Having a field day

She's emotional. He's having a bad day: attributional explanations for emotion stereotypes.

People believe that women are the more emotional sex. This belief stems less from what men and women actually do than from the explanations given for their behaviors. In 2 studies, participants who were given situational information about the causes of emotional expression in target faces nonetheless more frequently judged feminine targets depicting emotions as "emotional" (i.e., a dispositiona...

M . a . C . Wins Four of the Six Field Day

F i e l d d a y h a s c o m e and g o n e a n d M . A . C . h a s four t r o p h i e s to s h o w for t he g o o d w o r k d o n e . F r i d a y and S a t u r d a y w e r e ideal d a y s for t h e s p o r t s , and fully tw ice as m a n y people w e r e in a t t endance as o n a n y p r e v i o u s occasion. I t w a s conceded b y all to be t he m o s t successful in te rco l leg ia te m e e t ...

Range Field Day 2009 Progress Report

Intraoperative Mean Arterial Pressure Variability and 30-day Mortality in Patients Having Noncardiac Surgery.

BACKGROUND Little is known about the relationship between intraoperative blood pressure variability and mortality after noncardiac surgery. Therefore, the authors tested the hypothesis that blood pressure variability, independent from absolute blood pressure, is associated with increased 30-day mortality. METHODS Baseline and intraoperative variables plus 30-day mortality were obtained for 10...

On Having a Baby

I am a clinical psychologist, trained to watch and observe others, as well as to sit back, as it were, and to observe my own feelings and behaviour. A few weeks ago I had my first baby. I want to set down some thoughts in connection with the care I got at the hospital while the event is still fresh in my mind. Firstly, I should like to pay tribute to the nurses working in the maternity wards, w...