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Maltreated Children Misbehaving
None of us are conceived or born as full adults we all need to grow and develop from single cells to fully-formed adults. Unfortunately - for the sake of development, anyway - the future world you will find yourself in is not always predictable, which makes development a tricky matter at times. While there are often regularities in the broader environment such as the presence or absence of sunligh ...
Psychology Today - Tue. Dec 20
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Why Our Coercive System of Schooling Should Topple
I ve been called a crazy optimist, a Pollyanna, a romantic idealist. How can I believe that our system of compulsory forced schooling is about to collapse People point out that in many ways the schooling system is stronger now than ever. It occupies more of children s time, gobbles up more public funds, employs more people, and is more firmly controlled by government and at ever-higher levels of g ...
Psychology Today - Tue. Dec 20
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Rare look at youth post detention is bleak
First study to document poor long-term outcomes of delinquent youth after detention Massive study addresses key omission in juvenile justice field Involvement in the juvenile justice system can lead to a downward spiral that is difficult to reverse Females functioned significantly better than males in nearly every domain CHICAGO --- A new Northwestern Medicine study offers a bleak assessment in a ...
EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 19
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Efforts are needed to optimize the use of biologics for treating patients with...
The use of biologics, which are generally made from human and or animal materials, has significantly changed the management of rheumatoid arthritis over the last decade, becoming the cornerstone treatment for many patients. Because the arsenal of biologics for rheumatoid arthritis includes numerous monoclonal antibodies with various mechanisms of action, it can be challenging to optimize treatment ...
EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 19
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Girls with poorer motor skills more likely than boys to be obese
Young girls who exhibit a poor mastery of fundamental movement skills FMS are more likely to be obese than boys who have similarly low skills, according to research led by Coventry University. The study - which won an award[1] at the recent British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences conference - assessed among other things the running, catching, and balance skills[2] of 250 girls and boys[ ...
EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 19
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Genetics link sleep disturbance with restless legs syndrome, schizophrenia and...
A team of American and British scientists have for the first time discovered genetic connections between sleep disturbance and a range of medical disorders including obesity. Lead author Jacqueline Lane, PhD, postdoctoral fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital MGH , and joint senior authors Richa Saxena, PhD, assistant professor of An 230 sthesia at MGH and Harvard Medical School, and Martin K R ...
EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 19
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Further evidence found for causal links between cannabis and schizophrenia
The study from the University of Bristol comes on the back of public health warnings issued earlier this year by scientists who voiced concerns about the increased risk of psychosis for vulnerable people who use the drug. Those warnings followed evidence to suggest an increased use of particularly high potency strains of cannabis among young people. However, experts cautioned that the risks should ...
EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 19
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The transgender 'bathroom bill': Who wants it -- men or women?
Most women are not bothered much about the fact that they might at times share public bathrooms designated for females with transgender women who were registered as men at birth. Men on the other hand take umbrage, and worry about the safety and privacy of the women in their lives. Such male transphobia has its roots in how men see themselves as the so-called protectors of women, says Rebecca Ston ...
EurekAlert - Mon. Dec 19
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Sleep may help reduce PTSD symptoms
Sleeping in the first 24 hours after a traumatic event may help people to process the memory more effectively and therefore minimize the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, according to research published in the journal Sleep .
Medical News Today - Mon. Dec 19
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Canine Phobias
Dogs, like some other species including humans, can sometimes develop an excessive, irrational fear of something animate, inanimate or situational. This state of affairs falls into the category of a phobia. A phobia is an intense and persistent fear that occurs for as long the phobic dog is confronted by, or even anticipating, the triggering cue. A phobia is typically acquired as a result adverse ...
Psychology Today - Mon. Dec 19
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Why Reveal Your Disability or ‘Hidden Identity’ at Work?
By Robert T. Keating and Alecia M. Santuzzi Consider the following scenario Tom was recently promoted at work but is finding that his dyslexia interferes with his new responsibilities. He wants to disclose his disability to his supervisor so he can discuss possible accommodations. However, he fears his supervisor and coworkers might treat him differently or even question whether he really has a di ...
Psychology Today - Mon. Dec 19
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Confident or Cocky?
Where do you see yourself in five years asked the interviewer. I ll have your job in three, replied the millennial applicant. Confidence is a good thing, but this wasn t confidence. It was arrogance. This is a true story I heard from an attendee of one of my leadership seminars The Highly Connected Leader Human Connection Strategies for Busy Bosses . Needless to say, he didn t get the job. In fact ...
Psychology Today - Mon. Dec 19
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