Month: July 2014

A well-designed experiment provides evidence that rats, like humans, think deeply about opportunities they have missed.  Article written by David McNamee.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/277959.php

Framing your exercise routine as fun, rather than as a health-related duty, can reduce the likelihood that you’ll choose a high-calorie, exercise-negating food reward afterward.  Article written by Gretchen Reynolds.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/04/losing-weight-may-require-some-serious-fun/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0

Stress can be transferred easily from a sufferer to an observer — and even more easily to an observer who is emotionally close to the stress sufferer.  Article written by Dr. Jeremy Dean.

http://www.spring.org.uk/2014/05/how-easily-stress-is-transferred-between-people.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PsychologyBlog+%28PsyBlog%29

How parenting styles can contribute to a child’s personality development.  Article written by Linda Sapadin, Ph.D.

http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2014/06/04/what-happened-in-your-family/

Some FAQs about psychotherapy, written by a Hudson Valley psychologist.  Article written by Lubna Somjee, Ph.D.

http://www.poughkeepsiejournal.com/story/life/columnists/2014/05/25/lubna-somjee-healthy-living/9549217/