(Waking Times) A German study involving over 25,000 children reveals that major negative impacts on the physical, psychological, and behavioral health of children may be far more widespread than reported in the media and by government officials — affecting approximately 68% and contributing to 24 distinct health complaints, according to parent submitted observations.
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Heading Outdoors Keeps Lockdown Blues at Bay
(Staff Writer) A new study has found that spending time outdoors and switching off our devices is associated with higher levels of happiness during a period of COVID-19 restrictions.
Forgiveness
(Barbara H Whitfield RT and Charles L Whitfield MD) For the past 80 years, between us, we have helped adults who were repeatedly abused and neglected as children—sexually, and/or physically, emotionally and psychologically. This is not a short term endeavor as some may believe. Short term is a “band aid.”
Six Ways to Increase Endorphins and Feel Better
(Exploring Your Mind) Are you wondering how to increase your endorphins? Continue reading to find out six ways to do it! They’ll provide you with a great feeling of pleasure and satisfaction. Take note!
Conscientiousness – Self-Discipline and the Road to Success
(Exploring Your Mind) If you want to be successful, you need more than intelligence or talent. Scrupulousness is one of the personality traits that give you the discipline and direction you need to reach your goals.
Nicotine Vs. Dopamine – the Chemical Messenger War and Why People Who Try to Quit Nicotine Keep Failing
(S.D. Wells) Over 95 percent of people who quit nicotine without help return to the habit within 6 months. How could that be, when the true nicotine physical addiction wears off after just 3 to 4 days? It boils down to the fact that nicotine is a short-term stimulant, but a long-term depressant. Plus, much of the addiction is based on psychological stimulation that stems from physical habits and “rituals.” You see, dopamine is created in the brain, even when you just think about a cigarette, or vaping, or sex, or even your favorite food. So when smokers are trying to quit, there’s a chemical messenger war that’s going on in their brain that’s physical and mental, and the triggers can become unforgiving, if not followed by the drug. Let’s elaborate.
Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
(Exploring Your Mind) Friedrich Nietzsche tends to be considered the philosopher who culturally poisoned the German people. However, the truth is biased as people twisted his legacy according to the predominant political forces of his era.
Philip Zimbardo, Author of The Lucifer Effect
(Exploring Your Mind) Why would a good person commit an atrocity? Why would an intelligent person do something so absurd and irrational? These and other questions must’ve been on the mind of Philip Zimbardo when he conducted his famous experiment in Stanford prison. However, he contributed to psychology in many ways beyond that experiment.
Love and Addiction: Why Are They Connected?
(Exploring Your Mind) It may seem strange to you, but the fact is that love and addiction, at least to cocaine, have withdrawal syndrome in common. When a couple breaks up, an abstinence syndrome related to the loss of the loved one occurs.
Understanding our Inner Life and Inner Healing: Victim to Survivor to Thriver
(Barbara H Whitfield RT and Charles L Whitfield MD) I (BW) wrote my 6th book Victim to Survivor and Thriver in 2011. At the time, I was unaware that to become a Survivor and eventually a Thriver, we could ask/pray for an assistant to our healing work that Charles and I now call early “Dragon Energy.”
The Trash Can Metaphor
(Exploring Your Mind) We often use metaphors when trying to clear up aspects of our lives that are hidden or unresolved. Some new types of therapy, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy by Wilson and Hayes, also use metaphors in a clinical capacity.
Comment on The Bandwagon Effect: Why We Conform to the Majority Opinion by dublaj
(Fallacy In Logic) The bandwagon effect is a common cognitive bias – that is, an innate and systematic error in our thinking – whereby people adopt a behavior or attitude because it is popular. This type of tendency can have a great impact on many aspects of our lives: it may dictate what clothes we wear, which political candidate we vote for, or even what diet we are on.
How the Brain Distinguishes Speech From Noise
(Neuroscience News) For the first time, researchers have provided physiological evidence that a pervasive neuromodulation system – a group of neurons that regulate the functioning of more specialized neurons – strongly influences sound processing in an important auditory region of the brain. The neuromodulator, acetylcholine, may even help the main auditory brain circuitry distinguish speech from noise.
Why People Make Healthy Claims but Indulge in Unhealthy Behaviors
(Neuroscience News) The time period between Thanksgiving and Christmas is characterized by overindulgence. While we tell others that we are eating and drinking in moderation, controlling our spending, and exercising more, in reality, we do the exact opposite. So where does this disconnect come from?
Characteristics of the Cerebral Ventricular System
(Exploring Your Mind) The ventricular system is in charge of maintaining, protecting, and structuring your brain. It also contains the cerebrospinal fluid, quite essential for your body’s preservation.