Month: June 2014

People who derive enjoyment from selfless actions appear less likely to get depressed.  Article written by Olga Khazan.

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/04/how-meaningful-activities-protect-the-teen-brain-from-depression/360988/?

Low blood sugar levels are correlated with punitive anger toward one’s spouse.  In other words, postpone the argument until after dinner and it may not happen at all.

http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21600855-low-glucose-levels-can-lead-spouses-lash-out-one-another-hunger-strikes

Photographs of psychoanalysts’ offices, demonstrating the variety of their design intentions.  Article written by Carey Dunne.

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3029093/exposure/inside-the-offices-of-12-psychoanalysts#1

Psychotherapists struggle with questions raised by their presence, and the presence of their patients, on social media.  Article written by Anna Davies.

http://nymag.com/thecut/2014/04/when-you-find-your-therapist-on-social-media.html

Popular psychology books about human irrationality cause people to fall prey to the same irrational thought processes these books call out.  Article written by Sam McNerney.

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2012/04/27/the-irrationality-of-irrationality-the-paradox-of-popular-psychology/?WT.mc_id=SA_sharetool_Twitter