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The unconscious mind: Hidden depths | The Economist - 0 views

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unconscious—a sort of shadowy basement of the mind
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  a great metaphor, that helps people understand how the unconscious mind works
  
  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">a great metaphor, that helps people understand how the unconscious mind works</div>
  
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Freud's unconscious (a hot, claustrophobic place full of repressed memories and inappropriate sexual fantasies about one's parents)
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place of super-fast data processing, useful survival mechanisms and rules of thumb about the world that have been honed by millions of years of evolution.
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stitches together data on colour, shape, movement and perspective to create the sight enjoyed by the conscious part of the mind.
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almost every piece of information they come across is a survival mechanism that evolved to aid quick decision making
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ie behind the tendency for human beings to group people into races, genders, creeds and the like, and then to apply certain characteristics—unjustifiably—to every member of that group.
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unconscious brains are better at using their conscious minds to overrule them.
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The Unconscious Mind - 0 views

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The unconscious mind is still viewed by many psychological scientists as the shadow of a “real” conscious mind
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unconscious is not identifiably less flexible, complex, controlling, deliberative, or action-oriented than is its counterpart.
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traditionally defined the unconscious in terms of its unintentional nature; this research has demonstrated the existence of several independent unconscious behavioral guidance systems: perceptual, evaluative, and motivational.
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unconscious as the primary guiding influence over daily life, even today, is more specific and detailed than any to be found in contemporary cognitive or social psychology
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unconscious relative to conscious modes of information processing largely depends on how one defines the unconscious
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Bipolar Disorder - 3 views

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started by gillian baron-goodman on 06 Apr 13 5 follow-ups, last by Daryl Bambic on 07 Apr 13

#1 gillian baron-goodman on 06 Apr 13

http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/bipolar-disorder/complete-index.shtml

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#3 gillian baron-goodman on 06 Apr 13

People with bipolar disorder experience unusually intense emotional states that occur in distinct periods called "mood episodes." People with bipolar disorder also may be explosive and irritable during a mood episode.

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#4 gillian baron-goodman on 06 Apr 13

Bipolar disorder usually lasts a lifetime. Episodes of mania and depression typically come back over time. Between episodes, many people with bipolar disorder are free of symptoms, but some people may have lingering symptoms.

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#5 gillian baron-goodman on 06 Apr 13

This is a credible site because it is a governmentally run. Normally, government sites have proper information from those who specialize in that field, as well as having up to date statistics and facts. Some times are bias because they write from only the side they desire, yet government sites have to write in a generalized equal manner. This website has almost all the information needed to created my TFTD project.

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#6 gillian baron-goodman on 06 Apr 13

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/37010.php

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#9 gillian baron-goodman on 06 Apr 13

This is a credible site because it is recent and it is a medical website with the proper information on this disorder. It is also filled with tons of valuable information as well as facts to treat bipolar disorder.

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