Tag: relationships

  • 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

    More 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

    It 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

    A 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

    From 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…

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