Since this is ostensibly about risk, we should talk about risk. The “guru” in risk assessment and security is Bruce Schneier, the longtime publisher of the security newsletter Crypto-Gram. Schneier is indefatigable about pointing out humanity’s endemic security misconceptions and risk SNAFUs. Indeed, the man has catalogued them. Those that concern us here, Schneier outlines in an essay called “The Psychology of Security,” where he wrote:Most of the time, when the perception of security doesn’t match the reality of security, it’s because the perception of the risk doesn’t match >>>

First-time author David Andrews offers up a Malcolm Gladwell-esque pastiche of social science research, history, and personal observations in “Why Does the Other Line Always Move Faster?: The Myths and Misery, Secrets and Psychology of Waiting in Line” (Workman). Having grown up in Romania and served in the US Army, Andrews knows a lot about standing in line. He examines the most democratic fast-food line (Wendy’s) as well as the anti-egalitarian practice of congressional lobbyists who hire someone to stand in line for them. Conveniently enough, Andrew’s book is >>>

A hard heart would be required not to become emotional Thursday night as Victoria Taylor, a Senior Psychology major at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, captured the audience’s heart as she relayed the riveting story of her father’s death by suicide. >>>

Q. We are going to visit my parents for a week over Thanksgiving. The only problem is that my wife is addicted to pain medication. Her behavior is so strange that I’m certain my parents will notice and be horrified. I’ve tried to talk to her about addiction, but she says I’m over-reacting. Could you please explain the dangers of pain medication? She won’t listen to me.A. Your major problem is not that your parents may notice your wife’s unusual behavior, but that she has a potential fatal addiction. Keeping it secret from parents or others who may be able to help both of you will only >>>

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She delivered a healthy baby girl named Tyler Elise, weighing 7 pounds and 10 ounces.Former Westside basketball player Tommitrise Collins completed an exam for her college class while she was in labor at the hospital."If I'm not in too much pain, I'll take it", she reportedly told her sister, Shanell Chapman, who posted photos of the unlikely exam conditions to Facebook. You are going to be a great mom, baby sis!'Despite a grueling 20-hour labor, Collins finished her exam in 90 minutes, she told Fox 5 Atlanta."I'm shocked by it [going viral]", Tommitrise Collins of Macon, Georgia told ABC News >>>

And so, with her contractions three minutes apart, Collins completed the test in an hour and a half, Fox 5 Atlanta reports. “This is what you call ‘Strong Priorities, ‘”Brinkley-Chapman wrote on her post“. Now that her photo has gone viral, Collins is being praised for her dedication. “You are going to be a great Mom baby sis!” Tommitrise Collins, pictured, completes her online exam in hospital. Labor can take a while, which is why it’s good to try to find something that can keep your attention off the pain. An American university student has sat a psychology exam during >>>

School psychologist Eleanor Sautelle at Theodore Primary school. Photo: Melissa Adams Eleanor Sautelle has been a school psychologist for four years and says that while it may sound like a tough and depressing gig, the greatest professional joy is being able to support a student through a crisis. "It’s actually the small wins that are most exciting. One student realising they are not ‘stupid’ but that their brain just works differently to others. One family seeking external support for managing behaviour at home. One teacher understanding a student in a different way and seeing success, however >>>

Now that’s determination. Tommitrise Collins may have been in labor, but that didn’t stop the mom-to-be from completing a college exam for her psychology course. Collins’ story went viral after her sister Shanell Brinkley-Chapman shared a photo of the Georgia resident taking the test on a laptop from her hospital bed on Nov. 12.“This is what you call ‘Strong Priorities,’” Brinkley-Chapman wrote on Facebook. “Contractions 3 minutes apart and still takes her Psychology >>>

But before bringing life into the world, Collins finished her pyschology test while in labor in Macon, Ga. Yeah, determined doesn't even begin to describe this student.Collins ended up passing the exam with a "B" and then went on to deliver a healthy seven pound 10 ounce baby girl at 9:19 p.m.Her teacher later told Miss Collins that going into labor is "a pretty good excuse" for missing a test, and that she could have postponed.Collins told Fox5 News that she could only take the exam that day.Tommitrise Collins completed the paper in one-and-a-half hours and during three-minute contractions at >>>