Tag Archive: violence

Partner Abuse, Pt. 2: Anatomy of Dating Violence (Episode 87)

Psychologists discuss violence in couples and warning signs for parents of teens.

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Partner Abuse, Part 1: Reducing Behaviour Problems in Children Who Witness Abuse and Supporting Womens' Mental Health

Over 7 million children in the United States are witness to severe forms of spousal abuse every year. Project Support was developed to address child behaviour problems.

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School-Based Program Helps Prevent Dating Violence Among Teens, Especially Boys

CHICAGO – A school-based program that integrates information about healthy relationships into the existing ninth-grade curriculum appears to reduce adolescent dating violence and increase condom use two and a half years later, according to ...

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Terrorists play videogames?

This is not psychology news, but... We talked about the impact of videogames in FA Episodes 8 and 9, but I never thought it would come to this! An American extremist monitoring group, SITE, found an image that terrorists had posted to encourage attacks on the West. Turns out the picture was concept art for a videogame ...

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FA009 – Anatomy of Media Violence, Part 2

Doctor Brian talks about the impact of video games and the book, "Everything Bad Is Good For You." AND there's an interview with a super-secret surprise guest! Listen here: [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/familyanatomy/FA009_-_Anatomy_of_Media_2.mp3] ... or get your free subscription in iTunes. If you use iTunes, you can leave a review! Leave us a comment, or ...

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FA008 – Anatomy of Media Violence, Part 1

Doctors Brian, Giuseppe, and Richard talk about the effects of violence on TV and in video games. Listen here: [audio:http://media.libsyn.com/media/familyanatomy/FA008_-_Anatomy_of_Media.mp3] ... or get your free subscription in iTunes. If you use iTunes, you can leave a review! Leave us a comment, or you can e-mail suggestions or questions to

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