Happy Saturday, Psych Central readers!
From the way Facebook profits by exploiting human psychology to how a psychedelic shaman could help cure depression and alcoholism, we’ve got a lot of interesting hot-of-the-press news for you today.
Sean Parker Unloads On Facebook “Exploiting” Human Psychology: Sean Parker, the first president of Facebook, was frank about his feelings toward the social network (including his past role with it) during a speaking event earlier this week: “It’s a social-validation feedback loop […] exactly the kind of thing that a hacker like myself would come up with, because you’re exploiting a vulnerability in human psychology.”
Psychology Group Hits Back at Trump’s Mental Health Comments About Texas Shooting: The American Psychological Association says President Trump’s assertion that the shooting is a “mental health problem” is distracting from the issue of finding solutions to gun violence.
How to Prevent ‘Negativity Bias’ From Affecting Your Relationship: Maybe you’ve heard of negativity bias, but are you familiar with it as it applies to relationships? Basically, it’s a pattern of thinking your partner is always going to respond in a negative way. There are reasons for developing negativity bias, and there are ways to combat it.
Why Record Labels Should Pay For Musicians’ Mental Health Care: Musician William Doyle (formerly known as East India Youth) is proposing record labels provide their artists with mental health coverage.
Psychedelic Shaman Potion Could Cure Mental Illness: A new study of ayahuasca from University College London and the University of Exeter lends “some support to the notion that ayahuasca could be an important and powerful tool in treating depression and alcohol use disorders,” says lead author Dr. Will Lawn.
Having These Personality Traits Might Mean You’re Evil: Dr. Michael H. Stone, author of The Anatomy of Evil and a professor of clinical psychiatry at Columbia University, has traveled the country interviewing mass murderers and serial killers (you might remember him as the host of Discovery Channel’s Most Evil), and he has a few things to say about being born evil, the personality traits of “evil” people, how we might improve our criminal justice system by improving our understanding of what causes evil, and more.
from World of Psychology https://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2017/11/11/psychology-around-the-net-november-11-2017/
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