The Psychologist, August 2014
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Inside the Royal Victoria Hospital…
… The Psychology Book; Start the Week; The Men Who Made Us Spend; The Human Zoo; and more reviews
Careers – Mindsets, music and magic
Ian Florance meets Roberto Forzoni; and Bronagh Hannon looks for light at the end of the tunnel in her arduous quest to become a clinical psychologist.
Society
President’s column; Lifetime Achievement Award; and Public Engagement Grants
Interview: Defeating aliens with critical thinking
Diane Halpern tells Lance Workman about her efforts to improve work–life balance and increase creativity.
New voices: Who am I and what can I achieve?
Carol Brown with the latest in our series for budding writers.
Creative Britain
Stephanie Taylor looks at how social psychology explains the phenomenon.
Does executive coaching work?
… and if so, how? Nadine Page and Erik de Haan consider the evidence.
Looking back: Freud, the libido and oxytocin
Ian Fairholm and Alex Lench are prompted by Freud’s early work to seek an ambitious marriage of psychoanalysis and neurobiology.
One on one... with Tom Dickins
'… to sit in an arbour, shaded from the sun'. Includes online only answers.
The end of dyslexia?
Julian G. Elliott and Elena L. Grigorenko argue that the label is a cultural meme that remains unscientific and conceptually problematic
Digest: Burnt-out student participants and more
Children and written instructions; and who will benefit from CBT, in the latest from our Research Digest blog.
News: the Facebook furore and more
Birthday honours; autism and ADHD; All in the Mind mental health awards; super-recognisers; behaviour change; a special feature on the Facebook furore; and more
Letters: men and the mental health minefield
Men and the mental health minefield; Scotland; EMDR; dyslexia; engaging with The Psychologist; and more.
Big Picture: I'm no different
Lewis Reynolds’ frame, words by Helen Gregory (University of Brighton). Photo: Gary Learmonth (Red Piranha Photography)
Smarter thinking in sport
Martin James Turner describes his use of rational emotive behaviour therapy (REBT) with athletes