Written by Will Thurston Class of ‘19 Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and those who have experienced combat exposure are at heightened risk for developing alcohol use disorders. Some research has shown that these individuals may also have worse use-related problems and may have a harder time successfully completing treatment than the average civilian […]

-Written by Katie Little ‘18 Personality traits are enduring patterns of thinking, feeling, and acting (McCrae & Costa, 1997). Sex differences in personality traits first appear in early childhood and remain constant throughout the life span (Schmitt, Realo, Voracek, & Allik, 2008). While sex differences across different cultures had previously been studied, the countries who […]

-Written by Erica Robinson NC A&T SU ‘19 Binge eating is defined in the DSM-V as eating an amount of food in a short period of time that is definitely larger than most people would eat in a similar period of time. The act of recurring episodes of binge eating is then classified as binge […]

Written by Will Thurston Class of ’19 Sleep is vital to well-being, and many individuals struggle to get the recommended 8 hours of quality rest each night. For individuals with posttraumatic-stress disorder (PTSD) and mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI), high-quality sleep is both more difficult to achieve and more important for well-being. Researchers have investigated […]

  -Written by Katie Little ’18 As mentioned in an earlier blog post, attachment theory was originally used to describe the bonds between infants and their primary caregivers (For more information: http://davidsonmaplab.com/blog/mary-ainsworth-and-the-strange-situation-procedure/). However, the theory has since expanded to include the bonds between members of a couple (Hazan & Shaver, 1987). Attachment theory proposes that […]

-Written by Katie Little ’18 In 1981, Golan observed that college freshman are faced with two main tasks when transitioning into college: adjusting to a psychological separation from their family and entering the adult world (Golan, 1981). Forming relationships with peers is an important part of this period as relationships with close friends replace familial […]

-Written by Katie Little ’18 In recent blog posts, we have discussed the effects of parental divorce on a child’s relationships and attachment style. Attachment style can be understood as a characteristic way an individual perceives and behaves in close relationships as a function of their previous experiences with close relationships. (For more information, please […]