Experiencing mixed emotions shows emotional complexity, not indecision, and people living in different parts of the world vary in their ability to distinguish between multiple feelings they're having at once, according to new research. A project from the University of Waterloo examined how people across 16 cultures vary in their tendency to see situations as either all good or all bad, or in a more complex fashion by seeing a little of both. Previous studies have linked lower emotional complexity with a reduced ability to control one's emotions, and higher incidence of depression. "People in >>>

Comments (0) Budding filmmaker Theo Gee may be hard at work with exams and dissertation for his psychology degree at the University of Nottingham, but it has not stopped the 21-year-old from directing his first short film. Amber, co-written by fellow Lenton-based student Ian Bousher and featuring a Nottingham cast, is a 24-minute psychological thriller about a routine robbery that drastically falls apart. Theo speaks to Dan Robinson about his aspirations to make it in the industry, filming on a £500 budget and how how he is trying to break the negative assumptions >>>

    FORT MILL, SC, January 21, 2016 /satPRnews.com/ — Rafaelina D. Cortorreal-Lopez, Founder and Therapist/Certified Clinical Mental Health Counselor at Counseling and Mentoring Services, and Group Counselor/Therapist at Center for Psychiatry at Piedmont Medical Center, has been recognized as a Distinguished Professional in her field through Women of Distinction Magazine. Rafaelina D. Cortorreal-Lopez will be featured in the upcoming edition of the Women of Distinction Magazine in 2015/2016. Going back to school to earn her BA in Psychology from University of Phoenix, Rafaelina >>>

Researchers agree that personal happiness begins to increase at a certain age, although what that age is has been debated a bit. As for that midlife crisis, though, you can probably skip it.As Chris Purdy wrote for The Globe and Mail, "New research from the University of Alberta suggests there’s no such thing as a mid-life crisis. It’s more like midlife bliss." She notes the researchers found their subjects "happier in their early 40s than when they were in their late teens and early 20s."Lead >>>

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a myth and not supported by evidence, argue researchers in a controversial paper. Despite reclassification in the DSM-5 to “major depression with seasonal pattern as an optional modifier”, the authors say the results from their analysis suggest consideration should be given to discontinuing its inclusion in the guide. Their cross-sectional study, published in the journal, Clinical Psychological Science, shows no indication that depression is associated with seasonal changes, latitude or sunlight. “The findings cast serious doubt on major depression >>>

Thoughts on Earth. Sarah Liebig. Nothing (or very little) makes sense about sustainable development except in light of social community and conservation psychology. The International Institute for Sustainable Development defines sustainable development as “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” Most definitions of sustainable development view the world as a system where all things are interconnected. Two aspects that I believe are important when one considers sustainable development are social community >>>

The Council on Academic Affairs is meeting at 2 p.m. Thursday in Room 4440 of Booth Library to discuss upcoming course revisions. Marita Gronnvoll, chair of the CAA, agrees there will be many changes made by the council, most of which include giving students the option of taking more online courses. “It was officially accepted about two years ago; we have these undergraduate learning goals,” Gronnvoll said. “This was something that CAA had a subcommittee on that had developed these learning goals. What we want is to make sure that a freshman coming in at EIU achieves a certain level by the >>>

Earlier this month, Transport for London raised its fares as it invariably does most years, this time by the slightest of increases: one per cent. Nevertheless, it made an already highly expensive travel network incrementally more expensive still, and in doing so unwittingly rendered the process of matchmaking yet more insular. According to Viren Swami, Professor of Social Psychology at Anglia Ruskin University, geography is one of the four key factors in how we go about choosing the people we fall in love with (the others are appearance, reciprocity and similarity). Mostly, single people >>>

Victor Ricciardi is an Assistant Professor of Financial Management at Goucher College.  Professor Ricciardi is a leading expert on the academic literature and emerging research issues in behavioral finance.  He is the editor of several eJournals distributed by the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) at www.ssrn.com, including behavioral finance, financial history, behavioral economics, and behavioral accounting. Victor Ricciardi – Investor Behavior: The Psychology of Financial Planning and Investing Investor Behavior – Description Investor Behavior: The Psychology of Financial Planning >>>

Scott Barry Kaufman is a researcher, author, and teacher. He’s a co-founder and a scientific director, as well as a public speaker. He’s an opera singer, a cello player, and a hip-hop dancer. He’s funny, thoughtful, and unpredictable. Peter TobiaThis is just a sampling of the “jigsaw pieces,” as Kaufman would say, that make up his very own creative lifestyle. In the psychologist’s most recently released book (co-authored with Carolyn Gregoire), “Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind,” Kaufman discusses the importance of harmonious passion in having >>>