Nature v nurture? Please don't ask

The question has fuelled some of history's fiercest scientific and political feuds.

Now we have an answer

Famous Psychologists

History of Psychology -

For those interested in the history of psychology, as a means accessing the subject as a science, or for general interest the following links are highly recommended

Trials of a Forensic Psychologist.

"I’ve heard that you are a forensic psychologist, what does psychology have to do with dead bodies?”

How Human Psychology Drives the Economy, and Why It Matters for Global Capitalism.

Robert Shiller: Economic boom gave rise to schemes that relied on trust

He says basic psychological factors are key to restoring confidence

Government has a role in preventing fraud from being sold to the public, he says

Shiller: Government must aim for full employment and widely available credit

Climate 'denial' is now a mental disorder

Is an amusing article, though not sure there is any truth in it !

Leap to Track. Rescue Man. Clamber Up. Catch a Train

What would Darley say about this ???

Kind of tweaks the 'From Jerusalem to Jericho' paper abit"!

Carl Rogers -

Carl Rogers (January 8, 1902 – February 4, 1987) was an influential American psychologist and among the founders of the Humanistic approach to psychology.

Rogers is widely considered to be one of the founding fathers of psychotherapy research.

Psychology - an overview

This is a good overview from the BBC on Psychology

Clinical Psychology
Defining mental disorders
Distinguishing normal from abnormal
Biological explanations of mental disorder
The value of 'talking cures'

Psychologist calls Madoff a psychopath

Amazing, I would never have come up with that diagnosis.

Simply Psychology - A' Level

Simply Psychology - A' Level

This website has been designed specifically for A level psychology students, although degree and GCSE students will also find it useful

http://www.simplypsychology.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/

CIA Book: Psychology of Intelligence Analysis

Don't ask me where I get this stuff from.....


https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/csi-publications/books-and-monographs/psychology-of-intelligence-analysis/index.html

The secret life of a manic depressive

Great site about living with Manic Depression.

http://thesecretlifeofamanicdepressive.wordpress.com/

Sorry for the normal Joes at Merrill and Lehman

I know Investment Bankers and Traders get a bad rap for the money they earn, and truth be told they will likely bounce back or take an extended holiday until the credit balls up passes over.

However many, and I mean many people do low to middle ranking jobs at the like of Lehman and Merrill just to pay the mortgage, and I feel sorry for the children and partners of those of staff members who will likely lose their jobs.

Maybe the CEOs and VPs and MBS Salesmen can be put in the stocks and pelted with rotten food for a fortnight or so.

War veterans are mental health 'timebomb' says Former SAS solider Andy McNab)

This is serious, McNab predicted that without improved care a high number of those fighting in the "war on terror" would go on to suffer post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) - and in some cases commit suicide.

Two articles, one from Sky News the other from
Andy McNab, Bravo Two Zero Author, Warns Of Mental Health Problems Among War Veterans
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Andy-McNab-Bravo-Two-Zero-Author-Warns-Of-Mental-Health-Problems-Among-War-Veterans/Article/200809215094781?lid=ARTICLE_15094781_AndyMcNab,BravoTwoZeroAuthor,WarnsOfMentalHealthProblemsAmongWarVeterans&lpos=searchresults

and
Life after war: when the guns fall silent
http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/the_way_we_live/article4703333.ece

"The reabsorption of former soldiers into a prosaic, peaceful society has always presented problems, and the soldiers of Iraq and Afghanistan will be no different. “Give it about a decade, I reckon,” says McNab. “It’s a time bomb.”

Gazza in 'suicide' attempt (Paul Gascoigne)

Former England star Paul Gascoigne has been treated in a Portuguese hospital after apparently trying to commit suicide with a cocktail of drink and drugs.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1055478/Leave-die-Gazza-rants-family-suicide-attempt.html