psychology

Psychology (psykhe+logia) is a discipline dedicated to the study of mental functions and behavior. While psychology is inherently more relative than for example physics, it aims for the scientific study of the human mind and its various distinct aspects, such as behavior, cognition, emotion, personality and perception.

While its primary focus is on the more intangible human mind, psychology also studies the corresponding neurological and physiological processes, incorporating research from other fields of study, such as natural and social sciences. Psychology has also contributed to our understanding of diverse beliefs, aiding us in recognizing patterns and psychological archetypes in religious traditions.

As the human mind is an integral part of our daily life, psychology has gained much popular interest beyond the academic world. Psychology has been the subject of many popular books, and subsequently discussed all over the blogosphere.

People the world over have explored their mental resources, discussed possible ways to happiness, and reviewed diverse self-help publications. Psychology is also at the heart of helping children with bipolar disorder and dealing with anxiety disorder. It is also psychology by which we understand a criminal mind or the strange neighbor we have.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “psychology”

• Thinking about moral responsibility and agency in TBI

  
  Musings of a Christian Psychologist — Authority: 122
  Tonight I will assigned my Counseling & Physiology students a response paper to the following case study. As you read this fictional case, consider how you might answer these two questions: What are the spiritual issues in this case and how do you consider Tim’s limitations in considering these spiritual ...
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• The Psychology of a Terrorist

  
  The Volokh Conspiracy — Authority: 765
  There seems to be a strange subtext in some press stories hinting that the suspect in the Fort Hood shootings, Nidal Malik Hasan, had psychological problems or motivations of a kind that would somehow render his acts inconsistent with terrorism or with Islamic terrorism. Does the press realize that the psychological ...
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• Sex Without Orgasm Could Lead to Healthier Relationships

  
  Lone Gunman — Authority: 498
  One solution to the “widespread disharmony in intimate relationships” is to “change the way you make love”, promotes Marnia Robinson, suggesting that through ‘conventional sex’ we keep our dopamine and prolactin levels “uncomfortably high or uncomfortably low”. Instead, to ensure a stable ...
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• Anger Management Techniques

  
  Very Good Search Info Center — Authority: 165
  Some can find humor with people who have anger issues like, the movie Anger Management. Jack Nicholson tries to teach Adam Sandler how to control his anger with different techniques. In real life this is no joking manor. People who have anger issues have serious problems.
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• new movie cant beat the real-life men who stare at goats

  
  media monarchy — Authority: 435
  from danger room: Maybe the greatest conspiracy of all was turning The Men Who Stare at Goats into another middlebrow Hollywood action flick — complete with a saccharine ending.In a 2004 hilarious and mind-bending book, British journalist Jon Ronson recounts his efforts to uncover a loose network of military ...
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• The Situational Power of Appearance and Posture

  
  The Situationist — Authority: 514
  From EurekaAlert : First impressions do matter when it comes to communicating personality through appearance, according to new research by psychologists Laura Naumann of Sonoma State University and Sam Gosling of The University of Texas at Austin. Despite the crucial role of physical appearance in creating ...
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• Four Functions of Religion

  
  Civil Religion — Authority: 592
  In our western culture, the word mythology has overtones of some other religion, or a religion of the past.  I have no problem calling my own religion a mythology. As a school age child of the 60’s and 70’s, I was taught that mythology was used to explain the world before the real sciences were developed.  I ...
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• Do Not Underestimate This Part of the GMAT exam

  
  Becoming Who You Want To Be — Authority: 151
  Contrary to popular belief, the GMAT exam is not just a test of academic potential. Too many academically gifted students do poorly on the exam because of these overlooked factors: how you handle pressure, how you handle time, and how you handle your emotions. Post Excerpt from: BecomingWhoYouWantToBe . Click "read ...
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• What does the WAIS-IV measure ? Applied Psychometrics 101 Report 2

  
  Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) — Authority: 129
  What does the WAIS-IV measure??:  CHC analysis and beyond . IAP AP101 # 2 report is now available ( click here for other AP101 reports and briefs).  "IAP AP101 IQ TEST SCORE DIFFERENCE SERIES #2: What does the WAIS-IV measure? CHC analysis and beyond " can be viewed  or downloaded by clicking here . The PPT ...
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• Why Do People Vote? I

  
  The Scientific Fundamentalist — Authority: 434
  Why millions of people turn out to vote in every national election in the United States and other large democracies is one of the persistent mysteries in the rational choice theory of politics.  Why do people vote? If you think about it, voting in a large national election – such as the US Presidential election ...
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• Working Up To Willpower -- Follow-up

  
  Grandma Slump — Authority: 140
  Thanks for all the great notes today about my post on "Working Up To Willpower." I just want to address them in general and perhaps mention one or two in particular.Yes, willpower is something that you can get better at. Its not true that you either have it or you dont, you know, as some kind of ongoing condition. Its ...
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• Choleric Economic Man

  
  Scandalum Magnatum — Authority: 99
  Recessions are part of human nature, says Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens [pdf]:No country has managed to eliminate the business cycle. No country ever will, because the cycle is driven by human psychology, which finds expression in financial behaviour as well as ‘real’ behaviour. We are seemingly just made ...
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• Serving Searchers & Surfers

  
  Manhattan Marketing Maven — Authority: 106
  Psychological research conducted by Kevin Wise, Assistant Professor of Strategic Communication at the University of Missouri School of Journalism , and published in the Journal of Media Psychology ,suggests that how you find information online affects your reaction tothat information. The implication for marketers ...
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• NFL Will Require Raiders Coach Cable to Undergo Psych Evaluation

  
  Ethic Soup — Authority: 118
  FINALLY A MEETING -- Coach Cable may I introduce you to Mr. Rorschach . What do you see? Its been a long wait, but at long last the NFL will be requiring Raiders coach Tom Cable to undergo an evaluation by a doctor and psychologist to ascertain if further action is required because of possible conditions ...
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• The stresses of military mental health personnnel

  
  Psyche, Science, and Society — Authority: 128
  As we ponder the tragedy at Fort hood, the New York Times has a good article on the stresses facing military psychiatrists and other military mental health personnel. Painful Stories Take a Toll on Military Therapists By Benedict Carey , Damien Cave , and Lizette Alvarez Many of the patients who fill ...
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• The Three Yous

  
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• Second Amendment–Gun Control–The Joyce Foundation–Obama–Death By Gun Control

  
  Pronk Palisades — Authority: 432
  “Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples’ liberty’s teeth.” ~George Washington   Penn & Teller on the 2nd Amendment    Gun Rights on Trial: Brian Doherty Reacts to D.C. v. Heller Obama’s Nuance on Gun Control CNN- Obama To BAN Guns ...
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• What Does it Mean to Say "Well Adapt" to Big Cities and to Little Nature?

  
  Blogs — Authority: 159
  A reader posted the following response to an earlier discussion of mine [click here ]. He said, "We cant turn back time, we need to adapt." But adaptation is many things. Sometimes when we adapt its good for us - biologically and psychologically. And sometimes its bad for us. Id like to discuss different types ...
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• Conflict Revolution: Mediating Evil, War, Injustice and Terrorism by Dr. Kenneth Cloke

  
  Settle It Now Negotiation Blog — Authority: 551
  I spent my day Saturday at the annual convention of the Southern California Mediation Association (kudos to attorney-mediator Phyllis Pollack for a fabulous conference!)  Ken Cloke spoke eloquently on conflict systems and what mediators can do to "save the planet."  I took his presentation (characteristically ...
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