Tag: relationships
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Enemies Good for Kids?
Read more: Enemies Good for Kids?Enemies can be good for a child’s growth, say researchers. Almost everyone picks up a tormentor or two while growing up, and until lately psychological researchers have ignored such relationships — assuming them to be little more than the opposite of friendship. Yet new research suggests that as threatening as they may feel, antagonistic relationships…
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The Science of a Happy Marriage
Read more: The Science of a Happy MarriageMore wisdom from For Better posted by the book’s author: The Science of a Happy Marriage. While there may be genetic differences that influence commitment, other studies suggest that the brain can be trained to resist temptation…
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Hooking Up v. Dating
Read more: Hooking Up v. DatingIt may not have taken a psych study to figure out that there’s a gender split regarding feelings about hooking up among college students. But of interest: all still prefer dating to hooking up–or at least say they do to a psych researcher.
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Too Tired for Sex
Read more: Too Tired for SexA study relayed by the New York Times: About one in every four Americans married or living with someone say they are so sleep-deprived that they are often too tired to have sex, according to a new study by the National Sleep Foundation. Lack of sleep also keeps many people from work and family functions,…
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Building Your Support System
Read more: Building Your Support SystemFrom my blog on PsychologyToday.com, Crisis Knocks. Getting help from others is often the first, best step toward getting through a crisis. But first, a quick introduction, this being my debut post. In addition to my private practice, I work at a 28-day crisis residential facility in California. Clients generally come to the program direct…