Psychology news

• Dementia loved ones 'benefit from visits'

  01-01-2016 17:12 via bbc.com
  People with dementia feel happy long after a visit or experience they may have forgotten.
  
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• Healthy New Year's resolutions aren't just for adults

  01-01-2016 17:08 via cnn.com
  
  One resolution for any child, regardless of age, is talking to a parent or trusted adult when feeling scared, lonely or has to make a difficult decision.
  
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• Is it possible to cherish clutter? Yes, if you see it with fresh eyes | Danny Heitman

  01-01-2016 10:27
  
  The stuff we own can be a wellspring of the spirit. After all, our possessions are often an extension of who we areOn this New Year’s Day, many of us will resolve to rid our lives of clutter, an ambition now supported by countless websites, blogs and bestselling books aimed at teaching people how to live better with less. But the struggle against stuff transcends our own time, as I’ve been reminded since last New Year’s Day, when I made my own pledge to clear my house of unwant
  
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• Psychology careers by the hundreds

  01-01-2016 06:00
  A free online resource helps psychology students find the job that’s right for them.
  
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• Promoting health and human rights

  01-01-2016 06:00
  APA’s 2016 President Susan
  McDaniel will continue the
  association’s efforts to make
  comprehensive health care a
  mainstream medical practice.
  
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• Oklahoma leads the way on juvenile competency

  01-01-2016 06:00
  The state’s new law ushers in an era of progressive
  change for other states to follow, though not
  without challenges.
  
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• NIMH director moves to Google

  01-01-2016 06:00
  Thomas Insel hopes to
  channel the tech giant’s
  expertise in data analysis to
  address some of the most
  vexing problems in mental
  health treatment.
  
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• New threats to client privacy

  01-01-2016 06:00
  This article looks at the new threats to client data, discusses the ethical considerations psychologists face, and advocates for the foundation of best practices to prevent breaches of client data.
  
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• How did you get that job?

  01-01-2016 06:00
  In this new regular
  feature, theasks psychologists
  how they found out
  about and secured
  their jobs.This
  month, meet Erin
  Baker-Burgoon, a
  quantitative user
  experience researcher
  at Facebook.
  
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• Helping cancer survivors thrive

  01-01-2016 06:00
  Trisha Raque-Bogdan and Ryan Duffy will use the inaugural Bruce and
  Jane Walsh Grant to help people find meaning in their work after cancer.
  
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• #give psychology away

  01-01-2016 06:00
  Meet four mental
  health professionals
  using social media to
  share psychology.
  
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• Game changer

  01-01-2016 06:00
  Starting in the late 1950s,
  Joseph L. White boldly
  forged the domain of
  black psychology. Today,
  the “godfather of black
  psychology” looks back on his
  60-year career championing
  the rights of blacks and his
  1968 confrontation with
  APA’s Board of Directors.
  
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• Enlightened minds

  01-01-2016 06:00
  A growing field of research suggests that surrounding
  ourselves with the right dose of electric light can boost
  mood and cognitive function, especially for those most
  susceptible to sleep disorders.
  
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• Datapoint: How many psychologists provide care to older adults?

  01-01-2016 06:00
  News from APA's Center for Workforce Studies.
  
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• Cynthia D. Belar is APA’s interim CEO

  01-01-2016 06:00
  The former APA executive director for education will return to the association on Jan. 1 to succeed Norman B. Anderson, PhD, who retired on Dec. 31.
  
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• Changing lives psychological research

  01-01-2016 06:00
  The first-ever APA Public
  Interest Leadership
  Conference offered advice
  for translating science
  into social change.
  
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• APA’s volunteer aid group is renamed Disaster Resource Network

  01-01-2016 06:00
  With the name change, APA aims to expand participation beyond clinicians to include researchers,
  academics and graduate students.
  
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• APA offers video series on integrated care

  01-01-2016 06:00
  The free videos showcase psychologists’ roles on integrated
  care teams and promote the value of the services they offer.
  
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• APA general counsel funds legal training on law and psychology

  01-01-2016 06:00
  Nathalie Gilfoyle has created a fund at the University of Virginia School of Law.
  
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• APA brief affirms benefits of racial and ethnic diversity on campus

  01-01-2016 06:00
  Psychological research demonstrates value of diversity in higher education.
  
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• APA alerts federal officials to new policy on interrogations

  01-01-2016 06:00
  Association sends letters to White House, DoD, CIA and others.
  
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• APA adds two journals to its collection

  01-01-2016 06:00
  andbring to 93 the number of APA journals.
  
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• A worldwide push for integrated care

  01-01-2016 06:00
  Health-care leaders from around the world
  met at APA to discuss their goals, successes and
  barriers to providing comprehensive care that
  integrates behavioral health and physical health.
  
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• A transplant psychologist

  01-01-2016 06:00
  Jared L. Skillings is an integral part of
  an organ transplant team.
  
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• A new look at racial and ethnic disparities in mental health care

  01-01-2016 06:00
  A new book finds racial and ethnic discrepancies have decreased somewhat, but are still substantial.
  
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