Our brain is a computer. Neurons are the database where memories are stored, synapses are the circuit board which facilitate the flow of electrons through the network of neurons. When our senses (sight, touch, smell, taste, hearing) are stimulated, they…
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Cognitive psychology is branch of psychology, which deals with the perception, learning, and thoughts of people. Cognitive psychologists study how people perceive, remember and think about information. Now the question arises about influencing human cognition. Is it nature or Nurture?…
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Major Depression has gotten a bad rap! There has been a well known stigma that has caused many to keep the suffering of depressive episodes to themselves. The general idea is close relationships or work relationships is to assign the…
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Learning to accept one’s inadequacies and shortcomings is perhaps one of the most difficult things we can face when evaluating ourselves. Even more daunting a task, listening to our own flaws as they’re brought up to us by others, usually…
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I went to a hypnotist once. Well, it was me and about 150 other people in the grand ball room at a Colorado Springs Marriott Hotel. My best friend Jennifer and I decided in all our 17-year old wisdom to…
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Since the early 1970s, math anxiety has become an accepted psychological disorder. Math anxiety is a phenomenon defined as, “feelings of tension, apprehension, or fear that interferes with math performance.” Studies show that the anxiety is more common in females,…
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TITLE[i]: ‘Up from Eden, New Edition: A Transpersonal View of Human Evolution’ by Ken WilberISBN: 0835-60731-3ISBN 13: 978-0835-60731-5Publisher: Quest Books In ‘Up from Eden, New Edition: A Transpersonal View of Human Evolution’ by Ken Wilber, the concept of consciousness and…
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Studies have shown that hypnosis have a much greater rate of success when applied to people who believe in the effects of hypnosis as a method to put a person’s consciousness into a higher state of suggestibility. Psychologists have not…
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If you don’t have a good relationship with yourself, you won’t have a good relationship with others. This is a common belief and it is true. Being happy with yourself is a prerequisite to being happy with others. When you…
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Psychology is looking at the Human mind with its other differing aspects. The basics of the mind are its exposed and hidden faculties. Known names in psychology such as Sigmund Freud and Ivan Pavlov all held their unique view about how…
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