tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4065280503128632232024-02-22T06:59:34.884-05:00Exploring Psychology and Matters of the MindA communal forum featuring articles, links, and information related to PsychologyMichael Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07255082718153363382noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406528050312863223.post-73209857923518856002011-05-06T19:11:00.000-04:002011-05-06T19:11:04.661-04:00Drug Addiction In The DSM V...Considerations For The Future<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Michael Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07255082718153363382noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406528050312863223.post-73211329146747235282011-04-07T14:07:00.004-04:002011-08-16T18:18:04.697-04:00The Neuropsychology of Borderline Personality Disorder
Review of Study Published in The Journal of Personality Disorders
Borderline Personality Disorder is typically associated with deficits related to affect regulation, impulse control, interpersonal relationships, and self-identity. Previous research also indicates that patients with Borderline Personality Disorder typically Michael Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07255082718153363382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406528050312863223.post-17662487668444184662011-04-02T19:08:00.000-04:002011-04-02T19:08:17.110-04:00Do Deficits in Mindfulness Underlie Borderline Personality Features and Core Difficulties?<!--[if gte mso 9]> <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE <![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]>Michael Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07255082718153363382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406528050312863223.post-46447256632512154212011-01-31T23:15:00.000-05:002011-01-31T23:15:49.194-05:00Meditation Appears to Cause Changes in Brain's Gray MatterMRI scans show increased volume in parts of brain linked to empathy, awareness
"A mindfulness meditation training program can trigger measurable changes in brain areas associated with awareness, empathy and sense of self within eight weeks, a new study has found."
"The meditation group participants spent an average of 27 minutes a day doing mindfulness meditation exercises. The MRI scans taken Michael Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07255082718153363382noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406528050312863223.post-18904149488415080312011-01-25T16:22:00.002-05:002011-01-31T14:32:55.145-05:00A Perfect Example of Dangerously Innacurate Reporting1 in 2 seniors on antidepressants face drug interactions
Resulting side effects caused many to stop their prescription, new study finds
WASHINGTON — More than half of older Americans taking an antidepressant for the first time were already taking another drug that could interact with it and cause side-effects, researchers reported on Friday.
"The research team used a Thomson Michael Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07255082718153363382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406528050312863223.post-35505973125536729992011-01-17T16:35:00.001-05:002011-01-31T14:33:37.023-05:00Talk therapy may help tough-to-treat depressionPeople with long-lasting depression may benefit from talk therapy when other treatment methods such as antidepressant drugs alone aren't working, suggests a new study. But the topic needs more research, the authors say - and they also point out that talk therapy isn't accessible or affordable for everyone.
"About 15 million adults in America suffer from major depressive disorder - serious Michael Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07255082718153363382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406528050312863223.post-43785717559119375372011-01-15T15:22:00.001-05:002011-01-31T14:34:46.666-05:00Cognitive and Behavioral Nutrition: Reading the Labels Just because a person who plays a doctor on TV says something is good for you, should you listen?
"...before most of us put anything into our bodies, we look at what is in it -- calories, salt, fat grams, etc -- and decide whether we will incorporate it (literally, put it into our bodies). I then ask this question: Do you use that same level of care and consideration of evidence when deciding Michael Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07255082718153363382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406528050312863223.post-60149100415603189972011-01-13T23:44:00.001-05:002011-01-31T14:35:39.181-05:00Can you control your dreams?"A lucid dreamer is a person who is aware that he or she is dreaming and is able to manipulate the plot and outcome of the dream, like a video game. It is not uncommon, and in children it can happen frequently, even as an expression of creativity, said Gary Schwartz, professor of psychology and neurology at the University of Arizona."
"Research suggests that various techniques can increase the Michael Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07255082718153363382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406528050312863223.post-6822717742314163382011-01-12T14:34:00.001-05:002011-01-31T14:36:25.585-05:00Mindfulness Therapy is No Fad, Experts Say Jaunuary 8, 2011 | By Chris Woolston, Special to the Los Angeles Times There is solid evidence that mindfulness therapy, which combines elements of Buddhism and yoga, can relieve anxiety and improve mood"Mindfulness therapy encourages patients to focus on their breathing and their body, to notice but not judge their thoughts and to generally live in the moment. It may sound a bit Michael Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07255082718153363382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406528050312863223.post-77435943081919526162011-01-07T10:40:00.001-05:002011-01-31T14:37:03.446-05:00Rudeness Is a Neurotoxin"Studies have shown that children exposed to serious psychological trauma during childhood are at risk of suffering increased psychiatric disorders, including depression, anger, hostility, drug abuse, suicidal ideation, loneliness and even psychosis as adults. Using modern brain imaging, the physical damage to these children's brain development can be seen as clearly as a bone fracture on an Michael Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07255082718153363382noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-406528050312863223.post-81224916882621717202011-01-04T21:23:00.002-05:002011-01-31T14:30:17.025-05:006 Steps to Achieving Creativity in Business, Personal Life It turns out that the creative process involves both art and science
What does it take to produce something truly original? The notion that creativity is the province of right-brain, left-handed artsy types is outdated, says Daniel Goleman, a psychologist and author of Emotional Intelligence. "The creative brain state accesses a whole range of connections throughout the brain," he saysMichael Weisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07255082718153363382noreply@blogger.com0