Sleep

8 Mar

The more social support that people have, the better their sleep. This finding was consistent across 61 studies with a total of 105,431 subjects and for both healthy persons and those with chronic illnesses. (In brief. Social support and sleep. Monitor on Psychology, 2018, 49(9), p. 12) http://www.finebergpsychology.com

Empathy

5 Mar

As many as 25 experiments showed that trying to take another person’s perspective did not increase the participants’ accuracy in predicting another’s emotions and thoughts. (In brief. A different perspective. Monitor on Psychology, 2018, 49(9), p. 12) www,finebergpsychotherapy.com

Wisdom

1 Mar

Bertrand Russell: A generation that cannot endure boredom will be a generation of little men, of men unduly divorced from the slow processes of nature. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Wisdom

28 Feb

President Calvin Coolidge: It is a great advantage to a president, and a major source of safety to the country, for him to know that he is not a great man. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Wit

23 Feb

Edith Warton: If you make up your mind not to be happy, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t have a fairly good time. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Sleep

21 Feb

Those people who detach from their jobs after work and relax have better sleep than those who don’t. (In brief. Counterbalancing work stress. Monitor on Psychology, 2018, 49(8), p. 13) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Wit/Wisdom

16 Feb

Jim Lehrer: It is fairly east to produce heat, but very tough to produce light. wwww.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Autism

13 Feb

There is evidence that autism is passed through the maternal line through coding DNA and also through the paternal line through noncoding DNA, which impacts the coding DNA. In brief. Autism genetics. Monitor on Psychology, 2018, 49(8), p. 12) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Wit and Wisdom

9 Feb

Georg W. F. Hegel: We learn from history that we do not learn from history.
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Childhood Trauma

6 Feb

Greater adversity occurring in childhood and teen years is associated with greater pain in adulthood, mostly in the form of sleep disturbances and negative mood. (In brief. Childhood trauma, adult pain. Monitor on Psychology, 2018, 49(8), p. 12) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com