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Psych in the news:  1) Neuropsych: a) "The Brain's Halves Cooperate To Help Us Remember Events, Giving "Lefty Family" Members Better Episodic Memory"- APA, 10/21/01. b) "Gender and differing rates of brain activity influence the level of reading and language skills for boys and girls"- Eurekalert, 10/18/01. c) "Mental math dependant on language"- Eurekalert, 10/11/01. 2) "Aggressive behavior in boys and men is not a learned behavior"- Eurekalert, 10/18/01. 4) Alcohol: a) "Drunk Drivers Often Have Mental Disorders: Study"- Reuters Health, 10/15/01. b) "Early Alcohol Use Linked to Fighting in Adulthood"- Reuters Health, 10/18/01. 5) "Stanford Study Investigates Psychological Impact of Sept. 11 Terrorist Attacks" - Business Wire, 10/16/01. 6) "Psychopathic Criminals Lack Fear Factor, Emotion"- Reuters Health, 10/12/01. 7) "No One Cause for Women's Higher Depression Rates"- Reuters Health, 10/17/01. ADVERTISEMENT  A new book by Julie Norem, Ph.D., about the psychology of defensive pessimism provides a balanced corrective to the optimistic bias of the positive psychology movement. For a description, defensive pessimism scale, and ordering information for The Positive Power of Negative Thinking, go to: http://www.wellesley.edu/Psychology/Norem/Book/book.html.  EMOTIONAL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE - The Freeze- Framer(R) serves as an excellent tool to use with clients that are challenged with ADHD/ADD, anger/rage, anxiety/panic disorders, depression, chronic pain, hypertension, environmental sensitivity, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue, etc. Demonstrate to clients the important link between mental/emotional attitudes & health. Learn about an exclusive, limited time offer to Psychwatch readers. Go to: http://www.psychwatch.com/ff.htm

Featured Websites:  The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies - features a range of web-based services to caretakers, journalists, and the public American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress  Helping Children Deal With the Terrorist Attack   For additional information see: National Association of Social Workers - http://www.naswdc.org/terror/default.htm American Psychiatric Association -  http://www.psych.org/pract_of_psych/disaster_psych.cfm GrievingChild.org http://www.grievingchild.org/about_terrorist.htm MSN.com http://www.womencentral.msn.com/parenting/articles/tragedy.asp National Association of School Psychologist - http://www.nasponline.org/NEAT/crisis_0911.html Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology - http://www.clinicalchildpsychology.org/ American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/disastercomm.htm Talking with Children About Terrorism http://www.ces.purdue.edu/terrorism/children/index.html CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS 1) ICASSI 2002- The 35th annual ICASSI will be held at the Ostdeutschen Sparkassen Akademie in Potsdam near Berlin from 21 Jul to 3 Aug, 2002. The International Committee for Adlerian Summer Schools and Institutes promotes the psychology of Alfred Adler & Rudolf Dreikurs. For further information contact Gordon Millar icassi@btinternet.com or Betty Haeussler PeteHMSU64@aol.com. Full information will be posted at http://www.icassi.org. 2) The Context of Dissociation: Family, Society, Culture- Dec 2-4, 2001, New Orleans, LA, USA. 18th International Fall Conference of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation. For more info click here. 3) REACHING UNDERSERVED TRAUMA SURVIVORS THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS: Dec 6-9, 2001 New Orleans. Int’l Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Meeting: The forum for advancing and sharing scientific and applied knowledge on trauma.  For more info click here.  For up-to-date conference listings, & more info about the conferences above, visit the Psychwatch Conference Page. To post a conference, write to webmaster@psychwatch.com. POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS 1) Ph.D. research director needed for Dallas company developing devices for smoking cessation & meds compliance. Write grants, conduct trials, collaborate, publish, analyze data, design exp. Competitive salary, benefits, equity. Ph: 972-409-7153. 2) York University in Toronto is soliciting applications for 4 tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor level for July 1, 2002. Clinical, Clinical-Health, Clinical-Developmental, & Social-Personality Psychology. For more info, visit http://www.psychwatch.com/job_page4.htm#yrk  3) Indiana University of Pennsylvania invites applications for 2 tenure track positions (1 firm, 1 anticipated), Assistant Professor level, beginning August 2002. Applicants should have a doctorate in clinical psychology. For more info, visit http://www.psychwatch.com/job_page4.htm#iup  For more information on these and other Job Openings, visit the Psychwatch Job Page. This Newsletter was written and published by Psychwatch.Com. Fritz Galette and Chris Nuesell are the editors. BACK TO HOME PAGE Copyright © 1998-2001, Psychwatch.Com