Media advisory: American Psychological Association 112th Annual Convention

Please note: Each press release mentioned has its own embargo

Where: Most sessions - The Hawaii Convention Center
Other sessions - Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa Sheraton Waikiki Hotel

When: July 28 - August 1, 2004

Press Room: Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, Tapa Conference Center, Second Level, Iolani Suite V

Press Room Phone: (808) 943-5774 (beginning July 28 at 7:30 AM)
Until July 24 contact Pam Willenz, APA Public Affairs Office, 202-336-5707.
Report to the pressroom for appropriate credentials before attending any convention sessions.

Expected attendance: 10,000

Featured Programs

Wednesday, July 28

* APA Gives Awards to TV's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Journalist from Billings Gazette for Coverage of Mental Health Issues

Time released: 6:00 AM
Location: Hilton Hawaiian Village Hotel, Honolulu Suite 1 (Will take place on Thursday, July 29 at 6:00 PM)
Press Release: http://www.apa.org/releases/media_awards04.html

* Detecting Lies in the Brain - MRI's May Eventually Identify Deception More Accurately than Polygraph Testing - Study finds significant activity in several brain areas during lying compared with truth-telling.

Time: 8:00 - 8:50 AM
Location: Hawaii Convention Center, Level 3 - Meeting Rooms, Meeting Room 316B
Press Release: http://www.apa.org/releases/deception.html

* Getting Into the Zone: Using Zen Training in Sport Psychology - How Zen can help athletes achieve new levels of excellence.

Time: 9:00 - 9:50 AM
Location: Hawaii Convention Center, Level 3 - Meeting Rooms, Meeting Room 323B
Press Advisory: http://www.apa.org/releases/hawaii_focus.html

Thursday, July 29

* Sex Assault in Hawaii: An Evaluation of Patterns and Trends - Victims seeking treatment are younger than expected and children were more likely to suffer extended periods of abuse.

Time: 9:00 - 10:50 AM
Location: Hawaii Convention Center, Level 1 - Exhibit Hall, Kamehameha Exhibit Hall
Press Advisory: http://www.apa.org/releases/hawaii_focus.html

* Motivating Populations to be Physically Active - Initiative includes school and community policy changes, training teachers in health standards and a public education campaign.

Time: 10:00 - 11:50 AM
Location: Hawaii Convention Center, Level 3 - Meeting Rooms, Meeting Room 324
Press Advisory: http://www.apa.org/releases/hawaii_focus.html

* Happiness and Self-Esteem: Can One Exist Without the Other? - Study finds that what makes people happy and feel good about themselves are not necessarily tied together.

Time: 11:00 - 11:50 AM
Location: Hawaii Convention Center, Level 1 - Exhibit Hall, Kamehameha Exhibit Hall
Press Release: http://www.apa.org/releases/selfesteem_happy.html

Saturday, July 31

* Negative Interactions in Marriage Can Lead to More Health Problems in Older Couples - Having more negative than positive exchanges can diminish the positive effects in the relationship and hurt one's health in mature adults - over 50.

Time: 9:00 - 9:50 AM
Location: Hawaii Convention Center, Level 1 - Exhibit Hall, Kamehameha Exhibit Hall
Press Release: http://www.apa.org/releases/neg_interactions.html

Sunday, August 1

* Torture Victims More Resilient Than Other Trauma Victims, But Cumulative Effects take their Toll - Accumulation of trauma can cause all previous trauma to come to the forefront.

Time: 10:00 - 10:50 AM
Location: Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa, Seventh Floor - Mid-Pacific Conference Center, South Pacific Ballroom II
Press Release: http://www.apa.org/releases/torture.html

* Offenders in Most Online Child Sex Abuse Cases that Result in Arrests don't Deceive Victims of their Intent - Findings from national sampling of law enforcement agencies indicates that current prevention efforts emphasizing on-line deception may be missing the mark.

Time: 11:00 - 11:50 AM
Location: Hawaii Convention Center, Level 3 - Meeting Rooms, Meeting Room 302B
Press Release: http://www.apa.org/releases/online_sexabuse.html

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