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Robin EWSIS

Maturity (psychological) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • By this definition, how an individual feels about himself is no more legitimate than how others feel about him, and so it is important that this individual gains a certain level of maturity as he grows older to earn the respect of others. However, maturity need not reflect one's actions in a social situation among well-known peers, as in these situations there is no need to establish a sense of maturity as once maturity is established, it by no means has to be a norm. Furthermore, one need not establish maturity on how others view their personality, because a casual observer cannot totally judge someone he or she does not know on a personal level.
    • Robin EWSIS
      Robin EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I belive this is true because a lot of people gain respect on the level of their maturity. Another reason is that I also believe that the sense of maturity comes from within thyself
  • maturity is not determined by one's age.
    • Robin EWSIS
      Robin EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      this is in my words because it is true maturity doesn't come from age and a lot of people don't accept that. It doesn't mean that i except this like if you're a 40 year old acting like 12 year old isn't right but you have to give the person time to grow
  • In fact, judge Julian Mack, who helped create the juvenile court system in the United States, said that juvenile justice was based on the belief that young people do not always make good decisions because they are not mature, but this means that they can be reformed more easily than adults.[2] However, the relationship between psychological maturity and age is a difficult one, especially when it comes to the law. Immaturity is often used to distinguish between adolescents and adults, and there has been much debate over how to tell if someone is mature, especially regarding social issues like abortion.[3]
    • Robin EWSIS
      Robin EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I wonder why the juvenille system hasn't worked for most adelecents because more children find it "Cool" to go to juvenille prison rather than being a punishment so they purposely do things to get in with the in crowd even if it means messing up their future
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  • However, for legal purposes, people are not considered psychologically mature enough to perform certain tasks (such as driving, consenting to sex, signing a binding contract or making medical decisions) until they have reached a certain age.
    • Robin EWSIS
      Robin EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      My father also says this too. He says that im to young to drive and to worry about my school work and to keep in my studies. My mom is more protective than my dad she says that i don't need to be focusing on girls and other nonsense.
  • Maturity is a psychological term used to indicate that a person responds to the circumstances or environment in an appropriate and adaptive manner. This response is generally learned rather than instinctual, and is not determined by one's age. Maturity also encompasses being aware of the correct time and place to behave and knowing when to act with appropriate emotion for the situation.
    • Robin EWSIS
      Robin EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I also find this important because it explains what maturity is and what is it known as
  • Psychologist B.W. Roberts explains that in an explicit model of personality, one's personality must be viewed from both the perspective of the actor and the perspective of the observer. Therefore, one's maturity is not measured solely on introspection, but by how others view one's maturity as well, in a feedback loop.
    • Robin EWSIS
      Robin EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I'm not really sure what this paragraph is explaining
    • Robin EWSIS
      Robin EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      please help
  • Maturity is something of personal character, or how one acts in stressful or difficult situations, because then a person's true ability to react to a situation can be seen. Fake social interactions are often misjudged as many people rely on outward appearance to mask inner strengths/weaknesses so as to present a simpler version of oneself to the world.
    • Robin EWSIS
      Robin EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I under stand this because all guys i know change their attitude around just to impress a girl. Me i don't have to do that i could just be myself and still have a girl like me
CorrineA EWSIS

Insomnia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 1 views

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  • Insomnia is typically followed by functional impairment while awake.
    • Paul Allison
      Paul Allison on 09 Dec 09
       
      So this is saying that when you don't sleep at night you often get hurt the next day.
    • CorrineA EWSIS
      CorrineA EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I guess this is saying that if you are not usually asleep when you normally would be, you are less attentive. You could bump into something or hurt your foot etc. When you are between being awake and being asleep that can also damage you in the morning.
  • Insomnia is a symptom[1] which can accompany of any of several sleep, medical and psychiatric disorders, characterized by persistent difficulty falling asleep and/or staying asleep despite the opportunity.
    • CorrineA EWSIS
      CorrineA EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      It's important because knowing what insomnia is helps to figure out what sleepless night are and why they occur.
  • According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services in the year 2007, approximately 64 million Americans regularly suffer from insomnia each year.[3] Insomnia is 1.4 times more common in women than in men.[4]
    • CorrineA EWSIS
      CorrineA EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This sentence is important because statistics mean that there are personal experiences out there to investigate in the mysterious questions circulating sleepless nights
    • kavoy jones
      kavoy jones on 11 Jan 10
       
      The more i look up research on this topic the more i realize that i have insomnia myself. Before i was told that its from stressed, something on my mind or feelings i had kept hidden. Every where i looked for information about it they all seem to save diffrent things how you can have it but they all did say the syptoms and i do have them.
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  • Transient insomnia lasts from days to weeks. It can be caused by another disorder, by changes in the sleep environment, by the timing of sleep, severe depression, or by stress. Its consequences - sleepiness and impaired psychomotor performance - are similar to those of sleep deprivation.[5]
    • CorrineA EWSIS
      CorrineA EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      this helps to know the different types of insomia so in case you come across sleepless nights then you can figure out what your symtoms may be
  • Acute insomnia is the inability to consistently sleep well for a period of between three weeks to six months.[6]
    • CorrineA EWSIS
      CorrineA EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This type of insomnia is not very long but is is alarming to those who can't get a good night's sleep for months.
  • Chronic insomnia lasts for years at a time. It can be caused by another disorder, or it can be a primary disorder. Its effects can vary according to its causes. They might include sleepiness, muscular fatigue, hallucinations, and/or mental fatigue; but people with chronic insomnia often show increased alertness. Some people that live with this disorder see things as though they were happening in slow motion, wherein moving objects seem to blend together. Can cause double vision.[5]
    • CorrineA EWSIS
      CorrineA EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Is there more to this because I wonder how long chronic insomnia can go on.
    • CorrineA EWSIS
      CorrineA EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Does chronic mean consistantly?
  • In many cases, insomnia is caused by another disease, side effects from medications, or a psychological problem.
    • CorrineA EWSIS
      CorrineA EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      What types of diseases cause mild sleepless nights?
  • Many insomniacs rely on sleeping tablets and other sedatives to get rest. All sedative drugs have the potential of causing psychological dependence where the individual cannot psychologically accept that they can sleep without drugs[citation needed].
    • CorrineA EWSIS
      CorrineA EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      What types of sedatives can give you psychological diseases?
    • CorrineA EWSIS
      CorrineA EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Are sedatives harmful to you nervous system?
  • Restless Legs Syndrome can cause insomnia due to the discomforting sensations felt and need to move the legs or other body parts to relieve these sensations. It is difficult if not impossible to fall asleep while moving.
  • Some antidepressants such as amitriptyline, doxepin, mirtazapine, and trazodone can often have a very strong sedative effect, and are prescribed off label to treat insomnia.[33] The major drawback of these drugs is that they have antihistaminergic, anticholinergic and antiadrenergic properties which can lead to many side effects. Some also alter sleep architecture.
    • CorrineA EWSIS
      CorrineA EWSIS on 15 Dec 09
       
      I think that these are important because they are partly the reason why some people have sleepless nights. Also because these are anti-depressants and they are the laeding cause of sleepless nights which answers part of my question
  • The antihistamine diphenhydramine is widely used in nonprescription sleep aids such as Tylenol PM, with a 50 mg recommended dose mandated by the FDA. In the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and other countries, a 25 mg to 50 mg recommended dose is permitted.
    • CorrineA EWSIS
      CorrineA EWSIS on 15 Dec 09
       
      Why is this relevant to the treatment?
  • Cyproheptadine is a useful alternative to benzodiazepine hypnotics in the treatment of insomnia. Cyproheptadine may be superior to benzodiazepines in the treatment of insomnia because cyproheptadine enhances sleep quality and quantity whereas benzodiazepines tend to decrease sleep quality.
    • CorrineA EWSIS
      CorrineA EWSIS on 15 Dec 09
       
      What these two sentences are saying is that Cyproheptadine way better then benzodiazepines in the treatment of insomnia.
Anna EWSIS

Dream - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • Dreams are a succession of images, thoughts, sounds, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep.[1]
    • Anna EWSIS
      Anna EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I find dreams to be very interesting and cool. Its like your in a movie or your watching a movie while sleeping.
  • Throughout history, people have sought meaning in dreams or divination through dreams.[citation needed] They have been described physiologically as a response to neural processes during sleep, psychologically as reflections of the subconscious, and spiritually as messages from gods or predictions of the future.
    • Anna EWSIS
      Anna EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Thats cool for some cultures to look at it that way that its a spiritual message from gods or predictions of the future. Sometimes I would have bad dreams and sometimes I would have good dreams. I wonder how my future will turn out to be.
  • Judaism has a traditional ceremony called "hatavat halom" – literally meaning making the dream a good one. Through this rite disturbing dreams can be transformed to give a positive interpretation by a rabbi or a rabbinic court.
    • Anna EWSIS
      Anna EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Wow I like that idea. I like it when the rabbi would give bad or disturbing dreams a positive look at it. So I guess when that happens, you won't feel terrified from the bad dreams you had.
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  • Most dreams last only 5 to 20 minutes
Masaki EWSIS

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diigo spanking children psychology intelligence

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  • Masaki EWSIS on 14 Oct 09
     
    I was researching about "psychology and children" and what I was wondering about was what goes on in the mind of children. I found a news article that debated if spanking really does lower intelligence in children or not. I chose this article because I had previously found a similar article stating that spanking really does lower intelligence. It seems that the research studies evidently point toward spanking reducing intelligence based on the article's point of view. I think it was an interesting article because it is still in debate today whether it really is reliable information or not.
Jose EWSIS

Psychology of Fear: What Makes Us Scared and Why Do We Want It? - 1 views

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Film Horror Psychology Impact Effect

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  • Jose EWSIS on 25 Nov 09
     
    Recent studies have shown that this also effects gender roles and what each gender is "supposed" to do in watching a horror film. "There's a great set of studies done here at Indiana where they had a male and a female watch horror films together, and when the female was a part of the experiment the male would watch it if the female appeared uncomfortable, squeamish, unhappy with the content, then the male enjoyed the movie more and rated the female as more attractive," Weaver said. And vice-versa: If the man appeared frightened, the woman would enjoy the movie less, and find her companion less attractive."
  • AndreaLee EWSIS on 25 Nov 09
     
    I read the title and I thought that it would be similar to my essay topic of phobias. It turned out, not so really, because it focused on people watching horror films. I especially like the part (where Jose quoted) that when a guy and girl go to the horror film. They both either dislike or like the movie depending on how their partner would react. Maybe I would be similar to this example because I can't take it when a guy gets frightened. It's just not cool. Music is also a frightening play on people! I hate it when the suspense builds and it just terrifies before the actual scene.
Shehrina EWSIS

Personality disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • These behavioral patterns in personality disorders are typically are associated with severe disturbances in the behavioral tendencies of an individual, usually involving several areas of the personality, and are nearly always associated with considerable personal and social disruption.
    • Shehrina EWSIS
      Shehrina EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This is important because it talks about why personality may occure. Behavior and social disturbance can cause a lot of damage in ones life.
  • The onset of these patterns of behavior can typically be traced back to late adolescence and the beginning of adulthood and, in rarer instances, childhood
    • Shehrina EWSIS
      Shehrina EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This is imortant too because it tells us when personality disorders can be diagnosed. Knowing when its diagnosed id inportant because it will keep us aware and if we see someone changing we can help them .
  • Cluster A (odd or eccentric disorders) Paranoid personality disorder (DSM-IV code 301.0): characterized by irrational suspicions and mistrust of others. Schizoid personality disorder (DSM-IV code 301.20): lack of interest in social relationships, seeing no point in sharing time with others, misanthropy, introspection. Schizotypal personality disorder (DSM-IV code 301.22): characterized by odd behavior or thinking.
    • Shehrina EWSIS
      Shehrina EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      In my psych class my professor was talking about the cluster A.
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  • under the specific person
  • under the specific personality disorder under consideration: There is evidence that the individual's characteristic a
  • According to ICD-10, the diagnosis of a personality disorder must satisfy the following general criteria, in addition to the specific criteria listed under the specific personality disorder under consideration:
    • Shehrina EWSIS
      Shehrina EWSIS on 15 Dec 09
       
      Its the same for all psychological disorder. They all have too meet a certain critararia to be diagnosed as a psychological patient
  • Child abuse and neglect consistently evidence themselves as antecedent risks to the development of personality disorders in adulthood.[citation needed] In this particular study, efforts were taken to match retrospective reports of abuse with a clinical population that had demonstrated psychopathology from childhood to adulthood who were later found to have experienced abuse and neglect.
Hawa EWSIS

Video game behavioral effects - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • From both a social and psychological standpoint, video games have the ability to influence their players both on implicit and explicit levels.
    • Hawa EWSIS
      Hawa EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      What does it mean when it says both on implicit and explicit levels?
  • Research on aggressive behavior as an effect of playing violent video games began in the 1980s and 1990s and still continues today.
    • Hawa EWSIS
      Hawa EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This is seen a lot in our society today. Many people who are video game addicts exhibit this behavior.
  • some researchers claim that these violent games may cause more intense feelings of aggression than nonviolent games, and may trigger feelings of anger and hostility. Several studies that have supported such findings.
    • Hawa EWSIS
      Hawa EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      as one can see at the bottom of this, there is another article supporting this theory.
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  • The average gamer, far from being a teen, is actually a 35-year-old man who is overweight, aggressive, introverted — and often depressed, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).[4]
    • Hawa EWSIS
      Hawa EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Woah, that is actually really surprising. I thought that the average gamer was a teenager not a 35 year old man
  • Female video game characters are often hypersexualized and unrealistic,[8][9] and have been shown to play a factor in hard-core gamers’ perceptions of ideal beauty
    • Hawa EWSIS
      Hawa EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      this is really true since when I play some video games the girls are so unrealistic with huge breasts and all that. It actually makes me feel ugly all the time compared to them.
  • This repetition of violence and reward system create a psychological effect on people telling them that violence is okay.
    • Hawa EWSIS
      Hawa EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Is that people commit murders and stuff? This it because of huge influence of the video games?
  • This addiction could lead to physical health problems, spending problems, and time displacement leading to missed work or school days. In one example, a 28 year old South Korean gamer died after 50 hours of StarCraft online gameplay.[12]
    • Hawa EWSIS
      Hawa EWSIS on 10 Dec 09
       
      I know that video game addiction can make someone socially awkward, but can it really make someone die? Somebody should really go into that....
  • The rise in childhood obesity in the U.S. has raised awareness of media consumption in children.[citation needed] Not only are parents and organizations blaming the food industry for the problem, but they are turning to television and video games as a key factor. Displacement Theory supports the notion that the time that would normally be spent being active outdoors or in sports, children are now replacing with leisure and inactive time in front of the television.[citation needed] Others tend the blame the problem on parental enforcement.[citation needed]
    • Hawa EWSIS
      Hawa EWSIS on 10 Dec 09
       
      In short, parents are just blaming video games for their child being overweight. Why would blame others? It's their fault in my opinion since it's the parents that give children access to video games and other things....
  • Anderson and Bushman explain how violent video games promote violent behavior, attitudes and beliefs.
  • have written that video games are neither good or bad alone, because it all depends on the individual and the context they are played in.[18]
    • Hawa EWSIS
      Hawa EWSIS on 10 Dec 09
       
      I have to agree for the fact that it all does depend on the person. They all have different effects on someone even though sometimes they share the same effects.
  • The interactive nature allows for high levels of entertainment, but has not yet been shown to subtract from the educational lessons being taught. Additionally, developers are beginning to change the view of traditional video games by creating popular games that require the player to be active -Wii Fit, Dance Dance Revolution- or focus on using brain power -Brain Age 2.
    • Hawa EWSIS
      Hawa EWSIS on 10 Dec 09
       
      see....a lot of people tend to think that video games is coupled with laziness and being unhealthy. However there are someone games that help become active and some that requires brain power. So video games aren't always that bad.
  • Many authors disagree with the notion that suggests that the media can cause violence, they think that media cannot cause violence because human can recognize what is wrong and what is right and people are not copycats
    • Hawa EWSIS
      Hawa EWSIS on 10 Dec 09
       
      Well this can be true at times. It is usually built in someone that tells them what is wrong or not. However, what if it's a child who plays the violent games. They're so young that they might not know what is wrong or right...
  • Journalist and author, David Sheff, believes that many skills can be learned from the gaming experience, it builds practical and intellectual skills,” by playing video games children gain problem solving abilities, perseverance, pattern recognition, hypothesis testing, estimating skills, inductive skills, resources management, logistics mapping, memory, quick thinking and reasonal judgements”. [26]
    • Hawa EWSIS
      Hawa EWSIS on 10 Dec 09
       
      This can be true at times. However I don't really agree with the reasonal judgements. It depends on the person really.
  • There are many positive effects of video games on some people as suggested by some researches; people play because they want to get away from their everyday life, break routine, to relive stress, allow them to cool off when they are stressful, could help people take out their anger through the game rather in real life because they are fun and interesting way to spend time. [25]
    • Hawa EWSIS
      Hawa EWSIS on 10 Dec 09
       
      This is true, because you can get lost in the world of whatever game you are playing. You can become another character and just be someone else for a while. Also it's sort of a hea;thy way to release stress instead of surpressing it.
  • In research undertaken by Acta Psychologica, in a number of tasks, video game experts outperformed non-gamers. Experts were able to track objects moving at greater speeds, perform more accurately in a visual short-term memory test, switch between tasks more quickly, and make decisions about rotated objects more quickly and accurately.
    • Hawa EWSIS
      Hawa EWSIS on 10 Dec 09
       
      Well this is sort of true too since I experience something like this once. I think it does help hand eye coordination at times...
Luis EWSIS

Consciousness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • Consciousness in psychology and philosophy has four characteristics: subjectivity, change, continuity and selectivity.[1][6] Intentionality or aboutness (that consciousness is about something) has also been suggested by philosopher Franz Brentano. However, within the philosophy of mind there is no consensus on whether intentionality is a requirement for consciousness
    • Luis EWSIS
      Luis EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This sentence is quite convoluted. It basically says that in both psychology and philosophy consciousness is explained and debated in terms concerning its subjective value, the change that comes if consciousness is applied to a particular situation, the continuity and selectivity of a conscious force. Intent is one of the most important characteristics defining consciousness, but still it is debated whether intent is totally necessary to make something conscious.
  • The hard problem of consciousness, formulated by David Chalmers in 1996, deals with the issue of "how to explain a state of phenomenal consciousness in terms of its neurological basis"
    • Luis EWSIS
      Luis EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This makes me wonder whether consciousness actually has a biological correspondence or it is an abstract construction. It would be very interesting if some scientist could prove that consciousness is a byproduct of neurological chemical activities
Zhapa EWSIS

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  • Zhapa EWSIS on 07 Jan 10
     
    Have you ever felt like you need to go shopping and shopping everyday until you brought everything you wanted? Something that I have been interested in learning more about has been Shopaholics. I remember seeing this movie last year that made me wonder about people who are Shopaholics. Lately, the issue has caught my eye again. I know that many people feel that being Shopaholic is really bad because it damages your living style. From what I have heard, being Shopaholic isn't something bad. It's just a way of being. You just shop and shop. It's not like if you creating a crime. I know that it's like a sickness that can't make you stop. But if it's really affecting your life then you have to give that up. For example, I heard that Shopaholic is more like able to be out of control. Shopping does not only effect the shopper it also effects family members, spouses, loved ones and friends. Many times married over active spenders will be divorced and in debt before they can control their spending habits. Now that's just what I've heard, it may or may not be true. One thing that I know for sure about is that Shopaholics do suffer a lot when it comes to money. Many Shopaholics end up having a big amount of budget. And I also know that Compulsive shopping is a serious condition that affects thousands of people's lives in America. Another fact that I know is that one major key to successfully overcoming compulsive shopping is simply taking responsibility for ones own actions. Stop denying the problem and or blaming others. Shopaholics who truly want help need to say enough is enough. Once a shopaholic realizes that shopping is just not worth the troubles that are caused from shopping excessively things get much easier. Make the decision to change and change will come. Now I've studied my share of Philosophy, and I believe that if being a Shopaholic damages your life... then you should make a change to take that out of your life. Personally, it's funny to me
Tian EWSIS

Personality psychology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • Personality can be defined as a dynamic and organized set of characteristics possessed by a person that uniquely influences his or her cognitions, motivations, and behaviors in various situations [3]
    • Tian EWSIS
      Tian EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      As I know, one's behaviors are always affected by that person's personality. This quote made me want to explore more about the connection between a person's personality and behavior.
  • There is no consensus on the definition of "personality" in psychology. Most researchers and psychologists do not explicitly identify themselves with a certain perspective and often take an eclectic approach.
    • Tian EWSIS
      Tian EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      According to this quote, I realized that everyone's definition of "personality" is different from others'. Therefore, a person's behavior may be explained in different ways among different people. Thus, nothing is always absolutely constant, especially personality. This made me wonder if it is human's nature that people always change as time passes, and one day you suddenly realize the one you used to know is not the same any more.
  • Critics of personality theory claim personality is "plastic" across time, places, moods, and situations. Changes in personality may indeed result from diet (or lack thereof), medical effects, significant events, or learning. However, most personality theories emphasize stability over fluctuation.
    • Tian EWSIS
      Tian EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This quote has proved my previous hypothesis was right. A person's personality may change because of many facts in our lives. I'm now wondering which facts have the greatest impacts on people's personalities.
Zhapa EWSIS

Alcohol Abuse Effects - 5 Physical Effects Of Alcohol Abuse | Health,Health problems,he... - 0 views

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  • Zhapa EWSIS on 14 Jan 10
     
    Something that I have been interested in learning more about has been Alcohol. I remember my Uncle drinking Beer at a party. And I remember him telling people that Beer is the best thing to drink. At that time, I didn't know what he meant by that. Lately, the issue has caught my eye again. I know that many people feel that Alcohol is not really bad for men and women. From what I have heard, Alcohol is bad for people.For example, I heard that alcohol damages your body and brain. Now that's just what I've heard, it may or may not be true. One thing that I know for sure about Alcohol is that it's really harmful for Teenagers. Now I've studied my share of Medicine, and I believe that Alcohol is bad for everyone that drinks it every day in their life. It affects their brain and body. I also know that if your drink a lot of alcohol like beer, you have a great possibility of getting fat. And this is true because my Uncle got fat throughout time. And Why? Because he kept drinking beer. Personally, it's funny to me how people know the effects on alcohol and they keep on consuming it. Alcohol wasn't important to me in the past, because I'm not suppose to be learning about Alcohol when I'm only six years old. What I know about Alcohol is that it makes you act in a bad way. It damages your body. Alcohol makes you feel like in pain. Being that I didn't have a lot of background information on Alcohol, I chose to do some research on the topic. As I searched for blogs and news articles on Google, I came across this one article: http://howdoigetoffdrugs.com/2010/01/negative-effects-of-excessive-alcohol-consumption-on-the-body/. This article provided a lot of information and opinions on Alcohol .Some people felt that alcohol dependency is a chronic illness that can destroy a person's career and their family. It can also be fatal to their health if left untreated. And that substantial alcoholic substances drinking on a common basis causes chemical changes to a indi
Paul Allison

Preventing Chronic Disease: July 2009: 08_0215 - 0 views

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  • poorer people are more likely to become obese because of factors such as less healthy nutritional habits (healthy foods tend to be more expensive) and lack of time to exercise.
  • Although the entire city’s adult population has a diabetes prevalence of 12.5%, it is highest among Asians (16.0%), followed by blacks (14.3%), Hispanics (12.3%), and whites (10.8%).
  • the 31% obesity rate among Hispanic schoolchildren is likely to cause the current 12.3% diabetes prevalence among Hispanic adults to rise in coming years (5,7).
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  • because nearly 15% of Asian schoolchildren are obese (3 times the current adult obesity rate), the diabetes rate among Asian adults can be expected to increase as these obese children become adults.
  • Paul Allison on 28 Mar 10
     
    I'm not sure that obesity fits the issue of "food security," but obesity causes diabetes, which means that this disease is directly related to how people are getting and eating their food, and it is a special problem in New York City as this article makes clear. And diabetes is no minor disease. It is causing a health crisis in our city: "The somatic consequences of diabetes - including a greatly increased risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, blindness, renal failure, and amputations - are well-known and documented. Researchers are now also focusing on its devastating effects on mental health, as diabetic New Yorkers are 1.9 times more likely than nondiabetic residents to suffer from depression, anxiety, and other psychological disorders (6)."
Tian EWSIS

Everyone Needs Therapy: Borderline Personality Disorder and The Fake - 0 views

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diigo personality disorder

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  • Tian EWSIS on 15 Oct 09
     
    I'm learning more about "personality" right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is:"Why do I always feel so lonely?" and "Why do I always act so funny?" I was researching this question onine, and this blog "Borderline Personality Disorder and The Fake" caught my attention because the title attracted me and my problem is somewhat related to that title, so I think it should answer my questions. This sparked my interest because maybe I'm somewhat depressed and stressed these days so that I always think too much, which makes me want to explore more about people's inner psychology. My favorite quote in this blog is "the truth is, most people with this disorder are smart, and they can really be very funny." This quote I chose here is basically saying that people who cannot easily control their emotions actually always look funny and they are always very smart. I like this quote because I think it somewhat applies to my situation. I think this is cogent and it makes me wonder that if I am also that type of person. I always look very funny, and maybe most people think I'm smart, which isn't exactly true... but anyways, actually I'm also easy to feel lonely and I always feel that I have some sort of inner disorder or something like that, though I don't really show that on my face, so people cannot really tell. I just don't want people to think that the thing I'm annoyed with is very silly and insignificant. Yet I believe that most people always get angry at very little things, but sometimes things have different meanings to different people, so something may be insignificant to someone, but it may also be very paramount to another. Nevertheless, I have to admit that when I get annoyed with something or someone, I usually just pretend nothing has happened. And the same with things that frustrate me. I would always try to look happy and funny even if I was very depressed. Anyways I believe that it's something that most people do in this society, so it's not rea
  • Tian EWSIS on 18 Oct 09
     
    I'm learning more about "personality" right now, and in particular what I'm wondering about is:"Why do I always feel so lonely?" and "Why do I always act so funny?" I was researching this question onine, and this blog "Borderline Personality Disorder and The Fake" caught my attention because the title attracted me and my problem is somewhat related to that title, so I think it should answer my questions. This sparked my interest because maybe I'm somewhat depressed and stressed these days so that I always think too much, which makes me want to explore more about people's inner psychology.\n\n"And the truth is, most people with this disorder are smart, and they can really be very funny. Traditionally with people who have Borderline Personality Disorder, once they're flying, meaning angry, there's no stopping them. The anger is a manifestation of pain. If you can't see that, then there's no helping your spouse, your child, your friend, your mother, whoever it is who is unable to regulate emotion. When the plate needs shattering, it will shatter. When they need love, they'll find someone to sleep with. When a car needs to be keyed, it will be keyed."\n\nMy favorite quote in this blog is "the truth is, most people with this disorder are smart, and they can really be very funny." This quote I chose here is basically saying that people who cannot easily control their emotions actually always look funny and they are always very smart. I like this quote because I think it somewhat applies to my situation.\n \nI think this is cogent and it makes me wonder that if I am also that type of person. I always look very funny, and maybe most people think I'm smart, which isn't exactly true... but anyways, actually I'm also easy to feel lonely and I always feel that I have some sort of inner disorder or something like that, though I don't really show that on my face, so people cannot really tell. I just don't want people to think that the thing I'm annoyed with is very silly and insi
Hiba EWSIS

Trust (social sciences) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • Some philosophers argue that trust is more than a relationship of reliance
    • Hiba EWSIS
      Hiba EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This is important because it says trust can be much more than relying on each other.
  • we are not trusting when we are suspicious of the other person, because this is in fact an expression of distrust
    • Hiba EWSIS
      Hiba EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This is important because when you question another's actions and words, you don't have trust in them.
  • Trust is a statement about what is otherwise unknown -- for example, because it is far away, cannot be verified, or is in the future.
    • Hiba EWSIS
      Hiba EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I wonder if this means trust involves proving yourself to another.
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  • From this perspective, trust is a mental state, which cannot be measured directly. Confidence in the results of trusting may be measured through behavior, or alternatively, one can measure self-reported trust (with all the caveat surrounding that method)
    • Hiba EWSIS
      Hiba EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      In my own words, this means trusting in yourself. When you success in something, it allows you to gain confidence and trust yourself that you can do it again or improve.
  • A time lag exists between the extension of trust and the result of the trusting behavior.
  • In psychology trust is believing the person who you trust to do what you expect. It starts at the family and grows to others.
    • Hiba EWSIS
      Hiba EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Trust is with relationships within your family as well as relationships with new people.
  • Trust is being vulnerable to someone even though they are trustworthy; Trustworthiness is the ability to trust, and trust propensity being able to rely on them Relationship and Risk taking. Once trust is lost, by obvious violation of one of these three determinants, it is very hard to regain trust. Thus there is a clear a-symmetry in building versus destruction of trust. Hence being and acting trustworthy should be considered the only sure way to maintain a trust level.
    • Hiba EWSIS
      Hiba EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      It's difficult to build trust after you have been betrayed and it takes time.
  • Conversely, where trust is absent, projects can fail, especially if this lack of trust has not be identified and addressed.
    • Hiba EWSIS
      Hiba EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Trust is an essential factor in every type of relationship or otherwise it won't be stable.
  • However, once again perception of honesty, competence and value similarity (slightly similar to benevolence) are essential.
    • Hiba EWSIS
      Hiba EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This is important because it's saying that honesty is key in building trust.
  • People may work together and achieve success through trust, while working on projects that rely on each individual’s contribution.
    • Hiba EWSIS
      Hiba EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I wonder if this means that equal commitment from each partner is needed to build trust. If one completely gives up, it is almost impossible to rebuild trust.
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Meaning (linguistics) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • This type of semantics is contrasted with communication-focused semantics where understanding the intent and assumptions of particular speakers and writers is primary as in the idea that people mean and not words, sentences or propositions.
    • LeandroA EWSIS
      LeandroA EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      this differs from other branches of semantics because generally semantics are associated with making people look like idiots but this demonstrates that this specific branch is associated with finding meaning without going in so deeply
  • the good or bad associations we make with words
    • LeandroA EWSIS
      LeandroA EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      i think this is important because it puts a huge idea into simple wording and shows a philosophy put into a pysics style. the sentence on its own shows a human word game where we associate words with other words that show taste or distaste in a subject
  • Meaning as intent seems to be the oldest use of the word and goes back to Anglo-Saxon and still exists in German as an association made with the verb "meinen" as to think or intend
    • LeandroA EWSIS
      LeandroA EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      its strange to think the meaning of meaning has changed over time i guess it's sort of strange that meaning went from think to associate.
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  • persuasion more an aspect of rhetoric and deception rather than judging people, positions and philosophy more by weight of evidence or legitimate argumentation.
    • LeandroA EWSIS
      LeandroA EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      the author suggests that persuasion is not convincing people but more deceiving them to get what you want andchanging their ideals
  • The field of semantics is often understood as a branch of linguistics, but non-idealized meaning as a type of semantics is more accurately a branch of psychology and ethics.
    • LeandroA EWSIS
      LeandroA EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      this is strange to me i've thought that even though semantics has some deeper undertone it's a branch of literature, but (at least the non-idealized part) is a branch of psycology, which is a nice twist.
Christos EWSIS

Irrationality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 0 views

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  • Irrationality is cognition, thinking, talking or acting without inclusion of rationality.
  • The term is used, usually pejoratively, to describe thinking and actions that are, or appear to be, less useful or illogical than other more rational alternatives.
    • Christos EWSIS
      Christos EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Irrationality is doing something without rationality, without reason or any logic behind it.
  • people fail to realize the irrationality of their actions and believe they are acting perfectly rational, possibly due to flaws in their reasoning
    • Christos EWSIS
      Christos EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This is impoetant because it is a valid reason for irrationality and also a reason for people being idiots.
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  • peers who convey irrational thoughts as necessary idiosyncrasy for social acceptance
    • Christos EWSIS
      Christos EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      I thinl this is very important bacause it is a big reason why peopl are stupid/irrational.
  • Irrational is not always viewed as a negative. The Dada and Surrealist art movements, for example, embraced irrationality as a means to "reject reason and logic". Andre Breton, for example, argued for a rejection of pure logic and reason which are seen as responsible for many contemporary social problems [1].
    • Christos EWSIS
      Christos EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      Being irrational is not always bad, its just when it is the wroung reason for irrationality, sometime you need irrationality, it could help you think a little differenter.
  • Irrationalist is a wide term. It may be applied to mean one without rationality, for their beliefs or ideas. Or, more precisely, it may mean someone who rejects some aspect of rationalism, variously defined. For example religious faith may be seen as, in part, a rejection of complete rationalism about the world; this would be contested by some religious thinkers, in that the rational is a debatable term. On the other hand, it might be considered irrationalist to buy a lottery ticket, on the basis that the expected value is negative.
    • Christos EWSIS
      Christos EWSIS on 09 Dec 09
       
      This paragraph is important because it touches a little more on irrationality, like the example they give.
  • Irrational behaviors of individuals include taking offense or becoming angry about a situation that has not yet occurred, expressing emotions exaggeratedly (such as crying hysterically), maintaining unrealistic expectations, engaging in irresponsible conduct such as problem intoxication, disorganization, or extravagance, and falling victim to confidence tricks. People with a mental illness like schizophrenia may exhibit irrational paranoia.
    • Christos EWSIS
      Christos EWSIS on 15 Dec 09
       
      I wonder if irrationality is really related to a mental disorder.
  • The term irrational is often used in psychotherapy and the concept of irrationality is especially known in Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy originated and developed by American psychologist Albert Ellis. In this approach, the term irrational is used in a slightly different way than in general. Here irrationality is defined as the tendency and leaning that humans have to act, emote and think in ways that are inflexible, unrealistic, absolutist and most importantly self- and social-defeating and destructive[1].
    • Christos EWSIS
      Christos EWSIS on 15 Dec 09
       
      I think this is important because it shows how irrationality is used for psycotherapy
  • Irrational thought was seen in Europe as part of the reaction against Continental rationalism. For example Hamann is sometimes classified as an irrationalist.
  • In psychology, excessive rationality without creativity may be viewed as a form of self-control and protection
AndreaLee EWSIS

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  • While each of the other human sciences e.g. psychology, biology etc, concentrate on one or other aspect of man, Anthropology is not limited to any particular aspect of man. Rather, it studies man in his totality as a group member.
  • In its study of man, anthropology is helped by philosophy which defines man as animale rationale (i.e. a rational animal).
  • There are therefore two principal aspects in man: the rational and the animal, the soul and the body.
Luis EWSIS

Doubting Darwin: Debate Over The Mind's Evolution : NPR - 0 views

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  • These days, some Darwin skeptics are focusing on the human brain. They say a higher power must be involved; otherwise, how could a bunch of cells produce such complicated mental processes as consciousness or subjective experiences? How could something like free will be the result of evolution?
    • Luis EWSIS
      Luis EWSIS on 14 Jan 10
       
      Here, a great problem concerning the mind has brought great debate. Questions about the human mind and its capacity has overwhelmed humanity for many years. Yet, there is still no answer. Many theories attepmt to take a view on the issue but they are too ofeten criticized with things that are still unexplainable.
  • "If you change the brain, you change the mind. If you damage the brain, you damage the mind. If you turn off the brain, you turn off the mind," he says."And now with more sophisticated tools, when we're looking at brain function with functional MRI, for example, we can see that brain activity precedes mental activities — and that makes sense, because causes come before their effects."
    • Luis EWSIS
      Luis EWSIS on 14 Jan 10
       
      The fact that brain activity comes before mental activity is a very interesting evidence that our rationale is the effect of nerves and cells and thus provide an insight to the physical quality of conciousness rather than just assuming that consciousness is separate from our physical body as if the body were to be possesed by a conscious soul.
  • "I'm a neurosurgeon. I realize how closely the mind and the brain are related," Egnor says. "But the question is, is there something else, in addition to the material properties of the brain, that we need to invoke to have an adequate explanation for the mind? And I think there is."Egnor says that an intelligent designer was involved in producing not only the brain but all living things and certain features of the universe. Without this designer, the brain would be just a meat computer made up of brain cells, he says."There is nothing about neurons that scientifically would lead you to infer consciousness from them. They're masses of gelatinous carbon and hydrogen and nitrogen and oxygen, just like other kinds of flesh. And why would flesh have first-person experience? So, even logically, it doesn't hang together."
    • Luis EWSIS
      Luis EWSIS on 14 Jan 10
       
      Here is the argument for creationism, a way to push the question to a supreme being as the only explanation of something we are ignorant of. I do not mean to say that it is wrong; in fact it "might" be true, but this answer is as good as a simple "I don't know." There was a lecture on psychology I saw and it says that the idea of creationism is just "unsatisfying and unhelpful" which means a lot when we're trying to find a solution that can really help us understand the workings of our mind.
Amar O

Iraq War Facts, Statistics at March 10, 2010 - Iraq War Casualties, Spending, Iraqi Qua... - 0 views

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WAR IRAQ STATISTICS

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  • Troops in Iraq - Total 98,000 U.S. troops as of February 28, 2010. All other nations have withdrawn their troops. U.S. Troop Casualties - 4,386 US troops; 98% male. 91% non-officers; 82% active duty, 11% National Guard; 74% Caucasian, 9% African-American, 11% Latino. 19% killed by non-hostile causes. 54% of US casualties were under 25 years old. 72% were from the US Army Non-U.S. Troop Casualties - Total 316, with 179 from the UK US Troops Wounded - 31,716, 20% of which are serious brain or spinal injuries. (Total excludes psychological injuries.) US Troops with Serious Mental Health Problems - 30% of US troops develop serious mental health problems within 3 to 4 months of returning home US Military Helicopters Downed in Iraq - 74 total, at least 36 by enemy fire
  • Christopher B on 26 Mar 10
     
    The effects and the cost of the Iraq War
Masaki EWSIS

Children Who Are Spanked Have Lower IQs - Science - io9 - 1 views

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children psychology abuse itelligence

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  • Masaki EWSIS on 08 Oct 09
     
    I know now that I should not abuse my children if I want them to be as smart as possible. I was shocked to find this out when I read it.
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