Social Science - 16 March 2007

2007-03-16 15:12:33 · 4 answers · asked by tornwax 3 in Economics

so i went with a few friends and decided to try it as it seemed interesting. i went up stage and he had us focus on some sort of shining crystal ball as he talked. he kept saying to relax and all of that. eventually i went under pretty good and it felt pretty cool. anyone else?

2007-03-16 15:09:07 · 4 answers · asked by jessica 1 in Psychology

Serious answers only, please.

I suspect a family member (my sister) might be involved in a sect.
At first I thought it was just something flaky, with new age meetings and such, an it sounded pretty harmless, but now she's talking about astral projection in dreams, and getting into new "levels", during meetings and dealings with the underworld and stuff like that. And the way she's talking, I'm worried her critical mind is gone and she just takes all these things for hard cash, without questioning what's going on and what's behind the "teachings" of this group.
Of course, I don't want to be preachy and scare her off. How should I approach this? What should I do?
Any input from people with experience with this kind of thing, or knowledge of psychology would be greatly appreciated.

2007-03-16 15:08:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-03-16 15:03:28 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

Here's one, just as an example:

I planned to drive across North America, not knowing exactly how long it would take, without a specific schedule. I ended up making good time, but made a stop for a day. On my last day I decided against sleeping another night in the car and to just drive all the way to my mother's place. I got there, slept, got up and continued driving. I took the car on a ferry. I was standing on the deck staring at the scenery when my sister called me. She was going to a family reunion right then. We had no idea we could've met then and there. I dropped off the car where it was supposed to go, caught a bus back to the ferry terminal and took a small ferry to the place where she had already arrived. Bizarre. Nobody even told me there was some family reunion.

And you?

2007-03-16 15:02:31 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

I will give 10 points to the best answer and 2 to everyone else.

2007-03-16 15:00:05 · 28 answers · asked by Bob Danvers-Walker 4 in Psychology

Well my first nightmare was that they just added like a wallmart to my school and I dont know why but i go in there and i buy some snacks and allergy pills, i walk around and it turns into a Lowes or HomeDepot. Then all of a sudden the store goes black and the bars are shut. I walk around and theres these people in here too and then the floor turns to water they see me beat the crap out of me and drown me.
My second nightmare was that I just got home from school and the trash can is by my well, i go to get it and theres a rattle snake. I try to run but for some reason I'm stuck in the area with the rattle snake, it lunges and I dodge about 2 times then its eggs hatch. While I am looking at the eggs it lunges at me I die and wake up.

Please help, usually I can controll my dreams, what do these dreams mean and why couldn't I control them?

2007-03-16 14:52:32 · 5 answers · asked by DDM 2 in Psychology

A good career? (I need something that comes close to the entertainment values of Cold Case Files :) )

2007-03-16 14:49:27 · 4 answers · asked by GrnEyedGurl 2 in Psychology

I'm so tired of sittting home. I just want to go out and have a good time. Dance, drink a little bit and just relax. The thing is that I have no one that can join me and I don't want to go by myself. What would you do?

2007-03-16 14:48:55 · 7 answers · asked by kisses 2 in Psychology

For three years since third grade,I had been in a charter school called BCSA,and in there,they kept us from the real world by prohibiting so much as an awquared glance over the shoulder at someone.They made us feel as if the world was a perfect,insult free,peaceful land where you couldn't be touched.Then,as I was about to move into the sixth grade,I decided I wanted to go to a new school;Elza Tucker.I have never been in a fight with my parents in my life.Anyway, then I came to Tucker,and I was a little nervous,so I hid myself away from the group for four and a half months.During this time,I learned the real ways of the world to it's full streangth,the only way it could have been worse is if there were drugs involved,which there were not.Then,as I was starting to adjust,I started noticing a girl who had sat next to me in alot of classes.I sort of had a crush on her.The problem is she hates me Then I started walking around school never smiling or laughing.Ever.NOWeveryoneHATESmeILOVEher.

2007-03-16 14:47:04 · 7 answers · asked by europe_jbb 1 in Psychology

what do breasts feel like ?

2007-03-16 14:46:21 · 8 answers · asked by Jerry 2 in Gender Studies

I'm scared of the future..I wonder if I can get in a medical school...will I make it through pre-med classes?...I wonder if I will have a good life..I wonder if I am smart enough to handle this life..i'm scared I might fail this medical journey..becoming a doctor has been my dream for so long..

I don't want to be my mom and oldest sister..they always depend on their husbands and I hate it..I want to be more independent..I'm scared that I might be like them..gosh, I'm freaking out..what if I turn out just like them? depending on everyone about everything??

help..

2007-03-16 14:41:12 · 10 answers · asked by ocean09 1 in Psychology

For three years since third grade,I had been in a charter school called BCSA,and in there,they kept us from the real world by prohibiting so much as an awquared glance over the shoulder at someone.They made us feel as if the world was a perfect,insult free,peaceful land where you couldn't be touched.Then,as I was about to move into the sixth grade,I decided I wanted to go to a new school;Elza Tucker.I have never been in a fight with my parents in my life.Anyway, then I came to Tucker,and I was a little nervous,so I hid myself away from the group for four and a half months.During this time,I learned the real ways of the world to it's full streangth,the only way it could have been worse is if there were drugs involved,which there were not.Then,as I was starting to adjust,I started noticing a girl who had sat next to me in alot of classes.I sort of had a crush on her.The problem is she hates me Then I started walking around school never smiling or laughing.Ever.Now EVERYONE hates me.HELL.

2007-03-16 14:41:08 · 12 answers · asked by europe_jbb 1 in Psychology

2007-03-16 14:38:08 · 5 answers · asked by Christina 1 in Economics

And which one fluctuates most and causes the biggest change in the unemployment rate?

2007-03-16 14:34:05 · 2 answers · asked by ohok 2 in Economics

How do I avoid laughing when something funny happens or when I or someone else says something that I think is funny? I can't control it. Is there any way to stop myself from laughing?

2007-03-16 14:31:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

I die, u die too.
U mess with me, I am gonna mess with u.
but there is one sentence which it is seldom said to another
"I rich, u rich too!" hee hee..

2007-03-16 14:23:18 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-03-16 14:23:15 · 5 answers · asked by In Honor of Moja 4 in Psychology

i dreamt that i stopped to buy some beer and the guy who ran the store shot me in the back with a shotgun, i felt no pain but wanted him to finish me off before the pain started.n Whats up with that?

2007-03-16 14:20:18 · 4 answers · asked by framer1962 2 in Psychology

2007-03-16 14:20:01 · 5 answers · asked by september 2 in Economics

i don't have any conscious memory of something remarkable happening on that date, but i keep dreaming about it. Do you have any idea why? Wild guess?

2007-03-16 14:17:51 · 3 answers · asked by AMBER D 6 in Psychology

2007-03-16 14:16:22 · 7 answers · asked by september 2 in Economics

2007-03-16 14:16:06 · 6 answers · asked by vincent m 2 in Psychology

i have a new baby, l kind of wonder what l've brought him into...

2007-03-16 14:13:26 · 23 answers · asked by Loralei 2 in Psychology

I have read an article that says so. American women would fight with each other just to win the heart of a Filipino. See?

2007-03-16 14:11:53 · 3 answers · asked by september 2 in Economics

I am very interested in sociology and the concept of white flight and midddle to upper-middle class people's moves to the suburbs interests me. I've heard about the Newark race riots what I can't understand is this: Did Newark just suck really bad all along or did it get worse causing those who could afford to to go to a nicer area

2007-03-16 14:06:42 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

Are humans the only animals (for evolutionists)/creatures (for Creationists) that engage in laughing?

2007-03-16 14:01:45 · 16 answers · asked by flandargo 5 in Anthropology

2007-03-16 14:00:47 · 13 answers · asked by september 2 in Economics

2007-03-16 13:58:41 · 7 answers · asked by bee_ 2 in Psychology

My professor gave us this question and three others for a take home mid-term. Can anyone rephrase this question so I know what she is asking? I don't want someone to answer the question. I would like some other people's thoughts on what they think she is asking. She also asked us to defend our answer using information such as our knowledge of how intelligence has been previously defined and research findings about intelligence. Please I really need help with this one. It's due Monday and for this question I really don't know where to begin. By the way, this is for a course that teaches how to give different assessments like, IQ tests. If anyone has any ideas of what the question is really asking, please post.

2007-03-16 13:53:07 · 4 answers · asked by Cecilia 1 in Psychology