Psychologists rally to fight climate change

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FEELING blue about climate change? Don't despair. Psychologists say they can switch our mindset from fatalism to "can-do" optimism, making a unique and vital contribution to the fight against global warming.

On 15 August at the American Psychological Association meeting in Boston, Massachusetts, delegates vowed to expose and help overcome the psychological barriers individuals face. "It's so easy to feel overwhelmed and think: 'What can little me do?'" says David Uzzell of the University of Surrey, U.K.

Most people now accept that global warming is real and caused by human activity

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Shock Treatment Sought for Autistic Man

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Autistic is such a horrible disease that torturing both the parents and the children. Some states, including Illinois last year, have banned or severely restricted use of electric shocks in mental health treatment. Electric shocks and other painful or unpleasant treatments known as "aversive conditioning" were accepted more a generation ago. But mainstream psychiatry relies on new drugs and other methods that have proven effective. As a mother, she will prefer the electric shock… Rough decision!

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