psychology

Studying the complexities of the human mind and its many functions and behaviors.

The World once left behind | Part 2
2. Children’s capricious capabilities. Above all, children do own the abilities we could hardly ever bear in mind. By their very first months, infants would have already developed the ability to assess their surrounding people and themselves decide to whether allow someone to get close to them or not. In an experiment, 6-to-10-month-old were exposed to a puppet show, wherein one was going all out to climb a hill, whilst two others popped up to either aid or hinder him. Thereupon allowed to tap the ones they cherished, infants were pretty much in favour of the supportive puppet over the hindrance one. Howbeit not much of innate ability, such a behaviour can be interpreted as the very step that builds up a moral foundation during childhood.
By Mush Boxey6 years ago in Longevity
The World once left behind
Given our own fates, it still feels as if we had lived some others’ lives. The only period does hardly breed such a feeling is our childhoods, since we could rarely ever jog through these memories. In a high attempt to address adults’ burning questions, this week’s articles have so far imposed “grown-up” views on toddlers.
By Mush Boxey6 years ago in Longevity
The Workings Of A Beautifully Chaotic Mind
I think about how people's minds work quite often. I believe it to be a true statement when I say, that until we know different we assume every other human functions the same as we do. I was in grade school when I was introduced into the idea that it is not always the case, sadly that lesson didn't really take hold though. The lesson was about color. I'm sure it's a common lesson. It introduced the idea that although we all agree blue is blue, we can never know how someone else sees blue. Later in life I discovered the harder lesson that men and women think differently. I have always been disappointed that men seem to have a one track mind, and if they are focused on something such as a video game they think of little else during that time. It took me a million times of asking men what they are thinking about before I ultimately gave up that they might be capable of having interesting thoughts. Well of course what is interesting is subjective. I think women are more interested in people and feelings, where men contimplate the burrito they had a week ago. I accepted that difference, but then assumed that all women had constant thoughts racing through their minds. They gave all the indications that it was so. Many women had the same fluid emotional changes that I felt. Moving from one emotion to another almost at random. And even with all these discoveries I found myself assuming everyone struggled with thoughts constantly as I did. These assumptions were further cemented in my mind because I never considered that I might be wrong or that something maybe wrong with my thought process. When I was much older though and many habits firmly in place for good or bad that I started to really learn things about myself. There is nothing that makes a stronger impression though then seeing someone else do the things you do. I eventually was faced with this and saw myself in the things I saw in him. We where like magnets in the way we where drawn to each other. His childhood is also riddeled with trauma and he suffered neglect from his mother. We both left home at a very early age and made it by just being survivors. To this day I consider him my brother and he is the only person I have kept in my life as a constant. We have both recognized the similarities in each other and found probably the truest version of love we can manage.
By Neecee B6 years ago in Longevity
What It's Like Living With Asperger's
I feel like a lot of people misunderstand Asperger's Syndrome. Well, I'm here to tell you what it's like being an Aspie. The Mayo Clinic defines Asperger's as "A developmental disorder affecting ability to effectively socialize and communicate.
By Scott Kinkade6 years ago in Longevity
Do Subliminals Work?
My first encounter with subliminals was in 2017, when I was doing research on aegyo sal, or tear bags on Youtube. When I searched for the term, one of the results was an aesthetic light purple thumbnail. When I played the video, the only audio I heard was lofi music and the screen displayed the thumbnail for the whole duration of the video. And this was when I learned what subliminals were.
By moon vixen6 years ago in Longevity
HOW MUCH PAST IS PRESENT
Most common question we ask ourselves when in distress – “Why me?” Answer is not so simple. What we know and remember is something in our mind. But beyond mind there is a sub-conscious mind, which has the information we are not aware of. Similarly, our body carries the traits and features of our ancestors even though we have no clue about our grand-parents or great grand-parents. Did the seed of this distress was sown long before your birth? We will see these points one after another.
By Seeker Healer6 years ago in Longevity
The Overlap: Dyspraxia and Autism
DISCLAIMER: I am not a specialist in dyspraxia or autism but as a dyspraxic person, I do have first-hand experience of the difficulties dyspraxic people may face and how dyspraxia can be confused with autism. I have also gained information from reliable sources which I will reference at the end.
By Amber Forest6 years ago in Longevity
Enhancing The Emotional Journey of the Dementia-Specific Resident
Journeys, like emotions, always follow a pathway of change and are forever indicating to us our progress, our movement, our performance and awareness. For a person living with dementia, emotions begin to operate exclusively on an intuitive level, where intellect is replaced by impulse; logic is interpreted as non-sensical; and where choices are governed by momentary lapses of clarity.Experiences are shaped by perception; our perception is ruled by the mental conditioning our culture imposes upon us - which in turn, dictates our emotional responses to the feelings we experience. For those living with dementia, societal norms are eroded by the plaques and tangles in the brain. Their thoughts are disconnected by the disconnected synapses in the brain; while logic is disseminiated by frontal lobe damage to the brain. Feelings are the only authentic, trustworthy indicator of our sense of self, which is especially true for our dementia residents living in aged care. Why? Because feelings are totally instinctive and ever-present.
By Ashley Bell6 years ago in Longevity
Five Interesting Types of Psychology
Psychology is an exciting field of study. It deals with an in-depth study of the human mind and nature. How the thinking process works and how it leads to different behavioral acts is analyzed in the field of psychology. Understanding psychology can be a rewarding venture personally as well as professionally. It helps us to have a more precise understanding of our mental and physical well being. And to get more comprehensive info about physical well being, Good-Ta-Go is the place you go. Now coming back to our topic, psychology is indeed a vast subject. There are several branches in psychology. Many people find it interesting to have a bright outlook on these various fields of psychology.
By Thomas Wright6 years ago in Longevity
The Concept of Emotion
I breathe with anticipation. The moment arises. I give myself a quick pep talk. "Do I need any preparations, or should I try something?" Every flight I go up, I try to put myself in the mindset. I am not questioning my intentions but the scenarios in which to start. I check my phone, 9:50 pm. I take a breath as I reach another flight. "13" I wonder what I would see when I get there.
By The Kind Quill6 years ago in Longevity
Tap the Power of the Present Moment to Achieve Breakthroughs and Do You Make Things Happen or Do You Always Ask “What Happened?”
Has this ever happened to you? You were thinking about a problem and no matter how hard you focus it seems that you're stuck. You've gone over the problem several times. You have tried to redefine it. You’ve looked at it from different angles. It seems that no matter what do you do and regardless of when you think about the problem, nothing seems to happen.
By Adrian Praljak6 years ago in Longevity
The Coronavirus Lockdown is Changing Trends in Population Level Psychology
I'm a fan of using whatever tools we have available for collecting data, especially when the methods don't reveal any personal information of individuals. When I first started writing about the potential effects of the coronavirus lockdown and social distancing efforts, I took a look at some Google Search trends, focusing on the United States, in part because that's where I am, and also because that's where we're seeing a lot of new cases.
By Daniel Goldman6 years ago in Longevity