Authors

Peter Rebhahn

The Effect of Personality on PTSD
Your personality determines whether a stressful situation will affect you in the long run.
Work Keeps Seniors Whistling
Layoffs of older workers should come with health warnings.
The Prince of Impatience
Evaluates the value of patience among women. How individual levels of self-awareness vary.
Wages: Sharing the Wealth
Money really does motivate workers. So why the belief that money is irrelevant?
The Daughters of Freud
Find out why women are flockingto the field of psychotherapy.
High-Pressure Performance
Reports that high blood pressure decreases mental acuity. Other diseases caused by high blood pressure; Importance of immediate treament, according to Merrill F. Elias, professor of psychology at the University of Maine.
Mean Streets
Traffic cops may be even more stressedthan you are.
Entering the fitness zone
Discusses the zone, a level of rigorous mental discipline characterized by an unshakeable faith in your own abilities. How the faith allows the peak performer to block out the distractions that hamper ability.
CERTAIN TRAITS MAY BE RISK FACTORS FOR POOR STROKE RECOVERY
Provides information on a study which identified several personality traits linked to stroke recovery. Self-consciousness; Deep-thinking; Enthusiasm.
Mixed Signals

How men and women misjudge sexual signals. And why men overestimate women's interest.

Dangerous Diet Drinks

Can't live without your diet soda? It might be worse for you than you think. Aspartame can wreak havoc on your long-term memory.