Does Art Fuel Psychopathy? Surprisingly, yes

Insightful post - Art and violence - referenced, with links and Pdf  - too much art creates too self-referencing - not empathy, and not enough interaction = Psychopathy reinforced.

Psychopaths and Skinny Brain

Unusual Brain Thinness

In the study published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, a team of German researchers used modern brain scanning technology to examine the brain structure of 34 volunteers. Half of these volunteers had diagnosed cases of narcissistic personality disorder, while the other half did not. The part of the brain examined during the study was the cerebral cortex, the outer brain layer that regulates most of the functions that we associate with core human characteristics such as self-awareness, self-determination and self-control. One particular part of the cerebral cortex acts as the seat for empathy, the common term for the human ability to identify with others on both emotional and logical levels.
After reviewing the results of their examination, the authors of the study concluded that, when compared to people unaffected by NPD, people with the disorder have unusual cerebral cortex thinness in the region responsible for empathy production. read more

17 Ways Mindfulness Meditation
Can Cause You Emotional Harm

by Melissa Karnaze

Mindfulness meditation is not a fad, say journalists, celebrities, psychologists, and even transhumanists.
But what writers, researchers, clinicians, teachers, and practitioners won’t tell you.
Is that there are seventeen hidden dangers of practicing mindfulness meditation.
When you’re not being mindful of how you’re treating your negative emotions. Read more

George Washington Inspires kids today

'A moral story that praises a character’s honesty is more effective at getting young children to tell the truth than a story that emphasizes the negative repercussions of lying, according to research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Read more  

Psychology is wrong sometimes

Is It Offensive To Declare A Social Psychological Claim Or Conclusion Wrong?

By Lee Jussim

Science is about “getting it right” – this is so obvious that it should go without saying. However, there are many obstacles to doing so, some relatively benign (an honestly conducted study produces a quirky result), others less so (p-hacking). Over the last few years, the focus on practices that lead us astray have focused primarily on issues of statistics, methods, and replication. read more

New Psychology - Anorexia + Emetophobia

New thinking in Anorexia and Emetophobia from Elizabeth Lucye Robillard - English psychiatry please take note
'How To Understand Anorexia and Emetophobia
Anorexia and Emetophobia are two conditions, often with much in common. Here I seek to help understand and maybe ameliorate some suffering of both. *There are some 'triggers' here.
The tragic mistake, nearly always made with anorexia and often, emetophobia too, is trying to overly 'control' people who suffer from thes > READ MORE