Aging

11 Jul

A study found that when 80+ year olds have a strong social network with positive relationships, their cognitive functioning shows less decline. (In brief. Super-agers are more social. Monitor on Psychology, 2018, 49(2), p. 13) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Wit

8 Jul

Marjory Stoneman Douglas: Be a nuisance where it counts. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Cognition

30 Jun

A study found that, overall, its subjects spent 66% of their time focusing on the present; 26%, on the future; and 8%, on the past. (In brief. Living in the moment. Monitor on Psychology, 2018, 49(2), pp. 12-13) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Crisis Communications

27 Jun

During a crisis, people feel more stressed when they rely on social media rather than officials and traditional media. (In brief, Crisis communication. Monitor on Psychology, 2018, 49(1), p. 15) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Parenting

16 Jun

Children with television or video game systems in their bedrooms spend less time sleeping, reading, and being physically active than those without. (In brief. Screen time. Monitor on Psychology, 49(10, p. 13) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Depression

13 Jun

Postpartum depression affects about one in every 200 births to mothers who have no prior psychological problems. (In brief. Postpartum depression. Monitor on Psychology, 2-018, 49(1), p. 13) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Emotions

11 Jun

Five experiments found that people’s voices express more emotions than their faces. (In brief. Listen carefully. Monitor on Psychology, 2018, 49(1), p. 11) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Wit

30 May

Karl Lagerfeld: Sweatpants are a sign of defeat. http://www.fineberghpsychotherapy.com

Work

26 May

Women workers rate their female bosses more highly than men do and tend to perform better for female bosses. (In brief. Women at work. Monitor on Psychology, 2018, 49(1), p. 9) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Wisdom

23 May

W. B. Yeats: We make out of the quarrel with others rhetoric, but of the quarrel with ourselves, poetry. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com