26 Nov, 2011
Harare, Zimbabwe (PRWEB) October 13, 2011 A single parent of a son, and a daughter with Down syndrome, in a country with few health or support services, Pamina Mullins was at her wits end. In desperation she decided to abort her hysterical Oh-God-Why-Me reactions, press the pause button, reboot her anti-stress software and share her personal experiences in her new book, “Why Me?” (published by Balboa Press).
Ive lived most of my adult life in an environment where the basic tools and utilities of everyday life can never be taken for granted, and neither can your home or livelihood, says Mullins.
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23 Nov, 2011
New Canadian guidelines for breast cancer screening: Hardly worth the effort! She completed her Honours Degree in Psychology and Mathematics at York University and her Masters and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology at Concordia University. She also completed a Clinical/Research Postdoctoral Fellowship at CAMH. … Read more on CTV.ca (blog) The device is not ready Another relative optimist, Larry Rosen, professor of psychology at California State University, Dominguez Hills, notes that social media can help kids learn "virtual empathy" and assist withdrawn kids with socializing. And there is scientific evidence … Read more on Colorado Springs…. Click Here to Read More
20 Nov, 2011

Alexandria in Late Antiquity: Topography and Social Conflict (Ancient Society and History) Second only to Rome in the ancient world, Alexandria was home to many of late antiquity’s most brilliant writers, philosophers, and theologians—among them Philo, Origen, Arius, Athanasius, Hypatia, Cyril, and John Philoponus. Now, in Alexandria in Late Antiquity, Christopher Haas offers the first book to place these figures within the physical and social context of Alexandria’s bustling urban milieu. Because of its clear demarcation of communal boundaries, Alexandria provides the modern historian with an ideal opportunity to probe the multicultural makeup of an ancient urban unit. Haas…. Click Here to Read More
17 Nov, 2011

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15 Nov, 2011
Hunger Games, Harry Potter spawn an exhibit, lesson plans and scholarly work According to NewsLeader.com, psychology Professor Louise Freeman has written quite a bit about the Harry Potter world and has applied it to the field of psychology. For her, creatures like the Dementors are not so unfamiliar. The the monstrous entities … Read more on Examiner.com New Canaan Residents in Service: Captains Michael and Edward Gonzalez Following graduation in 2000 from New Canaan High School, he studied Psychology at the University of Michigan and attended Officer Candidate School (OCS) during two summer breaks. After a year of teaching at Darien High School he completed OCS in 2006…. Click Here to Read More
15 Nov, 2011

Oral History for the Qualitative Researcher: Choreographing the Story Oral history is a particularly useful way to capture ordinary people’s lived experiences. This innovative book introduces the full array of oral history research methods and invites students and qualitative researchers to try them out in their own work. Using choreography as an organizing metaphor, the author presents creative strategies for collecting, representing, analyzing, and interpreting oral history data. Instructive exercises and activities help readers develop specific skills, such as nonparticipant observation, interviewing, and writing, with a special section on creating found data poems from interview…. Click Here to Read More
11 Nov, 2011

A History of Psychology in Metascientific Perspective Two fields of interest are combined in this volume: the history of science and the theory, or philosophy, of science (metascience). The result is a history of psychology with emphasis placed upon a metascientific analysis of the work of fourteen psychologists from various periods. Each analysis is set in historical context; a period or school is discussed in each chapter, together with a metascientific analysis of some major works from the respective period or school. The author employs a metascientific descriptive system or `systematology’ developed during more than 30 years of work on comparative, metascientific studies of about 50…. Click Here to Read More
8 Nov, 2011
James Hillman, Therapist in Men's Movement, Dies at 85 … lay philosopher who took concepts from a variety of sources and melded them into his own, particular idiosyncratic take,” said Wade E. Pickren, chairman of psychology at Pace University in New York and editor of the journal History of Psychology. … Read more on New York Times Psychologist admits to faking dozens of scientific studies Now, prominent social psychologist Diederik Stapel (who earlier this year reported that something as trivial as litter can promote discriminatory behavior) has been outed as one of the biggest frauds in scientific history. Will social psychology be … Read more on…. Click Here to Read More
27 Oct, 2011

Manufacturing Depression: The Secret History of a Modern Disease Am I depressed or just unhappy? In the last two decades, antidepressants have become staples of our medicine cabinets—doctors now write 120 million prescriptions annually, at a cost of more than 10 billion dollars. At the same time, depression rates have skyrocketed; twenty percent of Americans are now expected to suffer from it during their lives. Doctors, and drug companies, claim that this convergence is a public health triumph: the recognition and treatment of an under-diagnosed illness. Gary Greenberg, a practicing therapist and longtime depressive, raises a more disturbing possibility: that the disease has been…. Click Here to Read More
23 Oct, 2011

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17 Oct, 2011
Is Violence History? In seeking answers to these questions Pinker draws on recent research in history, psychology, cognitive science, economics and sociology. Nor is he afraid to venture into deep philosophical waters, like the role of reason in ethics and whether, … Read more on New York…. Click Here to Read More
17 Oct, 2011

Historical Perspectives in Industrial and Organizational Psychology (Applied Psychology Series) This unique book is the first to contain a comprehensive history of industrial and organizational psychology, covering numerous topics in the discipline. The history presented offers various perspectives, including the contributions of individuals, organizations, and contextual or situational forces, as well as an international viewpoint. The authors, all highly regarded experts in their respective topics, use a range of approaches to examine history, demonstrating to readers that there are multiple ways to understand history. This volume will be of interest to industrial and organizational…. Click Here to Read More