Monthly Archive for October, 2011
Glass Half Full or Faulty Frontal Lobe?
Researchers recently reported that optimism may not be as rosy as once thought. In fact, optimism may actually be due to a brain malfunction. How is that for a glass-half-empty view of the world?Scientists at the Wellcome Trust Center for Neuroimaging at University College London enrolled 14 volunteers to evaluate optimism in the face of bad news. While undergoing functional magnetic resonance image scans, the volunteers were presented with 80 negative scenarios, including being divorced, developing chronic diseases, and being a victim of crime.
Career Dissatisfaction Among Psychiatrists
There is an estimated shortage of 45,000 psychiatrists in the United States. A new survey highlights the factors that contribute to career dissatisfaction among these specialists, and notes that, owing to these issues, the shortage may not be filled any time soon.
Pain Is No Matter for the Meditative Mind
Remove your opinion about that which appears to give you pain and you stand painless. --- Marcus AureliusPain is inevitable. Suffering is optional. --- Dalai LamaThe insight of Marcus Aurelius and the Dalai Lama about the nature of pain alludes to the practical knowledge that physical pain can be managed effectively through proper training and mental discipline, neatly summarized by the popular phrase "mind over matter."
A Mocha for Your Mood
The smell of coffee can rouse you out of bed; the taste of coffee can warm your soul. And, the caffeine in coffee can lower the risk of depression. In fact, a new study reports that the more coffee one drinks, the lower the risk.
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- Behind the Masks - The Mysteries of Dissociative Identity Disorder
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Future Posts
- Drug-Induced Mystical Experience
- Facebook – Coming to a 12-Step Program near You?
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- Therapeutic Analysis of Dreams – A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach
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- The Many Emerging Roles of Astrocytes
- Diabetes Impairs Cognition
- Media Violence Leads to Real Violence
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