A Psychology Minute: Primacy and Recency Effect
Okay quick. Have someone close by read this number to you slowly: 7397486312. If you are like most people, it is difficult to remember all these digits. But if you Continue Reading →
Month: December 2017
A Psychology Minute: Availability Heuristic
“There a lot of Corollas around these days.” Shortly after purchasing our Corolla, I remember thinking how all of the sudden these cars were all over the road. In reality, Continue Reading →
A Psychology Minute: Fundamental Attribution Error
Have you ever thought to yourself, “He is an anxious guy,” or “she seems kind of edgy?” As human beings, one of the most instinctive things we do is make judgments about Continue Reading →
A Psychology Minute: Halo Effect
Most of us come in contact with people every day. Some of them we have known for decades; some maybe a few years or even months. Some we have just Continue Reading →
A Psychology Minute: Cognitive Disortions
“I never catch a break.” “Everyone is always out to get me.” “This is going to be horrible.” If you have ever heard thoughts like these pop in your head, Continue Reading →
A Psychology Minute: Self-Monitoring
One of the ways that we change our thoughts and behaviors is to first be aware of them. Although our actions can shift over time without us knowing how this Continue Reading →
Prescription Privileges for Psychologists: Is Our Consent Fully Informed?
This past June, Illinois became the 3rd state to allow psychologists to prescribe medications commonly used for psychiatric issues, after New Mexico and Louisiana have enacted similar laws. As indicated in Continue Reading →
Unusual Beliefs and Behaviors vs. Objective Realities and Truths
I just finished reading Reverend Dr. Epperson’s treatise on abnormal ideas and behaviors as they relate to mental health. Similar to my thoughts about Sera Davidow’s article almost three years ago entitled, “Mental Illness Does Continue Reading →
Pain’s Promise, and the Promise with Pills
Recently, I was watching a game on the tube when a Prilosec OTC commercial came on, featuring a portly Larry the Cable Guy (an actual user). As with previous TV Continue Reading →
Prescription Privileges for Psychologists, Part II: Is Our Consent Fully Informed?
In July of 2014, I published an article explaining my concerns about the push to allow prescription privileges for psychologists across the country, after news of the recent legislation in Illinois sanctioning Continue Reading →