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Different Causes Of Bipolar Disorder

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:54:48 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Hormones and neurotransmitters — or brain chemicals like serotonin — are also believed to play a role in developing bipolar disorder. People with bipolar disorder have disturbances in the areas of the brain that control mood, but researchers are unsure if that is a cause or a result of the disease.

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Causes of Bipolar Disorder

Like many other mental illnesses, bipolar disorder tends to run in families. People with this condition often have first-degree relatives (parents, siblings, or children) with the same diagnosis

findings thus far suggest that multiple genes play a role in bipolar disorder.

But even as they hunt for genetic culprits, researchers agree that genes don't tell the whole story

(studies in identical twins have found a 60 to 80 percent chance of both being bipolar), a finding that suggests that environmental stressors may be among bipolar-disorder causes.

One line of thinking is that people are predisposed because of their genetic picture and something happens in their lives that triggers the genes to turn on

Stressors could include things like a significant personal loss, an abusive home life, substance abuse, or sleep disturbances

women with a herpes simplex infection during pregnancy may have children with a greater risk of developing bipolar disorder

as well

psychoses

Tags: bipolar disorder, genetics, enviromental stressors, psychology, research, brain, mental illness, herpes simplex

10 Types Of Female Friends

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 03:43:15 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Read the explanation of each friendship-
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/12/01/the-10-types-of-female-friends/

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10 Types of Female Friends

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1. The Leader

The leader is the friend we feel we must have, the one who can make or break our social lives. Being the leader renders one a “winner”–she is strong and outspoken; she understands her potency. She is the one who gets us invited to parties and makes the decisions for herself and for her friends.

2. The Doormat

The doormat is a martyr, and the position she takes among her friends is obvious: She isn’t one to make her demands known and rarely questions anything. She is useful when any friend, in any category, is in a bad way–the doormat absorbs her sorrows willingly. The doormat yearns to belong to a group, and also seeks out intimate friendships. To this end, she isn’t critical and won’t give you a hard time.

3. The Sacrificer

4. The Misery Lover

5. The User

6. The Frenemy

7. The Trophy Friend

8. The Mirroring Friend

9. The Sharer

10. The Authentic Friend

Tags: psychology, friendships, relationships, females, women

Lower Child IQ Linked To Later Life Dementia

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 01:07:08 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Starr said the findings support the hypothesis that low childhood IQ acts as a risk factor for dementia through vascular risks rather than the “cognitive reserve” theory.
This theory speculates that greater IQ and education create a buffer against the effects of dementia in the brain, allowing people with greater cognitive reserve to stay free of signs of dementia longer, even though the disease has started affecting their brains.

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IQ Linked To Later Life Dementia

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New research suggests children with lower IQs are more likely to develop vascular dementia than children with high IQs

Vascular dementia occurs when blood flow to the brain is impaired. It is the most common type of dementia after Alzheimer’s disease.

In the case-control study, published in the online issue of Neurology®, researchers examined 173 people in Scotland who took a test of their mental ability in 1932 when they were about 11 years old and later developed dementia.

This group was compared to one set of control participants of the same age and gender. For another group of controls, the researchers made sure that the cases and controls came from families where the fathers had similar types of occupations.

The people with vascular dementia were 40 percent more likely to have low test scores when they were children than the people who did not develop dementia. This difference was not true for those with Alzheimer’s disease.

Tags: science, psychology, dementia, brain, health, iq, neurology, biology, cognition

Tummy Fat Leading To Dementia?

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:04:55 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Oh no....put the food back in the fridge!

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Abdominal Fat Linked to Dementia

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Experts have warned that abdominal adiposity, or belly fat, is linked with a greater risk of having a stroke or a heart attack. Now, a Swedish researcher suggests this characteristic is also associated with having an elevated risk of dementia after age 70.

The research is based on the Prospective Population Study of Women in Gothenburg, which was started at the end of the 1960s when almost 1,500 women between the ages of 38 and 60 underwent comprehensive examinations and answered questions about their health and lifestyle.

A follow-up 32 years later showed that 161 women had developed dementia, with the average age of diagnosis being 75. This study shows that women who were broader around the waist than the hips in middle age ran slightly more than twice the risk of developing dementia when they got old. However, the researchers could find no link to a high body mass index (BMI).

Tags: dementia, fat, weight, abdominal fat, belly fat, research, science, epidemiology

10 best funeral songs

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:51:56 GMT

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clipper's remarks: 04 "Angels" Robbie Williams
03 "Time To Say Goodbye" Sarah Brightman/Andrea Bocelli
02 "Wind Beneath My Wings" Bette Midler/Celine Dion

What about..."Drop kick me Jesus through the goalposts of life"
or
"She got the mine...I got the shaft"?
01 "My Way" Frank Sinatra/Shirley Bassey

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His comments back the view of Church of England vicar, Father Ed Tomlinson, who said last week he felt "like a lemon" whenever services concluded with a song from the likes of Tina Turner or Sinatra. "We have changed to a culture that I find incredibly hard to accept", said Strickland, adding, tellingly: "I am 68, have been a priest for 44 years, and do not want to change". Well, the words horse and bolted spring to mind, given the clear upsurge in demand. A recent survey of 30,000 services showed 58 per cent of people in England and Wales chose pop music above any other, resulting in the following Top 10 most-played:

10 "Unforgettable" Nat King Cole
09 "You'll Never Walk Alone" Gerry & The Pacemakers
08 "I Will Always Love You" Whitney Houston
07 "My Heart Will Go On" Celine Dion
06 "You Raise Me Up" Westlife/Boyzone/Josh Grobin
05 "Over The Rainbow" Eva Cassidy

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Link Between Psychosis And Creativity/Genius

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:00:22 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Cool that they found this variant in neuregulin 1 and creativity.
http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/09/29/link-between-genius-and-misfit/8654.html

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Link Between Genius and Misfit

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The debate between biology and society has turned another chapter as a new study examines the link between psychosis and creativity.

In order to examine the link between psychosis and creativity, psychiatrist Szabolcs Kéri of Semmelweis University in Hungary focused his research on neuregulin 1, a gene that normally plays a role in a variety of brain processes, including development and strengthening communication between neurons.

However, a variant of this gene (or genotype) is associated with a greater risk of developing mental disorders, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

In this study, the researchers recruited volunteers who considered themselves to be very creative and accomplished

The results show a clear link between neuregulin 1 and creativity: Volunteers with the specific variant of this gene were more likely to have higher scores on the creativity assessment and also greater lifetime creative achievements than volunteers with a different

Tags: neuregulin 1, genetics, neurology, creativity, psychology, psychosis, schizophrenia, bipolar, neurons

A Life Rating Scale, You Can Do

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:05:57 GMT

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http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/communication-central/200909/how-simple-scientific-questionnaire-can-change-your-life

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How a simple scientific questionnaire can change your life!

Sometimes we may have a feeling that our life isn't quite where we would like it to be. However, we might not be able to pinpoint the source of our dissatisfaction. All we know is that our level of 'happiness' and enjoyment of life isn't quite right.

A good way to pinpoint this dissatisfaction so we can begin to effectively deal with it is to create a Life Ratings Scale.

Put simply, a Life Ratings Scale requires you to create a list of all areas in your life that you consider important to having a life of quality and enjoyment. Next using a likert-type scale from 0 to 5, with 0 as extremely unsatisfied and 5 being very satisfied, you rate each of the categories.

By using this technique you can gain a very clear picture of where your areas of dissatisfaction lay. Then you can begin to come up with ways to address them.

A sample Life Ratings Scale can be:

Family Life 0 1 2 3 4 5

Health 0 1 2 3 4 5

Finance 0 1 2 3 4 5

Tags: life, satisfaction, perception, happiness, science, rating, psychology

10 Top Homemade Facial masks...Read On...

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:48:03 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This is great. It has a lot of specific recipes for masks for specific reasons. Always nice to save money and really know what is going in your skin.
http://hubpages.com/hub/Top-10-Homemade-Facial-Masks

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Top 10 Homemade Facial Masks

How To Rank Facial Masks

In this hub, you will read about the needs of the skin at different ages, and the optimal ingredients needed by the skin at different situations, consequently we will rank masks according to their utility, ease of use, and content.

The Best Ingredients For Your Skin

The skin is composed of many lyaers and tissues, and each of them needs certain requirements according to age.

The first requirement for all the cells and tissues is energy, and this is supplied by sugars in honey and fruits, and medium chain triglycerides present in milk and coconut oil.

Certain vitamins play an essential part in the health and integrity of the skin, like vitamin A which acts like a hormone on the skin cells , vitamin B complex which is necessary for all the metabolic processes when the cells are active, and vitamin E which acts - as far as we know- as anti-oxidant to guard against the harmful effects of oxidants.

Tags: dermatology, skin, facial masks, homemade, facial mask recipes

Explain What A Psychopath Is...

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:38:39 GMT

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clipper's remarks: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evil-deeds/200908/masks-sanity-part-four-what-is-psychopath

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Masks of Sanity (Part Four): What is a Psychopath?

The term psychopath has been kicking around since the nineteenth-century, but was popularized by psychiatrist Hervey Cleckley in his 1941 classic The Mask of Sanity: An Attempt to Clarify Some Issues About the So-Called Psychopathic Personality. For Dr. Cleckley, the psychopathic personality was initially defined by a relatively high-functioning, aggressively narcissistic, extraverted persona concealing an antisocial and latent psychotic core. Whether most psychopaths are truly psychotic beneath their affable, charming, manipulative mask is dubious, as Cleckley later recognized, though some may in fact, like severe borderline, paranoid or schizotypal personalities, be compensated psychotics. Someone like Charles Manson (see my prior posts) may exemplify this semi-psychotic type.

The term "psychopath" was replaced at some point in psychiatry by "sociopath," in part to try to lessen its social stigma.

Tags: psychopath, sanity, psychology, dsm-iv-tr

18 Home Remedies For A Upset Tummy

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:06:08 GMT

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clipper's remarks: read the full article-there is stuff on cinnamon and so much more.
http://health.howstuffworks.com/home-remedies-for-upset-stomach6.htm

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18 Home Remedies for Upset Stomach

There are two kinds of stomach problems. A chronic, long-term upset stomach is fairly serious and should be discussed with your doctor. Temporary stomachaches are usually less serious and tend to be caused by something you ate. There are some simple dietary changes you can make to avoid gas; and if you do find yourself with a bellyache, luckily, there are some simple home remedies you can use to alleviate discomfort. In this article, we'll offer 18 tips that may help.

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1: Take a Look at Your Diet

Avoiding unpleasant gas attacks just takes a little planning and some careful choices. Making educated decisions about what foods you eat, when and how you eat them and what you do after can make a huge difference in reducing stomach upset.

Here are a few suggestions to get started:

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2: Watch What You Drink

Don't count on milk

Ease up on coffee, alcohol and smoking.

Drink plenty of water.

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3: Investigate Your Medications

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4: Take Care of Your Body

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5: Snack on Caraway Seeds

Tags: stomachaches, digestion, health, home remedies, heatburn

Of Jocks Straps & Conspiracy Theories

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:59:48 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The title pulled me right in,,,it could have been about anything!
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/brainstorm/200810/jock-straps-and-conspiracy-theories

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Of Jock Straps and Conspiracy Theories

That's from an essay titled "Baseball Magic" by the anthropologist George Gmelch. As I explained in my article on magical thinking, feeling powerless increases superstition. Brains are pattern-finding organs, and when tossed into an unpredictable environment people will grasp for any straw they can get (maybe if I do A, B will happen.) As Gmelch pointed out, batting and pitching are the most fertile activities for superstition in baseball; the factors differentiating a home run from a foul ball are so hard to master that players irrationally look for other ways to control the situation. And according to a paper in tomorrow's edition of Science, skittery jocks may also be more likely to see faces in clouds, construct conspiracy theories, and make biased investment decisions.

The paper

ties together leads from several areas of research into a tight argument

lacking control increases illusory pattern perception

Tags: psychology, conspiracy, theories, cognition, happiness, perception

Everybody Loves A Bully

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 01:02:33 GMT

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clipper's remarks: http://www.psychologytoday.com/articles/200404/everyone-loves-bully

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Everyone Loves a Bully

Kids who harass others aren't outcasts with low self-esteem.

Wedgie-giving Kearney on The Simpsons is the kind of kid we consider most likely to steal lunch money: a lumbering hulk who empties his victim's pockets and then punches his lights out. Such stereotypes are off the mark, however, according to University of California-Los Angeles psychologist Jaana Juvonen. Her study found that kids who harass other kids typically aren't outcasts with low self-esteem. In fact, they tend to be better adjusted socially than the average middle school student, challenging the common assumption that bullies need ego boosters.

When Juvonen and her colleagues surveyed nearly 2,000 sixth-graders in the Los Angeles area, they found that bullies were consistently among the most liked and respected kids in school. "Bullies are psychologically strong and very popular among their peers,

This peer status is important in terms of boosting their well-being

Tags: bullies, children, psychology, self-esteem, status

Mass depression therapy for 1.1 million soldiers

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:58:10 GMT

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clipper's remarks: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/lets-connect/200909/mass-therapy-depression

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Mass Therapy for Depression

Worried about the high rates of depression and suicide, the Army is planning therapy for its 1.1 million soldiers

Temporary Lifting of Severe Depression
Many years ago in England, I observed initial interviews of elderly male patients admitted to a mental hospital. They were all deeply depressed, outcasts without a secure bond. However, to my surprise, there were moments in some of the interviews that were like miracles.
The psychiatrists asked some of the patients about their activity during WWII. For about half of these, as they begin to describe their experiences, no matter what they were, their behavior underwent a dramatic change.

They sat up, raised their voice to a normal level and looked directly at the psychiatrist. The speed of talk picked up and became coherent. Their facial expressions became lively. Each of them seemed like a different, younger, person

The memory of the patients' earlier acceptance as valued members of their country under

Tags: depression, psychology, therapy, soldiers, veterans, psychiatry

Master The Art Of Steak Grilling

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 03:18:24 GMT

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clipper's remarks: This is another helpful look at grilling steaks. This has a step by step approach. Open up to read in full. I'm just learning this art. I rarely eat red meat and don't know much about grilling anything. Add any tips you may have.

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Steak: Grilling Perfection

Master the art of the perfect steak step by step

Grilling the perfect steak is an art form. It takes practice and patience to master it. If you follow these simple steps you will have no trouble grilling a great steak. I am assuming that you already have the right cut of steak and know how to seasoning it (or not) to your liking

Let your steak reach room temperature before grilling. Some people might tell you that this isn't necessary, however I feel that this helps grill your steak more evenly and faster.

Trim the steak of excess fat. Any strips of fat should be about 1/4" thick. Also cut through the fat strip about every 1 1/2". When grilling fat shrinks fast than the meat and it can cause your steaks to curl.

Season. I light brushing of olive oi

Grilling Times by Thickness

Thickness Rare Medium Well Heat 1" 8-10 12-14 16-20 High 1 1/2" 10-14 16-20 22-26 High 2 12-16 18-22 24-28 Medium

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Grilling The Perfect steak

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:51:33 GMT

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http://bbq.about.com/cs/steaks/f/blfaqsteak.htm

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I'm new at grilling and love a thick juicy filet mignon. What's the secret?

Just how do you grill the perfect steak. You start out with a good cut of meat and a hot, hot grill. From there you need to pay attention and learn the secrets of "doneness".

Answer: The secret to a juicy steak is something people have been arguing about since the early days of backyard grills. Some people will tell you to sear the meat at high temperatures on both sides, then turn down the heat and let it finish cooking. Others will say that searing has no real effect. I've tried it both ways and don't necessarily think that high temperature fast searing does much. The real secret to a juicy steak is to get it cooked fast and to get it off the grill the second it's done. Letting a steak sit on a grill too long whether it's cooked through or not will dry out the meat.

Grilling:

Get your grill good and hot. The ideal temperature is one that will cook the steak to the desired doneness in the shortest amount

Tags: steaks, meat, grilling, cooking