Letter "W"

Wisdom of the Crowds

http://benvitale-saints-among-us.blogspot.com/2011/05/crowdsourcing-folly-of-crowds.html

http://benvitale-living.blogspot.com/2011/05/wisdom-and-foolishness-of-crowds.html

Letter "V"

VIOLENCE IN THE MEDIA

Violence in the media—How does it affect families?
The repetition of violence causes children to become desensitized.

The same thing happens to adults, but children are more vulnerable.
callous towards people who've been victims of violence.

http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/edn-f012.html

Letter "U"

UNRESTRAINED LOVE

The allure of multiple partners

http://benvitale-living.blogspot.com/2011/05/unrestrained-love.html

Letter "T"

TERRORISM

The Demise of Bin Laden and the Future of Terrorism

The Psychology of Revenge:

Why We Should Stop Celebrating Osama Bin Laden’s Death
Asking the questions that will bring us peace

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/the-demise-bin-laden-and-the-future-terrorism/revenge-nothing-celebrate

Tribalism and the Legacy of bin Laden
The seed of resentment is sown with a narrative of injustice.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/the-demise-bin-laden-and-the-future-terrorism/bin-ladens-legacy-tribal-hatred-sur

The Meaning of Bin Laden's Death
What the assassination of Bin Laden really does for us

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/the-demise-bin-laden-and-the-future-terrorism/the-meaning-bin-ladens-death

On the Violent Life and Death of Osama bin Laden: A Psychological Post-Mortem
Does Osama bin Laden's death make him doubly dangerous?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/the-demise-bin-laden-and-the-future-terrorism/post-mortem-violent-life-and-death

Bin Laden and the Psychology of Closure
Why bin Laden's death still matters so much 10 years later.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/the-demise-bin-laden-and-the-future-terrorism/closure-will-effect-the-way-we-feel

Sept. 11 attacks did NOT elicit terror, but anger
Does “Terrorism” really trigger terror? New study suggests not.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/the-demise-bin-laden-and-the-future-terrorism/september-11-eliciting-terror-or-an

Osama bin Laden's Death: What It Means to Kids
The Really Bad Guy is no more.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/the-demise-bin-laden-and-the-future-terrorism/what-bin-ladens-death-means-our-kid

What the death of Osama Bin Laden tells us
The significance of the death of Bin Laden

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/the-demise-bin-laden-and-the-future-terrorism/moral-thought-bin-ladens-exit

Bin Laden Will Be Missed
Bin Laden has family mourning his death

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/the-demise-bin-laden-and-the-future-terrorism/bin-laden-will-be-missed

Osama bin Laden: The Closure That Isn’t
The subtle weight of bin Laden’s death

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201105/the-demise-bin-laden-and-the-future-terrorism/closure-isnt

THRIVING AT WORK

http://benvitale-living.blogspot.com/2011/05/top-tips-for-thriving-at-work.html

Letter "S"

SANTA

Who is Santa?
Explaining the concept of Santa to children
Is there any benefit to believing in Santa?

http://lifestyle.ca.msn.com/holiday-guide/living/rogers-article.aspx?cp-documentid=26355437

SLEEP

http://benvitale-living.blogspot.com/2011/05/secrets-of-sleep.html

STRESS

http://benvitale-living.blogspot.com/2011/05/does-stress-validate-our-existence.html

SUPERSTITION

http://benvitale-living.blogspot.com/2011/05/friday-13th-when-superstition-prevails.html

Letter "R"

RAGE

http://benvitale-living.blogspot.com/2011/05/its-all-rage.html

RAISING BABY

Raising Baby Hunter-Gatherer Style
Can today’s parents follow our ancestors’ practices?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/singletons/201010/raising-baby-hunter-gatherer-style

Letter "Q"

QURAN BURNER

9/11: Where Koran-burner Jones and I see eye for eye

Letter "N"

NARCISSISM

Narcissism: The New Normal?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/judith-acosta-lisw-cht/narcissism-the-new-normal_b_793173.html

Narcissism No Longer a Psychiatric Disorder

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/narcissism-no-longer-a-psychiatric-disorder/comment-page-3/#comment-605131

Narcissism: On the Rise in America?

http://benvitale-living.blogspot.com/2011/05/narcissism.html

Letter "M"

MARRIAGE

10 Hard Truths About Marriage
Easy-to-dictate, hard-to-enact insights about marriage

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/brainstorm/201010/10-hard-truths-about-marriage

MEMORY

http://benvitale-saints-among-us.blogspot.com/2011/05/memory.html

Letter "L"

LANGUAGE

Language and Experience
Language influences experience of the world.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/people-places-and-things/201010/language-and-experience

LAUGHTER

http://benvitale-living.blogspot.com/2011/05/case-of-funnies.html

Letter "K"

KIDS

Grow Up! - What kids really need

The Winning Edge
Let's Hear It for Grit
Perseverance counts

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200510/the-winning-edge

Letter "J"

JARGON

The "Piece of Cake Heuristic"
Jargony names convey importance

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/second-thought/201008/the-piece-cake-heuristic

Letter "I"

ILLUSION

http://benvitale-living.blogspot.com/2011/05/your-reality-is-illusion.html

IMPOSSIBLE EXPERIMENTS

Impossible Experiments
What's an impossible psychology experiment you would love to do?

What psychology experiment would you love to carry out if neither ethics nor practical reality stood in your way?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/psyched/200807/impossible-experiments

Letter "H"

HABIT

Time to Shake Things Up! The Importance of Stepping OUT of Routine
Fall in love with your habit by shaking things up!

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/creatures-habit/201010/time-shake-things-the-importance-stepping-out-routine

HAPPINESS

http://benvitale-living.blogspot.com/2011/05/can-you-search-too-hard-for-happiness.html

http://benvitale-living.blogspot.com/2011/05/david-hawkins-happiness.html

HUMOR

http://benvitale-saints-among-us.blogspot.com/2011/05/humor.html

Letter "G"

GAY BASHING

Tyler Clementi: Gay Bashed with the Bricks and Bats of Social Media

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/gay-and-lesbian-well-being/201009/tyler-clementi-gay-bashed-the-bricks-and-bats-social-media

GLOBAL WARMING

Why is the belief in global warming affected by temperature?

http://benvitale-saints-among-us.blogspot.com/2011/05/why-is-belief-in-global-warming.html

Letter "E"

EATING

Top reasons that Americans are obsessed with food
We are too focused on food, but why?
Eating alone is another sign of food obsession.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-human-beast/201009/top-reasons-americans-are-food-obsessed

Letter "D"

DATE NIGHT MOVIE

Trouble Picking a Date Night Movie? Try Game Theory

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/brain-candy/201010/trouble-picking-date-night-movie-try-game-theory

DATING

What’s Missing from the Recent ‘Comprehensive’ Survey About Singles?
Trapping singles into discussing only dating

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/living-single/201102/what-s-missing-the-recent-comprehensive-survey-about-singles

DISTRACTIONS

Focusing Attention in a World of Distractions

Tired of texting, tweeting and internal chatter? A few cutting-edge strategies can help you combat our era's biggest irritants.

Letter "C"

CARPE DIEM

How to savor the moment

How to Live with Uncertainty
....And eliminate anxiety

The Meditation Cure
How to stop suffering

The Art of Now
Overcoming Distractions

Trapped in Reflection
When rumination is a rut

CELEBS

Why we love celebs:

http://benvitale-living.blogspot.com/2011/05/out-of-reach-yet-sort-of-like-us-why-we.html

Letter "B"

BALANCING ACTS

True Love
How much togetherness?
Do you always wish to be with the one you love?
I will always love you, but only on weekends

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/in-the-name-love/201010/do-you-always-wish-be-the-one-you-love

Domestic Divisions
The breadwinner problem
Two People, One Breadwinner
When one partner works and the other stays home, resentments may fester.
Here's how to find an equitable solution.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200706/two-people-one-breadwinner

Sex: How Much Is Enough
When desire divides
Sex: What Problem?
When your partner has no interest in sex despite your best efforts,
it's easy to become perplexed. And without guidance, partners may
characterize the problem in ways that can destroy the relationship.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200210/sex-what-problem

Modulating Your Emotions
Let's hear it for empathy!
Don't Harden Your Heart
In the face of so much tragedy and war,
it can be different to hang on to feelings of empathy.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200402/dont-harden-your-heart

BOSSES

Secrets of Great Bosses

http://benvitale-morefunwithnum3ers.blogspot.com/2011/05/secrets-of-great-bosses.html

Letter "A"

ABILITIES

People Initially Overestimate Then Later Underestimate Their Abilities
People initially expect to learn a new skill easily, then become overly pessimistic when

reality sets in.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode.cfm?id=people-initially-overestimate-then-10-07-27

We Underestimate The Benefits And Overestimate The Dangers Of Openness

http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20081224/1056543219.shtml

Letter "F"

FIGHTS

The top 10 fights in marriage

http://lifestyle.ca.msn.com/love-sex-relationships/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=28510950

FRIENDSHIP

http://benvitale-living.blogspot.com/2011/05/friendship.html

http://benvitale-living.blogspot.com/2011/05/friendships-are-complicated-too.html

Letter "P"

PERSONALITY QUIRKS

http://benvitale-living.blogspot.com/2011/05/guided-tour-of-personality-quirks.html

PESSIMISM

How Pessimism Can Make You Rich
Ensure your future success by imagining your future failure.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-science-willpower/201008/how-pessimism-can-make-you-rich

Letter "O"

OEDIPUS SIMPLEX

Oedipus Simplex
Love Letter to My Son

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-political-animal/201008/oedipus-simplex

OFFICE DIARIES

Promoted Then Fired
It's the craziest thing. First promoted, then fired?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/office-diaries/201008/promoted-then-fired

Keys to the Office - Taking the drudgery out of 9 to 5
Office Psychology 101
It starts with self-esteem
Self-Esteem at Work
Self-esteem is a mental muscle: "work" it out. But the modern workplace presents some formidable hazards.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200310/self-esteem-work

Help Wanted: A Team Player
6 ways to make it work
Working well with others is key for nearly every job. Squashing your emotions in the office may be a mistake, especially in today's diverse, twenty-first century workplaces.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200309/help-wanted-team-player

Happiness at Work
An atmosphere that drives profits
Zappos.com employees work hard to create a happy organization. PT's case study illustrates what happens when people bring their values to work.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200909/earnings-and-yearnings-paid-smile

Office Gossip
Getting it right
Malicious talk could destroy your (or someone else's) career. And yet a more nuanced use of chitchat is essential to getting ahead

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201006/earnings-and-yearnings-how-be-good-gossip

ONLINE DATING

Online dating is increasingly the norm for how to meet people who want
to be met.
The "Sweet Spot" That Makes Online Dating Sites "Sticky"
"Sticky" sites find the psychological "sweet spot"

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/over-simulated/201010/the-sweet-spot-makes-online-dating-sites-sticky

OPTIMISM

Why Optimism Can Keep You Broke
Ensure your future success by imagining your future failure
A new study from the University of Waterloo shows how positive intentions can actually interfere with long-term success

Optimism is all very well but you can take it too far

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/blog/2011/jan/04/optimism-all-very-well

Are You an Irrational Optimist?

Why Positivity Gets a Bad Name

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-happiness-advantage/201103/are-you-irrational-optimist

OUTSIDER

The Outsider: A Pathway to Success?

http://benvitale-morefunwithnum3ers.blogspot.com/2011/05/outsider-pathway-to-success.html

OVERCONFIDENCE

Incompetent doesn’t mean clueless
Overprediction and overconfidence are not the same.
People are often overconfident in their predictions for their own performance.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ulterior-motives/201103/incompetent-doesn-t-mean-clueless

One of Obama's greatest strengths has within it the seeds of failure.

Our Overconfident President Obama
Overconfident people need greater self-awareness, not therapy

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/who-we-are/201011/our-overconfident-president-obama

Letter "N"

NARCISSISM

It's All About Me
You know them—they're all around us. They think they're exceptional, and they're just waiting for you to realize how superior they are. To meet a narcissist is to like one; but to know them over time is to seriously sour on them.

Field Guide to Narcissism
The weird world of the megalomaniac, explained.
Narcissists are charming, exasperating, captivating—and sometimes downright ludicrous. The weird world of the megalomaniac, explained

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201104/what-about-me/field-guide-narcissism

Would You Marry Yourself?
We gravitate toward people, places, and things that resemble the self
http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201104/what-about-me/would-you-marry-yourself

The "Me" Generation
Have young people always been this self-absorbed?
Have young people always been self-absorbed?
Narcissism in the young: Age or generation?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201104/what-about-me/the-me-generation

Celebrity Know-It-Alls
Welcome to the world's most self-selected group of narcissists
The Narcissism and Grandiosity of Celebrities.
What do Jenny McCarthy, Oprah and Madonna have in common?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201104/what-about-me/celebrity-know-it-alls

Model Existence
The minds behind model bodies
Takes a first-ever look at modeling to determine why so many of the women who seem to have it all tend to wind up with so little.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201104/what-about-me/model-existence

How Do You See Me?
What others think of you
Metaperceptions: How Do You See Yourself?
To navigate the social universe, you need to know what others think of you—although the clearest view depends on how you see yourself.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201104/what-about-me/how-do-you-see-me

Big Egos in Business
Career narcissists
Narcissists are considered a liability in business. But sometimes their lack of empathy and inherent selfishness helps them rise straight to the top.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201104/what-about-me/big-egos-in-business

The Narcissist Mother
Self-obsessed parenting
The Six Faces of Maternal Narcissism
What does the empty mirror reflect for you?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201104/what-about-me/the-narcissist-mother

Letter "F"

FACTS BE DAMNED

Let the Backlash Against Birtherism Begin
Birtherism—a symptom of Americans' growing disdain for facts and evidence

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201104/happy-birth-certificate-mr-president/facts-be-damned

Letter "W"

WRITING

To write, or not to write? (Or: what Plato didn't know)
When is it better to write than to talk?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cultural-evolution/201008/write-or-not-write-or-what-plato-didnt-know

"Only a simpleton would trust his thoughts to writing." Socrates. Plato, his most famous pupil, wrote down what he said Socrates said.

Letter "Y"

YEAR in REVIEW

The Year of Fear, in Review
Scary as it was, somehow we survived!
Reviewing this past 'Year of Fear' tells us how our risk perception system works

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/how-risky-is-it-really/201012/the-year-fear-in-review

Letter "M"

Mixed Marriages

The Laws of Chemistry -- Bound by Biology

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200704/the-laws-chemistry

Leaky Love -- The power of different pasts
Mixed Marriages
How to handle a marriage when you're divorced but your new spouse isn't

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200410/mixed-marriages

Matzoh or Jellybeans?

Two faiths, one family
Sometimes Kids Aren't Asking What We Think They Are
A quarter of marriages are interfaith. What does it mean for the kids?
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/stepmonster/201104/matzoh-or-jellybeans-sometimes-kids-arent-asking-what-we-think-they-are

Introverts and Extroverts in Love

Making space
Can an introvert and an extrovert find happiness together?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-introverts-corner/201003/introverts-and-extroverts-in-love

Morality and the good life

Can one live well without being good?

http://www.philosophypress.co.uk/?p=1894

Letter "A"

Atlas Shrugged

I’m Not John Galt

http://blog.talkingphilosophy.com/?p=2744

ATTENTION-SEEKERS

Look at Me: Living in a society of attention-seekers
we've hit a crescendo of ‘look at me' activity

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/look-around-and-look-within/201011/look-me-living-in-society-attention-seekers

Letter "C"

CHOICES

7 Stress Tips I Wish I'd Known before I Entered the Real World
Advice to give the student or young professional in your life.
Eliminate choices by setting standards - what is your "good enough"?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/pressure-proof/201104/7-stress-tips-i-wish-id-known-i-entered-the-real-world

Corporal Punishment

Ethical issues and child discipline.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ethics-everyone/201104/corporal-punishment

COSTUME

Being A Superhero--It's About the Costume?
Why wear a costume? And why a specific costume?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-superheroes/201104/being-superhero-its-about-the-costume

Culture

Is There a Logic to History?
When is it meaningful to say that one culture is more advanced than another?
I have been pondering this question: When, if ever, is it meaningful and fair to say that one culture is "more advanced" than another?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/world-wide-mind/201104/is-there-logic-history

Letter "U"

Universe

Are We Alone in the Universe?
Good recent books on the search for extraterrestrial life.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/world-wide-mind/201104/are-we-alone-in-the-universe

Letter "D"

Democracy

When Leaders Fake Democracy: The Illusion of Shared Leadership
When does the leaders' power outweigh democratic processes?
As Americans we highly value the principal of democracy - the idea that when it comes to choosing our leaders, each and every one of us has a vote. But sometimes leaders like to give the illusion of shared leadership and democracy, but in reality they hold tight to the reins of power and control.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/cutting-edge-leadership/201104/when-leaders-fake-democracy-the-illusion-shared-leadership

Are the Despots Winning?

No matter how many bombs we drop, there will always be violent dictators.

What goes on inside the minds of megalomaniacs?

The Cardinal Sins of Bad Leaders: Revisiting Bosses From Hell
What are the worst sins that a leader can commit?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201104/are-the-despots-winning/the-cardinal-sins-bad-leaders

Why We Love Oppression
Behind one tyrant lies the next
Sociopathocracy: What Information Theory Teaches Us About Tyrants
http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201104/are-the-despots-winning/why-we-love-oppression

Tweeting the Next Revolution
How social media can topple regimes
The Arab Uprisings: The Beginning of a New Solidarity?
The Internet and the Arab Uprisings

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201104/are-the-despots-winning/tweeting-the-next-revolution

All My People Love Me
The dangerous mind games of Colonel Qaddafi
A classic experiment shows how dictators stay strong

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201104/are-the-despots-winning/all-my-people-love-me

DOG

Where Does Your Dog Rank?

The New List Ranking Breeds by Popularity Is Now Available
How popular is your dog breed? The complete ranking.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/canine-corner/201104/where-does-your-dog-rank-the-new-list-ranking-breeds-popularity-is-now-ava

Letter "G"

Gender Truths

The Truth About Women's Beauty
Yes, it does matter
The Truth About Beauty
It would be so nice if inner beauty triumphed over outer appearance. But men are designed to care about packaging. It's time to accept the not-so-pretty facts about looks
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201010/the-truth-about-beauty

Field Guide To The Seducer
Hooked on the hunt
Field Guide to the Casanova: The Lady-killer Files
Are players socially skilled hedonists, or self-destructive psychopaths?
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200711/field-guide-the-casanova-the-lady-killer-files

The Rise Of The Cougar
Older women / younger men
Field Guide to The Cougar
Why society has not quite accepted the May/December relationship.
http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201101/field-guide-the-cougar

The Appeal Of Bad Boys
What Mr. Nice Guy Can't Teach You
What I Learned From My Bad Boyfriends
You want a "Nice" boyfriend or "Bad" boyfriend?
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/snow-white-doesnt-live-here-anymore/201104/what-i-learned-my-bad-boyfriends

What to Do About Negative Conversations

How to make a negative conversation into something positive.
Women don't necessarily worry more then men. They just verbalize it more

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/wander-woman/201104/what-do-about-negative-conversations

Letter "I"

First Impressions

Who Is Liked At First Sight?
Who Is Popular at First Sight?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-barry-kaufman/interpersonal-attraction_b_842060.html

Letter "R"

RACE EFFECT

When Obama Is Not a U.S. Citizen (And a Muslim, Anti-Christ)
The effect of race primes on acceptance of Obama smears

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201104/happy-birth-certificate-mr-president/the-race-effect

READING

How Reading Improves Your Social Life
Reading fiction exercises our empathy muscles

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/quiet-the-power-introverts/201104/how-reading-improves-your-social-life

Relationships

Having Trouble Making New Friends Stick? 11 Possible Causes

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/irene-s-levine/making-new-friends_b_850254.html

RESISTING RUTS

Kick Daily Doldrums:

Tease, Please
10 Ways to Perk Up Your Relationship

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200910/10-ways-perk-your-relationship

Pursuing a Passion
Go Ahead, Obsess

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201005/go-ahead-obsess

Jaded on the Job
Feeling Bored At Work? Three Reasons Why, And What Can Free You

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-new-resilience/201005/feeling-bored-work-three-reasons-why-and-what-can-free-you

Bored in Bed?
Myths About Low Sexual Desire
The truth about couples, and how to reignite the flame

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200802/myths-about-low-sexual-desire

ROYAL WEDDING

Royal Wedding: A story about ourselves as well as love
Why are people enthralled by the Royal Wedding?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-social-self/201104/royal-wedding-story-about-ourselves-well-love

Rethinking our fascination with love

http://yalebooks.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/author-article-by-simon-may-rethinking-our-fascination-with-love/

HOW RUMORS GAIN STEAM

The 8½ Laws of Rumor Spread
Some rumors grind to a halt, while others circle the world.

Why some ideas spread and others die.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201104/happy-birth-certificate-mr-president/how-rumors-gain-steam

Letter "P"

Parenting

Are You Motivating Your Child The Wrong Way?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-13128701

PREDICTOR

Why We're Terrible Predictors
Duncan Watts shares his compelling take-down of common sense.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/brainstorm/201104/why-were-terrible-predictors

Letter "H"

Gross National Happiness

The Key to a More Inspired Future?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shelley-a-lewis/gross-national-happiness_b_849792.html

HONESTY

"I Never Lie"
Is honesty a superpower, requiring a very strong will?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-superheroes/201104/i-never-lie

Letter "T"

Tax

What is a Fair Tax?

http://blog.talkingphilosophy.com/?p=2727

Tight Spots - When psych savvy counts

The Art of Breaking up

Doing it with dignity

The Thoroughly Modern Guide to Breakups
How to end affairs with dignity and minimal distress.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/201012/the-thoroughly-modern-guide-breakups

Making Marriage Work Better

Bring respect home

Everything I Know About Love
Communication and respect make an office work; the same things benefit personal relationships.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200403/everything-i-know-about-love

When the Other Woman Is an iPhone

The allure of technology
Saving your relationship means sometimes putting down the iPhone

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/therapy-matters/201104/when-the-other-woman-is-iphone

When People Avoid Anger

The passive-aggressive problem
Honor Thy Anger
Everyone gets angry, but not everyone expresses it correctly. Learn the key to expressing anger healthfully

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200406/honor-thy-anger

TOUCH

What Couples Really Fight About
Hold Me Tight
Love demands the reassurance of touch. Most fights are really protests over emotional disconnection. Underneath the distress, partners are desperate to know: Are you there for me?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200812/hold-me-tight

Twitter

Does Twitter Help You Forge Meaningful Connections?

Would Jesus Have Tweeted His Last Moments?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-cara-barker/twitter-life-quality_b_847808.html

Letter "B"

Belief in Conspiracies Linked to Machiavellian Mindset.
New research suggests people are more likely to endorse conspiracy theories if they would be willing to personally participate in such a conspiracy

http://benvitale-saints-among-us.blogspot.com/2011/04/belief-in-conspiracies-linked-to.html

Body Movement

Body Movement Influences Attitudes
The Body Controls the Mind
Do we nod yes when we enjoy something—or do we enjoy it because we nod?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-big-questions/201104/body-movement-influences-attitudes

Boundaries

The Importance Of Setting Boundaries
Why You Should Set Working Boundaries

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wendy-strgar/setting-boundaries_b_846491.html

BRAT

Field Guide to the Drama Queen
Demanding divas can spin riveting shows out of dull moments—

and tempests out of peaceful times.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200709/field-guide-the-drama-queen

Parenting: How NOT to Raise Spoiled Brats
What does it take to NOT raise spoiled brats?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-power-prime/201102/parenting-how-not-raise-spoiled-brats

BULLYING

Bullying Works: Why People Cower Before Donald Trump
We can't stand up to bullies, like D. Trump, so why should our kids?

http://www.psychologytoday.com/collections/201104/happy-birth-certificate-mr-president/donald-trump-bully-work

Letter "E"

Education :

(1) Clarity Not Always the Best for Learning

http://benvitale-education.blogspot.com/2011/04/clarity-not-always-best-for-learning.html

(2) The Socratic Method:
Teaching by Asking Instead of by Telling

http://www.garlikov.com/Soc_Meth.html

Educators :

How Educators Misunderstand Students
Education is based on an invalid model of human nature.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/who-we-are/201104/how-educators-misunderstand-students

Empathy

Does the 'Empathy Gap' Encourage Torture?

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/wray-herbert/empathy-gap-torture_b_844996.html

Letter "J"

Jealousy - Guardian of love?

The Most Destructive Passion

A Sign of Personal Pathology

Jealousy: Love's Destroyer
Jealousy has long been deemed the guardian of love. But more often it's love's downfall. We typically blame our partner for paying attention to another, but the real issue may be what jealousy teaches us about ourselves

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200906/jealousy-loves-destroyer

Darling, Are You Suspicious of Me?
“He that is not jealous, is not in love.”

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/in-the-name-love/200909/darling-are-you-suspicious-me

Advice: A Jealous Fiancé

Hara Estroff Marano gives advice to a woman whose fiancé suffers from delusional jealousy

http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200402/advice-jealous-fianc

Mad About You: Simple and Complex Jealousy

If I weren't mad about you, I'd just be mad.

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/anger-in-the-age-entitlement/201002/mad-about-you-simple-and-complex-jealousy

Justice: What's The Right Thing To Do?

http://benvitale-saints-among-us.blogspot.com/2011/03/justice-whats-right-thing-to-do.html