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Therapists’ Apps Aim To Help With Mental Health Issues
NPR: Games like Flappy Bird and Candy Crush have helped many of us de-stress during long waits at the doctor's office and crowded Metro rides. But what if an app could actually help with mental health? Researchers from Hunter College and the City University of New York say they've developed an app that can reduce anxiety. In the game, called PersonalZen, players encounter two animated characters in a field of grass. One of them looks calm and friendly, while the other looks angry. Soothing music plays in the background. When one creature burrows into the grass, players must follow the rustling leaves and trace its path.
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New Research From Clinical Psychological Science
Read about the latest research published in Clinical Psychological Science: Influences of Ovarian Hormones on Dysregulated Eating: A Comparison of Associations in Women With Versus Women Without Binge Episodes Kelly L. Klump, Sarah E. Racine, Britny Hildebrandt, S. Alexandra Burt, Michael Neale, Cheryl L. Sisk, Steven Boker, and Pamela K. Keel Studies have shown an association between changes in ovarian hormones and amounts of emotional eating women engage in across their menstrual cycles; however, researchers are still unsure whether this relationship differs for women with clinically diagnosed binge-eating episodes.
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The Taxman Cometh: Science Explains Why Some Pay and Others Evade
Despite the threat of penalties, some people decide that the government won’t be getting their tax money. Psychological science shows what motivates some to pay and others not.
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Your Personality and Career Sculpt Each Other
Some people’s personality traits just make them cut out for a certain type of job. But can your career affect your personality?
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ABSAME: A Forum for Behavioral Sciences and Health Professions Education
The 44th Anniversary Meeting of ABSAME will be held October 16–18, 2014, at the Hyatt Regency in Newport Beach, California. This year’s theme, “The Behavioral Science of Interprofessional Education: Confronting Issues of Hierarchy and Power” lends itself to exploration of many of the issues surrounding interprofessional education that must be recognized and addressed so our students can become fully participating members of highly functioning teams. Issues of teamwork, power imbalance, power structures, conflict resolution, communication strategies, roles, personal/professional identity, and how the arts and humanities can aid in creating more humane health care providers will be addressed.
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Think you’re immune to video-game violence? Think again
USA Today: Wonder what could be so enticing that people globally spend 3 billion hours every week doing it? Try video games, that great electronic escape where virtual characters take over the story lines and real-world problems feel far away. As popularity of these games continues to grow, scientists are examining what compels people to invest so much time in fictitious worlds — and whether outcomes of these games have any relevance to reality. Some studies suggest that playing electronic games provides a form of stress relief; other research cites the social aspect of gaming with friends as a major benefit.
