想一想，你和他或她之间是哪一种爱呢？ adapted from Rathus,S.A.J.S.Nevud. Psychology and the Chanllenges of Life. 4th ed. Models of love 心理学家发现爱是一个复杂的概念，它是关于情感的、认知的和动机等多领域的体验。心理学家也谈及了爱有多种性质和种类。我们接下来看看西方文化中爱的概念 The greek heritage of four types of love The concept of love can be traced back at least to the classical Greeks，who had four con...

四十二天学会英语的模范短文 (作者：陈海泓) 第一天：THE NEWSPAPER 报 纸 Nowadays the newspaper possesses considerable value Everybody should read it. It supplies us with a variety of news every day. It tells us the political situation of the world. If we form the habit of reading the newspaper, we shall (will) get enough knowledge to cope with our circumstances. 现今报纸拥有极大的价值，人人都应该看它。它每天提供我们各种类类的消息。它告诉我...

美国国会图书馆和国家精神健康研究院组织的研讨会 How to go on your life especially after trauma 如何继续你的生活尤其是面对创伤时 Somebody wanted to learn medicine but he couldnt make up his mind . He went to ask his friend: Is it suitable for me to study it? Ill be 44 after 4 years of college. 有一个人想学医,可是又犹豫不决,就去问他的一个朋友: 再过四年,我就44岁了,能行吗? His friend said to him: why not ? Four years later youll ...

How science could help politicians 科学研究表明：脸部特征决定第一印象 It is the holy grail of politicians everywhere - how to win and keep the trust of voters. Now researchers at the University of St Andrew's in Scotland say they may have the answer. They believe politicians could learn a lot from recent advances in science. A growing number of studies have shown that people do judge a book by its cover. Researchers say most of us make instant judgements about a person on the bas...

From University of Alberta: Smarter ways to measure intelligence than IQ, says University of Alberta researcher Measuring a child's IQ is an obsolete way to determine intelligence, and in fact, labels youngsters unfairly, according to a University of Alberta professor. 根据Alberta大学的一位教授的说法，通过测量儿童的智商（IQ）来确定其智力的方法是陈旧的，同时事实上，这种贴标签的方法也是不公平的。 Building on a theory he began researching al...

Fat equals lazy? 为胖人伸冤 肥胖懒惰 Doctors are guilty of wrongly believing that obese people are simply lazy, research suggests. Researchers at Yale University said the findings highlight the difficulty in tackling the stigma around obesity. Many obese people complain that others believe they are overweight simply because they eat too much or fail to exercise. This is despite the fact that obesity can be caused by a variety of other factors, such as genes and environment. Dr Marlene Sc...

How Emotions Strengthen Memory James L. McGaugh, Ph.D.，California From both human and animal studies, we know that a certain class of anxiety-reducing drugs called benzodiazepines (Valium and Halcion, for example) impair memory consolidation. Other classes of drugs have the opposite effect and can enhance memory, but only if they are administered shortly after learning, when memory consolidation is occurring. If the injections occur more than six hours after training, memory is not enhanced. Bo...

New faces light up shy brains US scientists have spotted something different in the brains of shy and outgoing people when they meet a new face. What's more, it seems that the difference has its roots in childhood. Individuals' approaches to unfamiliarity as kids appear to be echoed by their neural responses to novelty later in life. The distinction may rest in an almond-shaped region of the brain called the amygdala, which is involved in emotion and survival. When Carl Schwartz of Massachusetts ...

To forgive may be divine, but no one ever said it was easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your grudge. But forgiveness is possible -- and it can be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health. People who forgive show less depression, anger and stress and more hopefulness, says Frederic, Ph.D., author of Forgive for Good. So it can help save on the wear and tear on our organs, reduce the wearing out of the immune system and allow people...

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the ugliest of us all? 镜子啊镜子，墙上的镜子，谁是我们当中最丑的一个？ Wall-to-wall mirrors in gyms and dance studios might stop women getting the exercise they need because women who work out in front of a mirror get discouraged and feel tired, Canadian researchers said. 健身房和舞蹈房内四周的镜子可能会妨碍妇女们得到她们所需要的锻炼，因为当她们面对镜子锻炼身体时，会感到 灰心丧气，精疲...

Scientists Say They ID Depression Gene 锁定躁郁症真凶 原是基因在作祟 Scientists say they've identified a flawed gene that appears to promote manic-depression, or bipolar disorder, a finding that could eventually help guide scientists to new treatments. A particular variant of the gene was associated with only about 3 percent of cases in a study, but researchers said other variants might be involved with more. Follow-up research might help reveal the mysterious underlying biology tha...

The Formula for Happiness 幸福方程式 A pair of British researchers said Monday they had worked out a simple equation to quantify happiness that could put an exact figure on the emotional state. 两名英国科学家1月6日宣布他们发现了一个量化幸福的方程式, 可以用具体的数值来描述情感的状态。 After interviewing 1000 people, the researchers -- a psychologist and a self-styled life coach -- concluded that happiness equals P + 5E + 3H. 在对1000名男女作了跟...