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PsychoBabble: Mad? Bad? Or Charismatic Leaders and Bad Boys? (and Girls!)
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My blog about being a new mature psychology student. Thursday, 3 January 2013. Or Charismatic Leaders and Bad Boys? Is there a danger of applying our unqualified opinion to a person in real life and doing more harm than good? It's a fine line to tread, will vary on a case by case basis, and I am far from finding the right blend of direct and honest opinion sharing and non-judgmental support, but, as with all things, I stumble through just trying to give my best at the time based on my current knowledge, ...
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PsychoBabble
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My blog about being a new mature psychology student. Tuesday, 26 February 2013. Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain. And could you keep in your heart the miracles of your life, your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy;. And you would accept the seasons of your heart, even as you have always accepted the seasons that pass over your fields.
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PsychoBabble: In or out?
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My blog about being a new mature psychology student. Wednesday, 9 January 2013. 48 hours after adding a nine-week old puppy to the household, only one hour of sleep the first night, and doing everything I can to help her settle in and adjust to a new home while also teaching her the boundaries (chewing on the cats isn't an option! My sleep-deprived brain has been to some strange places. However, I like being single. I've had enough bad relationships that I find the whole couple thing quite stressful ...
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PsychoBabble: The shock of the new
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My blog about being a new mature psychology student. Saturday, 29 December 2012. The shock of the new. One aspect of starting university that I have found both exciting and stressful in equal measure, was choosing and studying open units alongside the psychology material. I love having my ways of thinking challenged, but the past ten weeks have been a baptism of fire - due to my own perfectionist streak of course. But I got used to that style of essay writing pretty quickly, and the psych reading I've do...
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PsychoBabble: Arguing with my own brain
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My blog about being a new mature psychology student. Thursday, 3 January 2013. Arguing with my own brain. I'm finding that my brain has turned into a bit of a toddler. I love reading, especially about psychology and anthropology, but something in my brain seems to resent being told what to read. It avoids reading something on the set list in favour of reading a different. Brain: "But I want to read THIS instead! Me: "Come on brain! It's only two chapters! Read this, then. You love this stuff! Dont read t...
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PsychoBabble: Here come the girls!
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My blog about being a new mature psychology student. Wednesday, 12 December 2012. Here come the girls! The European Commission recently spent over. 80,000 making this deeply sexist and insulting video:. Http:/ www.youtube.com/watch? In order to "encourage more girls to get into science". The women (and some men) of the science faculty at Bristol University responded with this:. Http:/ www.youtube.com/watch? Which becomes even more hilarious the more times you watch it, so I just had to share the joy!
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PsychoBabble: For Felix
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My blog about being a new mature psychology student. Monday, 20 January 2014. A man I regarded as not only a friend and mentor, but a shining meteor of a man, has passed away. I cannot do justice to him in my own words, but his loss is felt keenly by many who will never forget him. Felix quoted a section of Desiderata to me via email at one time, and I can think of no more fitting poem to describe his character and gentle nature. Max Ehrmann, "Desiderata". 20 January 2014 at 18:37.
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PsychoBabble: The Myth of Mental Illness and Other Stories
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My blog about being a new mature psychology student. Thursday, 3 January 2013. The Myth of Mental Illness and Other Stories. I'm a little nervous about picking up this book, since my very expensive degree is based on going into the mental health field! If nothing else, it's about time I read some books by Szasz, given his influence on society. Who knows, if it has a strong impact on me, I may be handing out copies to people next Christmas myself. 6 January 2013 at 08:43. Jazz it isnt so long ago that.
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PsychoBabble
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My blog about being a new mature psychology student. Saturday, 15 December 2012. Is an option. The link below is to a Huffington Post article that links to local organisations in Newtown. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.". Http:/ www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/14/connecticut-elementary-school-shooting-how-to-help n 2302760.html. 22 December 2012 at 18:06. 31 December 2012 at 10:05. As societies we tacitly ac...
