778 Answered Questions for the topic psychology

05/02/19

Play a role of being a therapist (plz help)

`You are playing the role of a therapist. Based on the info given, diagnose patient 1 and patient 2 using DSM5 and explain why you chose that diagnosis.  Be sure that your diagnosis matches all of... more

05/02/19

What happens to someone missing teenage years of development?

Hypothetically, let's say a person were to fall into a coma as an adolescent for several years, until they were a physical adult. Would that person, assuming the brain was still fully functional... more
Psychology Time Cognition Sensation

05/02/19

Is it possible that people perceive time differently than others do?

All of my life I have been told to be more patient, to stop "racing through life", etc. Happily, I am finally mature enough to accept that as solid advice, but I am curious as to whether it is... more

05/01/19

Psychology of disrespect and being proud of law breaking. How does it work and how to combat it?

A little preamble. After the collapse of the Soviet Union (hereinafter S.U.), the people got lost, they didn't know who they were, what they wanted to do and who was going to tell them what to do.... more

04/30/19

What is the relationship between anger management difficulties and ADHD?

According to Wikipedia, "Difficulties managing anger are more common in children with ADHD" Is it that the anger is due to ADHD specifically? Is the anger suggestive of a comorbid disorder? Could... more
Psychology Social Psychology

04/30/19

How to recognize contempt?

What are the obvious signs of contempt/hatred in human relations and what is the cause for these behaviors? In other words, are there physical and behavioral traces/signs of contempt and hatred?... more

04/28/19

From inflammation to sickness and depression: when the immune system subjugates the brain?

Recently, some research, for example this article(http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2919277/) has proposed that inflammation can cause innate immune cells to produce pro-inflammatory... more
Psychology Multi Tasking

04/26/19

Progressed smoothly in a game while not paying attention?

I was playing Flappy Bird trying to beat my highest score. While on one run (or fly, hehe) my friend got me engaged in a conversation. When the short conversation ended I found myself thinking... more

Books about trust?

Could you recommend me some books that cover trust and how it is developed, what helps us build trust and why we might or might not need it. I am not interested in the relationship self-help books... more

What's the psychological issue name of fear of people?

With the issue of being afraid of doing anything before people, one has to work hard on self control to prevent the body shaking on every tiny action, like hold a pen, drink water, etc, and when... more
Psychology

04/25/19

What perceptual measures make an object appear real?

Psychology

04/25/19

How does neuroplasticity work?

Psychology

04/24/19

How do people think and make a desicion?

Psychology Anatomy

04/24/19

What is neuroanatomy in psychology?

Psychology Pain Brain

04/22/19

Why does emotional pain sometimes feels like physical pain?

So here's a question from a newbie. I read somewhere that emotional pain can last as long as 20 minutes. Anything painful you feel beyond that is just a result of overthinking. Well whatever it... more

Why do people love nature?

I wonder why we feel happy and comfortable when seeing the view of trees, green plants and flowers. Why do we admire sea, waves, fishes inside pure water and sun set? why do we love seeing the view... more

04/20/19

Why do we say, "Oh!" when we are surprised?

I have noticed that I and many of my peers tend to say "Oh!" whenever we are surprised or think of an answer to a question. This "Oh!" is not only prevalent in English, but also in Korean and... more

04/18/19

What is meant by this line, "Much of Neisser’s critique of filtering makes semantic rather than functional distinctions"?

I'm reading The Neuropsychology of Attention (2014) by Ronald A. Cohen, published by Springer. In Chapter 3 (Cognitive Psychology of Attention: Foundations), page 30-31, under the subheading... more
Psychology

04/18/19

What is Asperger Syndrome?

Possible applications of the big five personality traits testing in human resource departments?

I am a multimedia artist who is interning in a human resources department of a casino resort. In the department we have daily meetings to discuss updates to both the orientation and the performance... more
Psychology

04/17/19

What do you think about Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development?

Psychology Data

04/17/19

Does the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM contain a Global Assessment of Functioning measure?

I suspect that only licensed psychiatrists get to see the contents of the Structured Clinical Interview for the DSM (SCID). I am drafting a proposal currently and need to know if the data I am... more
Psychology Bipolar Disorder

04/17/19

Bipolar and paintings?

A year ago or so I discovered a study where the power spectrum of paintings were compared among various painters from the past and present day. Among the present day painters there were bipolar,... more
Psychology Learning Conditioning

04/17/19

Classical or Operant Conditioning?

I'm working on a conditioning experiment for my psychology class in which I tap my finger three times on a table and then ask my friend to sharpen a pencil for me. If she finishes the task I give a... more

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