Battered person syndrome Battered person syndrome is a physical and psychological condition of a person who has suffered (usually persistent) emotional, physical, or sexual abuse from another person.[1] It is classified as ICD-9 code 995.81 "Battered person syndrome" not elsewhere classified (NEC). The condition is the basis for the battered woman defense that has been used in cases of physically and psychologically abused women who have killed their abusers. The condition was first researched extensively by Lenore Walker, who used Martin Seligman's learned helplessness theory to explain why abused women stayed in destructive relationships.[2] Diagnosis[edit] Symptoms[edit] Additionally, repeated cycles of violence and reconciliation can result in the following beliefs and attitudes:[7] Causes[edit] The syndrome develops in response to a three-stage cycle found in domestic violence situations. Feelings of depression and passivity may also be created by lack of social support outside of the abusive situation.
Extracting THC Oil from Marijuana » Weed Smokers Guide THC oil is a very potent form of marijuana that is made by extracting essential ‘THC’ oils from different parts of the marijuana plant. The result of this extraction is a dark, oily liquid that has 70%+ pure THC, which will get you baked from just a little bit. It is easy to extract while using easy to find materials and just a little time, and it has several advantages to smoking your marijuana normally: No hot, harsh smoke to bother your lungsNo tar that stains your teeth and fingersVery little smellFive times as much THC enters your bloodstreamGet more highs out of it compared to what you spend on regular marijuanaNo carcinogens to give you cancer Materials Need for THC Oil Extraction: Extracting The THC Oil From Your Marijuana Note: If you don’t have an electric stove do NOT use a gas stove to cook the alcohol. Smoking Your THC Oil Copy the code below to your web site.
Emergency writing motivation techniques | Brain Hacks for Writers If you want to write right now but just don’t feel motivated, here are some immediate ways to get fired up. Any one of them might do the trick: pick whichever seems most likely or appealing and give it a try. If it doesn’t get you right on track, try another one. No self-motivation trick is sure-fire, and we often tend to feel that if we’re not motivated now, there’s no way to get motivated, but there’s strong evidence in psychological and neurological research that we can change our moods, focus, and motivation–in fact, our emotional and motivational states can change very quickly, given the right setup. Keep in mind that just reading this list isn’t going to motivate you—it’s doing one or more of the things this section describes that will make the change. Get a little exercise. If something’s bothering you, fix your thoughts. Visualize a result you like. Just start typing. Meditate. Why did you decide to write this piece? If you feel overwhelmed, focus on one thing. Write it out.
10 More Common Faults in Human Thought Humans This list is a follow up to Top 10 Common Faults in Human Thought. Thanks for everyone’s comments and feedback; you have inspired this second list! It is amazing that with all these biases, people are able to actually have a rational thought every now and then. The confirmation bias is the tendency to look for or interpret information in a way that confirms beliefs. The Availability heuristic is gauging what is more likely based on vivid memories. Illusion of Control is the tendency for individuals to believe they can control or at least influence outcomes that they clearly have no influence on. Interesting Fact: when playing craps in a casino, people will throw the dice hard when they need a high number and soft when they need a low number. The Planning fallacy is the tendency to underestimate the time needed to complete tasks. Interesting Fact: “Realistic pessimism” is a phenomenon where depressed or overly pessimistic people more accurately predict task completion estimations.
Learned helplessness Psychological behavior Learned helplessness is the behavior exhibited by a subject after enduring repeated aversive stimuli beyond their control. It was initially thought to be caused by the subject's acceptance of their powerlessness, by way of their discontinuing attempts to escape or avoid the aversive stimulus, even when such alternatives are unambiguously presented. Upon exhibiting such behavior, the subject was said to have acquired learned helplessness.[1][2] In humans, learned helplessness is related to the concept of self-efficacy; the individual's belief in their innate ability to achieve goals. Foundation of research and theory[edit] Early experiments[edit] American psychologist Martin Seligman initiated research on learned helplessness in 1967 at the University of Pennsylvania as an extension of his interest in depression.[4] This research was later expanded through experiments by Seligman and others. Later experiments[edit] Expanded theories[edit] Health implications[edit]
How to Make a Simple Herbal Extract « Home Remedies How to Make a Simple Herbal Extract Hello there, people. Today, I am going to show you how to extract the essence from a useful plant, using either alcohol or olive oil. For those of you who know nothing about herbal medicine, let me explain it for you in a nutshell... Every plant has certain medicinal uses, if they are not poisonous, and so all you really have to do is find the right plant, and either ingest it, make a tea from it, or render it into a paste and put it on the afflicted area. That is basically it. The key that most people miss, however, is in knowing how to identify and find the right plants for the right purposes. Herbal medicine is, of course, the oldest form of medicine, and it is still one of the best. Which brings up the question...why not just use the herb itself in its natural form, instead of making an extract? The answer is that you can certainly do that if you want to, and if you are able. You are concentrating the medicine and thus, making it stronger. See Also
Better Writing Through Writing About Writing | Brain Hacks for Writers My life is fairly crammed, and writing time is hard to come by. Today I got one of those precious blocks of time in which I could write for several hours almost without interruption, yet as I fired up the computer, I felt not excited about the prospect, but worried and on edge. I also felt a little unsure: I had several projects I could be working on and was waffling on which one to choose. I could have just plunged in and begun working on whatever seemed easiest, most obvious, or most attractive, and if I got deeply enough into the writing that I achieved flow, that might have gone well. On the other hand, it’s possible that my concern that I might be working on the wrong thing or my general unexplored discomfort might have seriously interfered with my ability to focus. So instead of starting by writing, I started by writing down my thoughts about writing. Just writing freely about problems is a good approach, but it can be especially effective to write to a specific purpose.
For cellist, the music lingers after memory has faded A concert cellist whose memory was virtually wiped out by a brain infection may no longer remember the names of the composers whose work he once played before admiring audiences. But he can remember and recognize virtually every note of their compositions, and even more remarkably, can learn and commit to memory new pieces of music he did not know before a raging case of herpes encephalitis robbed him of his ability to recognize most of his family, recall details of his homeland or remember details of his own life before his illness. The findings from this remarkable case study, presented Sunday in Washington at the Society for Neuroscience's annual meeting, suggest that musical memory may be formed, stored and retrieved using an entirely different set of brain structures from those used for verbal or experiential memories. Copyright © 2014, Los Angeles Times