Childhood trauma isn’t something you just get over as you grow up. Pediatrician Nadine Burke Harris explains that the repeated stress of abuse, neglect, and parents struggling with mental health or substance abuse issues has real, tangible effects on the development of the brain. This unfolds across a lifetime, to the point where those who’ve experienced high levels of trauma … [Read more...]
Ben Ambridge: 10 Myths About Psychology
How much of what you think about your brain is actually wrong? In this whistlestop tour of dis-proved science, Ben Ambridge walks through 10 popular ideas about psychology that have been proven wrong — and uncovers a few surprising truths about how our brains really work. Ben Ambridge is a senior lecturer in psychology at the University of Liverpool, where he researches … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Loftus: The fiction of memory
Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus studies memories. More precisely, she studies false memories, when people either remember things that didn't happen or remember them differently from the way they really were. It's more common than you might think, and Loftus shares some startling stories and statistics, and raises some important ethical questions we should all remember to … [Read more...]
Directory of Universities Offering Psychology Online
The universities offering psychology online programs that have been selected for this website are listed in this university online directory. A link to each university is provided. Many schools (universities or colleges) now offer online programs. Choosing which ones to apply to is not always easy. The ones listed below have been selected for various pages in this web site … [Read more...]
Sports Psychology Programs
Are you wanting to study psychology and have a strong interest in sports? Try looking at sports psychology programs. Linking sport and psychology in one degree is a relatively recent phenomenon. And yet so much of performing well in sport is about motivation, stress, endurance, will power - all psychological factors. So it is surprising that our psychological knowledge about … [Read more...]
Counseling Psychology Degree Programs
Counseling psychology is essentially the application of psychology to the solving of the problems of everyday stresses, e.g, career planning, marriage guidance and family difficulties. Counseling psychology degree programs can be studied at masters and doctoral levels. This page provides more information about the field, and about the contents of the degrees. It also has … [Read more...]
Psychology and Human Development
Want to learn about psychology and human development. Developmental psychology programs are very popular amongst students. But it is quite a broad field. Some students are specifically interested in development psychology as it relates to infant and children, others to adolescents, or adult, or the elderly. Also, there are other specializations dependent on the approach taken … [Read more...]
Educational Psychology Degree Programs
Educational psychology degree programs are very popular amongst students. As the name suggests, these programs study the psychology of the educational process. They can be taken at the bachelor level, but are mainly taken at master's and doctoral levels. This area is very often of interest to those wishing to work as school psychologists, but is also of interest to those … [Read more...]
Substance Abuse Degree Programs
Substance abuse degree programs are increasingly popular amongst students. But what does it mean to be a substance abuse counselor or a behavioral disorder counselor? These counselors help people who have problems with gambling, alcohol, drugs, substance abuse and eating disorders. They help individuals to identify behaviors and problems related to their addiction. This can be … [Read more...]
Leadership Psychology Degrees
Leadership psychologists seek to understand and change the interactions between people, and between individuals and the larger social environment. Leadership psychology degrees develop the knowledge and skills required. They focus on the study of group dynamics from a leadership perspective, looking in particular at leadership behavior and leadership attitudes. You can study … [Read more...]
Clinical Psychology Degree Programs
This page tackles the questions - "what is clinical psychology" and "how is it different to counseling psychology?" - and provides advice on clinical psychology degree programs to take in order to qualify in this field. Clinical psychology is the analysis, research and treatment of severe mental health disorders, such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. This can be … [Read more...]
Health Psychology Degree Programs
Are you interested in a career in the health and wellness field? If so, then might like to consider taking a health psychology degree program. The linking of health and psychology is a relatively recent phenomenon. Even so, health psychology programs are very popular amongst students, many of them wishing to specialize in such areas as clinical and health psychology, health and … [Read more...]
