There are many theories about what causes crime and how crimes may be related to drugs. Goldstein (1985) proposed that there are three ways that drugs and crime interact: economic compulsion, psychopharmacological effects, and...
Soggetto:
Drug abuse and crime -- United States, Drug abuse -- Social aspects -- United States, Drug abuse -- Age factors -- United States, Alcoholism and crime -- United States, Alcoholism -- Social aspects -- United States e Alcoholism -- Age factors -- United States
Emotional abuse and neglect are less studied than more overt forms of abuse, yet are found to have myriad deleterious outcomes. Childhood emotional abuse and emotional neglect are also often combined into one emotional...
Parola chiave:
emotional abuse, emotional maltreatment, emotional neglect e emotional regulation
Soggetto:
Psychological abuse, Psychological child abuse, Child abuse e Psychologically abused children
Child maltreatment (CM) is a substantial public health concern and its occurrence often brings a host of negative outcomes for the individuals involved and the larger community as a whole. Adults who experienced CM in their...
Psychopathic and narcissistic display a multitude of negative interpersonal behaviors with psychopathy also displaying a greater degree of impulsive and antisocial traits (McCord & McCord, 1956; Emmons, 1984). A primary...
Parola chiave:
Empathy, Face recognition, Narcissism e Psychopathy
Soggetto:
Empathy, Narcissism e Antisocial personality disorders
College females have been shown to be at risk for problems such as eating disturbances (Schwitzer et al., 2008), body dissatisfaction (Altabe & Thompson, 1993), and depression (Abramson et. al., 1998). Further, some aspects...
Parola chiave:
Body Image, College Females e Media
Soggetto:
Body image in women, Women in mass media e Eating disorders in women
Sexual assault negatively affects women’s mental, physical, and sexual health (Dworkin et al., 2017), but higher perceived social support is generally protective against these negative effects (Dworkin et al, 2019)....
Parola chiave:
dissociation, perceived partner responsiveness, romantic partners, sexual assault, sexual function e sexual pleasure
Soggetto:
Dissociative disorders, Depersonalization, Sex (Psychology), Sexual excitement, Intimacy (Psychology), Rape e Rape trauma syndrome
Working memory is the ability to temporarily hold information in one’s mind, manipulatethis information and then use it. Working memory is a critical skill in one’s dailyfunctioning as it impacts our ability to carry out...
Parola chiave:
Cogmed, Computer based training e Working Memory
Soggetto:
Learning, Psychology of, Short-term memory e Memory
The American Psychiatric Association (2013) defines autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized, in part by social communication impairments. With the implementation of the Individuals with...
Parola chiave:
Attitudes, Autism, Gender Differences, Peer Interventionists e Self-efficacy
Soggetto:
Attitude (Psychology), Autism, Sex differences, Self-efficacy e Middle school students
Research on self-regulation skills in preschool children shows lasting academic, economic, and psychological effects that may remain through adulthood. Children show large gains in these skills during the preschool age, making...
Parola chiave:
Meditation, Mindfulness, Personality, Preschoolers e Self-Regulation
Soggetto:
Mindfulness (Psychology), Meditation for children, Preschool children -- Psychology e Self-control in children
Eating disorders produce the highest mortality rates of any mental health diagnoses; between 5-20% of individuals struggling with anorexia nervosa will die from it or associated medical complications. In an expansive study of...
