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High Tech with a Psychological Touch
Psychology at a technical university — seems a bit unusual, doesn’t it? Unusually great for the students at Florida Institute of Technology, that is. Each year, Florida Tech brings another adventure...
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Psych Student Profile: Dustin Townsend
It’s one thing to hear about the school from professors and tour guides, but you will find out a lot about the psychology program when it comes to the students themselves. I got together with Dustin...
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Psych Student Profile: Danielle Scandiffio
This week’s student spotlight is Danielle Scandiffio, a junior in forensic psychology. She is also an active member of the psychology honor society, Psi Chi, here on campus. Why did you choose Florida...
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Psych Student Profile: Kimberly Crum
Our second student spotlight is Kimberly Crum. She’s a sophomore pursuing a degree in forensic psychology with a side program to receive a Child Psychology Advocacy certificate. A very motivated...
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Coping with Loss
Death is a difficult subject for many people to discuss. Death is a part of life and should not be ignored; avoiding the topic of grief and death only complicates our everyday lives. During our lives,...
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A Visit to the School Psychologist
One of the many resources at the disposal of students here at Florida Institute of Technology is Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). CAPS is our on-campus counseling center, and its goal is...
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Home for the Holidays
The holiday season is fast approaching. Turkey dinners, family pictures, holiday shopping, and festivities. It’s the season of family, friends and good times, and additionally, some familial drama and...
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College with ADHD
Moving off to college is a big step in our lives. Facing new adventures and responsibilities, it can be a daunting task. But some students come to college with an additional challenge: ADHD....
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Psych Fact: Smiling Makes You Happy
Have you ever tried being mad while smiling? It just doesn’t work. Smiling does a lot of great things for our body in a lot of different ways. It does more than just good for ourselves, it even helps...
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A New Year, A New Resolution
With the first few months of 2015 already through and another semester underway, it might be difficult to keep those New Year’s resolutions going. Just like with any big challenge in life, there are...
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Why panic isn’t anxiety, and other stigmas to reconsider
The truth behind panic attacks and common misconceptions debunked. Imagine casually walking down the street, listening to your latest favorite song through your noise-canceling headphones. As you...
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Let the Images Stream Free
Simple ways to expand our imagination and why it’s important Research has shown that as we age and reach the ending stages of our neural development (usually around the age of 25), the neural pathways...
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Psych Advice: How to Survive Another Valentine’s Day
A simple guide on how to survive Valentine’s day Valentine’s Day: to some, it’s a day of celebration, and to others, it’s a reminder of past heartache. Whether you’re in a relationship or you’re...
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How to Become a Hero
Everyone has read or watched a movie in which the hero overcomes some form of adversity. Defeating the evil villain, saving a life or many lives. As all good writers know, the recipe to heroism is...
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How can you spot a psychology major?
A few tell tale signs you’re dealing with a psychology major I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard, “you’re a little bit different, aren’t you?”. That statement is completely correct. You can...
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Moving Along: What it Takes to Stay Motivated
Sometimes it’s easy to sit down (and sometimes get up) and get things done. Other times, we struggle to find the motivation to do so. Below is a short summary of what researchers have discovered with...
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College: a Reality Check
After graduating from high school, many of us find our ways into universities and colleges across the nation, and for some of us around the world. We leave high school and home with grand ideas of what...
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The (Not So) Awkward Computer Programmer
When you attend a school founded for the engineers of NASA, add brilliant minds and complicated algorithms and lines of computer code that make the average computer user’s head spin (myself included)....
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To Exercise or Not to Exercise that is the question?
Some of us are natural born athletes always motivated to get out and move about. Others enjoy it, but often lack the motivation to go out and work out. The key to wanting to do a workout is genuinely...
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The Art of Slowing Down and Enjoying
This summer, I was required to go home for an extended period of time for the first time since I came to Florida Tech in the Spring of 2014. Since I’ve been here I’ve had the luck of learning a great...
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