Media
April 3, 2017
Over the past year, there has been a lot of discussion about conspiracy theories in the mainstream media and elsewhere. The concept of “truth” in a […]
March 27, 2017
Over the decades, a confusing litany of research and information has emerged regarding gender. Central questions have been posed: “How similar are man and women?” “What […]
March 20, 2017
At a glance, psychology and finance appear to have almost nothing in common. Money, by its nature, is a social construction, quantitative, and seemingly resides “out […]
March 6, 2017
It’s often said that humans are “social animals.” What this means is that humans, like other animals in nature from ants to higher mammas like dolphins, […]
February 28, 2017
The field of psychology has really grown up over the last hundred years or so. Historians of the field often note that psychology grew off of a branch […]
February 21, 2017
When trying to persuade you to purchase a particular brand or product, advertisers often attempt to create implicit superstitious associations. Research shows that while these associations […]
February 13, 2017
Color-blind racial attitudes are, in short, implicit and ambiguous forms of racial prejudice. And where, in most cases, explicit forms of institutional racism have become socially […]
February 8, 2017
Often, when thinking about what might cause changes in neurotransmitter levels of the brain, most might immediately think ‘Medication’. Naturally, since the chemical imbalance theory (theory […]
February 6, 2017
The counselor-client relationship remains just that: a relationship. And many times the dynamics of that relationship remain ever changing and no two counselor-client relationships are exactly […]
January 30, 2017
Trusting others remains the glue that keeps societies together. The problem is, of course, when and how to do so. As it turns out, trusting others […]
January 23, 2017
Prior to the psychopharmacology era (or, the time before antidepressants had become widely available), most individuals struggling with mental illnesses such as depression were, more or […]
January 16, 2017
A few years ago, a book emerged on bookshelves that had a curious and engaging thesis. It asked: What is the link between mental illness and […]