Your mortal enemy has captured you and hooked you up to a strange experiment. He has extended his nervous system with a very long neuron to a target about 70…
Harm resulting from sexual abuse: the special situation of gay or bi-male victims
At least 1 in 6 male children are sexually abused before they turn 18 (Dube et al., 2005). This number increases throughout your life. Rates of sexual abuse and assault…
Training officers to treat people with autism
The channel reports on the plan of the Fort Lauderdale police force, in Florida, to train its team to efficiently treat people with autism: Its goal is to maintain a…
Psychology based on behavioral sciences and the problem of normal behavior
By José Dahab and Claudio Ojeda One of the most widespread myths about psychology based on behavioral sciences (PCC) – including cognitive behavioral therapy and all its aspects – is…
My daughter’s boyfriend abuses her, what can we do?
Guide for mothers and fathers with teenage daughters who suffer gender violence Gender violence is an instrument of control, domination and submission that aims to impose the behavioral patterns that…
Premarital opinions about sex without commitment would influence the success or failure of the marriage
Several factors can contribute, in the long run, to the happiness or dissolution of a marriage, including a big red flag: an individual’s behaviors and attitudes about uncommitted sexual relations…
The Batman effect: children who pretend to be a superhero concentrate more
Batman comes to the rescue of parents who don’t know how to get their kids to finish their homework. According to the , children ages four to six who pretend…
Definition of the week: Abstinence
According to Myers (2006), withdrawal can be defined as the discomfort and suffering that an individual experiences when the consumption of an addictive substance is stopped. The fifth edition of…
Sex and power: a positive and negative relationship at the same time
Thinking about sex and power can bring certain ideas to mind. In some ways, the association between these two factors is natural. Power is often defined as having control over…
David Rosenhan, the psychologist who changed psychiatric manuals
*You can activate the subtitles in Spanish In 1973, the renowned professor of psychology at Stanford University, David Rosenhan, published an article titled On being sane in insane places ()…