Social Science - 26 November 2006

2006-11-26 19:00:48 · 3 answers · asked by JANO M 1 in Psychology

like, lets say someone lost their loved one in December, and in the beginning of January, their house burnt down, and they've got depressed during those times. So can that person get depressed next year during december/january (when this year, nothing bad hapened?) And would that be the reason why they're depressed- because of last year? or is it b/c of the long nights, short-days winter??? just wondering...

2006-11-26 18:44:29 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

For example:
How to tap into it?
What is it for?
How to apply it?

2006-11-26 18:44:24 · 8 answers · asked by imaginacts 1 in Psychology

2006-11-26 18:30:01 · 7 answers · asked by seeker 1 in Psychology

Has anybody ever experienced a counselor, psychologist or psychiatrist that belittled you, mocked you or made your situation worse, or invented problems for you and even laughed at you cruelly when you tried to explain your situation? I'm being serious...

I'm just curious here. It seems like a counselor or psychologist would be a perfect job for those that really want to help others, but I imagine in the wrong hands you could do some serious and effective evil with it.

2006-11-26 18:27:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

in general

2006-11-26 18:22:15 · 15 answers · asked by smilingontime 6 in Psychology

2006-11-26 18:14:57 · 14 answers · asked by shalini 1 in Psychology

2006-11-26 17:37:04 · 7 answers · asked by barbara 1 in Other - Social Science

Why is it that most quiet people i've come across tend to be brilliant,not only in their way of reasoning,but their logic as well?

2006-11-26 17:35:52 · 12 answers · asked by royce g 1 in Psychology

I really can't bear the thought of it, having to go to parties, having to wear dull ugly clothes etc. I'm not judging people, but I was wondering if being a public servant, or working on a corporate office was something that many people aspire to?

2006-11-26 17:31:28 · 5 answers · asked by Cybele 1 in Psychology

I need help... I have some personal issues and I asked my mom for a counselor... but what exactly is a counselor? Is it a person I tell my problems to and they tell me how to fix it? Please don't laugh at me for asking this question! I really need help and it is serious. If you had some of the problems I have, you wouldn't want people laughing at a question you asked.

2006-11-26 17:12:38 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

How much of a woman's emotions should a man take seriously ? Men often fall prey to woman's viscious weapon of outcry and outburst in the most crowded places. It can be embarrasing for the men who would easily give in so that no to create a drama. But women deliberately dramatise every situation in order to win - win at all cost. Even if it means 'marraige on the rocks'.
Men are truly unhappy victims of these situations. What would the outcome be in the end ?

2006-11-26 17:10:09 · 22 answers · asked by catcher 3 in Gender Studies

I've been thinking about try all weird stuff such as:

pour milk in tea, pour milk or sugar in soda "Squirt", make coconut milk and chicken soup, cherry dip in cream cheese, and other stuff like that.

Why do I keep think those sounds delicious?

2006-11-26 17:08:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

The next 6 months are going to be a very difficult time for me. I will be graduating from high school after and able to move back to my real home and live the life I love and choose. But right now I am living with very controlling, selfish people in a very cold environment.

Why I had to move away to begin with is because I had no one to support me financially and legally. After graduation, I will be allowed to support myself.

I really don't want to sink back into a depression that I fought so hard to escape. I have become a much stronger, more mature person over the past year that I have had to live in this place (with "family"). My grandparents use me as a way to get back at my mother. It effects me immensely because it is always at my expense. It is completely childish and I am manipulated into a life I do not want-because legally (and in their eyes) I am a child.

Please share advice as to how I could make these next months more tolerable and hopefully faster.

2006-11-26 17:08:40 · 5 answers · asked by andi 1 in Psychology

I work as a retail floor associate. Any suggestions on how to deal with the crowds and the pushy angry customers during the holidays?

2006-11-26 17:08:16 · 10 answers · asked by Holly F 2 in Psychology

I read online that if two lesbain couples agreed to have a child and the lesbian biological mother of the child died, then the existing mother would be considered the "psychological parent."


Would the same term be used if a man with a child from a previous marriage was with another woman? If the man stayed with the woman for a very long time and never married her, could the child refer to the other woman as a psychological parent since they are not related through blood?

2006-11-26 17:07:12 · 2 answers · asked by ? 4 in Psychology

I can't minge with other people because of my conversation skills.
Sometimes I can't get out what I want to say and that makes me
withdraw from all people including family. I am a loner and that is
so sad. I don't feel sorry for my self, but when I have a panic attack
I totally withdraw in an effort to control my anxiety and also to keep people from seeing my symptoms. I shake, tremble, and get very
uncomfortable and insecure. I was not always like this. Most of the
time when this happens people laugh and call me names. I don't know how to response or defend myself. If I did, I know that I would be more functionable.

2006-11-26 17:02:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

it's a movie set in an imaginary world where the male lead is part of bureaucratic organisation which epitomise the evil of extreme division of labour in a bureaucratic arrangement where human is reduced to a mere process unable to think or function independently.

2006-11-26 16:55:13 · 2 answers · asked by Serene K 1 in Sociology

I've had this problem for years. I'll throw in a few examples.

1) Argument with family member. The family member started crying, and I unintentionally started smirking. The smirk kinda grew into a laugh. I of course felt like a monster because I was far from happy, I just couldn't stop it.

2) Close friend went through a traumatic experience. She came to me for advice, got very emotional (tears, etc) The accursed smirk and laughter returned.

3) Coworker's funeral. I felt bad, but I was smirking all throughout his funeral, I had to leave the room at one point. (out of respect for everyone else of course)


I mean, do I need therapy or something? This really worries me and makes me feel like a heel.

It's bad enough, my nickname for my freshmen and sophomore years of college was "the Joker"

2006-11-26 16:55:01 · 4 answers · asked by ? 2 in Psychology

To summarize the experiments I've read with subjects having their corpus callosum severed, when the field of vision was partitioned into left and right fields, the folks would verbally deny seeing an object on one side, while correctly pointing to it with their opposite hand.
So, when the same individual reads, what kind of differences in processing would there be?

2006-11-26 16:51:57 · 2 answers · asked by bizsmithy 5 in Psychology

Recently, one of my partners referred to me as crazy because I guess I am a 'giver' (whatever that means) and said I should seek help.

2006-11-26 16:45:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Especially in this sentence:"In part, child/adolescent therapists, in their struggle for grown-up legitimacy, are afraid to innovate."

2006-11-26 16:44:34 · 2 answers · asked by tabloid.adroit 1 in Psychology

Ok, my mothers ex boyfriend molested me when i was 8 years old. And I didn't was too scared to go to court and my mother said she couldent force me if i didnt want to go. Im now 19 and it affects me to this day, im a really bad introvert that has very bad social anxiety. The problem is... Is that im starting for some reason look at children in that way... And i would never ever do it, but i dont want to think like a sicko like all those other pedofiles. I was thinking of suicide but my mother needs me, im all she has. PLEASE help me, i dont know what i can do. I want to look at kids like everyone else dose, not to be scared of them. This is ruining my life.

2006-11-26 16:43:26 · 9 answers · asked by kd2006 k 1 in Psychology

PLEASE HELP. i'm doing science fair, and i'm having a lot of trouble finding information. if you could please help me find information about a previous study on the brain that has to do with writing, or learning, please help me.
thanks so much.

2006-11-26 16:28:31 · 1 answers · asked by tortl :) 3 in Psychology

Is it much of an indicator of high and low intelligence to make and recognize puns?

2006-11-26 16:05:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2006-11-26 16:04:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

At first glance, strangers can't tell that I'm disabled. My disability is not physical. Even after people know that I'm disabled, it is unfathomable how heartless & cruel they can be. "That's not a disability!" or "You must have done something to deserve what happened!" I've heard just about everything you could imagine. I was diagnosed with Major Recurrant Depression and Borderline Personality Disorder. I was molested by a daycare provider for four years. I have been raped twice. Almost raped a third time, I was able to escape the last time. I was married to an alcoholic for fifteen years, he beat every chance he got. I hid what was happening to me, I was so ashamed. One day he put a gun to my head & said he was going to kill me... in front of our two boys... after he told me that he had been having an affair. I took my sons with only the clothes we were wearing & left. We never went back. Three years ago I had a break down after I was fired on Christmas day.

2006-11-26 15:53:43 · 8 answers · asked by Morrigahn 1 in Psychology

Ok so just wanted an opinion from anyone who'd like to give it...

It seems I have a problem where I need to change where I am constantly. I'm on my 4th college because I'll be somewhere and want to try something new. Right now I'm thinking about studying abroad because I know my 'rents will kill me if I transfer again! Haha it's been 3 times already! But I just feel I need to go somewhere new. I can't stay in one place for too long. Idk if this even makes sense, but any help would be great?

Do you know anyone like this? Why do you think they are the way they are? I'm just trying to figure myself out here! Thanks everyone!

2006-11-26 15:46:59 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2006-11-26 15:44:10 · 15 answers · asked by cndkid02 1 in Psychology

I've been smiling and happy all day because of a beautiful dream i had yesterday,.. i usually dont remember my dreams but this one was the perfect dream,.. my mom died one year ago,.. and my dad got really sick ever since,.. besides we lost a lot of money somehow,. anyway,. yesterday,.. after a year of having only nightmares.. i had a realistic dream,.. both my dad and mom were there happier than ever,.. there was some kind of party,.. or maybe it was christmas eve,..and i suddenly realized i was like 9 years old,. it was fantastic,.. then i woke up,.. but please please,.. tell me how to have a continuation of my dream tonight??? i mean i want to have the same dream,....

2006-11-26 15:41:45 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology