THE PSYCHWATCH NEWSLETTER

Volume IV, Issue 34

Week Ending: September 1, 2001

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Edited By: Chris Nuesell, PhD 

           Fritz Galette, PhD

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                      ***** PSYCH IN THE NEWS *****

1) Sad news?  "New study gives green light to occasional spanking"- 

   Washington Post, 8/24/01. 

  <http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/health/A58526-2001Aug24.html>

2) "Parents don't accurately judge kid's intelligence"- Reuters Health, 

    8/28/01. 

   <http://news.excite.com/news/r/010828/13/health-intelligence>

3) "Hypnosis may give false confidence in inaccurate memories"- Ohio 

    State University, 8/26/01. 

   <http://www.osu.edu/researchnews/archive/hypnomem.htm>

4) "Daily Hassles and Pleasures Change Over Lifetime"- Reuters Health, 

    8/28/01. <http://news.excite.com/news/r/010828/13/health-daily>

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4) "Dementia patients aware of losing grasp suffer breakdowns most"- 

    Eurekalert, 8/30/01.

5) "Psychological Trauma of Heart Attack May Undermine Treatment"- 

CFAH,

    8/30/01.

6) "Measuring brain activity in people eating chocolate offers new 

    clues about how the body becomes addicted"- Eurekalert, 8/28/01.

7) "Religious Involvement Tied to Teen Self-Esteem"- Reuters Health, 

    8/27/01. 

8) "College Students Admit They Are Caught Up in Web"- Reuters Health, 

    8/27/01. 

9) "Gay and Lesbian Couples Do Well at Parenting"- Reuters Health, 

    8/28/01. 

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