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Recent research suggests that at birth babies are pre-programed to value fairness and generosity and to be helpful. Therefore, the foundations for social-moral principals are hard-wired. (Weir, K. Not-so-blank slates. Monitor on Psychology, 2014, 45(4), 32-35

Poet Kathleen Norris: Disconnecting from change does not recapture the past. It loses the future.

A complete evaluation is needed before an ADHD diagnosis is assigned to a child. The evaluation should include direct observations of the child by teachers and parents, a full developmental history, and an assessment of school, social, and parental pressures on the chilld. (Novotney, A. Is it really ADHD? Monitor on Psychology, 2014, 45(4), 28-31)

Edmund Wilson: No two persons ever read the same book.

A world Health Organization survey found that anxiety is the most prevalent mental heath issue worlwide and surpasses depression. (Stossel, S. A brief history of anxiety. Psychotherapy Networker, 2014, November/December, 24-27.

Patrick Hardin: As children, we have imaginary friends. We grow up and we replace them with imaginary enemies.

This year’s Harvard Review of Psychiatry (January, February) reported that although post-partum depression lessens with time, depression remains a problem for 30% to 50% of mothers who have it up to three years after delivery. (In brief, Monitor on Psychology, 2014, 45(4), 17)

A Cornell University study found that weight control is better over time when people allow themselves occasional splurges.( In Brief, Monitor on Psychology, 2014, 45(4), 14-18)

The Psychological Bulletin (online Feb. 3) reported a study that found coed and same-sex classrooms to be comparable in the educational performance and attitudes of their students.(In brief. Monitor on Psychology, 2014, 45(4), 15)

The brain is absolutely the most complicated thing in the whole universe. (Frances, A. A step backward. Psychotherapy Networker, 2014, 38(2), 49)