Social Science - 14 November 2007

2007-11-14 11:50:58 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

I am told I tend to talk quite quietly, I am quite shy and sometimes shake and get nervous in the company of certain age groups or walking past certain age groups, will getting a job help me overcome this with life experience?

I want/need to be able to talk to all walks of life without being nervous and talking quietly. Please advise!

2007-11-14 11:48:26 · 1 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

i mean, what does having emotion mean, anyway? our brains are what really decide what emotion to have. why do we make something mysterious out of emotions? i believe we are just products of our brains. we act on our beliefs, because think about it, usually we dont do things for no reason. the point of having a functioning brain is to make decisions and to either carry or not carry them out based on our beliefs. this idea has been going on in my head for years and has finally clicked this past month or two. another question, if we really are just products of our brains, then why do we hold humans up to such standards regarding emotion? what makes us people and not humans? are we truly good or bad people? do you understand what i am saying?

2007-11-14 11:45:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-11-14 11:43:18 · 7 answers · asked by *~Oo `PaLOmiTa` oO~* 4 in Economics

Okay, I'm a Junior this year...
and before this year...I was a perfectionist.
I wouldn't fail ANYTHING.
It was amazing. For two years I was doing great.
Now...I care about my grades but it's not the same.
I decided to take AP classes...but they're so much that I don't think I can handle it.
I don't do my homework anymore.
I didn't do this project I was supposed to.
I feel HORRIBLE, but all I want to do is sleep.
I'm exhausted and I've been having all these health problems.
I don't know why this is happening to me.
I feel like crap.
I have ZERO motivation to do the tons of work I have to do.
Help?

2007-11-14 11:34:35 · 15 answers · asked by gggaaabbbbyyy 2 in Psychology

Last night I asked a question about bad drivers, mainly because I get so frustrated with those that are incredibly inconsiderate of their fellow drivers. I mentioned a few of my pet peeves which I feel are just "common courtesy", or ""common sense" driving techniques. Maybe I was just venting, but I noticed that the majority of "answerers" accused me of being the bad driver! I don't get it? I guess it was a futile attempt to enlighten those that may not be aware of their traffic tie-up ways. Oh well, I also guess that inconsiderate, narcissistic, ignorant, oblivious bad drivers are here to stay.

I know--- not much of a question, but I again needed to vent.

To my fellow "considerate", "think of others", "try not to be spiteful", "let's keep the lanes moving", "step on it when the light turns green", etc... etc... etc... drivers, thanks for listening!

2007-11-14 11:33:22 · 1 answers · asked by LoBo 1 in Psychology

(This is not to offend anyone, just a question)
Why is it that when I read adults who answer teens' questions about sex, they always say how bad it is that kids are having sex so young and it's a sin and everything, yet they had sex for the first time when they were about 15 or 16 (and they admit it). Instead of saying how terrible it is for kids to have sex, why not just influence us not to have sex?

2007-11-14 11:29:03 · 3 answers · asked by thikksexychocolate 1 in Psychology

What kind of jobs will I be able to get, will I be considered a psychologist? Will I be able to work on my own?

2007-11-14 11:17:40 · 4 answers · asked by tripleb 2 in Psychology

if you think that your life is not perfect..what would you wish to change if you had the chance to

2007-11-14 11:17:22 · 3 answers · asked by Beautiful 2 in Psychology

2007-11-14 11:08:31 · 8 answers · asked by breanada 1 in Gender Studies

I am attracted to men and not women, but the idea of acting on this attraction sickens me. I would rather die than have a sexual relationship or encounter with another man. What are the chances I can overcome my attratctions?

2007-11-14 11:04:50 · 11 answers · asked by Frenchboi 2 in Psychology

How is the price of gasoline staying relatively low compared to the record-setting price per barrel of crude oil?

2007-11-14 11:01:45 · 4 answers · asked by Windi Lea 7 in Economics

I had a dream I was crying alot, tears were coming from my eyes like a waterfall I couldn't stop, I was very upset. I forget what the rest of the dream was about but what could that mean? I never cry like that for real.

2007-11-14 10:55:07 · 6 answers · asked by Arienna C 1 in Dream Interpretation

THANK YOU!

2007-11-14 10:54:39 · 3 answers · asked by Windy 1 in Psychology

is it a sin to feel good about yourself and have high self esteem and why my confidence would make someone feel inferior.....isnt that your own esteem problem....not mines????

2007-11-14 10:43:23 · 30 answers · asked by yasinena 3 in Psychology

I have noticed that there are a lot more teenagers out there that are made sad easier and a more easily angered than the normal child or adult would. I know that there are chemical imbalances in the teenage body, but do these imbalances cause a teenager to be more sensitive than the average adult or even child? Adults, I've observed, are more calm and able to handle things smoothly than teenagers can; I have even seen young children being praised for doing thing "so maturely". These children then hit teenhood and they become rebellious and sexual, but why is this?
Is it just chemical imbalances in their body or something more? Does the transition from child to adult mess around with their heads in some way OTHER than just hormones??

I'm sorry for askin' such a technical question; I just find it so weird that since my childhood i have turned from a intellectual pop princess to a semi-nerdy, boy-crazy, wanna-be-rockstar in just a few years' time.

2007-11-14 10:38:16 · 12 answers · asked by ♥ Cute T ♥ 5 in Psychology

I know I just asked this, but I need more opinions!!

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A little while ago, my friend and I game so beads to another friend as a get well present for going through surgery. One day, she met me and my friend and she was wearing this totally awesome outfit that went perfectly with the beads. I commented: "Oh! That would look sooo cool if you doubled the beads so that there were more strands and they were shorter!" She replied: "Yea! Wait... how do I do that?" So I went over to double them for her, and because I was doubling them, the beads had to cross near her neck. She joked "Ahhh...! You're trying to kill me!" And I said: "Oh! Hahahaha yea!" We all joked about it for a while. Now she is claiming that I literally tried to kill her... not joking! WHAT DO I DO??

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Please help!!

2007-11-14 10:37:26 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

I know what they are and i know what they do...what i want to know HOW DOES IT FEEL AND WHERE DO I FIND ONE IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA???

2007-11-14 10:31:33 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

Chandler had that crazy roommate for three episodes. He definitely suffered from some sort(s) of psychological disorder(s) and I'd like to know which for a project I've been assigned! Thanks in advance!

2007-11-14 10:29:52 · 2 answers · asked by szeuspades 1 in Psychology

do you just stand there and watch, or do you say something mean back?

2007-11-14 10:16:40 · 5 answers · asked by 14534562 4 in Psychology

...work in technology, favorite ice cream flavor Cookies n Cream, enjoy water sports... why? tell me? please? i neeeed to hear it!

...sorry - couldn't resist...

2007-11-14 10:12:53 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Gender Studies

2007-11-14 10:11:25 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Psychology

2007-11-14 10:11:08 · 8 answers · asked by Lioness 6 in Psychology

Another one along the lines of these:

EX: Why do drive up ATM's have brail? It's cheaper to mass produce the atm machines.

or

EX: Why can grooms get a tuxedo for relatively cheap but a bride spends a forune on a dress? Wedding dresses are more specialized whereas tuxedos are mass produed.

2007-11-14 10:06:16 · 2 answers · asked by I<3tigersrawr 2 in Economics

2007-11-14 09:49:37 · 1 answers · asked by rocky 2 in Psychology

I have been getting anxiety attacks for a few months now. I'm not sure what specificaly causes them but it started when i told one of my best friends that my mom was suffering with alcoholism. And the nights that I talk to her about it or sometimes even the nights I don't the next day at school I feel really lightheaded and nautious when I know I will see her. I have a few classes with her and before those classes I usually get sick and even when I know I will see her passing in the hallway. I don't want to break my friendship with her because she is one of my best friends but it is beginning to effect my schoolwork and my friendship with her as a friend. I'd talk to another friend but she is the only person who knows and the only person I want to know. I really need some help with this its effecting my life!

2007-11-14 09:25:51 · 3 answers · asked by Courtney 3 in Psychology

I dreamed that I was teaching my second grade class as usual. There was this HUGE snake in the room and somehow I managed to contain it in a small glass jar which I sat on the shelf.

The snake kept moving around in the jar and I was terrified that it might fall of the shelf and shatter releasing the snake. Another teacher came in the room and I asked her to make sure the lid was tight on the jar.

She twisted it open by mistake and the snake got loose and was all around the room. All the kids got scared and I was so afraid. :-(

2007-11-14 09:22:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Dream Interpretation

when you think about certain things in the day is that where your dreams at night come from

2007-11-14 09:08:42 · 7 answers · asked by 1st baby on his way 1 in Dream Interpretation

I mean there could be a reason for their weight, i know one woman she has pcos and that makes you overweight and infertile but she has to endure cruel comments from total strangers.
What on gods earth is so blantantly offensive about someone been overweight, when it is none of your business

2007-11-14 09:06:57 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sociology

I've used a few women's restrooms and have never seen this but women have told me about it.

Before you criticize me for using a women's restroom, you must understand that when you gotta go, you gotta go! Sometimes the men's restroom was out of order, and I've been to a couple concerts where the men's restroom actually had a line and the women's didn't.

If it's true about the couches and chairs, what are they for? Are they so women can sit down while doing their makeup?

2007-11-14 08:57:13 · 13 answers · asked by UpTheDownwardSpiral 3 in Gender Studies