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While science tries to understand the stuff dreams are made of, humans, from cultures all over the world, continue to believe that dreams contain important hidden truths, according to newly published research.
In six different studies, researchers surveyed nearly 1,100 people about their dreams. "Psychologists’ interpretations of the meaning of dreams vary widely," said Carey Morewedge, an assistant professor at Carnegie Mellon University and the study’s Continue Reading »

A generic beta-blocker normally used to control blood pressure could one day be used to treat anxiety and phobia by erasing bad memories,
according to a new Dutch study.
The research was the work of Dr Merel Kindt, a professor in the Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences - Clinical Psychology at the University of
Amsterdam and other colleagues from the university and was published in the advanced Continue Reading »

The Institute of Race Relations has published a new report on the devastating impact on family life of Britain’s anti-terrorist control order and detention policy. The report, entitled ‘Besieged in Britain’, has been written by journalist and author Victoria Brittain, co-author with Moazzam Begg of Enemy Combatant: a British Continue Reading »

Many people will be psychological victims of the fires sweeping through south-eastern Australia as much as physical or economic victims, warns the Australian Psychological Society (APS).
"During and immediately after a disaster of this magnitude the focus is understandably on sheer survival and rescue," says Professor Bob Montgomery, President of the APS. "But soon after, most people will naturally show signs of distress. At Continue Reading »

A PhD thesis defended at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has investigated the relationship between adolescents’ perception of their physical qualities and their psychological well-being and unwellness.
Self-concept may be defined as the totality of perceptions that each person has of themselves, and this self identity plays an important role in the psychological functioning of everyone. Continue Reading »

"Association Between Anxiety and Smoking in a Sample of Urban Black Men," Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health: Bradley Collins and Stephen Lepore of Temple University’s Health Behavior Research Center examined the relationship between self-reported smoking status and anxiety among 430 black, middle-aged men Continue Reading »

Post-Christmas blues, freezing weather and the long wait until summer means today (Monday 2 February) is statistically the worst day for absenteeism. But this year’s recession woes may make today’s annual National Sickie Day the worst yet, according to research from Friends Provident.
Compared to three years ago - Continue Reading »

Teenagers who smoke could be setting themselves up for depression later in life, according to a groundbreaking new Florida State University study.
Psychology Professor Carlos Bolanos and a team of researchers found that nicotine given to adolescent rats induced a depression-like state characterized by a lack Continue Reading »