Saturday, July 4, 2009

Anthropology Readings

Coltrain, J. B., and S. W. Leavitt
2002 Climate and diet in Fremont prehistory: Economic variability
and abandonment of maize agriculture in the Great Salt Lake
Basin. American Antiquity 67:1-33.



Prehistory of Utah
Kelly, R.L. (1997). Late Holocene Great Basin Prehistory. Journal of World Prehistory 11: 1-50. kelly_1997


Madsen, D.B. and Simms, S.R. (1998). The Fremont Complex: A Behavioral Perspective. Journal of World Prehistory, Vol. 12, No. 3: 255-336. madsen_and_simms_1998

Simms, S.R. (2008) Ancient Peoples of the Great basin and Colorado Plateau. Left Coast Press: California.


Archaeology
Binford, L. (1980). Willow Smoke and Dogs' Tails: Hunter-Gatherer Settlement Systems and Archaeological Site Formation. American Antiquity 45: 4-20. binford_1980


Metcalfe, D. (2008) Range Creek Canyon in The Great Basin: People and Place in Ancient Times, eds. C.S. Fowler and D.D. Fowler, School For Advanced Research Press:Santa Fe. metcalfe_2008


Metcalfe, D. and Barlow, K.R. (1992). A Model for Exploring the Optimal Tradeoff between Field Processing and Transport. American Anthropologist 94: 340-356. metcalfe_and_barlow_1992


O'Connell, J.F. (1993). What can Great Basin Archaeologists Learn from Prehistoric Site Structure? An Ethnoarchaeological Perspective. Utah Archaeology 1993: 7-26. oconnell1993


O'Connell, J.F. (1987). Alyawarra site structure and its archaeological implications. American Antiquity 57: 74-108. oconnell_1987

Spangler, J.D. (2000). One-Pot Pithouses and Fremont Paradoxes: Formative Stage Adaptations in the Tavaputs Plateau Region of Northeastern Utah. In Intermountain Archaeology, Eds. Madsen and Metcalf, University of Utah Anthropological Papers, No. 122. spangler2008



Theory
Bird, D. and O'Connell, J. (2006) Behavioral Ecology and Archaeology. Journal of Archaeological Research. Bird and O'Connell 2006


Climate and Geology
Benson et al. (2006) Possible impacts of early-11th, middle-12th-, and late-13th-century droughts on western Native Americans and the Mississippian Cahokians. Quaternary Sciences Reviews. benson_et_al_qsr

Stokes William L. (1986) Geology of Utah UMNH and Utah Geological Survey: SLC

Harpending, H. C., and A. R. Rogers
2000 Genetic perspectives on human origins and differentiation.
Annual Review of Genomics and Human Genetics 1:361-385.


Harpending, H., M. Batzer, M. Gurven, L. Jorde, A. Rogers and S. Sherry
1998 Genetic traces of ancient demography. Proceedings of the
National Academy of Science (USA) 95:1961-1967.

Coltrain, J. B., and S. W. Leavitt
2002 Climate and diet in Fremont prehistory: Economic variability
and abandonment of maize agriculture in the Great Salt Lake
Basin. American Antiquity 67:1-33.

Why do women have mid-life menopause? Grandmothering and
the evolution of human longevity. In Female Reproductive
Aging, edited by E. R. te Velde, P. L. Pearson and F. J.
Broekmans, pp. 27-42. New York: Pantheon.

grandmothering, socioecology and the fossil record. In The Role
of Life Histories in Primate Socioecology, edited by P. Kappeler
and M. Pereira. Chicago: University of Chicago Press (in press).

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

8. Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents

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June 3, 2009
Volume 54, Issue 22

BOOK REVIEWS

1. The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals
Author: Jane Mayer
Reviewer: Edward J. Tejirian

COMPANION REVIEW

2. The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals
Author: Jane Mayer
Reviewer: Stephen Behnke

BOOK REVIEWS

3. The Trauma of Psychological Torture
Author: Almerindo E. Ojeda (Ed.)
Reviewer: Charles R. Figley

4. The Past in the Present: Therapy Enactments and the Return of Trauma
Authors: David Mann and Valerie Cunningham (Eds.)
Reviewers: Larry M. Leitner and Emily K. Reese

5. Echoes of the Trauma: Relational Themes and Emotions in Children of Holocaust Survivors
Authors: Hadas Wiseman and Jacques P. Barber
Reviewer: Patricia M. Hernandez

6. Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth
Authors: Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener
Reviewer: Raymond D. Fowler

7. Active Aging: The Contribution of Psychology
Author: Rocío Fernández-Ballesteros
Reviewer: Ingrid Lunt

8. Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents
Authors: Barbara Geller and Melissa P. DelBello (Eds.)
Reviewers: Eric Youngstrom and Anna Van Meter

FILM REVIEW

9. Unge Freud i Gaza (Young Freud in Gaza)
Directors: Peå Holmquist and Suzanne Khardalian
Reviewer: Etzel Cardeña

8. Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents

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June 3, 2009
Volume 54, Issue 22

BOOK REVIEWS

1. The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals
Author: Jane Mayer
Reviewer: Edward J. Tejirian

COMPANION REVIEW

2. The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How the War on Terror Turned Into a War on American Ideals
Author: Jane Mayer
Reviewer: Stephen Behnke

BOOK REVIEWS

3. The Trauma of Psychological Torture
Author: Almerindo E. Ojeda (Ed.)
Reviewer: Charles R. Figley

4. The Past in the Present: Therapy Enactments and the Return of Trauma
Authors: David Mann and Valerie Cunningham (Eds.)
Reviewers: Larry M. Leitner and Emily K. Reese

5. Echoes of the Trauma: Relational Themes and Emotions in Children of Holocaust Survivors
Authors: Hadas Wiseman and Jacques P. Barber
Reviewer: Patricia M. Hernandez

6. Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth
Authors: Ed Diener and Robert Biswas-Diener
Reviewer: Raymond D. Fowler

7. Active Aging: The Contribution of Psychology
Author: Rocío Fernández-Ballesteros
Reviewer: Ingrid Lunt

8. Treatment of Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents
Authors: Barbara Geller and Melissa P. DelBello (Eds.)
Reviewers: Eric Youngstrom and Anna Van Meter

FILM REVIEW

9. Unge Freud i Gaza (Young Freud in Gaza)
Directors: Peå Holmquist and Suzanne Khardalian
Reviewer: Etzel Cardeña

Paternal influence on female behavior;Life is to be lived

Subject: Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research - Volume 61, Issue 2

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Practical considerations for creating and using organizational survey norms: Lessons from two long-term projects.
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Pages 85-102
Guidroz, Ashley M.; Yankelevich, Maya; Barger, Patricia; Gillespie, Michael A.; Zickar, Michael J.

Measuring and maximizing the business impact of executive coaching.
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Pages 103-121
Levenson, Alec

Leading the healthy workforce: The integral role of employee involvement.
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Pages 122-135
Grawitch, Matthew J.; Ledford Jr., Gerald E.; Ballard, David W.; Barber, Larissa K.

Consultation as a moral process.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cpb/61/2/136.html
Pages 136-146
Fuqua, Dale R.; Newman, Jody L.


Life is to be lived: An interview with Harry Levinson.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cpb/61/2/147.html
Pages 147-164
Cooper, RogerA new issue is available for the following Hogrefe & Huber journal:

Social Psychology
Volume 40, Issue 2

Celebrating Tom Pettigrew and his continuing contribution to intergroup contact research.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/zsp/40/2/53.html
Pages 53-54
Wagner, Uli

Secondary transfer effect of contact: Do intergroup contact effects spread to noncontacted outgroups?
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/zsp/40/2/55.html
Pages 55-65
Pettigrew, Thomas F.

Self-focused attention, perspective-taking, and false consensus.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/zsp/40/2/66.html
Pages 66-72
Gendolla, Guido H.E.; Wicklund, Robert A.

Men on the “pull”: Automatic approach-avoidance tendencies and sexual interest behavior.
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Paternal influence on female behavior: The role of Peg3 in exploration, olfaction, and neuroendocrine regulation of maternal behavior of female mice.
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Pages 469-480
Champagne, Frances A.; Curley, James P.; Swaney, William T.; Hasen, N. S.; Keverne, Eric B.

Separate signals for orthonasal vs. retronasal perception of food but not nonfood odors.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/bne/123/3/481.html
Pages 481-489
Bender, Genevieve; Hummel, Thomas; Negoias, Simona; Small, Dana M.

Deficits in landmark navigation and path integration after lesions of the interpeduncular nucleus.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/bne/123/3/490.html
Pages 490-503
Clark, Benjamin J.; Taube, Jeffrey S.

Lesions of the fornix and anterior thalamic nuclei dissociate different aspects of hippocampal-dependent spatial learning: Implications for the neural basis of scene learning.

Paternal influence on female behavior;Life is to be lived

Subject: Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research - Volume 61, Issue 2

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Consulting Psychology Journal: Practice and Research
Volume 61, Issue 2

Practical considerations for creating and using organizational survey norms: Lessons from two long-term projects.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cpb/61/2/85.html
Pages 85-102
Guidroz, Ashley M.; Yankelevich, Maya; Barger, Patricia; Gillespie, Michael A.; Zickar, Michael J.

Measuring and maximizing the business impact of executive coaching.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cpb/61/2/103.html
Pages 103-121
Levenson, Alec

Leading the healthy workforce: The integral role of employee involvement.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cpb/61/2/122.html
Pages 122-135
Grawitch, Matthew J.; Ledford Jr., Gerald E.; Ballard, David W.; Barber, Larissa K.

Consultation as a moral process.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cpb/61/2/136.html
Pages 136-146
Fuqua, Dale R.; Newman, Jody L.


Life is to be lived: An interview with Harry Levinson.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cpb/61/2/147.html
Pages 147-164
Cooper, RogerA new issue is available for the following Hogrefe & Huber journal:

Social Psychology
Volume 40, Issue 2

Celebrating Tom Pettigrew and his continuing contribution to intergroup contact research.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/zsp/40/2/53.html
Pages 53-54
Wagner, Uli

Secondary transfer effect of contact: Do intergroup contact effects spread to noncontacted outgroups?
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/zsp/40/2/55.html
Pages 55-65
Pettigrew, Thomas F.

Self-focused attention, perspective-taking, and false consensus.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/zsp/40/2/66.html
Pages 66-72
Gendolla, Guido H.E.; Wicklund, Robert A.

Men on the “pull”: Automatic approach-avoidance tendencies and sexual interest behavior.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/zsp/40/2/73.html

A new issue is available for the following APA journal:

Behavioral Neuroscience
Volume 123, Issue 3

Paternal influence on female behavior: The role of Peg3 in exploration, olfaction, and neuroendocrine regulation of maternal behavior of female mice.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/bne/123/3/469.html
Pages 469-480
Champagne, Frances A.; Curley, James P.; Swaney, William T.; Hasen, N. S.; Keverne, Eric B.

Separate signals for orthonasal vs. retronasal perception of food but not nonfood odors.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/bne/123/3/481.html
Pages 481-489
Bender, Genevieve; Hummel, Thomas; Negoias, Simona; Small, Dana M.

Deficits in landmark navigation and path integration after lesions of the interpeduncular nucleus.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/bne/123/3/490.html
Pages 490-503
Clark, Benjamin J.; Taube, Jeffrey S.

Lesions of the fornix and anterior thalamic nuclei dissociate different aspects of hippocampal-dependent spatial learning: Implications for the neural basis of scene learning.

Friday, May 29, 2009

Patient care, interactions

From: psycalert@apa.org
To: lolyn123@comcast.net
Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 3:40:04 AM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain
Subject: American Psychologist - Volume 64, Issue 4

A new issue is available for the following APA journal:

American Psychologist
Volume 64, Issue 4

Can imagined interactions produce positive perceptions?: Reducing prejudice through simulated social contact.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/amp/64/4/231.html
Pages 231-240
Crisp, Richard J.; Turner, Rhiannon N.

Public health significance of neuroticism.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/amp/64/4/241.html
Pages 241-256
Lahey, Benjamin B.

Prescriptive authority and psychology: A status report.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/amp/64/4/257.html
Pages 257-268
Fox, Ronald E.; DeLeon, Patrick H.; Newman, Russ; Sammons, Morgan T.; Dunivin, Debra L.; Baker, Deborah C.

Jacqueline C. Bouhoutsos (1924–2008).
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/amp/64/4/269.html
Page 269
Billet-Ziskin, Mae Lee

Donald H. Kausler (1927–2008).
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/amp/64/4/270.html
Page 270
McDonald, David G.

Charles Wenar (1922–2008).
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/amp/64/4/271.html
Page 271
Serafica, Felicisima C.

Russell Julian Bent (1929–2008).
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/amp/64/4/272.html
Page 272
Goldberg, Robert W.; Cox, David R.

Missing mechanism information.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/amp/64/4/273.html
Pages 273-274
Tryon, Warren W.

Using qualitative research to develop culturally competent evidence-based practice.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/amp/64/4/274.html
Pages 274-275
Silverstein, Louise Bordeaux; Auerbach, Carl F.

When we research “conditions–treatments,” is there a misnomer?
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/amp/64/4/275.html
Pages 275-276
Raps, Charles S.

Bridging science and practice to improve patient care.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/amp/64/4/276.html
Pages 276-279
Kazdin, Alan E.

(Over and) beyond high-stakes testing.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/amp/64/4/279.html
Pages 279-280
Duckworth, Angela L.

Being creative with the predictors and criteria for success.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/amp/64/4/280.html
Pages 280-281
Kaufman, James C.; Agars, Mark D.

The absence of underprediction does not imply the absence of measurement bias.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/amp/64/4/281.html
Pages 281-283
Wicherts, Jelte M.; Millsap, Roger E.

Defense of tests prevents objective consideration of validity and fairness.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/amp/64/4/283.html
Pages 283-284
Helms, Janet E.

Responses to issues raised about validity, bias, and fairness in high-stakes testing.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/amp/64/4/285.html
Pages 285-287
Sackett, Paul R.; Borneman, Matthew J.; Connelly, Brian S.

June 10, 2009
Volume 54, Issue 23

BOOK REVIEWS

1. Correcting Fallacies About Educational and Psychological Testing
Author: Richard P. Phelps (Ed.)
Reviewer: Christopher A. Was

2. The Neuropsychology of Women
Author: Elaine Fletcher-Janzen (Ed.)
Reviewer: Alejandra Suarez

3. Persuasive Messages: The Process of Influence
Authors: William L. Benoit and Pamela J. Benoit
Reviewer: Isidro Maya Jariego

4. The Others Within Us: Constructing Jewish-Israeli Identity
Author: Dan Bar-On
Reviewer: Jasmin Habib

5. Psychological Aspects of Cyberspace: Theory, Research, Applications
Author: Azy Barak (Ed.)
Reviewer: Matthew G. Hile

6. How Infants Know Minds
Author: Vasudevi Reddy
Reviewer: Barbara Y. Whitman

7. The Science of Compassionate Love: Theory, Research, and Applications
Authors: Beverly Fehr, Susan Sprecher, and Lynn G. Underwood (Eds.)
Reviewer: Jean Henry

8. Richard Rorty: The Making of an American Philosopher
Author: Neil Gross
Reviewer: Richard W. Bloom

FILM REVIEW

9. Revolutionary Road
Director: Sam Mendes
Reviewer: Karen Conner

Obesity; after war stress; older animals

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May 20, 2009
Volume 54, Issue 20

BOOK REVIEWS

1. A Lifetime of Intelligence: Follow-Up Studies of the Scottish Mental Surveys of 1932 and 1947
Authors: Ian J. Deary, Lawrence J. Whalley, and John M. Starr
Reviewer: Simon Boag

2. Optimizing Teaching and Learning: Practicing Pedagogical Research
Authors: Regan A. R. Gurung and Beth M. Schwartz
Reviewer: James H. Korn

3. The Social Behavior of Older Animals
Author: Anne Innis Dagg
Reviewer: Ronald Baenninger

4. Clinician's Guide to Treating Stress After War: Education and Coping Interventions for Veterans
Authors: Julia M. Whealin, Lorie T. DeCarvalho, and Edward M. Vega
Reviewer: Jaine Darwin

Strategies for Managing Stress After War: Veteran's Workbook and Guide to Wellness
Authors: Julia M. Whealin, Lorie T. DeCarvalho, and Edward M. Vega
Reviewer: Jaine Darwin

5. The Cambridge Handbook of Computational Psychology
Author: Ron Sun (Ed.)
Reviewer: Howard T. Everson

6. Obesity: Causes, Mechanisms, Prevention, and Treatment
Author: Elliott M. Blass (Ed.)
Reviewer: Christy Barongan

7. Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail
Author: Paul Polak
Reviewer: Roseanne L. Flores

8. How the Rich Are Destroying the Earth
Author: Hervé Kempf (Leslie Thatcher, Trans.)
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May 27, 2009
Volume 54, Issue 21

BOOK REVIEWS

1. Human Development From Early Childhood to Early Adulthood: Findings From a 20-Year Longitudinal Study
Authors: Wolfgang Schneider and Merry Bullock (Eds.)
Reviewer: David Elkind

2. Mindfulness- and Acceptance-Based Behavioral Therapies in Practice
Authors: Lizabeth Roemer and Susan M. Orsillo
Reviewer: Sheryl Leytham

3. Political Psychology: Situations, Individuals, and Cases
Author: David Patrick Houghton
Reviewer: Ruth Warner

4. Violence and Serious Theft: Development and Prediction From Childhood to Adulthood
Authors: Rolf Loeber, David P. Farrington, Magda Stouthamer-Loeber, and Helene Raskin White (Eds.)
Reviewers: Jodi Viljoen and Andrew Spice

5. Social Structures and Aging Individuals: Continuing Challenges
Authors: K. Warner Schaie and Ronald P. Abeles (Eds.)
Reviewer: Michael Hogan

6. Envy: Theory and Research
Author: Richard H. Smith (Ed.)
Reviewer: Michael B. Donner

7. Schoolwide Prevention Models: Lessons Learned in Elementary Schools
Authors: Charles R. Greenwood, Thomas R. Kratochwill, and Melissa Clements (Eds.)
Reviewer: Giselle B. Esquivel

8. Preventing Suicide: The Solution Focused Approach
Author: John Henden
Reviewer: Joe Alford

9. Brain, Behavior, and Learning in Language and Reading Disorders
Authors: Maria Mody and Elaine R. Silliman (Eds.)
Reviewer: Lowell Brubaker

FILM REVIEW

10. Waltz With Bashir
Director: Ari Folman
Reviewer: Keith Oatley




FILM REVIEW

9. Valkyrie
Director: Bryan Singer
Reviewers: Joachim I. Krueger and Jan Rummel
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May 20, 2009
Volume 54, Issue 20

BOOK REVIEWS

1. A Lifetime of Intelligence: Follow-Up Studies of the Scottish Mental Surveys of 1932 and 1947
Authors: Ian J. Deary, Lawrence J. Whalley, and John M. Starr
Reviewer: Simon Boag

2. Optimizing Teaching and Learning: Practicing Pedagogical Research
Authors: Regan A. R. Gurung and Beth M. Schwartz
Reviewer: James H. Korn

3. The Social Behavior of Older Animals
Author: Anne Innis Dagg
Reviewer: Ronald Baenninger

4. Clinician's Guide to Treating Stress After War: Education and Coping Interventions for Veterans
Authors: Julia M. Whealin, Lorie T. DeCarvalho, and Edward M. Vega
Reviewer: Jaine Darwin

Strategies for Managing Stress After War: Veteran's Workbook and Guide to Wellness
Authors: Julia M. Whealin, Lorie T. DeCarvalho, and Edward M. Vega
Reviewer: Jaine Darwin

5. The Cambridge Handbook of Computational Psychology
Author: Ron Sun (Ed.)
Reviewer: Howard T. Everson

6. Obesity: Causes, Mechanisms, Prevention, and Treatment
Author: Elliott M. Blass (Ed.)
Reviewer: Christy Barongan

7. Out of Poverty: What Works When Traditional Approaches Fail
Author: Paul Polak
Reviewer: Roseanne L. Flores

8. How the Rich Are Destroying the Earth
Author: Hervé Kempf (Leslie Thatcher, Trans.)
Reviewers: Marc Pilisuk and Gianina Pellegrini

FILM REVIEW

9. Valkyrie
Director: Bryan Singer
Reviewers: Joachim I. Krueger and Jan Rummel

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

smiling, hating and unblundering

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May 13, 2009
Volume 54, Issue 19

BOOK REVIEWS

1. Brain Stimulation Therapies for Clinicians
Authors: Edmund S. Higgins and Mark S. George
Reviewer: Victor A. Colotla

2. The Invisible Smile: Living Without Facial Expression
Author: Jonathan Cole (with Henrietta Spalding)
Reviewer: Leslie B. Rosen

3. Changing American Psychiatry: A Personal Perspective
Author: Melvin Sabshin
Reviewer: C. Robert Cloninger

4. The Cambridge Handbook of Psychology and Economic Behaviour
Author: Alan Lewis (Ed.)
Reviewer: Margery Lucas

5. Eleven Blunders That Cripple Psychotherapy in America: A Remedial Unblundering
Authors: Nicholas A. Cummings and William T. O'Donohue
Reviewer: Jean Carter

6. The Nature of Hate
Authors: Robert J. Sternberg and Karin Sternberg
Reviewer: Arthur G. Miller

7. Handbook of Mobile Communication Studies
Author: James E. Katz (Ed.)
Reviewer: Stuart Fischoff

VIDEO REVIEW

8. Working With Anger
with Lorne Korman
Reviewers: Robert Furey and Colleen Furey

Monday, May 11, 2009

Success and other options

BOOK REVIEWS

1. When the Opposite Sex Isn't: Sexual Orientation in Male-to-Female Transgender People
Author: Sandra L. Samons
Reviewer: Jessye Cohen

2. Psychotherapy With Cardiac Patients: Behavioral Cardiology in Practice
Author: Ellen A. Dornelas
Reviewer: Robert Allan

3. Positive Psychology: Exploring the Best in People
Author: Shane Lopez (Ed.)
Reviewer: Michael F. Steger

4. Explaining the Breakdown of Ethnic Relations: Why Neighbors Kill
Authors: Victoria M. Esses and Richard A. Vernon (Eds.)
Reviewer: Jeffrey Noel

5. New Learning: Elements of a Science of Education
Authors: Mary Kalantzis and Bill Cope
Reviewer: Stephen P. Hampe

6. Emotional Awareness: Overcoming the Obstacles to Psychological Balance and Compassion: A Conversation Between the Dalai Lama and Paul Ekman, Ph.D.
Author: Paul Ekman (Ed.)
Reviewer: Andrew Nocita

7. Outliers: The Story of Success
Author: Malcolm Gladwell
Reviewers: Mike Knight and Robert D. Mather

8. Afterimages: A Family Memoir
Author: Carol Ascher
Reviewer: Alejandra Suarez

FILM REVIEW

9. Australia
Director: Baz Luhrmann
Reviewer: Catherine Scott

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Memory, ADDD, and Schitzophrenia

A new issue is available for the following APA journal:

Neuropsychology
Volume 23, Issue 3

Predicting longitudinal patterns of functional deficits in children with traumatic brain injury.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/neu/23/3/271.html
Pages 271-282
Fay, Taryn B.; Yeates, Keith Owen; Wade, Shari L.; Drotar, Dennis; Stancin, Terry; Taylor, H. Gerry

Neurocognitive outcomes and recovery after pediatric TBI: Meta-analytic review of the literature.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/neu/23/3/283.html
Pages 283-296
Babikian, Talin; Asarnow, Robert

Memory efficiency and the strategic control of attention at encoding: Impairments of value-directed remembering in Alzheimer’s disease.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/neu/23/3/297.html
Pages 297-306
Castel, Alan D.; Balota, David A.; McCabe, David P.

Neuropsychological impairment in patients with schizophrenia and evidence of hyponatremia and polydipsia.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/neu/23/3/307.html
Pages 307-314
Torres, Ivan J.; Keedy, Sarah; Marlow-O’Connor, Megan; Beenken, Beth; Goldman, Morris B.

Neurocognition in first-episode schizophrenia: A meta-analytic review.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/neu/23/3/315.html
Pages 315-336
Mesholam-Gately, Raquelle I.; Giuliano, Anthony J.; Goff, Kirsten P.; Faraone, Stephen V.; Seidman, Larry J.

Neuropsychological decline in frontotemporal lobar degeneration: A longitudinal analysis.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/neu/23/3/337.html
Pages 337-346
Libon, David J.; Xie, Sharon X.; Wang, Xingmei; Massimo, Lauren; Moore, Peachie; Vesely, Luisa; Khan, Alea; Chatterjee, Anjan; Coslett, H. Branch; Hurtig, Howard I.; Liang, Tsao-Wei; Grossman, Murray

Prospective memory in Parkinson disease across laboratory and self-reported everyday performance.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/neu/23/3/347.html
Pages 347-358
Foster, Erin R.; McDaniel, Mark A.; Repovš, Grega; Hershey, Tamara

Tourette’s syndrome (TS): Inhibitory performance in adults with uncomplicated TS.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/neu/23/3/359.html
Pages 359-366
Channon, Shelley; Drury, Helena; Martinos, Marina; Robertson, Mary M.; Orth, Mike; Crawford, Sarah

Delay and reward choice in ADHD: An experimental test of the role of delay aversion.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/neu/23/3/367.html
Pages 367-380
Marco, Rafaela; Miranda, Ana; Schlotz, Wolff; Melia, Amanda; Mulligan, Aisling; Müller, Ueli; Andreou, Penny; Butler, Louise; Christiansen, Hanna; Gabriels, Isabel; Medad, Sheera; Albrecht, Bjorn; Uebel, Henrik; Asherson, Phillip; Banaschewski, Tobias; Gill, Michael; Kuntsi, Jonna; Mulas, Fernando; Oades, Robert; Roeyers, Herbert; Steinhausen, Hans-Christoph; Rothenberger, Aribert; Faraone, Stephen V.; Sonuga-Barke, Edmund J. S.

Attention problems, inhibitory control, and intelligence index overlapping genetic factors: A study in 9-, 12-, and 18-year-old twins.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/neu/23/3/381.html
Pages 381-391
Polderman, Tinca J. C.; de Geus, Eco J. C.; Hoekstra, Rosa A.; Bartels, Meike; van Leeuwen, Marieke; Verhulst, Frank C.; Posthuma, Danielle; Boomsma, Dorret I.

Activity inhibition: A predictor of lateralized brain function during stress?
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/neu/23/3/392.html
Pages 392-404
Schultheiss, Oliver C.; Riebel, Kathrin; Jones, Nicolette M.

Parallel recovery in a bilingual aphasic: A neurolinguistic and fMRI study.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/neu/23/3/405.html
Pages 405-409
Marangolo, Paolo; Rizzi, Christina; Peran, Patrice; Piras, Fabrizio; Sabatini, Umberto


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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Truth, Lies and Trust on the Internet and others

BOOK REVIEWS

1.
Authors: Monica Whitty and Adam Joinson
Reviewer: Daniel Keyes

2. Courtroom Modifications for Child Witnesses: Law and Science in Forensic Evaluations
Authors: Susan R. Hall and Bruce D. Sales
Reviewers: Stephen J. Ceci and J. Zoe Klemfuss

3. Health Disparities in the United States: Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Health
Author: Donald A. Barr
Reviewer: Vetta L. Sanders Thompson

4. The Psychology of Women at Work: Challenges and Solutions for Our Female Workforce
Author: Michele A. Paludi (Ed.)
Reviewer: Fanny M. Cheung

5. Finding Hope in Despair: Clinical Studies in Infant Mental Health
Author: Marian Birch (Ed.)
Reviewer: Robert A. Bischoff

6. Applying Cognitive Science to Education: Thinking and Learning in Scientific and Other Complex Domains
Author: Frederick Reif
Reviewer: Joyce Adams

7. Modeling Dyadic and Interdependent Data in the Developmental and Behavioral Sciences
Authors: Noel A. Card, James P. Selig, and Todd D. Little (Eds.)
Reviewer: Clifton R. Emery

8. Solitude: Seeking Wisdom in Extremes: A Year Alone in the Patagonia Wilderness
Author: Robert Kull
Reviewer: James R. Averill

9. The Porning of America: The Rise of Porn Culture, What It Means, and Where We Go from Here
Authors: Carmine Sarracino and Kevin M. Scott
Reviewer: Bryant Paul

FILM REVIEW

10. Young at Heart
Director: Stephen Walker
Reviewer: Mardi Allen

Play Therapy

From: psycalert@apa.org
Date: 4/28/2009 3:19:27 AM
To: lolyn123@comcast.net
Subject: International Journal of Play Therapy - Volume 18, Issue 2


A new issue is available for the following Educational Publishing Foundation journal:

International Journal of Play Therapy
Volume 18, Issue 2

Editorial.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/pla/18/2/69.html
Page 69
LeBlanc, Michael

Impact of child teacher relationship training on teachers’ and aides’ use of relationship-building skills and the effects on student classroom behavior.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/pla/18/2/70.html
Pages 70-83
Helker, Wendy Pretz; Ray, Dee C.

Jungian family sandplay with bereaved children: Implications for play therapists.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/pla/18/2/84.html
Pages 84-98
Green, Eric J.; Connolly, Marianne E.

Pretend play and social play: The concurrent validity of the Child-Initiated Pretend Play Assessment.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/pla/18/2/99.html
Pages 99-113
McAloney, Katherine; Stagnitti, Karen

Therapists’ use of congruence in nondirective play therapy and filial therapy.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/pla/18/2/114.html
Pages 114-128
Ryan, Virginia; Courtney, Ann


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Monday, April 27, 2009

play & drama therapy

1. A new beginning: An exploration of drama therapy and the facilitation of attachment between mothers with a history of childhood sexual abuse and their children
by Wood, Tara Lea-Anne, M.A., Concordia University (Canada), 2008, 120 pages; AAT MR45508 Abstract | Preview (885 K) | Order a copy

2. An exploration of Transference Focused Psychotherapy and Role Method in Drama Therapy as treatment modalities for Borderline Personality Disorder
by Seddik, Mahitab, M.A., Concordia University (Canada), 2008, 50 pages; AAT MR45329 Abstract | Preview (230 K) | Order a copy

3. Clowning around: An exploration of life behind the nose
by Baer, Michelle M., M.A., Concordia University (Canada), 2008, 51 pages; AAT MR45274 Abstract | Preview (377 K) | Order a copy

4. Drama therapy community intervention among the Western Cape rural poor: Setting the stage
by Brand, Amelda, M.A., Concordia University (Canada), 2008, 94 pages; AAT MR45514 Abstract | Preview (900 K) | Order a copy

5. Lifting the fog: A theoretical exploration of liminality and its place in Developmental Transformations
by Pitre, Renee, M.A., Concordia University (Canada), 2008, 53 pages; AAT MR45321 Abstract | Preview (250 K) | Order a copy

Monday, April 20, 2009

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Subject: PsycCRITIQUES - Volume 54, Issue 14 is now available online


A new issue of PsycCRITIQUES is available online at http://psycnet.apa.org/index.cfm?fa=browsePQ.home
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April 8, 2009
Volume 54, Issue 14

BOOK REVIEWS

1. Statistical and Methodological Myths and Urban Legends: Doctrine, Verity and Fable in the Organizational and Social Sciences
Authors: Charles E. Lance and Robert J. Vandenberg (Eds.)
Reviewer: Stephen A. Truhon

2. Mind to Mind: Infant Research, Neuroscience, and Psychoanalysis
Authors: Elliot L. Jurist, Arietta Slade, and Sharone Bergner (Eds.)
Reviewer: Simon Boag

3. Their Finest Hour: Master Therapists Share Their Greatest Success Stories
Authors: Jeffrey Kottler and Jon Carlson (Eds.)
Reviewers: Thomas Skovholt and Len Jennings

4. Understanding Conflict and Conflict Analysis
Author: Ho-Won Jeong
Reviewer: Richard W. Bloom

5. Latina/o Healing Practices: Mestizo and Indigenous Perspectives
Authors: Brian W. McNeill and Joseph M. Cervantes (Eds.)
Reviewer: Ruth Chu-lien Chao

6. Textbook of Violence Assessment and Management
Authors: Robert I. Simon and Kenneth Tardiff (Eds.)
Reviewer: Yasmin Nilofer Farooqi

7. Men on a Mission: Valuing Youth Work in Our Communities
Author: William Marsiglio
Reviewer: Moshe Landsman

8. Toward a Science of Clinical Psychology: Laboratory Evaluations and Interventions
Author: Luciano L'Abate (Ed.)
Reviewer: Richard H. Cox

FILM REVIEW

9. Watchmen
Director: Zack Snyder
Reviewer: Christopher J. Ferguson

subscription information

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Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Psych alert readings

Bicultural self-efficacy among college students: Initial scale development and mental health correlates.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cou/56/2/211.html
Pages 211-226
David, E. J. R.; Okazaki, Sumie; Saw, Anne

Psychological distress, acculturation, and mental health-seeking attitudes among people of African descent in the United States: A preliminary investigation.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cou/56/2/227.html
Pages 227-238
Obasi, Ezemenari M.; Leong, Frederick T. L.

Psychosocial costs of racism to Whites: Understanding patterns among university students.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cou/56/2/239.html
Pages 239-252
Spanierman, Lisa B.; Todd, Nathan R.; Anderson, Carolyn J.

A test and extension of objectification theory as it predicts disordered eating: Does women's age matter?
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cou/56/2/253.html
Pages 253-265
Augustus-Horvath, Casey L.; Tylka, Tracy L.

Perfectionism and bulimic symptoms in African American college women: Dimensions of perfectionism and their interactions with perceived weight status.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cou/56/2/266.html
Pages 266-275
Bardone-Cone, Anna M.; Weishuhn, Amanda S.; Boyd, Clarissa A.

Basic need satisfaction and identity formation: Bridging self-determination theory and process-oriented identity research.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cou/56/2/276.html
Pages 276-288
Luyckx, Koen; Vansteenkiste, Maarten; Goossens, Luc; Duriez, Bart

Depression and everyday social activity, belonging, and well-being.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cou/56/2/289.html
Pages 289-300
Steger, Michael F.; Kashdan, Todd B.

"Examining the relationship between multiple internalized oppressions and African American lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning persons’ self-esteem and psychological distress”: Correction.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cou/56/2/300.html
Page 300
Szymanski, Dawn M.; Gupta, Arpana

Measuring perceptions of stigmatization by others for seeking psychological help: Reliability and validity of a new stigma scale with college students.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cou/56/2/301.html
Pages 301-308
Vogel, David L.; Wade, Nathaniel G.; Ascheman, Paul L.

Preliminary evidence on the effectiveness of psychological treatments delivered at a university counseling center.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cou/56/2/309.html
Pages 309-320
Minami, Takuya; Davies, D. Robert; Tierney, Sandra Callen; Bettmann, Joanna E.; McAward, Scott M.; Averill, Lynnette A.; Huebner, Lois A.; Weitzman, Lauren M.; Benbrook, Amy R.; Serlin, Ronald C.; Wampold, Bruce E.

Keyes's model of mental health with personal growth initiative as a parsimonious predictor.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cou/56/2/321.html
Pages 321-329
Robitschek, Christine; Keyes, Corey L. M.

Reexamining the relationships between racial identity, cultural mistrust, help-seeking attitudes, and preference for a Black counselor.
http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/cou/56/2/330.html
Pages 330-336
Townes, Darryl L.; Chavez-Korell, Shannon; Cunningham, Nancy J.

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Sunday, April 5, 2009

Richard Bandler Books on NLP I'd like to own and read

*RICHARD BANDLER's 2 NEW BOOKs - BE THE FIRST ON YOUR BLOCK TO GET IT NOW!
http://www.purenlp.com/bandlergetthelifeyouwant/index.html

*Richard Bandler's Guide to Trance-formation: How to Harness the Power of Hypnosis to Ignite Effortless and Lasting Change.
http://www.purenlp.com/bandlerguidetotranceformation/index.html

And Add these to your libray:
The Hidden Cure: The 5 Laws of Perfect Health - Laurens Maas
http://www.purenlp.com/laurensmaas/index.html

The Body Fat Solution: Five Principles for Burning Fat, Building Lean Muscles, Ending Emotional Eating, and Maintaining Your Perfect Weight - Tom Venuto
http://www.purenlp.com/tomvenuto/index.html

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Check out Richard Bandler's article: The Girl on the 7/7 Bus!

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Social Psychology books I want to read

1. A Science of Decision Making: The Legacy of Ward Edwards
Authors: Jie W. Weiss and David J. Weiss (Eds.)
Reviewer: Gordon Pitz

2. Positive Psychology
Authors: Steve R. Baumgardner and Marie K. Crothers
Reviewer: Grant J. Rich

3. Deaf Cognition: Foundations and Outcomes
Authors: Marc Marschark and Peter C. Hauser (Eds.)
Reviewer: Kathy J. Pierce

4. Rationality and Social Responsibility: Essays in Honor of Robyn Mason Dawes
Author: Joachim Krueger (Ed.)
Reviewer: Arthur D. Williams

5. Elephants and Ethics: Toward a Morality of Coexistence
Authors: Christen Wemmer and Catherine A. Christen (Eds.)
Reviewer: Ronald Baenninger

6. The Heart of Female Same-Sex Attraction: A Comprehensive Counseling Resource
Author: Janelle Hallman
Reviewer: Judith Glassgold

7. Handbook of Anxiety and Fear
Authors: Robert J. Blanchard, D. Caroline Blanchard, Guy Griebel, and David Nutt (Eds.)
Reviewer: James J. Jakubow

8. The Handbook of Children, Media, and Development
Authors: Sandra L. Calvert and Barbara J. Wilson (Eds.)
Reviewers: Leonard A. Jason and Ilana M. Barach

FILM REVIEW

9. Elegy
Director: Isabel Coixet
Reviewer: John Edward Ruark