April 2011
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Psychology In Film: Thirteen
One thing we’ve never really talked about is child development. Possibly the most dramatic period of change in our lives occurs when we enter our ~*~ teens ~*~. All joking aside, it can also prove to be the most dangerous depending on your environment. ‘Thirteen’ becomes a really good example of this when thirteen year old Tracey (Evan Rachel Wood) meets Evie (Nikki Reed) the...
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‘The human heart needs to love. It’s something built into us from the moment we’re born, if not before. We come out of the womb squalling and frightened, evicted from the warm darkness that’s the only home we’ve ever known, where we needed nothing, into a cold loud bright place where we suffer hunger and thirst, and then we’re placed into our mother’s...
Anonymous asked: Movie recomedations pleassee
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Social Psychology: 'Ugly' Children More Often...
Parents would certainly deny it, but Canadian researchers have made a startling assertion: parents take better care of pretty children than they do ugly ones. Researchers at the University of Alberta carefully observed how parents treated their children during trips to the supermarket. They found that physical attractiveness made a big difference.
The researchers noted if the parents belted...
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The Anatomy of Fear
Fear is a distressing negative emotion induced by a perceived threat. It is a basic survival mechanism occurring in response to a specific stimulus such as pain, or the threat of danger. In short, fear is the ability to recognize danger and flee from it or confront it, also known as the Fight or Flight Response. Some psychologists have suggested that fear belongs to a small set of basic innate...
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Avoidant Personality Disorder
A person with avoidant personality disorder may:
Be easily hurt when people criticize or disapprove of them
Hold back too much in intimate relationships
Be reluctant to become involved with people
Avoid activities or jobs that involve contact with others
Be shy in social situations out of fear of doing something wrong
Make potential difficulties seem worse than they are
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youcouldbesohappy asked: You should watch doctor quantum on youtube... Specifically the flatland one. I interpret it as something more meaningful... Do you?
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Psychological Disorders: Pyromania
A type of impulse control disorder, Pyromania is an impulse to deliberately start fires to relieve tension and typically includes feelings of gratification or relief afterward. The term pyromania comes from the Greek word πῦρ (‘pyr’, fire). Pyromania is distinct from arson, and pyromaniacs are also distinct from those who start fires because of psychosis, for personal, monetary or...
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The Placebo Button
The Misconception: All buttons placed around you do your bidding.
The Truth: Many public buttons are only there to comfort you.
You press the doorbell button, you hear the doorbell ring. You press the elevator button, it lights up. You press the button on the vending machine, a soft drink comes rattling down the chute.
Your whole life, you’ve pressed buttons and been rewarded. It’s...
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Dream Interpretations: Water
Ocean/Saltwater - To see or taste saltwater in a dream may symbolize tears and heartache. It may also indicate some emotional outburst or suffering.
Underwater - To dream that you are under water may suggest that you are feeling overwhelmed/overcome with emotion. You may feel as if you are in over your head in some kind of stressful situation. You may feel as if you need a sense of control in...
Anonymous asked: YOU ARE 15!?
mrturtle asked: I'm interviewing for an internship as an undergrad research assistant this Friday. Got any tips?
moussedeframboise asked: This is not actually a question; I just wanted to say that I completely love your blog. I discovered it today and spent hours browsing through the pages. I'm finishing my last semester of psychology and it’s not so often that you come across a blog with so much interesting and accurate information =) keep up the fantastic work!!
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“So what’s one less? What’s one less person on the face of the planet?”
– Ted Bundy
Anonymous asked: I wish you lived closer. You're such an incredible person and we would be like the best friends ever :)
missexsomeone asked: I just want to say to the person with bipolar who quit their meds: I am also bipolar and my doctor keeps trying to lower my doses or take me off of them [remeron, trileptal, seroquel, effexor, ativan] and I know that I am not ready. You have to get to a place where you realize the meds are what's best for you to function. Then you willthen know when you are TRULY ready for dosage increases...
Anonymous asked: But i dont wanna be on the paxil anymore :( i have a tolerance to it and when i tried to quit the withdrawal symptoms were hell. i think the symptons wore off but being depressed and all this stuff suck
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katielaura asked: Hello there,
First off, as a psychology student myself, I have to say that I absolutely love your blog - this kind of stuff is the reason I studied psychology in the first place.
Secondly, a question: Do you know if Randy Gardner suffered from anything after the experiment? Although we studied Randy Gardner in college, the main example of sleep deprivation involved a radio...
First off, as a psychology student myself, I have to say that I absolutely love your blog - this kind of stuff is the reason I studied psychology in the first place.
Secondly, a question: Do you know if Randy Gardner suffered from anything after the experiment? Although we studied Randy Gardner in college, the main example of sleep deprivation involved a radio...
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Psychology In Film: A Nightmare On Elm Street
Okay, okay, so it’s not the typical psychological film we do every Friday, but this one’s definitely a lot of fun. The depiction of sleep deprivation is actually pretty accurate (apart from the hallucinations actually being able to stab you). There are such things as microsleeps (you’ll hear a little about that in the movie) and death really is a possibility. And even though...
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True Monster Psychology: Ted Bundy
‘Bundy was superficially handsome, charming, and charismatic, and used these qualities to full advantage. Typically, he would approach an attractive young woman — usually with long, brown hair, parted in the middle — often on crutches, or wearing a plaster cast or an arm sling, and request help carrying or moving something to or from his car. At other times he would identify himself as a...
Anonymous asked: why dont you source things when you post? like the sleep post?
hiatusxx asked: You just made me laugh SO hard from all the little notes I have of you liking the Sape picture. I didn't check, but I assume since about every 5th was the same picture...all of them were. Snape lovers unite!
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Anonymous asked: What should I do if I'm bipolar. I was on meds (paxil) but i quit now im back to the high and lows should i go back to it? :/
Anonymous asked: What's the source for the sleep post you just made?
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Nine... Ten... Never Sleep Again: Sleep...
In 1964, Randy Gardner (who was only seventeen at the time) decided to conduct an experiment for a school project - using himself as the lab rat. With the help of two other friends, Randy successfully stayed awake for 264 hours, which is roughly eleven days, without the help of any stimulants (caffeine, sugar etc).
Here’s a timeline of Randy’s sleep deprivation:
Day One - Randy...
