Social Science

We have had the “Golden Age”, the “Swinging 20s”, the “Hippies Craze”, and now we have the era where everything in your life has to have a label. It used to be children were children until they became a teenager…
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Since I am included in the group being assessed, I thought it may be helpful to offer my insights on the matter. John Mayer’s new song says that our generation is “waiting on the world to change.” I disagree. What…
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Normal fear. We all understand that fear is a necessity. Without fear we would put ourselves in great dangers. Fear, on itself, is normal… it is the ABSENCE of fear that is not. But somethimes fear can take proportions that…
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Hypnosis what it is and how to do it What is hypnosis? Hypnosis is a trance state. Trance states involve a narrowing focus of attention. This could be: Outwards like in an emergency.Or Inwards like when daydreaming or worrying. A…
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“Crisis” seems like an awfully strong word for the uncertainty that almost all of us face as we try to develop our adult careers, relationships, and lives. It seems like the phrase “Quarter-Life Crisis” is just old wine with a…
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Psychopathy both terrifies and fascinates us. People actively follow news of a serial killer and eat up stories similar to Jeffery Dahmer or Hannibal Lector. Yet, despite this morbid fascination, it seems almost beyond the realm of (normative) human understanding…
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Click-click-click-click….click-click-click-click……..click-click-click-click……you may be wondering what that noise is. This is the sound of a man who is afraid of something evil getting into his home. By locking and unlocking the deadbolt on the door and counting to four in three…
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Bullying, when I used to go to school, was a problem that teachers professed a strong desire to fight (something that I have little doubt that they genuinely had) and yet were in most cases completely powerless to prevent. Bullying…
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Snakes slithering through dreams, sliding along hallways, twisting around branches, their forked tongues flitting in and out of their mouths; what does it all mean? Many people have disturbing or happy dreams. The underlying interpretation for any one of such dreams tends to…
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is one of the most multifaceted disorders that exist within our world. It is the integration of thousands of years of evolution and natural selection, yet an exaggeration of once beneficial actions. Through an integration of…
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