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October 2015

League Immortal Andrew Johns Apologises for ‘Disgraceful’ Behaviour at Toowoomba Airport

By |2015-10-08T08:56:37+11:00October 3rd, 2015|Categories: Drugs & Alcohol, Society & Culture|Tags: , , , , , , |

Apology: Andrew Johns. Photo: Getty Images Johns was named the game's eighth Immortal in 2012 ahead of contenders Norm Provan, Ron Coote and Mal Meninga. Johns' on-field achievements were never in doubt. However, his elevation was met coolly by some, who felt his behaviour off the field did not live up to the title. - [...]

Picky Eating In Children Associated With Depression And Anxiety, Study Warns

By |2015-10-01T14:41:23+10:00October 1st, 2015|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Society & Culture|Tags: , , , , , , |

Picky eating in children is linked to depression and anxiety, according to a new study published Monday. In this photo, dated Dec. 23, 2011, children eat lunch at the Los Angeles Mission's Christmas meal service and toy giveaway in the skid row section of Los Angeles, California. Reuters/Jonathan Alcorn Picky eating among children [...]

FOMO: What’s the Psychology Behind the Fear of Missing Out?

By |2015-10-02T08:49:52+10:00October 1st, 2015|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Society & Culture|Tags: , , , , , , , |

free-stock-illustration The fear of missing out is an old, actually an ancient fear, being triggered by the newest form of communication: social media. Our survival as an individual within a tribe, and thus our survival as a species, once hinged on our being aware of threats both to ourselves and to the larger group. [...]

The Neuroscience of Being a Selfish Jerk

By |2015-10-02T10:33:58+10:00October 1st, 2015|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Science & Research|Tags: , , , , , |

aastock/Shutterstock If we’re being honest, most of us have at least some selfish aims – to make money, to win a promotion at work, and so on. But importantly, we pursue these goals while at the same time conforming to basic rules of decency. For example, if somebody helps us out, we’ll reciprocate, [...]

Both Talk Therapy and Medication May Be Less Effective for Depression

By |2015-10-02T10:59:56+10:00October 1st, 2015|Categories: Drugs & Alcohol, Mental Health & Wellbeing|Tags: , , , , , , |

tumblr.com The benefits of talk therapy for depression have been overstated in the scientific literature, according to a study in the journal PLOS ONE. The finding comes several years after a similar study reached the same conclusion about antidepressant drugs. Both talk therapy and antidepressant drugs "are efficacious," says Steven Hollon, a professor [...]

How Barack Obama Used Psychology to Gain $2M

By |2015-10-01T11:53:20+10:00October 1st, 2015|Categories: Society & Culture, Technology|Tags: , , , , , , |

Putting the signature box at the beginning of the form rather than the end resulted in a rash of honesty. iStock The US federal government found a clever way to make a little extra money last summer. Some vendors who provide federal agencies with goods and services as various as paper clips and [...]

Millions of Social Media Photos Found on Child Exploitation Sharing Sites

By |2015-10-02T10:10:56+10:00October 1st, 2015|Categories: Cybersafety, Technology|Tags: , , , , , , |

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk Innocent photos of children originally posted on social media and family blogs account for up to half the material found on some paedophile image-sharing sites, according to Australia's new Children's eSafety Commissioner. Mostly the images are posted by parents, who are unaware of how easily they can be downloaded and stored by friends or strangers. Tens of millions of photos of children doing everyday [...]

September 2015

There’s a Biology to Lasting Happiness, and There May Be a Way to Train Yourself

By |2015-09-28T11:07:06+10:00September 28th, 2015|Categories: Mental Health & Wellbeing, Science & Research|Tags: , , , , , , |

Gotta good feeling. (Reuters/Guillermo Granja) That uplifting feeling you get when something good happens to you? Researchers now think they know the part of the brain responsible for it—and they suggest we may be able to train ourselves to make those positive emotions last longer. Their conclusions are based on a study (paywall) conducted by [...]

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