On Friday, February 19, 2016, Noon, at Armstrong State University Ogeechee Theatre, the lecture “Acceptance and Appreciation-Based Interventions for Reducing Body Dissatisfaction: Challenging our Thinking about Thinking.” will be led by Dr. Wendy Wolfe, associate professor of psychology. Her talk will incorporate ideas from recent advances in cognitive-behavioral interventions and their use in reducing body dissatisfaction, with a specific focus on research conducted with female Armstrong students. Wolfe earned a Ph.D. and M.S. in Clinical Psychology from Syracuse University and a B.A. >>>

Assessment and Development Consultants (adc), leaders in behavioural assessment and development, and Burnham Business Psychology (BBP), experts in occupational psychology, are merging to combine their respective strengths and consequently offer cutting-edge assessment processes. Boasting a new offering of one of the world’s widest ranges of behavioural assessment processes, the newly formed alliance will help its clients maintain their competitive edge through industry leading recruitment strategy and talent metrics. On top of revising candidate selection methods, their new offering >>>

For every month of the year, we scour through 1000s of published studies and list some of the hottest positive findings and negative findings in psychology and psychiatry research. This month, no main theme emerged, however the good and the bad relating to four main subjects were repeated throughout the top 10 – empathy and compassion, anxiety, stereotyping and racism, and addiction. BEST: Protecting a Few Students from Negative Stereotypes Benefits Entire Classroom Findings, >>>

A real estate company is being brutally honest about the California eyesore it’s trying to sell. “Ugly home!” Coldwell Banker said of the $475,000, three-bed, two-bath home in Northridge, Los Angeles, described as the “worst home in the best neighborhood.” Photos show a dilapidated white house that looks straight out of the post-apocalyptic film “Escape from L.A.,” with stained walls, exposed pipes and moldy floors. “This home needs a complete rehab,” reads the listing, which adds that it’s a cash-only sale. “The pictures say everything except for the fact that this home >>>

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Courtesy: Apsara KatuwalKATHMANDU: The MA Ist Year (Psychology) students of Tri-Chandra Multiple College, Ghantaghar participated in the ‘Integrated Art Therapy’ held on January 9. The therapy was about expressing oneself, with a realisation of the fact that everyone is unique, artistic and creative in nature.Organised for the students of Psychology, by National Institute of Psycho-Educational Counselling, the programme was conducted by well known psychologist Dr Ganga Pathak on the college premises. A total of 10 students participated in the programme. The participants learnt that integrated >>>

Opinions Three St. Joe's students reflect on Murrary's impact My mind swirled at the thought of encompassing the impact that Catherine Murray, Ph.D., had on me, the psychology department, and Saint Joseph’s University as a whole in just a few paragraphs. Murray encountered numerous students at Saint Joseph’s through her tenure as a faculty member in the psychology department and as the chair of the graduate gerontology program. Whether it was through the classes she taught, the thesis proposals >>>

Eastern Michigan University's clinical psychology doctoral program has been ranked 30th out of 50 in the latest list put together by bestcounselingdegrees.net. The only other Michigan college found on the list, the University of Michigan, was ranked 47th.According to a press release from EMU's University Communications, Best Counseling took a list of the American Psychological Association, internships, and pass rates from the Professional Practice of Psychology exam. "What makes our program so great is the faculty," Department head Carol Freedman-Doan said in the press release. >>>

CSUF NEWS SERVICEFeb. 2, 2016Yuko Okado, assistant professor of psychology, joins the College of Humanities and Social Sciences after a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in pediatric psychology at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis. Okado earned her doctorate in clinical psychology from Pennsylvania State University and previously taught courses at Penn State. Why did you pursue the opportunity to join the Titan community? The Psychology Department had an opening that was a great fit for what I was looking for, which is to teach and conduct research in a scientist-practitioner, clinical >>>

As states begin voting to determine who will represent each party in the November presidential election, researchers are studying the psychology of how voters decide who to support. A lab at Harding University in Searcy has been surveying groups of people on how they respond to the image of candidates and how they listen to the content of what's said during speeches and debates. Dr. Jeremiah Sullins, an assistant professor of psychology, said the project has two overarching questions that they're working to answer. "Do we use mental shortcuts or do we >>>