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Jon Ronson: Strange answers to the psychopath test

Jon Ronson: Strange answers to the psychopath test
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Darcey Bussell: Dancing to Happiness Roel's World - Ego ... and what to do with it? Approx. reading time: 3 minutesFebruary 25, 2022 Ego … and what to do with it? What is Ego actually? In general we connect rather “negative character traits” such as greed, vanity, jealousy, pride, power craziness, et cetera with “Ego”. But, are those “traits” related to “Ego”? To “visualize” what is written above, I like to compare that “Trinity” mentioned above with a horse … When a horse is born it is still wild and “untamed”. If you wish to “make use” of a wild horse, you need to “tame” it. Once the “taming” is done, horse and rider (your conscious self) need to learn to “work together”. I think – when looking at the “Ego” like this – we can conclude that “Ego” is neither good nor bad. Another (more “spiritual”) “line of thought” – somewhat related to this – is how in the Bhagavad Gita the relationship between the Body, Mind, Self and the Senses is described: “The Body is the chariot. In this line of thought the horses (“senses”) present the “id” and the Mind presents the “Ego“.

The rise and fall of LSD: Fascinating documentary on acid The rise and fall of LSD: Fascinating documentary on acid The Beyond Within is a well-balanced two part documentary on LSD featuring Albert Hoffman, Ken Kesey and British politician Christopher Mayhew. While the entire documentary is filled with absorbing insights, The Mayhew segment is particularly fascinating. Media and public interest in LSD reached a point in the early 60’s that a politician by the name of Christopher Mayhew agreed to undergo an experiment, and for this experiment to be filmed by the BBC. This fascinating experiment involved his taking a dose of Mescalin in the company of a physician, and answering certain basic brainteasers over the course of his little trip. The footage of his experience is extraordinary, as this eloquent upper-class aristocrat describes what he is experiencing under the influence of the drug, his eyes wide as saucers. Made in 1986 for BBC television, The Beyond Within explores the rise and fall of LSD.

Conformity and Obedience | Introduction to Psychology Learning Objectives Describe the results of research on conformity, and distinguish between normative and informational social influence.Describe Stanley Milgram’s experiment and its implications Conformity Solomon Asch conducted several experiments in the 1950s to determine how people are affected by the thoughts and behaviors of other people. In one study, a group of participants was shown a series of printed line segments of different lengths: a, b, and c (Figure 1). Participants were then shown a fourth line segment: x. Figure 1. Each group of participants had only one true, naïve subject. How often do you think the true participant aligned with the confederates’ response? The Asch effect is the influence of the group majority on an individual’s judgment. What factors make a person more likely to yield to group pressure? The size of the majority: The greater the number of people in the majority, the more likely an individual will conform. Figure 2. Figure 3. Figure 4. Link to learning

The Danish have designed a simple way to cope with loneliness Toad, a 20-year-old Danish woman living in Copenhagen, has been lonely her whole life. She is autistic, and as a child, did not have any friends. When she moved from the country to the city, not much changed. Toad is among the attendees of Ventilen, or “friend to one” in Danish, a 20-year-old organization set up to bring 15-to-25-year-olds together twice a week with two or three volunteers. “I try to fight my depression by being less lonely, not with medicine,” Toad says. Christian, who is 23, says he too suffered in high school. Ventilen currently offers 21 venues in Denmark where young people looking for companionship can meet one another. While Ventilen has been around for decades, its simple yet novel approach is getting more attention as governments everywhere wake up to the prevalence, and cost, of loneliness. Finding a common purpose Then someone had the idea of introducing games. About one in 10 young people in Denmark report that they are lonely. Opening up

Myers-Briggs Type Indicator: The 16 Personality Types Have you ever heard someone describe themselves as an INTJ or an ESTP and wondered what those cryptic-sounding letters could mean? What these people are referring to is their personality type based on the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). The Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator is a self-report inventory designed to identify a person's personality type, strengths, and preferences. The questionnaire was developed by Isabel Myers and her mother Katherine Briggs based on their work with Carl Jung's theory of personality types. This article discusses how the Myers-Briggs types were created, what the 16 different MBTI types are, and how this personality typing system works. The Development of the Myers-Briggs Test Both Myers and Briggs were fascinated by Jung's theory of psychological types and recognized that the theory could have real-world applications. An Overview of the Test No one personality type is "best" or "better" than another. Extraversion (E) – Introversion (I) Recap

The D Factor Might Be the Personality Trait Behind All the Evil in the World So here's a question: If you could find out your own D factor, would you want to? Good/bad news — you can. Anyone can still participate in the study — if they're willing to explore the dark sides of their personality. Get stories like this one in your inbox each morning. Jon Ronson's "The Psychopath Test" (free with your trial membership to Audible) is one of the best ways to wrap your mind around what, exactly, psychopathy is. Hypnosis and Meditation – General Psychology Learning Objectives Describe hypnosis and meditation Our states of consciousness change as we move from wakefulness to sleep. We also alter our consciousness through the use of various psychoactive drugs. This final section will consider hypnotic and meditative states as additional examples of altered states of consciousness experienced by some individuals. Hypnosis is a state of extreme self-focus and attention in which minimal attention is given to external stimuli. Historically, hypnosis has been viewed with some suspicion because of its portrayal in popular media and entertainment (Figure 1). How exactly does a hypnotist bring a participant to a state of hypnosis? The participant is guided to focus on one thing, such as the hypnotist’s words or a ticking watch. These steps are conducive to being open to the heightened suggestibility of hypnosis. How does hypnosis work? Meditation Link to Learning Think It Over clearing the mind in order to achieve a state of relaxed awareness and focus

What Makes the Ketamine-Based Drug for Depression So Different? On Tuesday (March 5), the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a ketamine-like nasal spray for patients with depression who haven't responded to other treatments. But what makes this newly approved treatment so different? The drug, called Spravato and made by Janssen Pharmaceuticals, contains the active ingredient esketamine. This substance has the same molecular formula as ketamine but a different chemical structure. (In other words, it contains the same type and number of elements but in a different configuration.) One reason experts are excited about the nasal spray is that its effects can be seen within several hours to days. Antidepressants work by regrowing brain cells and the connections between them, and ketamine appears to have the same effects, said David Olson, an assistant professor of chemistry, biochemistry and molecular medicine at the University of California, Davis. Still, it's not entirely clear how the drug works.

Symbolic Literacy - michaeltsarion Due to chronic symbol illiteracy, we live our lives largely unaware of a great poison in our midst, something that has a profoundly negative effect on our conscious and unconscious selves. This is the use of subliminal persuasion in media and advertising. Subliminal and subtextual persuasion of this pernicious kind constitutes nothing less than a psychic dictatorship. It involves the deliberate subversive manipulation and public purveyance of words, images, numbers, colors, sounds and symbols which are subsequently directed, via ubiquitous media oracles, toward limbic areas of the brain. The toxic torrent also readjusts brain wave states, putting one in a mental frequency suitable to the ad-men. The artifice of Media Persuaders relies on insidious cryptic language deliberately designed to disturb our capacity to differentiate between fantasy and reality. Subliminal messages permeate television programs, computer games, magazines, billboards, products and musical productions.

Modafinil is the first confirmed drug that makes you smarter Though initially made for narcoleptics (people having trouble sleeping), many soon caught on that modafinil can enhance cognitive abilities. Right now, it’s a favorite among students who use it when preparing for exams with visible results, they claim. But modafinil isn’t the first such “smart drug” we’ve come across. It’s likely that you’ve seen some TV or internet ads marketing ‘smart pills’ that supposedly enhance cognitive abilities, but with mere anecdotal evidence backing it up. In contrast, modafinil really seems to be a legit smart drug, according to a systematic review of reports documenting the effects of the drug. The meta-analysis was made by a team at University of Oxford and Harvard Medical School. Make me smarter The researchers looked at the studies documenting the cognitive enhancing effects of modafinil published between January 1990 and December 2014. Performance gains varied from task to task, but the longer, more complex the task was, the better the improvements.

A Definitive Guide to Self-Actualization (Based on Maslow's Findings) What does it mean to be a self-actualizing person? Are there characteristics of self-actualization? Are you a self-actualizing individual? To answer these questions, we need to take a brief tour through the work of psychologist Abraham Maslow. What Made Maslow Different In Maslow’s era, psychology had a single-minded focus on mental illness. Neurosis and psychosis were the central themes as psychologists sought to understand and potentially heal mental afflictions. But Maslow took a different approach. “What does positive mental health look like?” The summary of his lifelong research into this question yielded an original idea that’s still popular over 60 years later: self-actualization. Maslow Didn’t Construct a Pyramid Maslow has become well-known for identifying the basic human needs all humans share: Most people associate Maslow’s work with the hierarchy of human needs. A pyramid or triangle is often how we see this hierarchy illustrated: Very logical, right? Growth Needs versus Basic Needs

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