Intergenerational Transmission of Attachment
Last week my blog post explored the historical underpinnings of attachment theory.
The Tap Code (NEW)
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Bob Shumaker describes the Tap Code he developed as a POW.
Jason
Jason is a twenty-nine year old man with Asperger’s Syndrome from Rockland County, NY. Asperger’s Syndrome is part of the Autism Spectrum of Disorders and is a pervasive developmental disorder that affects the senses, motor skills, social skills and language. Jason was diagnosed relatively late in life and has endured a great deal of emotional pain due to his lack of social skills. He was also misdiagnosed with various conditions in his childhood, including schizophrenia and ADHD, and was given medication which caused horrible...
Dennis Charney, M.D.
Dr. Charney is the Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean of Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Professor of Psychiatry, Neuroscience, and Pharmacology & Systems Therapeutics, and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs of the Mount Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Charney retains an active research program and is one of the nation's foremost investigators in the neurobiology and treatment of mood and anxiety disorders. He has pioneered research related to the psychobiological mechanisms of depression, anxiety, and human resilience to stress, and the discovery of novel...
Online Support Communities: Quality is About People, Not Posts
The popularity of online communities has never been stronger, with the growth of new groups (such as YouTube) skyrocketing past those of old. But sometimes people and companies confuse what makes a popular community, well, popular. They mistakenly point to traffic numbers, confusing quantity of people (or unique visitors) over why the people are coming in the first place – for other people.
As online communities continue to grow with virtually everyone who is online belonging to at least one such community, communities start...
Tennis Friends
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John McEnroe talks about the difficulty of maintaining friendships.
The Roots of Love
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Dr. David Buss, an evolutionary psychologist who studies mating strategies, gender conflict, social status, and the function of emotions in cultures around the world. He talks about the universality of love and the differences between what women want and what men want.
When Chevy Met Jayni
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Actor Chevy Chase and his wife Jayni share their story of how they met and fell in love.
J. Richard Hackman, Ph.D.
Dr. Hackman is the Edgar Pierce Professor of Social and Organizational Psychology at Harvard University. He conducts research on a variety of topics in social and organizational psychology, including group behavior and performance, leadership effectiveness, and the design of self- managing teams. His studies have included analyses of the dynamics of aircraft flight deck crews, professional symphony and chamber orchestras, and intelligence analysis teams.
Dr. Hackman received his bachelor's degree in mathematics from MacMurray College and his doctorate in social psychology from the University of...
You can’t buy happiness
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America Ferrara, the star of the hit TV series Ugly Betty, shares a personal story about the isolation she felt in the early days of her acting career.