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But just how clinically realistic are those portrayals? Not very — with a handful of exceptions, according to a paper published recently in the Journal of Forensic Sciences. TIL that in 1861 a slave took over a confederate ship and delivered it to the Union. He was then given the ship to command during the Civil War. After the war, he bought the very house he was a slave in and became a U.S. congressman. : todayilearned. Some of my favourite Word Porn. She Thinks Too Much [Such Girls Are Dangerous] OOA8QzF.jpg (2977×2105) For all the imgurian writers out there, The wheel of emotions. Thought disorder. In psychiatry, thought disorder (TD) or formal thought disorder (FTD) refers to disorganized thinking as evidenced by disorganized speech.[1] Specific thought disorders include derailment, poverty of speech, tangentiality, illogicality, perseveration, neologism, and thought blocking.[1] Psychiatrists consider formal thought disorder as being one of two types of disordered thinking, with the other type being delusions.
The latter involves "content" while the former involves "form". Although the term "thought disorder" can refer to either type, in common parlance it refers most often to a disorder of thought "form" also known as formal thought disorder. [citation needed] Eugen Bleuler, who named schizophrenia, held that thought disorder was its defining characteristic.[2] However, formal thought disorder is not unique to schizophrenia or psychosis. 10 Writing "Rules" We Wish More Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors Would Break.
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Aphorism. An aphorism is an original thought, spoken or written in a laconic (concise) and memorable form.[1] Aphorism literally means a "distinction" or "definition".
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CAN WE SAVE THE SALTON SEA? The Salton Sea region was part of the Gulf of California until about 4.4 million years ago. The Colorado River silt eventually blocked off the gulf and separated the region from the Pacific Ocean. Over the centuries at least 5 lakes occupied the basin where the current Salton Sea lies. The Salton Sea was created between 1905 and 1907 when the Colorado River broke through diversion canals in the irrigation system in Imperial County. 6 Sexist Video Game Problems Even Bigger Than the Breasts. Some video games are more obviously focused on women's genitals than a gynecologist exam. In games like TERA, a woman's armor is a map of her erogenous zones, defending her from only the most technical definition of nudity.
Dead or Alive uses more computer power to model Kasumi's breasts than NASA had for the moon landings. That's actually not a joke. TecmoAnd the results deal with similar levels of gravitational attraction. Sarcasm. Sarcasm is "a sharp, bitter, or cutting expression or remark; a bitter gibe or taunt. "[1][2] Sarcasm may employ ambivalence,[3] although sarcasm is not necessarily ironic.[4] "The distinctive quality of sarcasm is present in the spoken word and manifested chiefly by vocal inflections".[5] The sarcastic content of a statement will be dependent upon the context in which it appears.[6] Origin of the term The word comes from the Greek σαρκασμός (sarkasmos) which is taken from the word σαρκάζειν meaning "to tear flesh, bite the lip in rage, sneer".[1]
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The lessons derived from this work represent a partial basis for the relationship counseling movement which aim to improve relationship functioning and the avoidance of those behaviors shown by Gottman and other researchers to harm human relationships. [ 1 ] Gottman is a Professor Emeritus of psychology at the University of Washington . With his wife Julie Schwartz, Gottman heads a non-profit research institute (The Relationship Research Institute) and a for-profit therapist training entity (The Gottman Institute). [ 2 ]
What technology exists that most people probably don't know about & would totally blow their minds? : AskReddit. Transcranial direct-current stimulation. Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a form of neuromodulation that uses constant, low direct current delivered via electrodes on the head. It can be contrasted with cranial electrotherapy stimulation, which generally uses alternating current the same way.[1] It was originally developed to help patients with brain injuries or psychiatric conditions like major depressive disorder. There is increasing evidence for tDCS as a treatment for depression.[2][3][4] However, there is mixed evidence about whether tDCS is useful for cognitive enhancement in healthy people.
Transhumanism. Transhumanism (abbreviated as H+ or h+) is an international cultural and intellectual movement with an eventual goal of fundamentally transforming the human condition by developing and making widely available technologies to greatly enhance human intellectual, physical, and psychological capacities.[1] Transhumanist thinkers study the potential benefits and dangers of emerging technologies that could overcome fundamental human limitations, as well as the ethics of developing and using such technologies.
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