Remembering information appears to depend partly on the perception that the information will be necessary later on.
ScienceDaily: Seeing selves as overweight may be self-fulfilling prophecy for some teens
Teenagers with inaccurate body image perceptions are predisposed to weight gain later in life.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150128082247.htm
The New York Times: Psychotherapy as a kind of art
An author works through his difficult childhood in psychotherapy. Article written by Jay Neugeboren.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/27/psychotherapy-as-a-kind-of-art/?_r=0
PsyBlog: This is What Depression Does to The Brain’s ‘Disappointment Circuit’
Does the tendency to “see the glass half empty” have a neurological basis?
The Washington Post: I’m an atheist psychiatrist. Should I see patients who believe in God?
A psychiatrist comments on the components of religion that can be included in, or used as an adjunct to, psychotherapy. Article written by Jean Kim.