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- Centenary College psychology students embark on various internships
- Psychology: Today and always, moms deserve thanks
- Science Notes / Astronomy and psychology
- Penis size: An evolutionary perspective
| Centenary College psychology students embark on various internships Posted: 09 May 2010 11:07 AM PDT By Warren ReporterMay 09, 2010, 2:04PM
"Field Work Preparation," which is completed the semester before the start of an internship, focuses on interviewing skills, dressing for an interview, careers in Psychology, what to expect from a supervisor, handling the stress of going to college full-time and interning, and how to say goodbye when the internship has completed. This semester, 12 Psychology students have enrolled in the "Field Work Placement" course while completing their internship where, on a weekly basis, they were required to report on their progress to their peers and Dr. Floether, as well as complete a journal on their experiences. This opportunity was designed to serve as a support system as they all moved through their journey. "Psychology internships vary from internships in other fields, in that students are required to utilize different skills than the traditional internship," says Dr. Floether. "For example, they are frequently put in highly emotional situations where they need to cope effectively, because of the nature of this profession. That is why establishing a support system for all involved is important." Each student secured her own placement in various organizations, such as Sussex County Correction Facility, Community Prevention Resources of Warren County, Siwolf Low Vision Center, Allamuchy School District, the United Way of Warren County and Roosa Counseling. To name just a few, projects they were involved in include working on an anti-tobacco campaign, counseling children, a mentoring program, conducting play therapy with children and working with clients with ocular nerve damage. Some students have been offered permanent positions, such as senior Whitney DePalma as a Therapy Assistant with Roosa Counseling in Middletown, N.Y. "I learned about an area in Psychology that I was previously not familiar with before my internship and found that it was something that I wanted to do as a career," says DePalma, who will be using play and video-game therapy on children to ease the transition into therapy. Danielle Dunn is another student who was offered a per diem position with the Community Prevention Resource Center in Warren County also working with children, but in this instance she will be teaching at grammar schools about different topics, such as how to build their self-esteem through the use of puppets. Dunn also plans to return to Centenary for graduate school this fall. "These are just a couple of examples of the twelve students who embarked on this journey," says Dr. Floether. "They all represent model Centenary students. They are motivated, committed and driven. It was a pleasure mentoring them through this process." Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Psychology: Today and always, moms deserve thanks Posted: 09 May 2010 05:07 AM PDT
Q: Several years ago, you wrote a column for Mother's Day. Would you reprint it? A: Dear Mom, thank you for the times you told me no when many of the other parents were saying yes or saying nothing at all. From you, I learned about healthy boundaries and limits. Dear Mom, thank you for the times that you first pointed out my accomplishments before you reviewed my shortcomings. This thoughtfulness helped keep my self-esteem intact. Dear Mom, thank you for the times you assisted me in doing a task rather than taking the easy way out by giving me the solution or simply doing the job yourself. Dear Mom, thank you for the times that you required me to be responsible for the consequences of my choices. Dear Mom, thank you for the times that you showed me that to have a friend, you have to be a friend. This advice helped me develop lasting relationships. Dear Mom, thank you for the times that you made me eat my carrots before I could have my dessert. Now, work before play is easier. Dear Mom, thank you for teaching me that I can't please everyone all the time, and, further, that there are some people that I can never please. From this I learned about realistic expectations. Dear Mom, thank you for teaching me that after I was married, I was to put my spouse before my family members, friends, work and hobbies. This priority has been one of the greatest lessons about keeping a marriage healthy. Dear Mom, thank you for helping me develop spirituality, which has helped me deal with stress and crises. Most of all, Mom. thank you for teaching me about love, empathy, compassion and helping other people. The lessons you have taught me will be passed on to my children and grandchildren, and your legacy is therefore immortal. Hap LeCrone, a Cox News Service columnist, is a clinical psychologist. Write him at 4555 Lake Shore Dr., Waco, TX 76710; or by e-mail. hlecrone@aol.com
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| Science Notes / Astronomy and psychology Posted: 09 May 2010 03:43 AM PDT Share this story: Cold facts from outer space Scientists have found lots of life-essential water—frozen as ice—in an unexpected place in our solar system: an asteroid between Mars and Jupiter. The discovery of significant asteroid ice has several consequences. It could help explain where early Earth first got its water. It makes asteroids more attractive to explore. And it even muddies the definition between comets and asteroids, potentially triggering a Plutolike scientific spat over what to call these solar system bodies. This asteroid has an extensive but thin frosty coating. It is likely replenished by an extensive reservoir of frozen water deep inside rock once thought to be dry and desolate, scientists report in two studies in the journal Nature. Two teams of scientists used a NASA telescope in Hawaii to look at an asteroid called 24 Themis, one of the bigger rocks in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. They examined light waves bouncing off the rock and found the distinct chemical signature of ice. Furthermore, scientists also found organic molecules, similar to what may have started life on Earth. —Associated Press Hard-wired for beauty Some men may be hard-wired to favor money over the sight of a pretty face, Duke University neuroscientists have demonstrated. When asked to pay to view photographs of attractive women, men mentally weigh the experience against cost—with some spending more for ogling rights than others. What triggers the decision is a separate pleasure center in the brain that gauges the relative value of a given experience. For some, money gets this brain region revving. For others, it is activated by a pleasant social experience such as gazing moonily at women. The Duke team saw this decision-making process in action using brain scans on a group of 26 college-age men. While the men were undergoing an MRI, they viewed a random series of photographs depicting attractive women or small denominations of money. For all the men, both types of photographs lit up a pleasure region of the brain. But a second, nearby area created big differences in the way the men subsequently behaved. This region, called the posterior ventromedial prefrontal cortex, was active when some men saw the money. For others, when the photos of women appeared, the posterior ventromedial prefrontal cortex said, in essence, va-va-va-voom. Then the men were asked to pay to see the photographs. The most attractive faces cost more. The savers were the men whose brains lit up at the sight of money, and the spenders were those whose brains were sparked by the women. Scientists don't know if this brain activity is genetic, or a learned pattern. —McClatchy Newspapers  Log into MyBuffalo to post a comment Five Filters featured article: The Art of Looking Prime Ministerial - The 2010 UK General Election. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction. |
| Penis size: An evolutionary perspective Posted: 09 May 2010 10:15 AM PDT  Penis size is sexually selected only in ape species like chimps and humans where the female exercises mate choice. Silverback male gorillas, by contrast, monopolise a harem of females and are poorly endowed. Photo: Getty Images/Dorling Kindersley Anonymous, age and sex unspecified  Carole replies: Today, the average erect gorilla penis is 3cm (1.25 inches) long, the average chimp or bonobo penis comes in at around 8cm and the average human penis stands at around 13cm. Most primates, including chimpanzees, have a penis bone and achieve erections through muscle contraction.2 The human penis has evolved the unusual system of vasocongestion to achieve erection, making the erect organ far more flexible than that of other primate species. This unique adaptation is thought to have been selected through female mate choice, and by the time Homo erectus arrived on the scene, the hominid penis was significantly longer, fatter and more bendy than our ape cousins'. It has even been theorised that bipedalism evolved in humans to allow the fashionably new, larger, flexible penis to be displayed to discerning females.3 Interestingly, while the human penis is the biggest of all the ape species in length and girth, both in absolute terms and as a proportion of body size, the human testes are not. As a proportion of overall body size, chimp and bonobo testes are twice as large as human testes, whereas gorilla testes are half the size. Why? Correlations can be found between primate mating systems and male genital anatomy.4 In multi-male/multi-female groups, males must compete to reproduce and frequently the competition takes place inside the female reproductive tract. The more sperm a male produces and ejaculates inside a female the greater the probability that one of his will fertilise the ovum. Female chimps or bonobos in oestrus often mate with several different individuals, so males must reproductively compete in this way and larger testes will therefore confer greater reproductive fitness. By contrast, female gorillas live in harems and don't often get a chance to exercise a choice between mates, though occasionally a female and a male from outside the group may risk it. The impressive 200kg (400lb) silverback gorilla does have the smallest penis and testes of all male apes, but his massive canines and biceps and his controlling, jealous temper allow him to intimidate and fight off potential competitors. Human testis size indicates that males evolved under conditions in which their sperm competed inside females, but perhaps not to the same extent as chimp sperm. But the larger human penis suggests that hominids needed to keep females with choice sexually satisfied. Ancestral females would have experienced a sexual freedom denied in Western cultures today and it has been suggested that our ancestors went through a period of matriarchy and enhanced female choice.5 When compared with patriarchal chimps, the matriarchal bonobo is a far more sex-oriented ape. Enthusiastic females initiate both hetero- and homosexual activity, particularly when aggression begins to surface, resulting in satisfied, contented and peaceful bonobos. Patriarchy, on the other hand, correlates with a lack of openly displayed female choice. Women with choice are not all "obsessed with the size of a man's cock". Women are as aware as men that to build a stable relationship you need trust, shared interests and the ability to keep each other amused. But a woman is not going to "put the size of a man's cock right out of her mind", because she can't. Females have an evolved interest in the size of a man's penis, which has been sexually selected for its size and shape. But humans are also selected for creativity – we are highly innovative, imaginative apes. Accordingly, women's minds can be aroused by creativity and being sexually imaginative can be physically arousing, adding satisfying metaphorical inches to one's love life. References This article was amended on 7 May 2010. The original headline implied that all women are obsessed with penis size. This has been corrected.
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