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(97) Timeline Photos - The Hands Free Revolution. Apd. At last, a promising alternative to antipsychotics for schizophrenia Daniel and Jason Freeman Science The Guardian. Imagine that, after feeling unwell for a while, you visit your GP.

At last, a promising alternative to antipsychotics for schizophrenia Daniel and Jason Freeman Science The Guardian

"Ah," says the doctor decisively, "what you need is medication X. It's often pretty effective, though there can be side-effects. You may gain weight. Or feel drowsy. Passive-Aggressive Behavior. Has Spirituality Become Part of Your Ego. “Once you awaken, you will have no interest in judging those who sleep.” ~ James Blanchard For the seeker who is on the spiritual journey or the truth-seeker that is determined to uncover what is “real” and “unreal”, the spirituality or awakening process becomes nothing short of an obsession.

Has Spirituality Become Part of Your Ego

Once the secrets of the universe begin to show themselves to you, it’s like you can think of nothing else. Maybe you had a mystical experience that cannot be explained, or maybe in your seeking to uncover the “secrets” of our government or societies you chanced upon a seemingly endless rabbit hole of information that shows cover-up after cover-up anywhere from why wars were fought to hidden information about extra-terrestrials. Thus starts the journey inward. Things that seemed to be are completely dismantled and even who we thought ourselves to be starts to peel layer after layer, until we finally get in touch with this thing called “awareness” that all the great mystics have talked about.

IMAGE. Is depression a kind of allergic reaction Life and style The Guardian. Barely a week goes by without a celebrity “opening up” about their “battle with depression”.

Is depression a kind of allergic reaction Life and style The Guardian

This, apparently, is a brave thing to do because, despite all efforts to get rid of the stigma around depression, it is still seen as some kind of mental and emotional weakness. But what if was nothing of the sort? What if it was a physical illness that just happens to make people feel pretty lousy? Would that make it less of a big deal to admit to? Could it even put a final nail in the coffin of the idea that depression is all in the mind? According to a growing number of scientists, this is exactly how we should be thinking about the condition. SPEM dysfunction and general schizotypy as measured by the SSQ a controlled study. One century ago, Diefendorf and Dodge first described a phenomenon in schizophrenic patients that is presently known as smooth pursuit eye movement (SPEM) dysfunction [1].

SPEM dysfunction and general schizotypy as measured by the SSQ a controlled study

Rediscovered in the early 1970s by Holzman et al. [2], this phenomenon, reflecting an impairment in the ability to visually track a smoothly moving target, was not only observed in 60–80% of patients with schizophrenia [3, 4], but also in approximately half of their biological relatives [5, 6], and in monozygotic twins who were discordant for schizophrenia [7]. Other studies indicated that SPEM impairments occur in abnormally high proportions in patients suffering from schizotypal personality disorder or SPD [8, 9]; these findings are understandable as SPD is known to be genetically related to schizophrenia [10, 11]. Superior ‘theory of mind’ in borderline personality disorder An analysis of interaction behavior in a virtual trust game - Psychiatry Research.

The Myth of Negativity – andywhiteblog. A theme I have encountered regularly in nearly 30 years of practice as a psychotherapist is the request to help people ‘deal with negativity’.

The Myth of Negativity – andywhiteblog

What consistently emerges is that the person concerned is at war with themselves. And not just ‘in conflict’ as such.. but more of a campaign…. …a series of military strategies to counter that which fails to fit an ideal, as though.. The Science Behind PTSD Symptoms How Trauma Changes The Brain World of Psychology. After any type of trauma (from combat to car accidents, natural disasters to domestic violence, sexual assault to child abuse), the brain and body change.

The Science Behind PTSD Symptoms How Trauma Changes The Brain World of Psychology

Every cell records memories and every embedded, trauma-related neuropathway has the opportunity to repeatedly reactivate. Sometimes the alterations these imprints create are transitory, the small glitch of disruptive dreams and moods that subside in a few weeks. In other situations the changes evolve into readily apparent symptoms that impair function and present in ways that interfere with jobs, friendships and relationships.

What If Everything You Knew About Disciplining Kids Was Wrong Mother Jones. What is Love, Dr. Cookerly False Forms of Love Limerence and Its Alluring Lies » What is Love, Dr. Cookerly. What is Love, Dr. Cookerly False Forms of Love Shadow Side Attachments » What is Love, Dr. Cookerly. Too often bad guys and gals seem to win in the love arena, and good girls and nice guys seem to lose.

What is Love, Dr. Cookerly False Forms of Love Shadow Side Attachments » What is Love, Dr. Cookerly

Why is that? The considerate gentleman gets dropped for the brute. The ‘girl next door’ type loses out to the girl with the bad reputation. Sometimes the examples get a bit extreme. Ruth dropped out of her seminary’s Sacred Music and Choir Director degree program and ran off with a guy in an outlaw, motorcycle gang. Many shadow side relationships are not so extreme. What We Learned in Couple's Therapy Saved Our Marriage. Marriage is hard, and it requires hard work sometimes.

What We Learned in Couple's Therapy Saved Our Marriage

People aren't taught how to be good at marriage, or even how to be a good life-long partner, and so we often screw it up. But in failing and learning how to solve problems, you can make a marriage stronger than ever. That's exactly how couples therapy saved my husband and me—by teaching us how to screw up less and how to fix things when we do. Advertisement - Continue Reading Below. Your Bad Habits Are Wired Into Your Brain. Bad habits are never easy to kick, and the reason could be down to more than just flimsy will power.

Your Bad Habits Are Wired Into Your Brain

According to a new study into the neurological mechanisms behind habit formation, such problematic modes of behavior can actually cause changes in the way the brain is wired, to the point where our little (or not so little) imperfections become written into our mental machinery. This process is mediated via the dorsolateral striatum, a brain region that processes sensory-motor signals in order to stimulate the striatal projection neurons (SPNs) of another part of the brain called the basal ganglia, which has been associated with controlling habitual behavior.

The SPNs in the basal ganglia are arranged in two pathways, called the direct and indirect pathways. Help Tim Ferriss Fund Research for the Treatment of Major Depression. Amy Cuddy: How power-posing boosts your confidence. The Nine Types of Intelligence. By Howard Gardner 1.

The Nine Types of Intelligence

Naturalist Intelligence (“Nature Smart”) Designates the human ability to discriminate among living things (plants, animals) as well as sensitivity to other features of the natural world (clouds, rock configurations). Addictive Behaviour Related to Low Levels of Oxytocin, the "Love and Bonding Hormone" By Christina Lavers Contributing Writer for Wake Up World The more we understand how nature works, the more we realize just how complex, intricately balanced and ingenious its systems are. One aspect that we are currently gaining more insight into is the human body’s ability to produce natural chemicals and their effects on our general wellbeing. Oxytocin is a hormone secreted by the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, a pea-sized structure located at the base of the brain. It is often referred to as a natural love chemical because it is pumped into our bodies when we experience love. How the brain reacts to social stress - Health - Mental health.

WASHINGTON — Any bully’s victim knows the experience can cause lingering fear. Now scientists watching big mice intimidate small ones have discovered the stress spurs genetic changes in the brain — a finding that may help research into depression and other mental illnesses. The experiment suggests a part of the brain linked to addiction also plays a previously unsuspected role in illnesses characterized by chronic anxiety and social withdrawal, Texas researchers report Thursday in the journal Science. In fact, a substance produced in the brain, called BDNF, seems to be the culprit, controlling whether the bullied mice turned into fearful hermits or not. “This is a fascinating observation,” said Dr. Thomas Insel, director of the National Institute of Mental Health, which helped fund the work.

Neuroscientists at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center wanted to test the role of the brain’s “reward pathway” in depression-like behavior. Tantrum Tamers: 32 Phrases to Use With 3 and 4 Year-Olds. The trick to communicating successfully with three and four year-olds is to be clever, funny, clear, rested, and to have a method to calming yourself down as fast as possible. Children this age are often more aggressive and frustrated than they were as toddlers, so being aware of this and meeting their challenging behaviour with strategies and patience are very helpful for all involved. What To Do When Your Child Hits You. 0 1 WhatIsSelfReg. There's a pretty simple way we can raise kind girls instead of 'mean girls.' The Toxic Attraction Between an Empath & a Narcissist. 7 Signs You've Arrived as a Survivor of Narcissistic Abuse.

Birth Psychology. The Alan Kazdin Method for Making Your Children Behave. Say you have a problem child. The Difference Between a Sociopath and a Psychopath - Examined Existence. 5 Reasons We Should Stop Distracting Toddlers (And What To Do Instead) ShareThis.