Links

Ten easy-to-misunderstand features of clinical depression.  Article written by Jeremy Dean.

http://www.spring.org.uk/2013/11/depression-10-fascinating-insights-into-a-misunderstood-condition.php

Video games provide a sense of control over our fate, which may help reduce stress and depression.  Article written by Maria Konnikova.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/11/the-psychology-of-first-person-shooter-games.html?utm_source=www&utm_medium=tw&utm_campaign=20131126

In therapy, challenging patients’ ideas about long-term relationships. Article written by Julia Query.

http://www.salon.com/2013/02/05/sexual_adventures_in_therapy/

How “fresh starts” like New Year’s Day can help people make positive changes in their lives, and how we can get better at sticking to these changes.  Article written by Maria Konnikova.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/elements/2013/12/why-we-make-resolutions-and-why-they-fail.html

Reverse psychology versus the concept of reactance — versus the universal desire to understand the rules we are given.  Article written by Esther Inglis-Arkell.

http://io9.com/is-there-really-such-a-thing-as-reverse-psychology-1484757814