A recent study commissioned by CNN and conducted at The Wheatley School in Long Island, New York, set out to understand more about the bullying epidemic that is consuming our schools nationwide. The study included more than 700 students who were given a survey with 28 questions on aggressive behavior four separate times throughout the […]
Continue ReadingAre You a Shopaholic? When Spending Becomes an Addiction
A recent study conducted by Stanford University in the American Journal of Psychiatry found an alarming amount of people are shopaholics across the United States! The study interviewed 2,513 adults, analyzing their buying attitudes and behaviors, their consequences, and the respondent’s financial and demographic data to determine the approximate percentage of Americans dealing with compulsive […]
Continue ReadingSpanking: Can It Make Our Kids More Aggressive?
A recent study published in the journal, Aggressive Behavior found a link between spanking and aggressive behavior in children. The study, that analyzed data from children between the ages of 9 months and 5 years of age, showed a significant increase in aggressive behavior in boys if they had both a genetic predisposition for aggression […]
Continue ReadingJosh Powell: The Psychology Behind the Killings
By now, most of you are probably aware of the tragic events that took place on February, 5th of this year when Josh Powell was granted a supervised visit with his children at his home in Utah. After his children entered his home, he closed and locked the door to prevent the social worker from […]
Continue ReadingAre You Working For a Psychopath?
Distressed workers around the country can breathe a collective sigh of relief. It’s not your fault… your boss really is a psychopath! A new study conducted by New York psychologist, Paul Babiak, suggests that there are four times as many psychopaths in positions of corporate responsibility compared to the rest of the nation! These shocking […]
Continue Reading8 New Year’s Resolutions You Can Actually Commit To!
The beginning of a new year brings new hope and a promise of better things to come! However, we all know it doesn’t just happen by accident or blind luck (if it does, it is rarely long lasting) – we have to pave our own path and secure a future worthy of our expectations and […]
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