Some years ago, Australian sex therapist and online dating coach, Bettina Arndt wrote, quite controversially, that women who felt low sexual desire in their relationships should “just do it.” What she meant was this: even if women felt low libido, having sex anyway might encourage feelings of desire and sexual responsiveness.Despite the controversy, her idea has been supported by a new scientific study, which basically found the same thing to be true. The recent study, published in Social Psychology and Personality Science, has shown that when the partner (male or female) who feels low sexual >>>

Drinking orange juice every day could help improve brain function in elderly people, according to research from the University of Reading. Researchers found that drinking 500ml (just under a pint) of orange juice each day can help improve memory during a lifetime. During a study over eight weeks 37 healthy adults who drunk 500ml of juice saw an eight per cent improvement in their memory, reaction time and verbal fluency compared to a control drink (matched for taste and calories) given during a different eight week period. The improvement in global cognitive function after drinking orange juice >>>

This week’s Psychology Around the Net takes a look at one woman’s mental illness photography project, clothing designed to combat mental illness stigma, sex and happiness, and more. Happy reading! The Psychology of Greed: Three Attitudes That Explain the Worst Behaviors of the One Percent: Do the upper-class actually lean toward narcissism and a sense of entitlement? Navigating a Mother’s Mental Illness Through Photography: Over the past six years, photographer Melissa Spitz has documented her mother’s various mental illnesses through photography and plans to compile the project >>>

New research has found that people’s personalities tend to vary depending on the season in which they were born. That may be why astrological signs developed as a useful system for remembering these patterns, according to an analysis by Mark Hamilton, Ph.D., a social scientist in the Communication Department at the University of Connecticut. These seasonal effects may not be clear in individuals, but can be discerned through averaging personality traits across large groups of people born at the same time of year, he notes in his analysis, which was published in Comprehensive Psychology. According >>>

SAN DIEGO, May 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --Ashford University has added three new online master's degree programs to its academic offerings. The Master of Arts in Psychology (MAPSY), the Master of Accountancy (MACC), and the Master of Science in Criminal Justice (MSCJ) degree programs all launched today. The Master of Arts in Psychology program guides students though an in-depth exploration of the psychology discipline. At the core of the program is the "generalist model," a conceptual framework that emphasizes an understanding of the underlying processes of human experience and behavior, as well >>>