psychology Archive
Personhood Beyond the Human: A Paradigm Case Formulation of Persons Below is a draft of the paper I expect to present at the Yale conference: Personhood Beyond the Human, Saturday, December 7, 2013 in New Haven. Also note the lawsuit filed …
Further thoughts on “People Make Sense: Foundations for a Human Science.” The most irrational claim about people is that they are generally irrational. This includes their ways with money. Many of the current claims of general irrationality found in the literature of …
Here’s how they look. While the through-line concept necessarily refers to a history of occurrence, their proper descriptions are only committed to the enactment of a pattern of common Significance. Any Personal Characteristic can be an aspect of a through-line description.
Intentionality and its observed manifestation as intentional action are dominant organizing concepts in psychology, although, with rare exceptions, concepts poorly articulated. In the realms of cognitive neuroscience, psychoanalysis, the theories of cognitive and behavior therapy, and the various humanistic approaches …
The love/hate relationship of mental health professionals is centered mainly around psychopharmacology. While advances in the field have meant that mental health drugs are more suited and safer than ever before, it is by no means perfect. On a day …
In the behavioral sciences it is often very difficult to know if we are on the same page. This confusion plagues many of our discussions. How do we define our terms? How do we manage useful disagreement? Are we even …
When the stresses of life are ordinary and manageable, most of us feel we have it together. We have a cohesive sense of ourself and the world. Things are in place and we understand how they connect. But under the …
Have you ever found that listening to music, when doing chores or working, makes the task significantly more pleasant? A new study suggests that engaging music can help overall cognitive functioning as a indirect result of increased contentment. The study introduced The “Spring” movement …
Technology and science may be getting more advance in our society, but the use of truth serum in court proceedings is still something of sci-fi fanfare. The use of sodium amobarbital, also known as “truth serum” is being considered to …
In many ways the West has been invaded by the East. Spiritual disciplines such as Yoga, Buddhism, Hinduism and Taoism have become common influences on Western culture. Understanding how these traditions will merge with typically Western disciplines, such as philosophy and …
