Psychologist Anna Patience talks about the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy as a model for treating anxiety, a condition up to a quarter of us may have to deal with in our lives.Continue Reading
http://www.nj.com/essex/index.ssf/2015/07/teachers_brain_condition_to_blame_in_student_sex_a.html In response to Smith’s statement, Essex County Assistant Prosecutor Gina Iosim, who is handling the case, said the following in a statement: “All too often victims of sexual abuse are demonized by their abusers. It takes a tremendous amount of courage for a victim, especially a juvenile victim, toContinue Reading
http://www.slate.com/blogs/xx_factor/2015/07/20/sexual_assault_survivor_shares_her_story_of_healing_on_reddit_then_the_trolls.html Underneath, the entire thread is largely support and encouragement, with other survivors—and their spouses or friends—explaining that recovery isn’t just possible, but manageable. People tell their own stories and share tips about how to have sexual interaction without pushing any of a survivor’s buttons. Despite the ample media andContinue Reading
https://theconversation.com/how-your-personality-relates-to-your-productivity-and-salary-40512 The result of this study though shows that the relationship between earnings and productivity is linked to personality. More conscientious and more emotionally stable participants earned a higher payment, as conscientious and emotionally stable workers do with wages in real life. There were remarkable differences by gender. Women tendedContinue Reading
http://m.nzherald.co.nz/lifestyle/news/article.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=11478809 Williams and his co-author, Emily E. Prior, a researcher at the College of the Canyons, interviewed 11 vampires from across the United States and South Africa and found that they were reluctant to come out to clinicians because they were fearful about being labeled as being psychopathological or “perhapsContinue Reading
http://www.bloomberg.com/bw/articles/2013-01-10/the-dunbar-number-from-the-guru-of-social-networks For Dunbar, there’s a simple explanation for this: In the same way that human beings can’t breathe underwater or run the 100-meter dash in 2.5 seconds or see microwaves with the naked eye, most cannot maintain many more than 150 meaningful relationships. Cognitively, we’re just not built for it.Continue Reading
http://www.ecpat.org.nz/About-Us.aspx We focus on the sexual exploitation of children There is commonly a lack of information and understanding about the prevention of sexual exploitation of children. It is our hope that through visiting us here you will learn more of the startling facts and the complex issues that surround theContinue Reading
