By Arthur Zulu / Published on April 22th, 2008 / Technology & Science
I like figures of contrast. Like oxymoron. I like it very much. But what is an oxymoron? you may ask. One dictionary defines it as “a phrase that combines two words that seem to be the opposite [..]
By Evelyn Pringle / Published on April 22th, 2008 / Technology & Science
Can We Endure 4 More Years of Misery?
While watching Bush's attack ads against Kerry on TV, I realized something was missing. Like what Bush plans to do about the economic problems if he's [..]
By Evelyn Pringle / Published on April 22th, 2008 / Technology & Science
DIDN’T BUSH PROMISE TO LOWER GAS TAXES? WELL HE LIED
When you consider the amount of money the Bush-Cheney campaigns have received from oil and gas interests, its no wonder they're more intent [..]
By Evelyn Pringle / Published on April 21th, 2008 / Technology & Science
Bush-Cheney Attacks on Kerry - Fact or Fiction?
In campaign 2000, Bush promised Americans an energy plan that would reduce prices at the pumps. But here we are 3 years later, saddled with the [..]
By Evelyn Pringle / Published on April 21th, 2008 / Technology & Science
No More False Advertising Laws In US
Its one thing for the media not do its job of keeping the public informed on what our government is up to. That can be written off to lack of time and [..]
By Evelyn Pringle / Published on April 21th, 2008 / Technology & Science
Bush-Backed Drug Marketing Schemes
At an FDA hearing on the safety of psychotropic drugs on Feb 2, 2004, dozens of tortured parents testified that their children had committed suicide or other [..]
By Sam Vaknin / Published on April 20th, 2008 / Technology & Science
B. The Evidence
An important facet of emotions is that they can generate and direct behaviour. They can trigger complex chains of actions, not always beneficial to the individual. Yerkes and [..]
By Sam Vaknin / Published on April 20th, 2008 / Technology & Science
To say that emotions are cognitions is to say nothing. We understand cognition even less than we understand emotions (with the exception of the mechanics of cognition). To say that emotions are [..]
By Sam Vaknin / Published on April 20th, 2008 / Technology & Science
"Anthropologists report enormous differences in the ways that different cultures categorize emotions. Some languages, in fact, do not even have a word for emotion. Other languages differ in the [..]
By Sam Vaknin / Published on April 20th, 2008 / Technology & Science
Suggestible people dream what they have been instructed to dream in hypnosis – but not what they have been so instructed while (partly) awake and under direct suggestion. This further [..]
By Sam Vaknin / Published on April 19th, 2008 / Technology & Science
Are dreams a source of reliable divination? Generations upon generations seem to have thought so. They incubated dreams by travelling afar, by fasting and by engaging in all other manners of [..]
By Sam Vaknin / Published on April 19th, 2008 / Technology & Science
To qualify as a "psychological" plot, it must be:
a. All-inclusive (anamnetic) – It must encompass, integrate and incorporate all the facts known about the protagonist.
b. Coherent – It must [..]
By Sam Vaknin / Published on April 18th, 2008 / Technology & Science
Storytelling has been with us since the days of campfire and besieging wild animals. It served a number of important functions: amelioration of fears, communication of vital information [..]
By Sam Vaknin / Published on April 18th, 2008 / Technology & Science
Patients suffering from eating disorders binge on food and sometimes are both Anorectic and Bulimic. This is an impulsive behaviour as defined by the DSM (particularly in the case of BPD and to [..]
By Sam Vaknin / Published on April 18th, 2008 / Technology & Science
Expectedly, it is vague in the first four months of life. When presented with depth, the baby realizes that something is different – but not what. Babies are born with their eyes open as opposed [..]
By Sam Vaknin / Published on April 18th, 2008 / Technology & Science
Neonates have no psychology. If operated upon, for instance, they are not supposed to show signs of trauma later on in life. Birth, according to this school of thought is of no psychological [..]
By Dorree Lynn / Published on April 16th, 2008 / Technology & Science
Part Three Of A Series On Psychotherapy Once you have made the decision to find help, be wary of "fast-food solutions," the "McDonalds" type of psychotherapy such as glib call-in radio shows, [..]
By Dorree Lynn / Published on April 16th, 2008 / Technology & Science
What to expect: Women A woman's work is never done--so goes the saying -- and during this time of uncertainty and healing, perhaps this is truer than ever. Women tend to be the ones responsible [..]
By Dorree Lynn / Published on April 16th, 2008 / Technology & Science
Your genetic makeup, personal history, and particular preferences and abilities help dictate not only how you view the world, but also what experiences may cause you concern. Some people take so [..]
By Dorree Lynn / Published on April 16th, 2008 / Technology & Science
I have a dear friend, Diana whom I used to meet for lunch quite often. Lately work has had her traveling between three cities. I miss her terribly. I also have another close friend, Josh who [..]
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