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Now here’s a Psychologist we can all turn to in our darkest hours, someone who will listen to your innermost thoughts and solve them with torture. After listening carefully to your troubles you can then look forward to a nice long, painful recovery.
Put your minds at ease, the White house has solved all your mental health problems.
One of the most intense scandals the field of psychology has faced over the last decade is the involvement of several of its members in enabling Bush's worldwide torture regime. Numerous health professionals worked for the U.S. government to help understand how best to mentally degrade and break down detainees. At the center of that controversy was -- and is -- Dr. Larry James. James, a retired Army colonel, was the Chief Psychologist at Guantanamo in 2003, at the height of the abuses at that camp, and then served in the same position at Abu Ghraib during 2004.Now here’s a Psychologist we can all turn to in our darkest hours, someone who... more
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Going to a therapist can be a difficult decision to come to. Movies and books make therapy out to be for crazy people and often put a bad spin on what goes on when you’re on the couch. While it may be hard to open up to loved ones, sitting down with a therapist gives you an opportunity to air your feelings in a judgment-free zone.
link: http://onlinedoctoratedegree.org/on-the-couch-10-things-to-expect-when-going-to-a-therapistGoing to a therapist can be a difficult decision to come to. Movies and books make... more
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From the ancient Egyptians to modern psychotherapists, the nature of dreaming has fascinated people for centuries. Now, neuroscience is giving us more rigorous methods to understand what dreams are, why we have them, and how we might depend on them for our very survival. Find out more in this short animated filmFrom the ancient Egyptians to modern psychotherapists, the nature of dreaming has... more
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Alprazolam is a strong drug and in market its common name is Xanax. This medicine made from benzodiazepine class and used to solve the problems of severe nervousness chaos and panic attacks. It is also used to treat the depression nervousness. It is also available in market with Xanax XR name and they both available in instant release. It has power to give anxiolytic, sedative, anticonvulsant, hypnotic, amnesic and muscle relaxant.Alprazolam is a strong drug and in market its common name is Xanax. This medicine made... more
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“Beneath the Roses” is an acclaimed series of photographs by Gregory Crewdson, pointedly theatrical yet intensely real images that explore the recesses of the American psyche and the disturbing dramas at play within otherwise mundane environments. Anonymous townscapes, forest clearings and broad, desolate streets become settings for mystery and wonder; similarly, ostensibly banal interiors become the staging grounds for strange human scenarios.
Crewdson’s scenes are tangibly atmospheric, visually alluring and often deeply disquieting. Never anchored precisely in time or place, the narratives of “Beneath the Roses” are instead located in the dystopic landscape of the anxious American imagination. Crewdson’s elaborately staged and plotted photographic fictions convey experiences that are intensely real.
This piece presents a number of high-resolution color photographs, a slide show and a documentary short film.
http://disembedded.wordpress.com/2011/03/03/gregory-crewdson-disturbing-dramas-beneath-the-roses/“Beneath the Roses” is an acclaimed series of photographs by Gregory... more
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This is story of a self-grown American author. He turned into a success coach. His name is Tony Robbins. He was born on 29th February 1960. He has written many books. His birth took place in North Hollywood, California, which is a state of United States of America. He is recognized for being an author, actor and a professional speaker. He moved to Azusa, California for getting education. Here he studied at Glendora High School.This is story of a self-grown American author. He turned into a success coach. His... more
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Make sure you are busting for a wee before popping the big question because you will be more inclined to have better judgement according to new research. Dutch reachers found that people with a full bladder were able to better control and “hold off” making important, or expensive, decisions, leading to better judgement.They linked bladder control to the same part of the brain that activates feelings of desire and reward.The study, published in the journal Psychological Science, also concluded that just thinking about words related to urination triggered the same effect!Just make sure you don't have a Freudian slip when making those decisions…
Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8355106/People-with-full-bladders-make-better-decisions-scientists-discover.htmlMake sure you are busting for a wee before popping the big question because you will... more
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A great article by Micah White that asks us to question our lives. Here's an excerpt from the article:
"And then, a festering social-wound erupted, an Archduke was assassinated and a great war declared. Swiftly the world slid into chaos, sixty million Europeans were mobilized and an ocean of blood flowed from countless charnel houses. When Jung heard the declaration of war, he was unexpectedly relieved for he saw immediately that the apocalyptic imagery which had haunted his mind was not a sign of personal insanity but instead a symptom of a collective, cultural madness. He understood that his prophetic visions were evidence of a collective unconscious, a shared cultural psyche that can become diseased."
http://www.adbusters.org/blogs/blackspot-blog/learning-jungs-madness.htmlA great article by Micah White that asks us to question our lives. Here's an... more
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Finding the right therapist is tough, especially when you’re in a state of distress and feel you’re in need of a listening ear ASAP. Still, you don’t want to jump into a relationship with a therapist who you aren’t going to gel with or else you’ll be stuck hunting down the right therapist within a few sessions.
link: http://www.mastersdegree.com/blog/15-questions-for-finding-the-right-therapist/Finding the right therapist is tough, especially when you’re in a state of... more
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a new movie from the director of "300" and Watchmen... this flick looks wildly original and imaginative. what do you guys think?a new movie from the director of "300" and Watchmen... this flick looks... more
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Student protests, rioting, Psychology of Revolution, Twitter revolutions. . . Rebellion is alive and kicking. But why do only some of us choose to take a stand? So why do some of us choose to rebel? It's a question we haven't had many answers to. Milgram‘s experiments are a classic example of how researchers have concentrated their attention on those who con form — in a documentary about his studies, Milgram even chose not to include footage of anyone rebelling. Those who said no were confined to the cutting-room floor. But new research is putting rebels firmly into the spotlight. http://www.makeahistory.com/index.php/recent-news/33546-the-rebel-in-all-of-us-the-psychology-of-revolutionStudent protests, rioting, Psychology of Revolution, Twitter revolutions. . .... more
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Barbara H. Peterson
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The TV and your computer monitor can be used to manipulate your nervous system. Here is the proof. Read it and weep:
Nervous system manipulation by electromagnetic fields from monitors US Patent #6,506,148
“SUMMARY: Computer monitors and TV monitors can be made to emit weak low-frequency electromagnetic fields merely by pulsing the intensity of displayed images. Experiments have shown that the 1/2 Hz sensory resonance can be excited in this manner in a subject near the monitor. The 2.4 Hz sensory resonance can also be excited in this fashion. Hence, a TV monitor or computer monitor can be used to manipulate the nervous system of nearby people.”
“It is thus apparent that the human nervous system can be manipulated by screen emissions from subliminal TV image pulses.” LINK
The human nervous system controls everything from breathing and producing digestive enzymes, to memory and intelligence. (Human Nervous System)
http://www.pakalertpress.com/2011/02/18/proof-your-tv-computer-can-manipulate-your-brain/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed:+pakalert+(Pak+Alert+Press)Barbara H. Peterson
Farm Wars
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Short film about Collective unconscious.
Back in the November...when I first have discovered meaning of the term I got absolutely fascinased by it and I have read many articles about it.
In that time I was also reading a book Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse and that inspired me as well so I decide to make a short film about an intelectual who is strugling from the harschness of the modern age, who is trying to explain the term with his chaotic thoughts.
The idea of the film is that every person is sharing his individual process of thinking.
Camera: Panasonic GH1
Lenses: Basic lens, Pentacon auto 2.8/29
Sound: Zoom H4nShort film about Collective unconscious.
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More than a quarter of people in the United States who take antidepressants have never been diagnosed with any of the conditions the drugs are typically used to treat, according to a study.
As a result, millions could be exposed to side effects from the medicines without proven health benefits, said Jina Pagura, a psychologist and currently a medical student at the University of Manitoba, and colleagues who worked on the study.
"We cannot be sure that the risks and side effects of antidepressants are worth the benefit of taking them for people who do not meet criteria for major depression," Pagura said in an e-mail to Reuters Health.
For the study, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology, Pagura and colleagues tapped into data from the Collaborative Psychiatric Epidemiologic Surveys, which include a nationally representative sample of more than 20,000 U.S. adults interviewed between 2001 and 2003.
Roughly one in ten people told interviewers they had been taking antidepressants during the previous year, yet a quarter of those people had never been diagnosed with any of the conditions that doctors usually treat with the medications, such as major depression and anxiety disorder.
"There are undoubtedly many people being prescribed antidepressants that may not be effective for them, but there are also millions of Americans suffering from depression who are not being prescribed antidepressants or are being prescribed them at a suboptimal dose," said Jeffrey Harman, in health services at the University of Florida in Gainesville, who was not involved in the study.
Read more: http://www.canada.com/Depression+medication+often+used+valid+psychiatric+reason+Study/4255830/story.html#ixzz1DfIrnnuZMore than a quarter of people in the United States who take antidepressants have never... more
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All sorts of things can make us sad, anxious or depressed: a bad day at work, money problems, a family row. But could you be feeling some of those same emotions simply because you have been infected by a bug?
Studies suggest bacteria and parasites may change personality. Some experts even now believe we can ‘catch’ depression, and, if we’re lucky, happiness.
We’ve all experienced the physical effects of a bacterial infection like a tummy bug.
Is bacteria always a bad thing? Studies suggest some strains could be used to make us feel happier or make us more intelligent
Our immune system fires up chemical messengers that produce inflammation to fight the infection, which, in turn, makes us crawl to our beds. So how could an infection also alter our mood?
One theory is that bacteria affect the balance of our brain chemicals, triggering changes in behaviour. Here, we look at the effects certain bugs can have on our personality.
THE BUG THAT MAKES YOU FRISKY
Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite found in cat faeces, is harmless to most of us. But studies suggest it can change behaviour in a small set of susceptible people.
Dr Nicky Boulter, an infectious disease researcher at Sydney University of Technology, says men and women respond differently to T.gondii infection: ‘Infected men have a lower IQ, shorter attention span and are more likely to break rules and take risks. Women are more outgoing, friendly and promiscuous.’
The parasite has also been linked with more serious psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, bi-polar and obsessive compulsive disorder. It seems to increase levels of two brain chemicals, dopamine and glutamate, which are associated with mood and social interaction.
‘If T.gondii is shown to be a cause of mental disorders, it will constitute a major breakthrough in understanding how psychiatric problems start and the mechanisms that control them,’ says Abebaw Fekadu, lecturer in the neurobiology of mood disorders at the Institute of Psychiatry in London.
Useful feline: A parasite found in cat faeces can make some women more outgoing, friendly and promiscuous
THE BUG THAT MAKES YOU CLEVER
Researchers investigating the ability of bacteria called Mycobacterium vaccae to destroy prostate cancer noticed that it also made patients more cheerful.
It turned out the bacteria was stimulating an area in their brains involved in producing the feel-good chemical serotonin.
‘It’s odd because infection usually produces inflammation and makes people feel worse,’ says Graham Rook, professor of medical microbiology at the Royal Free and University College Medical School in London.
‘We think M.vaccae is somehow able to damp down inflammation, allowing the serotonin to have its effect.’
The hope is that this could lead to a new form of antidepressant.
‘M.vaccaae is found in soil and is easy to inhale or get on your hands,’ says Dorothy Matthews, associate professor of biology at Sage Colleges in Troy New York.
She’s found that it seems to improve learning, too. Mice fed on M.vaccae went through a maze twice as fast as those who hadn’t had any.
So could this work for humans?
‘I’d certainly recommend children get out in the country more,’ says Professor Matthews. ‘Exposure to this bacteria could cheer them up, and it might improve their learning.’
But Professor Rook doubts even gardeners would be able to get enough of it to have a beneficial effect.
THE BUG THAT MAKES YOU SAD
Get gardening! A bacteria found in soil can improve learning and make people more cheerful
‘If you have a serious infection — say, a bad bout of food poisoning — you just want to go to bed, sleep and not do anything,’ says Dr Naomi Eisenberger, a psychologist at the University of California.
‘It’s known as the inflammation response, and it’s the body’s way of making sure that you devote all your energies to fighting off the infection. What’s interesting is that this behaviour is similar to what we see in some people with depression.’
Dr Eisenberger gave 39 people a small dose of bacterial toxin taken from the E.coli bug and then got them to fill in a questionnaire. The answers showed two changes in mood: they had became less interested in the promise of financial rewards and in interacting with other people.
Checking the levels of inflammation against brain scans revealed that areas where activity had changed are known to control willingness to take risks.
New bacterial and other treatments could emerge from all this research. In the meantime, there may be a more immediate way of improving our psychological state using the complex web of bacteria living in our guts.
‘Evidence suggests gut bacteria can communicate directly with the brain,’ says Professor Glen Gibson, a microbiologist at Reading University. ‘It’s early days, but studies have found that giving tiny amounts of probiotics (friendly gut bacteria) can affect parts of the brain involved in emotions.’
So could we soon be taking probiotics instead of antidepressants? Maybe, says neuroscientist Professor John Cryan.
‘You won’t be able to use something off the supermarket shelves,’ he adds, ‘but there is a small study on humans showing that a particular strain of friendly gut bacteria can reduce depression.’
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1354716/Why-bacteria-garden-make-happy-Common-infections-dont-just-affect-body-They-transform-mood.html#ixzz1DcccIZmQAll sorts of things can make us sad, anxious or depressed: a bad day at work, money... more
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Motivation for women and men who strive to live the Christian Life! Encouragement for the homeless-the jobless-the single mom-the father that feels worthless. One of the most motivational podcast for those who have been abused both physically and mentally. DJ Mona-Lisa despite her faults as a sinner is definitely a mentor for everyone: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/djmonalisa/2011/02/10/im-crossing-the-enemy-lineMotivation for women and men who strive to live the Christian Life! Encouragement for... more
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