Psychology
- What would you suggest if you were helping design a healthier social network?
For example, would removing infinite scrolling help make it less addictive? Would you keep the upvote/downvote system, remove it, or classify posts differently to foster better discussions? How about adding a countdown timer to log the user out after a certain number of hours of use?
If psychological research can be used to keep users engaged on a social network for as long as possible, I believe it can also be applied to help prevent excessive use, improve the quality of discussions, and create a more empathetic environment. That’s why I’d love to hear suggestions from those in the field.
- The Way In: Psychotherapy Demystifiedsoundcloud.com The Way In: Psychotherapy Demystified
An audio introduction to the worlds of psychology, psychiatry, and psychoanalysis.
I made a podcast! It's meant to be an audio introduction to the worlds of psychotherapy, psychiatry, and psychoanalysis. I'd love to hear any feedback you have.
You can find the show on SoundCloud, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and most podcast directories.
- Gabor Maté: In the Munro family revelations, I see the familiar story of traumawww.thestar.com Gabor Maté: In the Munro family revelations, I see the familiar story of trauma
“Apparently the intuitive, intimate, empathetic understanding of the human psyche that often illuminates Alice Munro’s art was, to a significant extent, denied to herself, and became, in turn, denied to
- 'Askers' vs. 'Guessers'
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/19879638
> 'Askers' vs. 'Guessers' > > Are you an asker or a guesser? Short interesting read.
- Theory of Mind in toddlers
I was curious about how one can begin to understand their child's sense of ToM. I've felt like my child is maybe a bit above the curve in terms of mental development (he is already capable of saying maybe 50-60 words, including names of 5 people and one dog, at 18 months old. He can also combine words to make contextually appropriate statements (for example: if I'm getting my coat on, he might say "daddy bye-bye" as if to say "Dad is leaving"). If he doesn't see his mother he might just say "mom-mom?" while raising his arms in the universal "who knows?" position—or he will say "mom-mom gone". I've been around several 18mos and it seems atypical to me that they're capable of these things so early.
Well today he did something interesting. When he sits on the potty he likes to read a book, and just a few minutes ago I closed the door so I could go to the bathroom, and he slid a book under the bathroom door. Is it just automatic? Or is he forming some prototypical sense of "I like to read when I'm on the toilet, so I'll bring one for him since he is on the toilet"?
Edit: I seem to have riled up some negative emotions in the readers on this community, for what reason I have no idea, but for what it's worth: I'm not trying to just brag about my child. If he's average that's awesome. I'm just trying to give context on what I see my kid does and use that to maybe try to understand how his mind works. It's a fascinating subject to me.
- I posted about my experience with a sociopath testdrdeenz.com Sociopath Test - [Self-Test] For Antisocial Personality Disorder - Dr Deenz
Do I have a sociopathic personality? Deenz sociopath test can help determine whether you may have symptoms of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD).
- Aldous Huxley's Deep Reflectionthereader.mitpress.mit.edu Aldous Huxley's Deep Reflection
Huxley was a very special kind of expert witness to his own unusual states of consciousness, which he actively cultivated in the service of his writing.
Huxley was a very special kind of expert witness to his own unusual states of consciousness, which he actively cultivated in the service of his writing.
