LONDON AND PARIS (5/9/2013-5/30/2013)!!!
New research from Bristol and Cardiff universities shows that children whose brains process information more slowly than their peers are at greater risk of psychotic experiences.
These can include hearing voices, seeing things that are not present or holding unrealistic beliefs that…
NIMH is committed to new and better treatments, but this will only happen by developing a more precise diagnostic system. Going forward, we will be supporting research projects that look across current categories – or sub-divide current categories – to begin to develop a better system. RDoC is nothing less than a plan to transform clinical practice by bringing a new generation of research to inform how we diagnose and treat mental disorders.
The Cycle of Abuse Illustrated Through Single Photos and Multiple Models
Statistics show that 70% of people who are abused as children will grow up into adults who will in turn abuse children. A recent awareness ad campaign by Mexican organization Save the Children shared this fact in single photographs that are both creative and difficult to stomach.
The advertisements were originally published back in May 2012, and were created by Mexican agency Y&R and photographer Ale Burset.Each one uses five models showing one individual at different stages of life. In the foreground, the individual is experiencing abuse as a child. Older versions of the abused child grow up as they walk across the background of the frame, and turn into the original abuser by the time they walk a full circle.
“70% of abused children turn into abusive adults. Donate at savethechildren.mx,” the advertisements say.
Powerful stuff right there!
Dr Elizabeth Loftus and Dr Albert Bandura at the Midwestern Psychological Association Conference, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL
Me and Dr Loftus at the conference! She even signed my program book! Great talk she gave on False Memory!
Oh yea, clinical psychology is out of the question for me. I am in a master's program now (Communicology), but would like to go into Educational Psychology. I am not worried the program won't accept me (they're pretty open), but I am more worried about free time and other plans I had in mind.
By the way, I went to a talk yesterday at the conference about applying to Grad School and here is a very interesting statistic: “there is a 50% acceptance rate into medical school whereas the acceptance rate for a Clinical Psych PhD program is 12%. So getting into med school is 4x easier” they said…I know yikes so motivational they were lol :/
