Hormones, stress and aggression--a vicious cycle
Rat research shows a feedback loop between stress hormones and the brain's attack center.

Fatal friendships
Social groups, rather than formal organizations, form the backbone of today's most dangerous terrorist organizations.

Taking the 'vs.' out of nature vs. nurture
Evolutionary and cultural psychologists found common ground at a first-ever conference.

A presidential personality
Intelligence and achievement-striving--but not straight-forwardness--may predict the newly elected president's effectiveness.

Getting out the vote
Psychologists are studying how to increase America's voter turnout.

Protecting participants
A fledgling organization seeks to improve human research-protection programs through voluntary accreditation.

Psychology joins class action lawsuit against managed care
Cutting-edge legal strategy could pave the way for managed-care reforms.

Psychologists knock down practice barriers
Thanks to hard-fought state psychological association victories, citizens will have more and better access to psychological services.

Post-hurricane help
Psychologists volunteering through APA's Disaster Response Network helped people in hurricane-battered Florida to weather the storms and start their recovery.

Primary-care paths
Psychologists collaborate with primary-care providers in an effort to bolster front-line services.

More minority providers means fewer service gaps
An IOM report calls for greater diversity among the nation's health professionals and recommends ways to achieve it.

Timely action
In just three months, an APA working group developed a successful council resolution to support same-sex marriage and parenting.

Psychology at the end of life
• Introduction
• A new approach to complicated grief
• Improving end-of-life for older adults
• Special attention for children

The bioethics niche
More psychologists are helping people with disabilities--and their loved ones--make difficult medical decisions. Here's a closer look at those focused on children.

Education Leadership Conference
• Using psychology to teach psychology
• Psychological science can help students become good psychology teachers
• Culture-centered teaching begins with classroom inclusiveness
• Practice makes perfect in clinical judgment
• Active learning crucial in continuing education

PUBLIC POLICY UPDATE:
Creating healthy campuses
APA members successfully promote psychological services at colleges and universities.

A reason to smile
A professor and her undergraduate student conduct research on smiling during a new psychology-focused Council on Undergraduate Research fellowship.

Continuing science education
Psychologists learn about cutting-edge research methods and technologies at APA's Advanced Training Institutes.

Training to serve the underserved
Federal Graduate Psychology Education funding helps interns at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center gain diverse training experiences by working with underserved populations.

Pain pioneer
Psychologist Bob Gatchel helps clients control chronic pain by targeting biological, psychological and social factors.

Opening up the field
Inspired by her gold medal-winning daughter, a psychologist joins with others to promote minority women's involvement in sports.

ETHICS ROUNDS:
Release of test data and the new ethics code

Threats within
With an APF innovation grant, Michael Inzlicht is investigating how negative stereotypes can hamper academic performance.

DEPARTMENTS
• Letters
• President's column
• From the CEO
• Professional point
• Speaking of education
• Association news
• Division spotlight
• A closer look
• American Psychological Foundation
• People
• Classifieds Ads

IN BRIEF
• Parents overestimate differences in their children
• Upcoming conference focuses on improving the teaching of psychology
• Psi Chi turns 75, celebrates its beginnings
• APA's consumer Web site gets a makeover
• People can boost their working memory through practice
• Social comparison happens subliminally, and automatically
• Summer institute spurs minority career development
• Do psychologists need more statistical strength?

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