Psychological Articles

Delve into a world of psychological exploration through insightful articles. Gain understanding and tools to navigate emotions, behaviors, and mental well-being for a more empowered life.

 Drastic Increase In HIV/AIDS Among Baby Boomer Population

 It’s hard to believe, but sadly it is true. There is a growing number of cases where Baby Boomers are contracting this life-altering disease. According to the Center for Disease Control, in 2005 persons age 50 and older accounted for 15% of new HIV/AIDS diagnoses. What many do not know...

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 Dreaming of Celebrities

 Some of us have gone to bed on what seemed like a totally normal night only to dream about someone famous that we don’t even know in waking life. That’s crazy, right? Why would you dream about a celebrity when you know nothing about their lifestyle or true nature? Well,...

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Dreams of Unknown Children

Every now and then people report dreams of a baby or a child that they have never seen before. Although it is not as common as some other symbolisms reported in dreams, it does occur. And if someone asks you, you can probably remember the age of the child, maybe...

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 Driving: An Aging Baby Boomers Alert

Remember a time when most of us couldn’t wait to be old enough to drive? Well today, due to increases in the life expectancy of our aging population, there are more elderly drivers on the road than ever before and psychological articles and research experts speculate whether there comes a...

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 Echo Boomers: Who are they?

 Now that most of the Baby Boomers are heading for retirement, a new generation is taking place – the Echo Boomers.Why “echo boomers”? Born after the Baby Boomer era, the year 1977-1984 have been dominated by children of baby boomers. Thus the term “echo” – this signifies reflection of the...

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Elderly Legal Problems

 Some legal elderly problems are common to all older adults as they are part and parcel of what we must deal with as we age. Thus, if you are an aging baby boomer or senior citizen you are likely to be facing one or many of the following legal problems:Private pensionsObtaining private...

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Elderly Abuse and Neglect: Boomers Alert

 Psychological articles reviewed by Boomer Yearbook inform us that as one’s quality of life increases, so does one’s life expectancy. Our population is aging rapidly and by the year 2030, the elderly population will be twice its present number. A fair amount of this growth is due to the fact...

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Effect of After-Image and Online Optical Illusion

 Online optical illusions result from varying artificially constructed factors as well as resulting from imperfections in the optical system. One of these features that contributes to the development of online optical illusions is the after-image effect. Psychological articles explain the ‘After image’ as the effects wherein the eyes continue seeing an object even...

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Elderly Problems and How to Address Them in a Parent

 An unfortunate drawback of entering late middle age is that one’s parents may be entering advanced old age, possibly experiencing elderly problems and generally being higher maintenance than one welcomes in later life.There are elderly problems associated with physical limitations, mental impairment and social behaviour that we will all have to deal with at...

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 Elderly Problems: Alcohol Abuse

 Should drinking really be considered an elderly problem? Some psychological articles suggest that it can actually be a good thing. It seems that alcohol may now be used as a way to boost the function of the brain; and it is certainly and a glass of wine with dinner or by...

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