Ice Age Mammoth Hunters Might Have Used Wolf-Dogs
A new theory holds that human mammoth hunters had a canine assistant who was not quite a dog.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - July 18, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Mark Derr Tags: Addiction Animal Behavior Education Environment Media anti-wolf Carter Niemeyer domestication France hunting livestock mammoth megabit Michael Shalter pat shipman stampede transport wolf-dog Wolfgang Schlleidt Source Type: news
Internet Gaming Disorder in DSM-5
Hooked on games? Internet Gaming Disorder is a "Condition for Further Study" in the DSM-5. read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - July 18, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Stephanie Sarkis, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Media Parenting Self-Help addicts American Psychiatric Association apa computer dsm DSM-5 game games Internet internet games laptop Source Type: news
Toy stories
Plushophilia is a “sexual attraction to stuffed toys or people in animal costume, such as theme park characters”. It is often assumed to be a common practice among members of the Furry Fandom. However, survey research has shown this not to be the case. But what else is known about the psychology of plushophiia?read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - July 18, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Mark D. Griffiths, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Sex anthropomorphism Furries Furry Fandom Obssessive-Compulsive Disorder ocd paraphilia pathological hoarding Plushie Plushophilia sexual fetish Stuffed animal sex Zoophilia. Source Type: news
Our Social Media Obsession
Social media has become an obsessionread more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - July 18, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Larry Rosen, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Media Neuroscience Facebook obsession social media Source Type: news
Kids Need a Charter for Smart Internet Use
Careless use of any infotech boosts stress and saps creativity. Here's a solution.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - July 16, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: George Michelsen Foy Tags: Addiction Education internet use Source Type: news
Recovery Is a Full-Time Job
As anyone who has ever been a victim of childhood abuse knows, the experience involves an almost complete eradication of personal boundaries, a loss of control over one's own body, and deep shame, since the child almost always feels to some degree responsible for the transgression. read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - July 16, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Linda and Charlie Bloom, Tags: Addiction Depression Happiness Relationships abuse alcohol committed domestic violence drugs father husband incest insane painful perpetrator recovery safe sexual victim Source Type: news
Addiction Among the Homeless Begins in Childhood
Researcher: "One hundred percent of patients enrolled in the study began drinking alcohol as children, becoming alcohol-dependent shortly thereafter. It is difficult to imagine the level of despair these people experience day in and day out, or the all-consuming focus on getting the next drink that overrides even the most basic human survival instinct."read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - July 16, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Constance Scharff, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Health Parenting Self-Help childhood addiction childhood alcoholism childhood drinking cliffside malibu constance scharff homeless homeless addiction homeless drug abuse homeless mental health homelessness richard tai Source Type: news
Review: Saving Normal
Many human behaviours, quirks, eccentricities and woes which in the past would have been seen as parts of the rich tapestry of life are now branded mental disorders.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - July 16, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Helene Guldberg, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Anxiety Autism Depression Eating Disorders Happiness Psychiatry dsm iii DSM V DSM-IV overmedicalization robert rosenthal Sigmund Freud Source Type: news
Is Marijuana Addictive? Part 2
Marijuana is absolutely addictive for some vulnerable individuals.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - July 16, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: J. Wesley Boyd, M.D., Ph.D. Tags: Addiction addicted to marijuana cannabis cannabis addiction drug addiction is cannabis addictive is marijuana addictive legalize marijuana marijuana addiction Source Type: news
Why Living the Questions Is Better Than Having the Answers
Our need for quick and easy answers short changes us on Big Meaningful Questionsread more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - July 15, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Peg O'Connor, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Ethics and Morality Happiness Philosophy commitments meaning of life Suffering Source Type: news
The Shocking Truth
Research in neuroscience and psychology is beginning to illuminate why many people can use their own pain, in effect, as a drug.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - July 15, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: John Montgomery, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Neuroscience Source Type: news
Opioid Drug Deaths Cost 500,000 Years of Life in U.S.
Study shows opioid-related deaths up 242 percent from 1991 to 2010, with the biggest jump in young people due to recreational use of prescription painkillers.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - July 15, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Richard Taite Tags: Addiction Health Integrative Medicine Self-Help cliffside malibu constance scharff drug overdose opioid opioid drug death overdose death prescription drug addiction prescription drug overdose prescription painkillers richard tait Source Type: news
The Choking Game is Not Just a Movie
The Choking Game is a serious epidemic in today's society. Young adults in particular are engaging in self-strangulation to get a high. They are literally applying pressure to themselves (their main neck arteries) to alleviate the pressure from outside. Lifetime will air the film by the same name on July 26 at 8 pm ET/PT. Watch it. It could save your teen's life.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - July 15, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Christine Louise Hohlbaum Tags: Addiction Anxiety Child Development Depression Source Type: news
Addiction Remission
Is remission from addiction possible? You may be surprised by the answer.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - July 14, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Michael Pantalon Tags: Addiction Health Source Type: news
Is It Therapy or Is It a Video Game?
Can an intervention inspired by, or at least using the same tools as, addictive video games be therapeutic? Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy, or VRET, is here, and it has more than a few things in common with World of Warcraft.read more (Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center)
Source: Psychology Today Addiction Center - July 14, 2014 Category: Addiction Authors: Elias Aboujaoude, M.D. Tags: Addiction Anxiety Psychiatry Therapy Source Type: news
