Why predicting suicide is a difficult and complex challenge Who is going to die by suicide? This terrible mystery of human behavior takes on particular poignance in the wake of suicides by high-profile and much-beloved celebrities Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain. It is only natural that people want to know why such tragedies occur. As a scientist who has focused on this question for the past decade, I should have a pretty good idea of who is and isn’t going to die by suicide. The need for answers The fact that suicide is so hard to predict unfortunately took about 50 years for most scientists to appreciate. To understand why this is, and why we humans won’t ever be able to accurately predict suicide on our own, one needs to take a step back and understand a little more about the nature of human cognition, suicide and machine learning. As humans, we love explanations that have two qualities. Second, explanations should be determinate, meaning that there is one set explanation that accounts for all or most of something. Empathy will always matter
AutoMEQ Welcome to the Automated Morningness-Eveningness Questionnaire1 Our questionnaire gives you advice about your "circadian rhythm type." There will be 19 questions about your daily sleep-wake habits and the times of day you prefer certain activities. Answering should take only about 5-10 minutes. As soon as you finish, you will receive personalized feedback. For each question, select the answer choice that best describes you. 1Prepared by Terman M, Rifkin JB, Jacobs J, White TM (2001), New York State Psychiatric Institute, 1051 Riverside Drive, Unit 50, New York, NY, 10032. 2Horne JA and Östberg O.
Cultivons l'optimisme - Des solutions pour une meilleure vie Try these two smart techniques to help you master your emotions iStock “He’s an angry person”; “I’m a very anxious person.” We’ve all made statements like these. One of the best things you can do for your emotional health is to beef up your concepts of emotions. People who can construct finely-grained emotional experiences go to the doctor less frequently, use medication less frequently, and spend fewer days hospitalized for illness. What I’m describing is emotional granularity, the phenomenon that some people construct finer-grained emotional experiences than others do. Perhaps the easiest way to gain concepts is to learn new words. Higher emotional granularity has many other benefits for a satisfying life. So, learn as many new words as possible. By coming up with your own emotion concepts, you’ll be better calibrated to cope with different circumstances and potentially more empathic to others. Try also to invent your own emotion concepts, using your powers of social reality and conceptual combination. You can do the same thing yourself.
Mind molding psychedelic drugs could treat depression, and other mental illnesses My research group has been studying the effects of psychedelics on neuronal structure and function, and we found that these compounds cause neurons to grow. A lot. Many of these compounds are well-known and include lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), psilocin (from magic mushrooms), N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT, from ayahuasca) and 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, aka ecstasy). These are among the most powerful drugs known to affect brain function, and our research shows that they can alter the structure of the brain as well. Changes in neuronal structure are important because they can impact how the brain is wired, and consequently, how we feel, think and behave. Prior to our study, there were relatively few compounds known to have such drastic and rapid effects on neuronal structure. If you think of a neuron like a tree, then its dendrites would be the large branches, and its dendritic spines – which receive signals from other neurons – would be the small branches.
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How the smartphone affected an entire generation of kids As someone who researches generational differences, I find one of the most frequent questions I’m asked is “What generation am I in?” If you were born before 1980, that’s a relatively easy question to answer: the Silent Generation was born between 1925 and 1945; baby boomers were born between 1946 and 1964; Gen X followed (born between 1965 and 1979). Next come millennials, born after 1980. But where do millennials end, and when does the next generation begin? Until recently, I (and many others) thought the last millennial birth year would be 1999 – today’s 18-year-olds. However, that changed a few years ago, when I started to notice big shifts in teens’ behavior and attitudes in the yearly surveys of 11 million young people that I analyze for my research. These teens and young adults all have one thing in common: Their childhood or adolescence coincided with the rise of the smartphone. What makes iGen different A 2015 survey found that two out of three U.S. teens owned an iPhone.
Understand Myself - What You Need to Know Chart of the day: Are you eating more veggies than a 3-year-old? Probably not Updated Tue at 5:07amTue 3 Jul 2018, 5:07am Parents who despair at getting their children to eat their veggies might need to have a look at the example they are setting. The National Health Survey suggests only 3.8 per cent of adult men get enough vegetables each day, compared to 4.5 per cent of boys. Women fare a little better with 10.2 per cent meeting guidelines versus 6.3 per cent of girls. The recommended intake of veggies varies between 4.5 and 6 serves, depending on age and gender. Toddlers are more likely than any other group to meet their daily vegetable goal, but 80 per cent of them still aren't quite making it. What should I read next? Want more charts? This is part of a new daily series featuring charts which tell a story. Topics: diet-and-nutrition, health, human-interest, australia
Arenas and zoos can be overwhelming for children with autism Jared Oriel Like many kids his age, six-year-old Abram Maha was fascinated by mummies. So one summer day in 2014, his parents, physicians Julian Maha and Michele Kong, took him to one of his favorite places: the mummy exhibit at a museum in their hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. It was busy that day, the lobby was packed, and the place was a barrage of noises, smells and sounds. For many children with autism, including Abram, this kind of environment results in full-on sensory overload. To deal with it, he starts “stimming” — performing repetitive behaviors such as bouncing, hand flapping, jumping and shouting. Unfortunately, situations like these aren’t uncommon for the families of kids with autism. Imagine going to a concert but being unable to block out any of the noises, touches, smells and movements happening around you. As Abram grew up, Maha and Kong came to see the lingering — and large — social stigma around autism. The watchwords: sensitivity, empathy, respect and kindness.