Narcissism Research Round-Up

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

What’s the latest research on narcissism? Three studies  discussed:
1. Narcissists are motivated to achieve a desired outcome (probably further personal glory) but not that motivated to avoid a negative outcome.
2. Depressive symptoms induce paranoid symptoms in narcissistic personalities (but not narcissistic symptoms in paranoid personalities).
3. On-line gamers are reported to be high on the [...]

A Few of My Favorite Things - Select Posts from Research Blogging Members

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

Raindrops on Roses by leobaby 727 on Flickr
Some selected posts from others in Research Blogging that I found of particular interest (thank you fellow bloggers):

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“A unified genetic theory for sporadic and inherited autism”

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

“Transposable Elements” by Swivelchair, all rights (if any) totally waived. This work was inspired by the work of Dr. Barbara McClintock.

Here’s today’s research paper:Zhao, X., Leotta, A., Kustanovich, V., Lajonchere, C., Geschwind, D.H., Law, K., Law, P., Qiu, S., Lord, C., Sebat, J., Ye, K., Wigler, M. (2007). A unified genetic theory for sporadic and [...]

Serotonin in Finland and Russia: correlates with hostility and drinking.

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Here’s three papers (full citations and links, scroll down), two from Finland and one from Russia. These deal with being mean and drinking. And serotonin.
People have alcohol to loosen up, to remove inhibitions, to relax. But what about people who pick fights when they’re drunk? Are they tightly wound and naturally hostile — an [...]

Supermax is the new normal

Wednesday, February 13th, 2008

Hartman, K.E., “Supermax Prisons in the Consciousness of Prisoners,” The Prison Journal 88: 169-176 (2008) DOI: 10.1177/0032885507311001
The US prison system has over 7,000,000 prisoners participants, with about 2MM incarcerated at any given time. [thank you "jak-king" (what a nom-de-internet -- is that "car jak king"?) for the correction 02.14.08][New 03.01.08: about 1 in 100 people [...]

Anger management: Dopamine Receptor Allele and Nuclear Receptor Genes Are Associated with Anger and Aggression

Sunday, February 10th, 2008

Everyone knows someone whose “default” emotion is anger. They are like a one-trick pony, they are sad, so they express anger. They are scared, so they act angry. They are frustrated, so they are angry. When in children, it is painful to watch. When in adults, it is scary.

World’s Most Dysfunctional Inspirational Poster [...]