The psychologist december 2015

A matter of life and death Celia Kitzinger and Sue Wilkinson argue there’s a role for psychologists in helping people with their Advance Decisions. With the online-extra of our editor Jon Sutton's own Advance Decision. Madness from the outside in Gail A. Hornstein considers artistic depictions of insanity. Can we be scientific about science education? Zayba Ghazali with the latest in our series for budding writers (see www.bps.org.uk/newvoices for more information). ‘I took the plunge and chose the risky option’ Lance Workman meets Gerd Gigerenzer, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and the Harding Center for Risk Literacy in Berlin. Attachment – beyond interpersonal relationships Antigonos Sochos considers whether a familiar concept can be extended to social groups, ideological systems and social institutions. Giving a voice to people with advanced dementia Amanda Henwood and Maggie Ellis on ‘Adaptive Interaction’. The uncensored truth about morality Chelsea Schein, Amelia Goranson and Kurt Gray consider why immoral acts always seem to be those that cause harm – especially to children. Big picture: The flotsam and jetsam of life Not in your genes Love and Mercy Money on my mind Reviews More letters… President’s column - Professor Jamie Hacker Hughes A little life less ordinary Opening doors for girls in science Book awards Time for serious research on play Antarctic challenge Stories of clinical psychology Sowing the seeds on responsibility Children of war Award for Promoting Equality of Opportunity What has #ThisPsychGrad been up to? Digest ‘The psychology really dictates all the finance’ 'A rallying call to respect difference' The only way is clinical? Actively investigating rest Striving for a fairer society Championing responsible antibiotic use One on one… with Marcus Munafò Negative effects of reward systems in classrooms