Posts Tagged: Social Policy

Moving IS Correlated with Stress, But Why?

Posted by & filed under General Psychology, Health Psychology, Psychological Health, Research Methods, Research Methods in ADA, Research Methods in AP, Research Methods in ChD, Research Methods in CP, Research Methods in SP, Stress, Stress Biopsychosocial Factors Illness, Stress Coping - Health.

Description: Even if you have not had to move (from one house or apartment to another) I bet you know that moving is stressful, right? If I told you that research shows that people who move show higher levels of stress when compared to people who have not moved recently you would not be surprised… Read more »

Eugenics and Forced Sterilization in Your Community?

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Description: It is often hard to see local examples of some of the historical issues that come up in relation to the earlier days of psychology or the application of concepts related to psychology to the general population. The idea that it made sense from a social policy perspective to create a mechanism whereby “mentally… Read more »