Psychology - November 2007

2007-11-05 10:54:31 · 4 answers · asked by Gaia 3

Ok, so i have a pretty messed up family life, and im pretty messed up myself, and my mom wanted to get one for me when i was young but my dad said no, finally my mom managed to sneak me (literally) to a doctor to see if i was depressed, and luckily enough i am. so im going to see a psychologist, and im kind of nervous, because its hard for me to talk about my life, not because im afraid of letting others know, but because it makes me realize how horrible it really is and i like to block it out, so naturally i break down and cry, and i don't like to seem very vulnerable while crying. so what do i do?

2007-11-05 10:33:21 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

How much of ability is talent versus practice?
According to this article: http://scienceblogs.com/cortex/2006/08/talent_and_practice.php
Genetic talent has little or nothing to do with expert ability. Do you believe that?
And also, is reaction time something that can be trained, or does it require inate ability? Or does it require early training to acquire, and just can't be acquired later in life?

2007-11-05 09:52:48 · 3 answers · asked by Bill X 2

I could never tell anyone my secrets... if people found out they'd look at me differently.

2007-11-05 09:52:22 · 6 answers · asked by Ben H 5

What might they be?

2007-11-05 09:33:59 · 5 answers · asked by Baby G 1

2007-11-05 09:32:42 · 2 answers · asked by toto zozo 1

Like something unintentionally reckless....such as go the wrong way on a one way street? Or blow through a stop sign?

2007-11-05 09:28:01 · 7 answers · asked by Pssssh Whatever 4

I am doing a presentation on how the teenage brain works differently from the adult brain and how they differ...anything would be great! Thanks!

2007-11-05 09:23:47 · 1 answers · asked by kirsten 2

2007-11-05 09:04:49 · 8 answers · asked by Jack Jack 4

I am 15 and I hate the idea of getting drunk and taking drugs, I really don't see the point. I am also terrified of the thought of people throwing up.
The problem is everyone in my year seems obsessed with that.
How do I go through my teenage years not being a loser, but avoiding all that?
I have loads of friends but I dont really want to go to all those parties.

2007-11-05 09:03:22 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-05 08:47:04 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

im 30 with borderline personality disorder, ive never been employed, dropped out of high school through bullying, never made friends, never been in a relationship, never gained qualifications or had any nice times in life.
i live alone in a one bedroom flat.
i feel like im being denied what others have..a good job..a direction..fullfillment..a pretty girlfriend..security..happiness.

i want all those things, ive never had but most of all i want to leave the uk.....move abroad...far away outside europe.....a fresh start...a new beggining.
i want to live in a small little desert town with few populace...the odd pepsi machine outside the dimly lit saloons....a loving partner...a secure home...couple of friends....a good job.
these are my dreams...my desires.. my hopes..my needs...
but paranoia is making me think other people are controlling my life...stopping me from achieving those things.

all my internet friends 1 or 2 have rejected me, im lonely, no direction

2007-11-05 08:36:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

what is narcissism? This question is for you EMPANADA. I don't know the word and have never used it! So please enlighten me on the subject please and thank you. Anyone else have an answer let me read it! Thanks for your cooperation!

2007-11-05 07:48:56 · 6 answers · asked by Runteldat 3

Would telepathy replace the phone, or astral projection replace the package holiday? Seriously guys, is there anything to be gained?

2007-11-05 07:30:40 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Which are you, and which is it better to be? At heart I am a leader, but no one follows me; I'm a lonesome leader. When I am the follower I don't get any respect and I don't like following people. I want to have my own opinions and do what I want, but is that good even when people don't follow?

2007-11-05 07:16:49 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-05 07:12:42 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

What drives a human being to deem a little baby creature that is not even of our species "cute?"

Where does it come from and what are the practical uses of this "cute."

Is it something that is instinctual? Or something that comes from greater human faculties?

Why are some human beings that have reached adulthood also considered "cute" by some?

2007-11-05 06:57:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

and through them you are becoming a better person would you call that a crush or would I call him my hero?

2007-11-05 06:01:30 · 8 answers · asked by saveitok 6

2007-11-05 05:55:13 · 10 answers · asked by starbrite74♥♥ 3

2007-11-05 05:17:28 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does our minds computer need defragmatized and much content sent to the trash bend??? Does it need reprogramed?.......Should we be careful what we let come into our minds computer??? Is it hard to get info out of our minds computer?????

2007-11-05 05:12:53 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I'm the 'queen of procrastination' and I never get things done. LOL

Help!

2007-11-05 04:55:12 · 12 answers · asked by Asian Cutie 4

I keep having Deja Vu's ALL THE TIME!!

One example . . .
A friend of mine passed away with cancer a while ago and me and friends at school were talking obviously we were upset because it was the day we found out. But I had a deja-vu . . . like a memory of that exact conversation happening before.

Another example is a conversation me and my friend had about my grandmother passing away ??

It keeps happening . . . do you think it means something?

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2007-11-05 04:27:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

i have a wonderful son and a great boyfriend.but late at night i feel dread creeping into me and for 4 hours straight i flit between my sons room and back to my room(where my boyfriend is).my son is 2 years old,his mother died 9 weeks after he was born,i am still not sure how or why.
but i am forever scared that something will happen to the 2 guys i love the most.i have not spoken to my boyfriend about it,this is serious to me and i know he will mean well and try to make a joke out of it.but i dont want that right now.
i do have a job,which i do go to and i dont let my fears affect my work but i rush straight home to my family.i dont mind dying myself,knowing that they will be safe.
this is stupid but i have dreams that i am being forced to choose between them.i know what some people will say,i can always get another boyfriend.but i dont want anyone else but the one i have.
i come across as confident but inside i am terrierfied of messing up,as a dad and as a boyfriend.i have

2007-11-05 04:11:43 · 5 answers · asked by half_blood_prince1997 1

I don't really understand domestic abuse that well but understand that you lose complete confidence in yourself and are scared to leave. what i am wondering is does anyone out there who has had an abusive partner blame themselves for choosing these partners? What about when you have children do you feel guilty that you brought children into a violent environment or are almost in denial when the situation is going on where you believe things will get better?

2007-11-05 03:49:26 · 6 answers · asked by nik 28 3

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2007-11-05 03:24:47 · 3 answers · asked by csillver 1

I wish the answerer to assume a "normal looking" not obese or anorexic human male. The answers of money and social status are obvious. What is beyond these two criteria?

2007-11-05 02:51:51 · 17 answers · asked by wapermaster 3

if you keep remembering a memory that you hate to remember. how can you forget that foreever? loss of memory needed.

2007-11-05 02:40:07 · 22 answers · asked by jayrayroller 1

Is it somehow likely or even possible that one day in the distant future, we will be co-existing or dare I say, 'governed' by intellectualy superior, reasoning, thinking emotive machines ? cybernetic organisms ?

Basicly asking whether or not A.I can reach a stage where it becomes 'alert' and begins to play havoc with everything mankind has innovated since the copper wire conductor.

Go ahead and accuse me of watching too many sci fi movies, thats not what we're really here to discuss. my question centers around the very eerie thought of machines , getting SO smart that they one day 'wake up' and begin to challenge us on earth, god forbid even enslave or terminate us. :-|

I would love to hear from scholars in this field, who can give me some thought from ground up on the potential of such an event happening. Any thoughts from anybody interested in A.I, robots, cyborgs, angry toasters and 'static kitchen appliances' feel free to answer :-|

" my toaster tried to kill me again "

2007-11-05 02:22:55 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-11-05 01:44:18 · 24 answers · asked by . 7