THE PSYCHWATCH NEWSLETTER
Volume IV, Issue 33
Week Ending: August 18, 2001
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Edited By: Chris Nuesell, PhD
Fritz Galette, PhD
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***** PSYCH IN THE NEWS *****
1) "If you can't join them, beat them: CWRU psychologists find
ejection causes aggression"- CWRU, 8/15/01.
<http://www.cwru.edu/pubaff/univcomm/rejection.htm>
2) "The medium and the message: Eyes and ears understand differently"-
Eurekalert, 8/14/01.
<http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2001-08/cmu-tma081401.php>
3) Memory & Cognition:
a) "Studies show that memory starts to decline in our mid-20s"-
University of Michigan, 8/13/01.
<http://www.umich.edu/~newsinfo/Releases/2001/Aug01/r081301a.html>
b) "Cognitive Processing Speed Is Best Way To Assess Risk Factors In
Older Drivers And Can Improve Ability"- APA, 8/28/01.
<http://www.apa.org/releases/olderdrivers.html>
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4) Adolescence:
a) "One Out Of Ten Female Adolescents Experience Date Violence And/Or
Rape"- APA, 8/26/01.
b) "Adolescents Who Engage In Delinquent Behaviors More Likely To
Contemplate Suicide"- APA, 8/28/01.
c) "Religious Involvement Found To Have Largest Influence On Self-
Esteem Of Young Adolescents"- APA, 8/24/01.
d) "Environment May Play A Role In Whether Youth Benefit From Sports
Participation"- APA, 8/25/01.
5) "Study shows jury awards are rarely out of line with judges'
decisions"- Cornell University, 8/14/01.
6) "Writer's cramp may be linked to obsessive-compulsive symptoms"-
Eurekalert, 8/15/01.
7) "Transracial Adoptees Psychological Adjustment Not As Dependent
Upon Their Cultural Identity As Presumed"- APA, 8/25/01.
8) "Emotional impact key to memory"- ABC News, 8/6/01.
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2) Fathers and Children in the Divorce Process: Clinical, Scientific &
Legal Perspectives- Nov 9-10, 2001 in Waltham, MA. For additional
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