In The News: Department of Psychology
The numbers can be numbing. And that’s exactly what state health officials fear.
The numbers can be numbing. And that’s exactly what health officials fear.
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Arizona reached 520,207 on Thursday, Dec. 31, an increase of 7,718 from the previous day, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. There were 188,265 new COVID-19 cases in Arizona in December, which means 36 percent of the state’s total number of cases since the start of the pandemic came in December alone.
The numbers can be numbing. And that’s exactly what health officials fear.
Public confidence in the COVID-19 vaccination is growing, according to a study from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
This research focused on the experiences of men who have sex with men (MSM, including transgender men), over the age of 40, to highlight those factors that play a role in the development of resilience as individuals age, both for those living with HIV and those who are HIV negative.
When Dr. Glenna Matthews saw an opinion piece arguing that Dr. Jill Biden should drop her title, it brought back a flood of memories for the 82-year-old.
When Dr. Glenna Matthews saw an opinion piece arguing that Dr. Jill Biden should drop her title, it brought back a flood of memories for the 82-year-old.
In this time of lockdowns, masking, and physical distancing, elected officials — and leaders of all types — are finding both these quotes to be true.
This year and last year have been exciting in terms of misophonia research. In the 2019 grants cycle, the Misophonia Research Fund approved a total of approximately $2,300,000 over two years. The grants include those related to the diagnosis of misophonia, characterization of misophonia and potential interventions for children, adolescents and adults. We will first cover research related to adults and will follow with children. Remember, however, that one research study informs another.
The longer the pandemic drags on, and the more trauma and anxiety it causes, the more people start to feel like contracting and spreading COVID-19 is out of their control. More people are starting to experience caution fatigue, or "COVID fatigue," experts say, and it's causing them to make decisions that increase their risk of contracting the virus.
One of the facilities that the internet brought to the world was the quick access to pornography, content previously seen only through the rental or purchase of physical media, magazines or pay TV. Along with practicality, addiction came, which divides scientists' opinions about whether it is harmful or not.
