psychology

Sections
I am hereby sorting Psychology into two major areas (there may be others):
 * introspective psychology is concerned with introspection as an analytical tool, with thoughts and ideas, and with the nature of the mind
 * behavioral psychology studies external behavior rather than inner mental states, and often involves detailed statistical analysis; the mind as machine

Related Pages

 * parenting

Local Articles

 * Asperger syndrome:
 * autism
 * gender identity disorder (a.k.a. gender dysphoria):
 * hyperacusis is "an inability to tolerate everyday sounds"
 * reactive attachment disorder seems a bit like the "blame the mother" theory originally used to explain autism
 * Tourette syndrome:

Reference

 * Psychology:

Projects

 * Positive Psychology Center at the University of Pennsylvania

News

 * 2007-02-12 The mind, as it evolves "Depression as a survival tool?": on the emerging field of evolutionary psychology
 * 2006-09-01 A Nation of Neurotics? Blame the Puppet Masters? by Carl Zimmer
 * 2006-02-16 'Sleeping on it' best for complex decisions
 * 2006-02-15 How 'hot' emotional brain interferes with 'cool' processing
 * 2006-01-18 chimpanzees lack altruism
 * 2005-02-09 Smart People Choke Under Pressure