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Senior Writer and Editor has Pulitzer Center Citizen Journalism Award 2nd Place and is a Member of Psi Chi National Honor Society in PsychologyArchive for June, 2009
Zicam Cold Remedy Could Damage the Sense of Smell
The Food and Drug Administration has 130 reports of people losing the sense of smell after using one of Zicam’s nasal products.
The Bush Administration did not respond to the 1999 reports, the OBama Administration is acting more aggressively against the shipping of this product by the Matrixx Initiatives.
Erikson’s Stages of Social Development
Development psychology is:
- influence of experience-Learning also called nurture,
- the unfolding of biological patterns-maturation also called nature,
- early development periods during which particular early experiences are essential and are considered critical periods or developmental markers, and
- the organization of behaviors and thoughts during particular early periods of development, stages, that are defined by relatively abrupt changes.
Developmental Psychology consists of:
- Cognitive Development,
- Social Development,
- Moral Development, and
- Chronological Development,
Erikson’s Stages of development are considered “Social Developmental Psychology”.
- 0-2 years of age- Trust versus Mistrust
- 2-3 years of age- Autonomy versus Doubt & Shame
- 3-6 years of age- Initiative versus Guilt
- 6-11 years of age- Industry versus Inferiority
Reference:
quickstudy.com (2001). Psychology. BarCharts, Inc.
Autism and Children Antidepressants
According to the Los Angeles Times6/2/2009 paper:
…a third of all children diagnosed with autism in the U.S. take citalopram, the antidepressant examined in the study, or others that are closely related.
The study showed that the antidepressant was no better than the placeba and does not help austism.
