(Exploring Your Mind) People tend to worry more and more about cognitive functions as they get older. There’s a particular concern for future memory loss. Haven’t you ever thought: “My memory isn’t what it used to be?” Realizing your memory is deficient is precisely what subjective memory complaints (SMCs) are about.
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6 Signs that Someone Is Thinking About Suicide
(Exploring Your Mind) When a person is thinking about suicide, there are usually some telltale signs. Their attitude towards life, sudden behavioral changes, and verbal expressions sometimes go unnoticed.
Impulsive Aggression: a Neurobiological Explanation
(Exploring Your Mind) Aggression is a complex and heterogeneous construct. There are basically two types of aggression: premeditated (predatory instrumental) and impulsive (affective and reactive). This article describes the neurobiology of impulsive aggression.
Psychological Warfare Disguised as a Pandemic Threat
(John W. Whitehead) “Look! You fools! You’re in danger! Can’t you see? They’re after you! They’re after all of us! Our wives… our children… they’re here already! You’re next!” — Dr. Miles Bennell, Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Serendipity and Personality: The People Who Make Valuable Discoveries
(Exploring Your Mind) Serendipity and personality are related. Great discoveries usually come to willing minds, and to those who are patient, consistent, and not afraid of opening their minds to new paths and possibilities.
Pathological Gambling: Diagnosis, Theories, and Treatment
(Exploring Your Mind) For most of us, gambling, in its many forms, and sometimes perceived as just games, can be just another recreational activity that doesn’t have to cause any negative consequences. For others, though, it can develop into pathological gambling.
How Schemas Shape Your World
(Exploring Your Mind) According to Young, schemas are the stable, rooted, and enduring patterns that develop over the course of an individual’s life. They’re so pervasive and unconscious that it isn’t easy to be aware of how they shape your world.
Better Breathing Boosts Your Concentration
(Exploring Your Mind) Breathing well boosts your concentration. Inhale the oxygen, breathe in life, and oxygenate your brain to expand your senses. Only then will you be able to focus your attention and appreciate the here and now. Furthermore, you’ll be able to make better decisions.
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers: Psychological Warfare Disguised As A Pandemic Threat
(John W. Whitehead) The nation is being overtaken by an alien threat that invades bodies, alters minds, and transforms freedom-loving people into a mindless, compliant, conforming mob intolerant of anyone who dares to be different, let alone think for themselves.
9 Habits of a Positive Person
(Exploring Your Mind) Neuroscience research has always been incredibly complex. Fortunately, some talented researchers take on the challenge so we can have a better understanding of the brain. One of those scientists was a German neurologist named Korbinian Brodmann, who divided the cerebral cortex into the Brodmann areas.
Description and Characteristics of Social Emotions
(Exploring Your Mind) Social emotions are the states that arise when you’re in the company of other people. Shame is an example of it and, basically, arises when a person bases their own worth on other people’s judgment. These kinds of emotions can both positively and negatively influence interpersonal relationships and even the way you see yourself.
Are you fed up? 4 Days of Prayer
(Mark Shepard) Are you fed up? 4 Days of Prayer
Definition and Characteristics of Cognitive Rigidity
(Staff Writer) Cognitive rigidity can lead to a clearly unhappy life. Not admitting other perspectives and refusing to change, value other points of view, and making use of a more open mind only leads to frustration.
Four Effective Emotional Control Techniques
(Exploring Your Mind) Being in charge of yourself isn’t always easy. Applying a series of emotional control techniques isn’t easy. Continue reading to learn how to put them into practice!
The Psychological Benefits of Living in a Rural Setting
(Exploring Your Mind) Living in a rural setting is becoming more and more popular due to its benefits. Weekend escapes to nature are on the rise, even though the cultural scene in the big city can be a lot more varied.