Monthly Archives: July 2017

Post Of The Week – Sunday 30th July 2017

July 30, 2017 · by · in Addictive Behaviour, Biopsychology, Depression, Early Social Development, Eating Behaviour, Memory · Leave a comment

1) To The Bone This article acts as a commentary on “To The Bone”, a film about anorexia nervosa which is now available on Netflix. The article challenges the idea that watching the film could be harmful or triggering for people at risk of developing anorexia. To claim this, the article claims, is to misrepresent the […]

Post Of The Week – Sunday 23rd July 2017

July 23, 2017 · by · in Cognition And Development, Eating Behaviour, Evolutionary Psychology, Learning, Memory, Nature - Nurture, Neuroscience, Treating Mental Disorders · Leave a comment

1) Nigel Owens On Bulimia Nervosa Eating disorders is an area of Psychology where alpha bias has persisted. They are seen as being peculiarly female problems. This is challenged in this article by Nigel Owens, the rugby referee. The article reminds us that eating disorders can affect males as well as females. It also reminds […]

Post Of The Week – Sunday, 16th July 2017

July 16, 2017 · by · in Biopsychology, Cognition And Development, Depression, Neuroscience, Research Methods, Treating Mental Disorders · Leave a comment

1) Biological Rhythms As an introduction to what biological rhythms are and why we have them, this is pretty good.   2) How do anti-depressants actually work? This article neatly sums up what we do and don’t know about how antidepressants work. We no longer study biological treatments for depression as part of our course […]

Post Of The Week – Saturday 8th July 2017

July 8, 2017 · by · in Addictive Behaviour, Biopsychology, Eating Behaviour, Memory, Stress, Treating Mental Disorders · Leave a comment

1)  A Leading Happiness Researcher Says …. We’ve seen some very fine work done on research projects in the last few weeks. They have been prompted by a puzzling finding from last year: high levels of anxiety are associated with high aspiration. One group this year has found a correlation between future focus and stress. Another […]

Post Of The Week – Saturday July 1st 2017

July 1, 2017 · by · in Addictive Behaviour, Biopsychology, Cognition And Development, Nature - Nurture, Neuroscience, Social Influence · Leave a comment

1) Varenicline vs Nicotine Replacement Therapy This paper deals with the latest research on Varenicline as a treatment for nicotine addiction. It’s a big study with records used from GP practices across the UK. There were 287 079 patient records accessed, with follow up over a four year period. Patients’ status of smokers is established by self-report: […]