How early life experiences shape our character.
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Psychology Today Magazine
January 2010
What does it take to climb the heights of pop stardom?
How to deal with a difficult mother.
We all may be a bit of a hypochondriac.
How to deal with a preachy mother.
Retribution can be pretty delicious when it's crafted to puncture the pride of the perpetrator.
There are many paths to unfaithfulness.
A daughter gains security after meeting her biological sister, and two families discover the bonds that link them.
How to expand your social life.
How to comfort a lonely sibling without the pity.
Surgery preserves personality.
PT debunks conventional wisdom
Book reviews on how to stay focused, happy and continue to grow.
Finding fibromyalgia in the brain
A comic preaches the principle of uncertainty.
Money changes everything, except frugality.
Failed New Year's resolutions.
Laughter reveals hidden attitudes.
Do Mexicans treat death differently?
Why Ann Coulter is so angry?
Smells evoke emotion at night.
Group free-for-alls can stifle creativity.
The hormone that regulates blood sugar now may save your brain.
Why your left and right sides matter.
Twelve New Yorkers talk about memorable first experiences.
Debunking the myth of poor airplane air quality.
Backyard chicken-raising is taking off in America's cities and suburbs.
The latest tidbits from vaccines to the Oscars
Getting people from the streets to the bakery.
Blood oranges blend tang with bang.
Predicting personality from appearance.
When the inputs don't line up
A free thinker helps his fellow passengers on the road less traveled.