February 5th, 2009 |
Once upon a time, there was a certain clarity in the world of sexuality. Regardless of whether one believed a homosexual orientation was innate or a matter of choice, the sexual orientations were easily and clearly defined: Those who were attracted to, and had sex with, people of the opposite gender were heterosexual (straight), while homosexuals (gays and lesbians) were attracted to, and had sex with, people of the same gender. You knew who was who by the gender of the sexual partner.
As time went on, the waters became muddied a bit by acknowledgment of bisexuals and their ability to be attracted... Read More
February 3rd, 2009 |
You may have a good relationship – but miss the spark that was once there. Maybe job, kids, or financial stress has come between you, or you’ve settled into a routine. You can do a lot to get the spark back.
First of all, resolve to look at your part of it. Try an experiment, and own 100% of the problem. 50-50 doesn’t work very well – someone has to take the lead.
Built-up resentment is the first main cause of distance in couple relationships.
Do you... Read More
February 2nd, 2009 |
Shifting attention from one task to another is more difficult for men under stress than for men who aren't, according to recent research by scientists from Harold and Margaret Milliken Hatch Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, The Rockefeller University and Weill Cornell Medical College. Studies on rats that had similar results led to this research. Stress appeared to diminish the ability to shift from one task to another and decrease the functioning of the medial prefrontal cortex. The effects of stress, though, appeared to be reversed... Read More
February 1st, 2009 |
Throughout time, there have been myriad reasons offered as to why perpetually aggressive people behave as they do, from finding fault in their own name or other minute personal detail, to being the product of a visually violent society, to being subjected to high and sustained levels of stress. While all these may well hold true, and many others may play a key role in explaining aggressive tendencies in humans, a recent study at the University of Kentucky offers substantial evidence to suggest that those who are socially rejected... Read More
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