Knoxville psychologist accused of hurting 11-year-old patient

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WVLT) -- The Tennessee Department of Health, in a consent order, claimed a Knoxville psychologist dragged his 11-year-old patient across a carpeted floor. Now a friend of the child's family is speaking out, demanding answers for that doctor's behavior. "He's a precious, gentle, loving child who's lost his innocence, his trust," said Sara Cawood, a friend of the victim's family. Cawood said Dr. Lance Laurence >>>

King County psychologist suspended for 10 years due to attempt to engage in … – Enumclaw Courier

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The license of King County psychologist, Jonathan B. Wulf (PSYC.PY.00002329) has been suspended for 10 years by state health officials. The final order suspending his license completes the legal process that started on November 12, 2015, with the immediate suspension of his license. Wulf has no right to apply for reinstatement of his psychology license in Washington for at least 10 years. Wulf was charged in federal court in September 2015 with attempted enticement of a minor, for the knowing attempt to persuade, induce, entice, and coerce a minor to engage in sexual >>>

Sex After Trauma (Pt. II): The Psychology Behind My Promiscuity

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About a year ago, I wrote this column for my college newspaper's special issue on sex, love and intimacy. It's about the difficulties with having sex after experiencing sexual trauma. It's about 99 percent truthful.Nowhere in that column do I tell lies. But I did omit certain things that would have been relevant to include. I wrote a scrubbed clean version of my story partially to make it more palatable, and partially because I didn't fully understand the psychological mechanisms behind what I was going through. I was trying to protect my reputation, >>>

A Classic Psychology Study on Why Winning the Lottery Won’t Make You Happier

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A woman buys a Powerball lottery ticket at a newsstand in New York City on January 12, 2016. (Photo: Kena Betancur/AFP/Getty Images) By Melissa Dahl Three lucky souls won the $1.5 billion Powerball jackpot last night, and chances are, you weren't one of them. But let's say some other massive upswing in good fortune comes your way this year. What happens to a person's emotional life after winning the lottery, literally or metaphorically? Related: How to Buy HappinessIn 1978, a trio of researchers at Northwestern University and the University of >>>

Remembering to the future: Researchers shed new light on how our memories …

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A team of researchers has discovered that differences in the types of memories we have influence the nature of our future encounters. Their findings show how distinct parts of the brain, underlying different kinds of memories, also influence our attention in new situations. "We've long understood there are different types of memories, but what these findings reveal are how different kinds of memories can drive our attention in the future," explains Elizabeth Goldfarb, the study's lead author and a doctoral candidate in NYU's Department of Psychology. The other co-authors of the study, which appears >>>