What is an Executive Functioning Disorder and how is it manifested in children? Executive functioning issues can vary greatly from one child to the next, so it isn't possible to give broad generalizations about how children with these issues think. Laura Tagliareni, Ph.D., pediatric neuropsychologist in New York City and a clinical instructor at NYU Langone Medical Center, … [Read more...]

A US study in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine has linked commonly used medicines, including over-the-counter treatments for conditions such as insomnia and hay-fever, to higher dementia risk in elderly people taking the drugs every day for three years or more. Michelle Roberts, Health editor, BBC News: Dr Shelly Gray and colleagues from the University of Washington … [Read more...]

Thomas Dixon lost his episodic memory in a traumatic brain injury, and Twitter is helping him get it back. John Paul Titlow (Associate Editor, FastCoLabs) writes: Thomas Dixon has no idea what he did yesterday. Sitting across from me at an outdoor cafe, he tries to jog his memory by doing what a lot of us do habitually: checking his iPhone. Specifically, he pulls up … [Read more...]

What is psychology?  "Psycho" means "the human mind" and "logy" means "the theory of", so "psychology" is the theory of the human mind.  And so the importance of psychology is that it can give us some idea of why we behave in a particular way and in this way enable us to help people function more effectively. Psychology is sometimes classed as a science and sometimes as a … [Read more...]

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 is essentially the application of psychology to the solving of the problems of everyday stresses, e.g, career planning, marriage guidance and family difficulties. It can be studied at masters and doctoral levels. This page provides more information about the field, and about the contents of the degree. It also has information and links to where to study … [Read more...]

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...]

This page provides information on clinical psychology online and on campus programs. It tackles the questions - "what is clinical psychology" and" how is it different to counseling psychology?" and provides advice on 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 … [Read more...]

Educational psychology 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 wanting … [Read more...]

Substance abuse online degrees are increasingly popular amongst students. But what does it mean to be a substance abuse counselor? Substance abuse counselors (also called behavioral disorder 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 … [Read more...]

Counselors try to help people through listening, assessing the nature of problems and making suggestions that will help clients to improve their life conditions. Clearly there are many different types of issues that a person faces throughout their life and correspondingly there are many different types of counselors, e.g., school and educational counselors, mental health … [Read more...]

Leadership psychologists seek to understand and change the interactions between people, and between individuals and the larger social environment. Leadership psychology programs 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...]