Archive

What did Freud get right?

Guest Editors Bernice Andrews and Chris R. Brewin introduce a special issue on Freudian theory in the light of modern research.

Head to head: How should ADHD be treated?

Steve Baldwin and Paul Cooper debate the issues.

The outcome of psychoanalysis - The hope of a future

Peter Fonagy assesses evidence for the effectiveness of psychoanalytic treatment.

Freudian dream theory today

Mark Solms on dreaming in the neuropsychological age.

Psychological defence mechanisms - The example of repression

Chris R. Brewin and Bernice Andrews uncover parallels between repression and modern cognitive theories of forgetting

Freud and the unconscious

Mick Power delves into the unconscious and finds several of Freud’s ideas alive and well.

Freudian slips revisited

James Reason on unconscious urges and cognitive cock-ups.

Sound familiar?

John Wilding, Susan Cook and Josh Davis present some curious findings from the field of ‘earwitness’ testimony.

Towards an ethical use of animals

Stephen E. G. Lea introduces the Society’s new guidelines for psychologists working with animals.

Psychology in practice - Welfare of refugees

Sue Cavill talks to those in the front line and finds that the Western model of help may not be the most suitable.

Diary of a (neurotic) first-year clinical trainee

Thinking about intelligence

Adrian Furnham looks at research on lay theories of intelligence and sex differences in estimated intelligence.

Freud - the ambition theory

Chloe Smith turns the tables on Freud to give her personal analysis of his motives

The amygdala, emotion and learning

In the 1999 Spearman Medal Lecture Simon Killcross discussed the complex role of this influential part of the brain.

State of the art: Creativity and innovation at work

Michael A. West looks at how to turn creative thinking into innovative practice. Do you recognise yourself or your work environment in his account?

Cutting edge: Stalking

Paul E. Mullen, Michele Pathé and Rosemary Purcell provide some insights into a modern-day problem.

Continuing professional development

Update by Sue Sharrock, Chair of the Standing Committee for the Continuing Professional Development of Psychologists (SCCPDP).

Making money out of psychology – Can we explain economic behaviour?

In the C.S. Myers Lecture at the Society’s Annual Conference in 2000, Stephen E.G. Lea asked ‘If you’re so smart, why aren’t you rich?. 

Ethical dilemmas

John Raven expresses concern over the widening gap between the routinised application of ethical codes and the true seriousness of the ethical dilemmas faced by our profession.

Deceiving others or deceiving themselves?

Lynn B. Myers explores repression: what it is, how it’s done and what it might mean for psychological research and for repressors themselves.

Conference reports - Division of Clinical Psychology

Student writer competition winners

Menna Jones, the winner in the postgraduate category, argues for a psychological explanation of bipolar disorder. Alex Linley, the winner in the undergraduate category, discusses the relationship between adversity and success.

Why I study - Bullying in Schools

Peter K. Smith

Annual Conference Reports

State of the Art: How babies' brains work

Mark H. Johnson looks at babies’ cognitive and brain development and describes how they actively contribute to the construction of their own brain.

Coverage of the Annual Conference 2000 in Winchester

State of the Art: Siblings

Judy Dunn reveals the illuminating perspectives offered by the study of what are, for most people, their longest-lasting relationships.

Why I Study: Talk-in-interaction

Interview with Tommy MacKay

John Sheppard interviews Tommy MacKay, the Society’s new President, on his life, the year ahead and the joys of (slight) eccentricity.

Students

Changing Ethos

John Sheppard interviews Tony Gale, who this month finishes as the Society’s Honorary General Secretary, on his time in office and his view of recent changes in the Society’s structure and functioning.

Silk Purse or Sow's Ear?

Stephen Newstead gives a psychological perspective on recent developments in higher education. This article is an abridged version of his Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Teaching of Psychology lecture at the Society’s London Conference, December 1999.

Going round in circles with knobs on

John Sheppard interviews Colin Newman, who is retiring after two decades as the Society’s Executive Secretary.

Conference Reports from London 1999

State of the art: Computer models of creativity

Margaret A. Boden explores how computers can help us understand human creativity.

Reporting research: Something missing?

Philip Banyard and Nigel Hunt analyse what is missing from the method sections of British psychology journals.

London Conference 1999 Reports: Clocks, calendars and cognition

From Prisoner to President

Sue Cavill talked to Saths Cooper, former President of the Psychological Society of South Africa, about changes in how psychologists are organising.