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Video: Growing Up in A Romanian Orphanage
The BBC has published a short video depicting the story of Izidor Ruckel, who was one of thousands of children found living in terrible conditions in Romanian orphanages, after the collapse of the...
Does Travelling Make You More Likely to Cheat?
It is a commonly held belief that ‘travelling broadens the mind’. However, recent research suggests that travelling may also result in immoral behaviour, and possibly even cheating. An article in...
Mobile Phones Affect Relationships
In our highly-connected world, recent research suggests that we are becoming less capable of forming relationships, and Psychologist Vinita Mehta claims that increased media use is one of the...
Going to the Gym is Dangerous for Mental Health
Finally, Psychologists have provided an excuse for skipping the gym and while it may be good for physical health, recent research suggests that it can lead to body dysmorphia. A new study claims...
Schizophrenia and Type 2 Diabetes
The link between schizophrenia and diabetes is well established, and recent research has found that the link between schizophrenia and diabetes exists, even after other lifestyle factors (e.g. diet...
Conformity in Action: Why Our Friends Want Us to Drink?
Anyone attempting Dry January who goes out with friends who are drinking knows just how difficult it is to say ‘no’. Not only do your friends encourage you to drink, they are often unhappy when you...
The Top 10 Psychology Studies of 2016
An article in this week’s Trendintech lists their top 10 psychology and brain science studies of 2016. In no particular order, the research includes:
Better Brain Capacity
Why a Sugar Habit is...
Stress: What Is It Good For? Absolutely Nothing!
While stress might be unavoidable, some people seem to strive on stress whereas other people are adversely affected by stress. However, an interesting article on the ScienceDaily website, reports...
Scientists Discover How Stress Causes Heart Attacks
An article in this week’s Telegraph explains the reason why stress can lead to a heart attack or stroke. AQA Specification Link: This interesting discovery is particularly useful if you are...
In Numbers: Mental Health in Children & Young People
The following statistics were published by Young Minds and highlight some of the issues surrounding mental health in children and young people.
Secondary Schools Offer Mental Health Training
According to an article in The Telegraph, every secondary school in Britain will be offered training to help teachers identify and support children suffering from mental health issues. The...
Mental Health Mates: Walking Your Way to Sanity
The Telegraph shares the story of Bryony Gordon, who through extensively writing about mental health has discovered that it is completely normal to feel ‘weird’. She even describes herself as ‘mad’...
Exercise: Love It Or Hate It?
Do you truly enjoy exercise? If you were given a choice between an hour in the gym or a meal with a friend, which would you choose?
Who Looks After the President’s Mental Health?
Who looks after the President’s mental health? That’s the question posed by Dr John Grohol in an entry on PsychCentral.
Number Of Teachers Signed Off With Stress Hits All-Time High
An article in the Sunday Post revealed that more than 60,000 days were lost in 2015-2016, as nearly 2,00 teachers were signed off work because of stress, anxiety of depression.
Ex-World Champion Boxer Ricky Hatton, who won the world light-weight and welterweight titles, describes his battle with depression and his attempted suicide, in a new video on the BBC.
Why Children Need Their Mothers
Marriage and Family Expert, Amos Alumanda, highlights the importance of attachment in an article reported in StandardDigtial.
According to Alumanda: “Being a parent, be definition, is...
An Interactive Atlas of The Brain
The Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation (FINR) is a brain injury rehabilitation centre for children and adults. The FINR website contains a wealth of interesting information...
New Findings Show Dopamine’s Complex Role in Schizophrenia
If you’re studying the Year 2 Topic Schizophrenia, you will have encountered the Dopamine Hypothesis. A recent article in the Journal of Biological Psychiatry reviews seven articles examining...
Living Near Heavy Traffic Increases Dementia Risk
An environmental (sociocultural) explanation for dementia has been proposed by the authors of a Canadian study, as reported in The Guardian Newspaper this week. The researchers tracked 6.6M...