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