Category Archives: Friday Factoids
Friday Factoids: Good Foods, Good Feels
You’ve had a bad day. Nothing has gone right and you just want to get home to a pint of Ben & Jerry’s. We’ve all been there, when our only solace is a heaping helping of junk food. Nothing soothes … Continue reading
Friday Factoids Catch-Up: Free Drug Abuse Prevention Service in Kentucky
<Discussion is not an endorsement, for informational purposes only> Project Daris is a free resource that came out of a heartbreaking tragedy. Project Daris was started by the parents of Daris Fent, a talented young man with a bright future … Continue reading
Friday Factoids Catch-Up: Suicidal Ideation–Recognizing the Signs
Suicide and suicidal ideation have recently been brought to the fore of the public consciousness by way of a popular teen show called “13 Reasons Why”. Although I view this show as an absolute trainwreck due to the nature of … Continue reading
Friday Factoids Catch-Up: MTHFR: The Missing Genetic Link To Myriad Health Issues
As a doctoral psychology intern I have noticed that many clients are being ordered to have genetic testing to assist the physician to determine the proper diagnosis as well as what medication may be more appropriate. It has been relatively … Continue reading
Friday Factoids Catch-Up: Alarming Trends in Suicide Rates
While the suicide rate in America trended steadily and solidly downward during the ‘80s and ‘90s (likely attributable to new, more effective antidepressants with fewer side effects), a significant turnaround with an increase was noted between 1999 and 2014 (Bichell, … Continue reading
Friday Factoids Catch-Up: Leaning into the Z-generation (The erosion and datedness of humanistic values)
“The way to predict future behavior is to look at past behavior.” This statement is often hammered into the heads and hearts of anyone seeking to establish long-term careers in the behavioral and psychology fields. Our psychological tests and empirical … Continue reading
Friday Factoids: Psychology Got Talent! (Or, the art of recognizing and valuing true productivity while promoting self-care in others.)
If you would like to become more productive while at the same time having more free time for yourself, you need to etch the ratio 52:17 into your mind. According to an article in the BBC health Column, the … Continue reading
Friday Factoid Catch-Up: Teen Coping Strategies
A recent article in the New York Times by Lisa Damour (2017) discussed coping strategies of teenagers. Along with feedback from practicing psychologists, Damour provided some interesting descriptors of coping mechanisms that may be criticized or possibly overlooked by adults. … Continue reading
Friday Factoids: Robots could help solve social care crisis, and evolutionarily destroy the function of our mirror neurons at the same time! (How wonderful?)
International teams of engineers are developing humanoid robots to deal with our ‘social care crisis’. Tasked with the responsibility to interact with the elderly in care homes, these ‘personal social’ robots will be able to be specifically … Continue reading