Does eating candy in childhood lead to violence in adulthood, new study asks?

A new study raises more questions than it answers. Nutritionists want to know how sugar in candy fed to children ignite criminal acts when they reach adolescent or adulthood? The theory psychologists tell them is that when you give children candy regularly, it’s seen as a reward. The candy industry may probably direct parents to make sure their children eat sweets responsibly just as the alcohol industry repeats its advice to adults to drink responsibly. Pyschologists will remind nutritioni

Elimination Communication or Potty Incommunicado!

Elimination Communication is the art and I really mean art of getting your baby to go diaper free. There is always a new fashion for baby potty training and this is the latest. Training your baby to use the potty for the elimination of poop is way up on the list for busy new mothers who may even be juggling a career in the mix. There are some new baby psychologists who suggest that you can train a happy baby that will use the potty in the mornings for bowel movement but may also catch som

Incompetence to the Left of Me, Jokers to the Right

Scott Shane has a good article out on the psychologists hired by the Bush administration to design its torture program. Key quotes…… They had never carried out a real interrogation, only mock sessions in the military training they had overseen. They had no relevant scholarship; their Ph.D. dissertations were on high blood pressure and family therapy. They had no language skills and no expertise on Al Qaeda. But they had psychology credentials and an intimate knowledge of a br

Psychology Career Education and Advancement

Author : Tony Jacowski Understanding a Psychologist Psychologists use their skill and expertise in various fields like management, health, law, education and even sports This is because people from every field need counseling and psychological help Essentially, a psychologist should have very good communication and interpersonal skills As a psychologist, you should be able to connect emotionally with patients to help them deal with their problems What any individual psychologist does d

Psychology Salaries

Simply being good at giving advice won’t get you into a psychology degree program , but it’s a good reason to start considering entering the profession. The best psychologists display just the sort of empathy and problem solving skills that come along with being able to give sound advice–and they make impressive salaries doing it. Psychology Salaries According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the employment outlook is good for psychologists. Between 2006 and 2016 the market i