IDEAS — Amy Jones, EdM, MSW

Amy Jones 10/13/11 Amy Jones 10/13/11

an excerpt from freud’s obit in the new york times:
“Whether he was a true scientist or not, Freud’s place is secure if for no other reason than that he broke down ancient taboos and cleared the way for a new approach to the mind.” He was, the…

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Amy Jones 10/13/11 Amy Jones 10/13/11

mo money, mo problems
materialism doesn’t bode well for marriages in the journal of couple and relationship therapy (as reported in The Atlantic)

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Amy Jones 10/13/11 Amy Jones 10/13/11

play is the exultation of the possible -martin buber
An article in the most recent issue of the American Journal of Play details not only how much children’s play time has declined, but how this lack of play affects emotional development, lead…

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Amy Jones 10/8/11 Amy Jones 10/8/11

natalie angier reports on the emerging study of pathological altruism in the nyt

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Amy Jones 10/8/11 Amy Jones 10/8/11

how perfectionism might make you stupid in wired

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Amy Jones 10/5/11 Amy Jones 10/5/11

two-thirds of the time it works out well (and it’s only for geniuses anyway): the truth about the midlife crisis in scientific american

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Amy Jones 10/3/11 Amy Jones 10/3/11

harvard psychologist steven pinker’s hopeful new book the better angels of our nature: why violence has declined debuts tomorrow
from slate:“… a monumental achievement. His book should make it much harder for pessimists to cling t…

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Amy Jones 10/3/11 Amy Jones 10/3/11

steven pinker loves on the new book willpower: rediscovering the greatest human strength in the nyt

“Together with intelligence, self-control turns out to be the best predictor of a successful and satisfying life. But Baumeister and Tierney …

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Amy Jones 10/3/11 Amy Jones 10/3/11

free will, neuroscience, and the problem of the biological mechanization of evil in slate

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Amy Jones 10/2/11 Amy Jones 10/2/11

marc ian barasch on the mind/body connection, illness, new-age calvinism, and spirituality:

“This is…

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Amy Jones 10/2/11 Amy Jones 10/2/11

how women’s tears effect men’s sex drive in scientific american

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Amy Jones 9/30/11 Amy Jones 9/30/11

the limitations and benefits of skype and long-distance psychotherapy in the nyt

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Amy Jones 9/25/11 Amy Jones 9/25/11

Twyla Tharp on Mozart, creativity, and the myth of unpracticed genius:
Leopold taught the young Wolfgang everything about music, including counterpoint and harmony. He saw to it that the boy was exposed to everyone in Europe who was writing good mus…

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Amy Jones 9/24/11 Amy Jones 9/24/11

the method to the madness of the adolescent brain in national geographic

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Amy Jones 9/20/11 Amy Jones 9/20/11

attachment, parents, and a kindergartner’s first school bus ride in the washington post

“As far as I’m concerned, the Miniature Hero of Bus 1112 can have my daughter’s hand in marriage.”

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Amy Jones 9/20/11 Amy Jones 9/20/11

a research study of adolescents that demonstrates that reading Twilight and Harry Potter improves their ability to empathize in the guardian
“The findings could, Oatley believes, have significant implications, particularly in a climate where …

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Amy Jones 9/18/11 Amy Jones 9/18/11

zest, grit, self-control, social intelligence, gratitude, optimism and curiosity: new character report cards in two new york city schools

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Amy Jones 9/17/11 Amy Jones 9/17/11

an absorbing short biography of jung in the new atlantis

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Amy Jones 9/13/11 Amy Jones 9/13/11

reverend sheri heller writes about the mother archetype in empower magazine
Raoul Ubac (photo)

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Amy Jones 9/13/11 Amy Jones 9/13/11

out of the mouths of babes oft times come gems: what to do on bad day from the new rookie

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