by jmalouff | Jul 26, 2010 | Uncategorized
I just read about a new book: “The A.D.H.D. Effect on Marriage: Understand and Build your Relationship in Six Steps,” by Melissa Orlov (2010). The author makes the point that the impulsive, sometimes senseless, and often heedless behaviour of adults with ADHD...
by jmalouff | Jul 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
I just read a terrific book by genius psychologist Philip Zimbardo and a colleague, John Boyd. “The Time Paradox” (2008) makes the point that some individuals tend to be present oriented (living in the moment, going with the flow, making spontaneous...
by jmalouff | Jul 13, 2010 | Uncategorized
Psychologists have long assessed cognitive intelligence. More recently, psychologists have assessed emotional intelligence, both as a trait and as an ability. Could there be something important that we would call romantic intelligence? One possible definition: The...
by jmalouff | Jul 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Do you treat your dog better than you treat your spouse? Psychologist Suzanne Phillips of Long Island University says that it happens. When we return home, who gets a pleasant comment and a rub? It is often Rover, who jumps on us, licks, us, and showers us with love....