commerce?
The precise origin of Valentine s Day is unknown but sources point to compassionate, brotherly love not romance that prompted the sainthood of Valentinus. According to legend, Valentinus knowingly violated the law in ancient Rome when providing Christian services and was sentenced to death. Centuries later, the day of his remembrance was romanticized when the concept of courtly love spread across ...
Psychology Today - Mon. Feb 12
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Opioid use increases risk of serious infections
Opioid users have a significantly increased risk of infections severe enough to require treatment at the hospital, such as pneumonia and meningitis, as compared to people who don t use opioids. The Vanderbilt University Medical Center study, released today by the Annals of Internal Medicine , found that people who use opioids have a 1.62 times higher risk of invasive pneumococcal diseases. Invasiv ...
EurekAlert - Mon. Feb 12
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Predictors for infidelity and divorce highlighted in new research
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- As Valentine s Day approaches, it s reassuring to know many of us are equipped with the basic psychological instincts to have a successful intimate relationship that lasts. New research from Florida State University highlights ways to keep love and also identifies clear predictors for failed relationships. In a study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psycholog ...
EurekAlert - Mon. Feb 12
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Hip-hop music influencing more African-Americans to try 'Molly'
TAMPA, Fla. February 12, 2018 - More rap artists are talking about molly, which is the powder or crystal form of ecstasy, and that s having a big impact on Black listeners. Molly is a synthetic drug that acts as a stimulant and hallucinogenic. While research has shown messages in hip-hop music can influence the use of marijuana and alcohol, no research has looked specifically at whether hip-hop is ...
EurekAlert - Mon. Feb 12
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Opioid use increases risk for serious invasive pneumococcal infections
Below please find summaries of new articles that will be published in the next issue of Annals of Internal Medicine . For an embargoed PDF, please contact Angela Collom at acollom acponline.org or 215-351-2653. The summaries are not intended to substitute for the full articles as a source of information. ------------------------------------------------- 1. Opioid use increases risk for serious inv ...
EurekAlert - Mon. Feb 12
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Oregon woman first human infected with eye worms once only seen in cattle
Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. February 12, 2018 --North Americans may be more vulnerable than previously thought to irritating and potentially dangerous infections with two different types of tiny but tenacious eye worms, according to two studies published today in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene . In one study, scientists from the United States Centers for Disease Control and Preve ...
EurekAlert - Mon. Feb 12
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What is catastrophizing? 6 ways to stop catastrophic thinking
Catastrophizing is a way of thinking called a cognitive distortion. A person who catastrophizes usually sees an unfavorable outcome to an event and then decides that if this outcome does happen, the results will be a disaster.
Medical News Today - Mon. Feb 12
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Wooing with Song and Mating for Life
For two individuals to fall in love , they must communicate. Love begins in the eyes and ears. We fall in love through communication, says neuroscientist Sarah Woolley of Columbia University s Zuckerman Institute. Woolley doesn t actually study love among humans, but she studies a distant relative the song of the zebra finch. These Australian finches make a good model for investigating what goes o ...
Psychology Today - Mon. Feb 12
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Could You Be Addicted to Technology?
Maybe I m overusing technology Maybe you are. How exactly would you know The digital police aren t going to flag you when you ve met your technology threshold. On the other hand, constant use has become normalized. The toddler tinkering with a tablet, the teen locked away in their room tied to their computer, and to the adult buried in their phone at a social engagement are just a few examples of ...
Psychology Today - Mon. Feb 12
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