Parenting

10 Feb

Adopted children of heterosexual and homosexual couples show no significant differences in their gender-typed behaviors. (In brief, Monitor on Psychology, 2017, November, p. 11) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Relationships

3 Feb

“Americans are becoming less socially connected (p. 519)” From Holt-Lunstad, J. A., Robles, T. F., & Sbarra, D. A. Advancing social connection as a public health priority in the United States, American Psychologist, 2017, 72(6), 517-530. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Health

31 Jan

Diets have been found to have only a short-term benefit. NO study has ever shown that dieting results in long-term weight loss. (PsychBytes, 2019, January) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Relationships

27 Jan

Close relationship are important to our health and well being. Their quality is among the best predictors of disease and length of life.(Holt-Lunstad, J. A., Robles, T. F., & Sbarra, D. A. Advancing social connection as a public health priority in the United States. American Psychologist, 2017, 72(6), 517-530) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy. com

Wisdom

20 Jan

Journalist Walter Lippmann: Where all think alike, no one thinks very much. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Sleep

13 Jan

The quality and amount of sleep throughout adulthood affects health in older age.(Weir, K. The power of restorative sleep. Monitor on Psychology, 2017, October, pp.38-43)www.finebergpsycotherapy.com

Wisdom

7 Jan

“People who command respect are never as widely known as people who command attention.” (Rooney, K. 2017, Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk,New York: St.Martin’s Press, p. 225) http://www.finebergpsycotherapy.com

Gender and Depression

3 Jan

A meta-analysis of 160 studies with more than 3.5 million subjects from 90 countries showed that about two times as many females than males suffer from depression. (In brief, Monitor on Psychology, 2017, 48(8), p. 12) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Leadership

30 Dec

Research shows that colleagues see leaders low in charisma as weak in strategic leadership and see leaders high in charisma as weak in managing details and resources. (In brief, Monitor on Psychology, 2017, 48(8), p. 10) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com

Parenting

27 Dec

Research shows that fathers respond to their toddler daughters with more talk about emotions and sing more to them than they do with their toddler sons. They respond to their toddler sons with more achievement-related language and with more rough-and-tumble play than with their daughters. (In brief, Monitor on Psychology, 2017, 48(8), 9) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com