Memory and physical stress
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Occupational stress is associated with poorer memory and smaller hippocampal volume.
Jobs can provide crucial support for cognitive functioning through intellectual and social enrichment. They are also associated with poorer cognitive ability in midlife and retirement throu...
Last reviewed Sep 2020
On memory: Strategies in practice
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As psychologists we work with people who may have difficulties with memory, ranging from mild inefficiency to significant memory impairment. Sometimes we are not aware of a person’s concern about their memory because they do not raise the issue. By contrast, some clients will ...
Published May 2020
Managing clients with previously unreported traumatic memories
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The phenomenon of the recall of a previously unreported memory of trauma has evoked public controversy, therapeutic uncertainty, scientific debate and litigation. It has been recommended that the terms ‘recovered memories' o...
Published Jun 2017
Concussion in Australian Rules football: The contribution of psychologists
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Recently there has been a great deal of media interest in suggestions of serious long-term health effects in former United States National Football League (NFL) footballers, resulting from concussion in their playing days. Some commentators have described the incidence of post...
Published Jun 2017
Dementia practice guide
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Last reviewed May 2019
Children 18 months to 18 years showing serious mental health issues, APS survey reveals
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A national survey from Australia’s peak psychology body has found a shocking increase in mental illness in children as young as 18 months and as old as 18 years compared with just two years ago.
Released today by the Australian Psychological Society (APS) to mark the start ...
Published Aug 2025
2021 APS Prize winners
The APS Prize is awarded to each student who gains first place at the end of an accredited fourth-year program in psychology through an Australian higher education provider.
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Bryony Sinnot
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Last reviewed Aug 2025
Managing a neurodiverse workforce
Practical strategies for inclusion
Neurodiversity refers to wide-ranging variation in human cognition (Singer, 1999); it includes people with autism, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyslexia, dyspraxia and other conditions (Volpone et al., 2022). The term h...
Last reviewed Jun 2024
Dementia
Memory loss can be part of the normal ageing process.
While some declines in memory such as occasional forgetfulness may be common in older age, noticeable differences in memory and thinking, as well as changes in behaviour or personality may be early signs of dementia.
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Last reviewed Oct 2022
Insomnia: the mismatch between treatment demand and access
There are lots of misconceptions around insomnia, including that it's easy for Australians to access therapy and that all psychologists know how to treat it. We spoke to a sleep expert about how psychologists can upskill in this important area.
Two to three million people ...
Last reviewed May 2024