#psychology

#psychology

When I think about why a physiological explanation for human behavior is more interesting to me than a philosophical one, I always say that the philosophical, or as it evolves in the 20th century, you get the psychological, and they're sort of the same thing for a little while. Psychology's incredibly useful science, but in a lot of cases, it's an outside-in science. The brain is actually an inside-out mechanism.

I've been teaching Psychology at the college level since 1994. Near the start of many of my classes, I ask students to raise their hand if they came to college thinking that the words "Psychology" and " Therapy" were synonymous. Invariably, more hands go up than not. Most fresh college students seem to think that psychology simply is therapy. I know I thought that when I started as a Psychology major at the University of Connecticut in 1988.

He enlisted a whole bunch of Ideology-patriarchy; social conservatism; utterly fake upside-down Christianity-in service of those basic motivations, not only to justify his own appetite for and personal acts of sadism and domination but to cast punishment and predation as far out into the world as he could manage. He studied psychology and the Bible so that he could borrow their authority and instrumentalize them to do widespread cruelty more effectively.

Therapy is a powerful platform for learning and healing that eases emotional distress and jump-starts your ability to move forward and make intentional decisions.

Julie felt dissatisfied with her work achievements despite her intelligence and qualifications. She avoided promotions, reinforcing her negative self-beliefs about competence and intelligence.

Interoception, often called the 'hidden sense,' allows the brain to receive and interpret internal body signals, crucial for emotional self-awareness.

The aspects of our own psychologies that we cannot integrate into our sense of self are referred to as 'the shadow.' Everyone has one, and its nature varies with how we illuminate ourselves.

Casasanto stated, "We found the same pattern you always find in righties, whose left hemispheres are specialized for high-frequency visual perception - and the exact opposite in lefties." This indicates a clear distinction of visual processing based on hand dominance.

Many people believe in the power of the Ouija board and warn against playing with it because of the fear that users open themselves up to some supernatural threat.

Self-compassion is not self-pity, self-indulgence, or self-esteem. It involves recognizing our suffering, acknowledging common humanity, and offering kindness, which can be validating, reassuring, or nurturing.

Many women find themselves in toxic relationships due to a lack of financial independence and may stay with partners who mistreat them because of this vulnerability.

The phenomenon of time seeming to speed up with age or slow down under boredom presents a fascination, where subjective experience often clashes with clock and calendar time.

Freud's analytical methods invited exploration beyond rational constructs, revealing that the mind is influenced by unconscious drives and chaotic, irrational forces, marking a departure from Enlightenment's rationalism.

From your choice of job to how likely you are to get a date, your name can influence more of your life than you might expect.

"Each of Hanneke's illustrations features the detachment of selves, allowing her figures to float through a metaphysical world that only the cartoon logic can allow; a ballooned, ghost-like ego floating above someone at a computer; or heads lined up in the form of a train's body, their thought bubbles becoming smoke stacks."

"Five or 10 years ago, security experts were saying the user is the weakest link, that users are stupid. Thankfully, I don't really hear that any more."

Unconditional love, like a mother’s for her child, provides strength and healing, creating an invisible connection filled with presence. It transforms relationships and nurtures growth.

Researchers have identified that charisma comprises two key traits: influence, which conveys confidence and competence, and affability, which fosters comfort and connection.

"Compassion moves beyond an empathic desire to understand into engagement - doing something to make things better. It combines the desire or motivation to act with acting to alleviate suffering and promote well-being."

This illusion, named Pinna's Illusory Intertwining Effect, first appeared in 2002, showcasing how contradictory messages can confuse our perception of shapes and depth.