Social Science

A smile is a wonderful and powerful action. It possesses the ability to uplift, strengthen, and bring immeasurable levels of comfort and joy. It can turn a negative point in time to a positive one in the blink of an…
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I am not phobic to the point that it effects my whole persona but as many others do, I struggle with my phobias. Perhaps, the things that drive me nuts aren’t as strange compared to others but still, they give…
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Dreams have whatever significance we choose to attach to them. Freud would have us believe, for example,  that flying dreams reflect a desire for sexual activity whereas falling ones reveal a fear of impotence. Sex is always very important in…
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I think that any fear of death comes partly from fear of the unknown. Nobody knows what happens when we die, and that in itself is a scary thought. Is this it, is death really the end? Or is there…
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Crying comes easily for some, while others find it extremely difficult to cry, or to be openly expressive with their feelings. Those of us who tend to tear up at the drop of a hat see it as both a…
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Clothes piled high on the floor, papers all over the desk and cutlery in the hardware drawer. Signs of a disorganized person? Not in strict psychological terms. In psychology, organization doesn’t relate so much to neat and tidy as planned….
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Almost a century ago Psychology emerged as a new science with Freud, Adler and Jung, among others, putting forth the idea of the unconscious and setting the groundwork for modern psycho therapy. Years later, near the end of his life,…
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When treatments fail, it might be the causal explanation that’s faulty. Feeling fearful in normal situations. Being painfully shy in groups. Having difficulty concentrating or sleeping. Worrying a lot all the time. Feeling on edge, restless, irritable, nervous, freaked out,…
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If you are a baby you should cry when you need something.  Crying is your language until you learn other words, gestures, and sounds. If you are a small child, you should cry when you hurt, because crying still conveys…
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Intuition can appear to give information the facts alone fail to provide. But are these true flashes of insight into the deeper nature of a situation or a person’s character? One problem with intuition is, like prediction, it’s impossible to…
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