Inflammation and Depression
Inflammation, which is part of many illnesses and infections, has been found in brain cells and is being implicated as a cause of depression.
Behavioral Science Sub-categories:
- Addiction (93)
- Anthropology (8)
- Bullying (13)
- Emotion (59)
- Fears and Phobias (12)
- Habits (35)
- Lying (8)
- Personality (29)
- Psychology and Psychiatry (334)
- Social Science (83)
- Superstition (2)
The Psychology of Weight Loss Surgery
Patients who have bariatric surgery stand to lose not only lots of weight but often an identity which changes many of their relationships.
Restoring Doctors’ Compassion
A new movement in medicine seeks to put compassion back in medicine.
Yawning
Virtually all animals with a backbone yawn, but scientists don’t know what purpose it serves or why yawns are so contagious.
The Benefits of Fear
During the Halloween season, many people seek out frightening experiences. This controlled fear has a psychological and developmental purpose, as an expert explains.
Adoption Psychology (2016)
People who are adopted have more psychological problems than others, yet they also tend to have other psychological strengths.
Tickling (2016)
Tickling is a unique application of the sense of touch that surprisingly has developmental and cultural importance.
Police Response and the Mentally Ill
Police confrontations with mentally ill subjects can quickly turn tragic, as neither side may understand the other. Specially trained crisis intervention teams have spread around the country to prevent deaths, injuries, and unnecessary incarceration.
Gossip
Most people regard gossip with disdain. While backbiting, vicious slander is usually disruptive, researchers have found that informational gossip has benefits for society by keeping people in line with societal norms. Experts discuss.
The Brain Science of Drunk Driving
Scientists are learning that people who repeatedly drive drunk are not all the same in the personalities and brain chemistries that motivate their behavior. An expert discusses new research suggesting different ways to reduce recidivism in each of these personality types.
Doctors’ Obesity Bias (2016)
Studies show that medical professionals are as biased as the rest of us against people who are overweight, resulting in lectures, misdiagnoses, and patients who start avoiding the doctor. Experts explain the problem, results, and what might be done about it.
Miscommunication & Color Energy
Scott Schwefel, author of Discover Yourself discusses an innovative way to classify communication styles to avoid miscommunication and conflict.
