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Clues to personality found in Austin plane crash pilot's diatribe ... a lengthy discussion of the "manifesto/suicide note" and the pathology of a domestic terrorist.On Camera: Dr. Mattiuzzi speaks about the Phillip Garrido case and the victim Jaycee Lee Dugard ... with comment about the Stockholm Syndrome and Patty Hearst.
Psychology in the Emergency Room: psychotherapy reduces return visits
Those people are like this, these people are like that ... our tendency to "ascribe" traits to others
Anti-Depressant medication may not be an effective treatment for mild or moderate symptoms
Stress and Depression reduce worker productivity ... new study, old news
Psychologists Reject Science? ... Oh My!
When Leadership Fails: a short story about administrative incompetence
The Psychology of Netflix
Will Forensic Psychologists be involved in the Phillip Garrido case?
Workplace stress: Does anyone hear the workers screaming in their cubicles? Is anyone listening?
Psychological Health Care: A prescription for health care cost savings.
Burnt-out on stress management? It's time to change the organization.
Psychological Health and Psychological Issues
What is Psychological Health? ... take the Health Stress Inventory.
The Sense of Coherence ... essential for optimal well-being and stress resistance.
The Recession, Depression and Depression ... coping with the economic downturn, take the psyris depression screening test.
How is mourning possible? ... normal bereavement and the grieving process.
Mourning and mesothelioma ... bereavement in unnatural circumstances.
Can loneliness affect your health?
Compulsive shopping: If the psychiatrists put it in the diagnostic manual, does that make it an illness? ... no, but it's still worth studying.
Stressed out on campus? ... understanding stress, what is stress?
Why do people kill: A Typology of Violent Offenders
Why do kids commit murder?
Why did the astronaut crash to earth? ... the strange behavior of Lisa Nowak.
Why do kidnap victims sometimes fail to escape, even when they have the chance to run? ... Shawn Hornbeck, Patty Hearst, Steven Staynor, Elizabeth Smart and now Jacyce Dugard ... also known as the Stockholm Syndrome.
Is existence too painful to endure? ... comment on the Virginia Tech rampage.
Parenting and Education
Helicopter Parents: disturbing trend or urban myth?
Helicopter Parents: disturbing trend or urban myth? ... a shorter version
Zero Tolerance Policies: no substitute for good judgment
Internet safety: do kids really know what's going on?
Career, Workplace and in the Organization
Does the handshake matter? ... yes.
Is your boss paying attention to you? ... Probably not, he doesn't need to.
Leadership Research: are we asking the right questions?
Emotonal Intelligence? I'm not feeling it
Telling them off (or not) on your way out the door: the departure email
Burnt-out on stress management? It's time to change the organization.
Articles about Psychology and Psychologists
What is Psychology?What is a Psychologist? What do Psychologists do?
Are all therapists psychologists?
Psychologists and other professionals
Does therapy work? ... Yes!
Psychologists and Prescription Medications
Is Clinical Psychology an overated career?
Is Dr. Phil actually a psychologist? ... not really.
... and other topics
What we have here is a failure to communicate ... relationship conflicts.
The psychology in art. What can we learn?
Who's that elephant in the mirror?
Red State, Blue State: is it a state of mind or just the colors on a map?