Social Science - 31 January 2007

Ok, so me and my friend have an unresolved debate about one's self and self-esteem/worth. He claims that he has gotten to the point in his life where he feels as if he can love himself as if he was his own significant other (but he's not a cocky person, at the same time). Now my side of the argument is that one can't love themself to that extreme without being overly egotistical.

So, I want your opinion. Are we just blurring the lines between self-worth and egotism, or are they separable? And also, where do you draw the line between these two?

2007-01-31 18:20:57 · 7 answers · asked by ♥♫!♫♥ 3 in Psychology

I know when I was a teenager I didh't think my parents knew anything, but as an adult, I have found that I learned a lot from my parents. I am wondering if most parents impart the same lessons or if the disparity in lessons is what could be a root cause of moral decay.

2007-01-31 18:16:38 · 10 answers · asked by Susan B 3 in Psychology

2007-01-31 18:14:00 · 2 answers · asked by waterzone 4 in Psychology

growing isolation even thought we are living closer to each other
mental illness on the rise
war and destruction still going on
what do you think?

2007-01-31 18:10:26 · 12 answers · asked by taniaisme 3 in Sociology

I have dreams 4 -5 days a week that im flying or hovering above ground. I've been having these dreams over and over for months now every single week and it doesnt go away. Does anyone know what this means? and no im not a virgin, I dont believe in ghosts, I dont listen to westlife, and my sex life is alright.

2007-01-31 18:07:59 · 9 answers · asked by samuel sarmiento jr 2 in Psychology

hi im doing an assignment on the stressors in an adolescents life and how this can lead to depression!! i was wondering what factors lead to people being depressed and what is done about this?? if anyone knows anything about depression or know stories about adolescents who suffer from it your help would be really be appreciated thanks jess

2007-01-31 18:05:11 · 4 answers · asked by jess 1 in Psychology

And usually it's people you really care about, real friends and family!

2007-01-31 18:03:42 · 6 answers · asked by chestnutlocs1 4 in Psychology

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2007-01-31 18:03:20 · 1 answers · asked by hunt vijay 1 in Economics

I have this presentation coming up in my class. Im so scared... I know I can't do it. Last year I had this oral presentation to do & it was with a group. As soon as I got up there I started to cry. It was so embarrassing. There was another time in my English course in which I had to read 2 lines from a play, and I vomited right in front of the class. In high school I had it so bad that I was scared to go in front of the class to collect a paper. I still get scared doing that. I have even passed out before. What is wrong with me? I don't think I will ever get over this.

2007-01-31 18:03:12 · 6 answers · asked by girlygirlswirlworld 1 in Psychology

i dont want to get into their mesed up realtionship why cant they b just like other ******** parents

2007-01-31 17:49:17 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Social Science

Here's the scenario I experienced at work:

I had a man approach me at work (restaurant) asking me why I forgot to tell his server something. He came up to me rather nicely but with disappointment, glanced at my nametag and asked me by my name why I forgot to tell his server what I told him I would. I simply forgot because we're all human so I told him that he should of told his server. The man (way shorter than me, around his 50's) kept telling me that he was really disappointed with me, it almost turned into an argument. Then he says something like, "Listen *my name*, I'm a professor of Engineering at *insert college name here*". He says it out of the blues while he was trying to argue with me. Nothing was ever mentioned about education or occupation.

My question would be...is this man insecure or lacking confidence? Did he try and put himself over me? Is he holding his position and role in society over my substantially lower position (restaurant worker)? Is it my height? (i'm 6'2).

2007-01-31 17:39:42 · 7 answers · asked by random_dude76 1 in Psychology

just lately i've been suffering from a short memory disorder, i cant remember things as good as i used to

2007-01-31 17:29:48 · 14 answers · asked by Moe 2 in Psychology

I've been watching food prices go skyward and wonder why this isn't an issue in the press and last fall's elections. What's going on? Is it patriotic to keep it under the table as part of the war effort? Or am I imagining this?

2007-01-31 17:29:47 · 5 answers · asked by Wave 4 in Economics

Is it normal? because I have it sometimes, after I dream I still see the people/objects standing beside my bed after I open my eyes. When I was about 5, I had a nightmare, then I opened my eyes I saw monsters next to my bed. So is all of that normal for a dreamer?

2007-01-31 17:27:44 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

People always are concerned with the importance of understanding womens' emotional, psychological and intellectual needs and how to meet them. While I agree this is very important, why is it that there seems to be no concern with the way men feel and think? Is it simply this universally accepted notion that men are merely simple creatures that don't really need such understanding, compared to more sophisticated and complicated women? Men needing to understand their wives is always stressed, yet, it seems wives needing to understand their husbands isn't. Contrary to popular belief, masculine psychology is not only in need of studying, but it is both important to the health and happiness of both men and women- both, after all, are first and foremost human beings. Human beings that are supposed to work together. Why do you feel masculine psychology is seen as as both unimportant and unnecessary (or even non existant) in society, and what can we do to change this? Also, what are YOUR views

2007-01-31 17:21:05 · 10 answers · asked by fslcaptain737 4 in Psychology

many countries have billions of poor people,rich people becomes rich everyday and the condition of poor people remains the same or they try every hard step to lift their lifestyle by just one step up.there are people with no food,shelter,clothing..... still in evry part of the world.so many die due to proper medical facilities.why dont the state have a serious look into this matter.i believe if all the poor people are given their needs and their neccesity, they shall always help the nation more economically then reduce the economy of the state.

2007-01-31 17:19:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

many countries have billions of poor people,rich people becomes rich everyday and the condition of poor people remains the same or they try every hard step to lift their lifestyle by just one step up.there are people with no food,shelter,clothing..... still in evry part of the world.so many die due to proper medical facilities.why dont the state have a serious look into this matter.i believe if all the poor people are given their needs and their neccesity, they shall always help the nation more economically then reduce the economy of the state.

2007-01-31 17:18:04 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

many countries have billions of poor people,rich people becomes rich everyday and the condition of poor people remains the same or they try every hard step to lift their lifestyle by just one step up.there are people with no food,shelter,clothing..... still in evry part of the world.so many die due to proper medical facilities.why dont the state have a serious look into this matter.i believe if all the poor people are given their needs and their neccesity, they shall always help the nation more economically then reduce the economy of the state.

2007-01-31 17:17:08 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

many countries have billions of poor people,rich people becomes rich everyday and the condition of poor people remains the same or they try every hard step to lift their lifestyle by just one step up.there are people with no food,shelter,clothing..... still in evry part of the world.so many die due to proper medical facilities.why dont the state have a serious look into this matter.i believe if all the poor people are given their needs and their neccesity, they shall always help the nation more economically then reduce the economy of the state.

2007-01-31 17:16:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Economics

communism and socialism are economic systems that seek, to some extent, to create a more economically egalitarian society. The more extreme cases tend to fail but only end up harming the people who voted for such systems in the first place. So why do many Americans tend to stigmatize more socialist countries as fundementally evil? what is the threat?

2007-01-31 17:03:05 · 12 answers · asked by skanxter 1 in Economics

The most irrefutable finding is our demonstration that a father’s age is a major risk factor for schizophrenia. We were the first group to show that schizophrenia is linearly related to paternal age and that the risk is tripled for the offspring of the oldest groups of fathers.7 This finding has been born out in every single cohort study that has looked at paternal age and the risk for schizophrenia. The only other finding that has been as consistently replicated in schizophrenia research is that there is an increased risk associated with a family history of schizophrenia. Since only 10% to 15% of schizophrenia cases have a family history, family history does not explain much of the population risk for schizophrenia. However, we think that approximately one third or one quarter of all schizophrenia cases may be attributable to paternal age. http://www.primarypsychiatry.com/aspx/articledetail.aspx?articleid=494

2007-01-31 16:48:55 · 1 answers · asked by Alex 2 in Psychology

Have you ever really stop to think that you are eventually going to die? Do you still believe that death is only for the elderly? Does your own demise seem like a long time coming? For me lately, death has been on my mind very constantly. It seems it is all i've thought about for the last couple of weeks or so.

2007-01-31 16:48:37 · 10 answers · asked by **brainy licious**J;-D 3 in Psychology

Social Work
Policy making (health related)
Conservation of animals and the environment
Disease Control ( like AIDS , Malaria etc)

I need to know whether a Major in Psychology would help me to do all the above ( it is kind of like a wish list! I want to acheive in my life time!).
What branches in Psychology would I have to look into?
and would a BSc in Zoology,Botany and Computer Science along with Psychology help in anyway?
I am currently studying Psychology, what other courses would I have to do?
Only serious answers please!
Thanks a million

2007-01-31 16:33:59 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Everytime i take a test (especially math), I tend to make careless error. I check my work and sometimes redo the problems over again but most of the times, I can't detect an error until after I hand in my test.

Also, I have a problem with taking math test. I tend to get nervous even though I understand all the concepts. Any help on mitigating this problem?

2007-01-31 16:32:11 · 1 answers · asked by petswodahs 1 in Psychology

shalf life

2007-01-31 16:27:52 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-01-31 16:26:23 · 3 answers · asked by Joner 2 in Economics

2007-01-31 16:23:58 · 8 answers · asked by clair 1 in Economics

Does that mean only successful people are confident? before you are successful,you muz be confident. isn't it?

2007-01-31 16:23:26 · 10 answers · asked by Empty Cup 1 in Psychology

I don't get it. Are there that many trolls in this site?
I am tired of asking something and getting insulted for no good reason.

For example, I just posted a question about SERIAL KILLERS for entertainment, like which of them is worse. And I got insulted as hating people with mental illness. And guess what? I am mentally ill and so is my boyfreind. So that makes no sense.

I'm so tired of smart asses here :(

Who agrees?

Hopefully we all report them.

2007-01-31 16:16:31 · 1 answers · asked by Olga 2 in Psychology

2007-01-31 16:05:06 · 20 answers · asked by missliz_1986 3 in Sociology