A recent Vanderbilt study found that children with chronic stomachaches tend to develop anxiety and depressive disorders. (Monitor on Psychology, 2013, 44(9), p. 18)
A recent study from the University of Minnesota found that working in a messy room helps people try new things and come up with new ideas. (Monitor on Psychology, 2013, 44(9), p. 12)
Spouses have more conflict after a bad night’s sleep. (Monitor on Psychology, 2013, 44(8), p. 23.)
An 18 year follow-up study from Europe found that of the 7,268 participants, those that had initially viewed their health as negatively impacted by stress had more than double the risk of having a heart attack or dying from one than those who had not seen stress as impacting their health. (Monitor on Psychology, 2013, 44(8), p. 22.)
“Therapy outcome studies show that a person’s motivation is a major factor in whether he or she gets better..” (Hanson, R. The next big step. Psychotherapy Networker, 2014, January/February, p. 21)
Old habits die hard. With stress, people are likely to resume their old habits, good and bad. (Monitor on Psychology, 2013, 44(8), p. 22)
Pete Seegar: It’s a very important thing to learn to talk to people you disagree with.
A recent 6-year Icelandic study found that children who were youngest in class were 50% more likely to be medicated for ADHD and had lower math and language grades until the fourth grade. Parents whose children are close to birthday cut-offs might carefully consider whether or not to have their children start school or wait until the next year. ( IPA PsychBytes, 1/21/2014)
Lewis Carroll:If you limit your actions in life to things that nobody can possibly find fault with, you will not do much.
Steven Stosny (2013) opines, “Except for saints and literary characters, enduring change rarely happens as the result of being knocked off our feet by a spiritual or psychological whack upside the head. Perdurable change is gradual and mundane. It occurs by extending, supplementing, and altering the habits that shape perspectives and drive behavior. First comes the hard work; then comes the epiphany.” (Stosny, S. Blue-collar therapy. Psychotherapy Networker, 2013,37, 6, p. 23)
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