Video Games Ease VPTSD Symptoms

http://psychcentral.com/news/2015/07/25/attention-control-video-game-reduces-veterans-ptsd-symptoms/87296.html New research has found a computerized attention-control training program significantly reduced combat veterans’ preoccupation with — or avoidance of — threat and attendant post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms. By contrast, another type of computerized training, called attention bias modification, which has proven helpful in treating anxiety disorders, did not reduce PTSD symptoms. While attention…

Dropped to the bottom of the waiting list

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/political/279693/changes-for-social-housing,-sole-parents “Often we are having people that are declining houses without good and sufficient reason, and if that is the case then I don’t think they should stay ahead of others on the list. And we should, there should actually be some repercussions for that.” She said if the waiting list was small that might…

Have a good sleep, as researchers find it boosts memory

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/11763743/Struggling-to-remember-something-Have-a-good-sleep-as-researchers-find-it-boosts-memory.html If you are trying to remember something vital you have forgotten, get a good night’s sleep. It is well known that sleep boosts memory, but scientists have shown for the first time it also makes it easier to retrieve nuggets of information that may have got lost in a corner of our brain. In…

Living in fear of black magic curses

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/aucklander/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503378&objectid=11487673 So-called Hindu ‘witch doctors’ have some in the Auckland Indian community living in fear of black magic curses, with claims the issue is wide-spread and has been going on for decades. Complaints have been rolling into NZME today after claims ‘healers’ in South Auckland have charged thousands of dollars in return for promised financial…

Stop Self-Criticism

Be kind to yourself How to Stop Self-Criticism and Constructively Work on Your Weaknesses http://t.co/N8uL4jKCnP — Kyle MacDonald (@kylemacd) July 27, 2015 Keep calm — and take a walk. After a bad meeting or presentation, it’s easy to slide down the slippery slope of self-bashing. When your head is spinning with “I should have done…