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When a person is suffering from depression, there are times when they just can’t make their body do anything, even if they know a little exercise would be the best thing. Paige Waehner says she has helped a lot of people find the motivation to exercise, but admits that depression is especially hard to…

In 1995 Brenda Adelman’s father (whom she adored) shot and killed her mother (whom she considered her best friend) and then turned around and married her mom's sister. He was not remorseful, and, in fact, refused to talk to Brenda about what happened. O he went to jail for what he did, but his plea bargain…

By Greg Toppo, USA TODAY They weren't goths or loners. The two teenagers who killed 13 people and themselves at suburban Denver's Columbine High School 10 years ago next week weren't in the "Trenchcoat Mafia," disaffected videogamers who wore cowboy dusters. The killings ignited a national debate over…

THANKFULNESS The onslaught of hurricanes in the gulf region in 2005 has left many victims wondering what they had to be thankful for during the Thanksgiving season. Instead of remembering good times, the holiday brought a reminder of what was lost in the rain, floods, and winds of Hurricanes Katrina…

THOUGHTS “Cleanliness is next to Godliness,” grandma used to say. She may have been closer to correct than we supposed. Psychological Science is publishing a study in which Katie Liljenquist, an assistant professor at Brigham Young University’s Marriott School of Management claims they have proved you…

We psychologists." Mowrer said, ""have largely followed the Freudian doctrine that human beings become emotionally disturbed, not because of their having done anything palpably wrong, but because they instead lack insight. We have set out to oppose the forces of repression and to work for understanding.…

Ideas from the therapy profession have become popularized and have found their way into society as extremely strong forces. There are many examples of how traditional theory regarding human behavior and societal regression coincide. Let us look briefly at only four. Permissiveness in childrearing The…

“Psychology should be a legitimate and very useful neighbor to the pastor. Psychologists may make many helpful studies of man (e.g. on the effects of sleep loss). But psychologists--with neither warrant nor standard from God by which to do so--should get out of the business of trying to change persons.…

Psychologist Roger Mills: “The field of psychology today is literally a mess. There are as many techniques, methods and theories around as there are researchers and therapists. I have personally seen therapists convince their clients that all their problems come from their mothers, the stars, their biochemical…

“People with crippling shyness may soon be able to spritz themselves with a hormone that’ll make them relaxed and comfortable for that big business meeting or first date, says New Scientist. The hormone oxytocin has long been associated with social comfort. When researchers at the University of Zurich…

Kids have a lot more money than they used to. They are also exposed to a great deal more advertising, not only in front of the television and computer at home, but even at school, through Channel One. As a result, children as young as 18 months can identify a brand, and their desires influence how adults…