The General Psychologist
A newsletter of Division One
October 2012 | Vol. 47, No. 2
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Featured Article
Psychological interactions through electronic communication and its implications
By Mariel Buque and Sandra S. Lee
In This Issue
- Notable presentation abstracts from the 2012 APA Convention
Korean-born adoptees, memory recall of emotional words, parental stress in a NICU and narcissistic personality - 2012 awards announcements
Division 1 is pleased to announce its 2012 award recipients who were recognized at the 2012 APA meeting that was held in Orlando, Fla. - Editor's recommended reading
Books and articles of interest to division members
By Marssa A. Harrison
Research Spotlight
- The 2012 Anne Anastasi Graduate Student Poster Award winner
African American women were significantly more likely to engage in religious coping overall, and specifically positive religious coping, relative to White women
Division News
- A message from the division president
General psychology may mean a unified psychology, a pluralistic approach or the need for foundational principles in psychology
By Wade E. Pickren - Proposed voting amendments
Questions and answers on proposed amendments to provide a voting seat on council for each of the four national ethnic minority psychological associations - Call for nominations for the APF Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award
The award recognizes significant career contributions of a psychologist who has a proven track record as an exceptional teacher of psychology - Call for nominations for the APF Gold Medal Awards
The awards recognize life achievement in and enduring contributions to psychology - Future APA Convention dates
Join us at the premier psychological meeting
Division Business
- Executive committee meeting minutes
The group discussed book award winners, a convention hospitality suite, mentoring students, the Good Governance Model and the speakers' network - Business meeting minutes
The group discussed award winners, the financial state of the division and hours used by the division at convention - APA Council of Representatives meeting
August 2012 APA Council of Representatives meeting summary - Congratulations to the new division fellows
Four members were elected as new fellows of APA, and four current APA fellows were elected by the division
Book Reviews
- Restoring Psychotherapy as the First Line Intervention in Behavioral Care (Book Review)
How can we as a profession, with our diverse empirical, analytic and evidence-based skills make substantive contributions to patient care? - The Corsini Encyclopedia of Psychology—Fourth Edition (Book Review)
This review briefly covers the publication history of Corsini, then tries to assess its future by comparing it to Wikipedia. - The Spinoza Problem: A Novel (Book Review)
Separated in history by 300 years, the lives of philosopher Baruch Spinoza and Nazi propagandist Alfred Rosenberg intertwine in fascinating and unexpected ways - Everything I Know About Business I Learned From the Grateful Dead (Book Review)
The book is a grounded theoretical analysis based upon the voluminous evidence of the Grateful Dead’s business operations. - The Oxford Handbook of the History of Psychology (Book Review)
The book's 29 chapters cover 27 nations and the 40 contributors include key leaders in international psychology.
