Most people don't know that you can change your brain structure. A recent study done by John. M Grohol showed that taxi drivers had altered their brain structure. They noticed that the part of the brain that stores representation of our environment was much larger compared to the average brain.
These data are in accordance with the idea that the posterior hippocampus stores a spatial representation of the environment and can expand regionally to accommodate elaboration of this representation in people with a high dependence on navigational skills. It seems that there is a capacity for local plastic change in the structure of the healthy adult human brain in response to environmental demands.
So with that said, you can alter your brain just by doing something differently. That's why some people believe that psychotherapy is a lot better than drugs or any other medication used. People leave the office often feeling different about themselves and others. You act and do things in a way that YOU never thought possible.
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2008/02/29/can-a-person-change-their-brain-structure-yes/
http://www.addictionsearch.com/forums/showthread.php?t=580
http://www.amazon.com/Train-Your-Mind-Change-Brain/dp/1400063906
Friday, December 19, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Cool or Not Cool?
Your Type is ENFJ. You are:
moderately expressed extravert
moderately expressed intuitive personality
moderately expressed feeling personality
slightly expressed judging personality
57
ExtraversionHigh scorers tend to be sociable and outgoing. They prefer to be around people most of the time. High Extraversion is associated with being seen as more popular and more socially competent, having more friends and dating partners, being accident-prone, taking more study breaks, engaging in thrill-seeking and delinquent behavior, better performance in sales and management jobs, higher job satisfaction, earning a higher salary, having more leadership roles, attending more parties, exercising more frequently, belonging to a fraternity, playing a sport, smoking cigarettes, consuming more alcohol, and preference for hip-hop, soul, funk, electronic, rock, and heavy metal music.
Low scorers tend to be reserved and serious. They often prefer to be alone or with a few close friends. Low Extraversion is associated with engaging in fewer risky behaviors.
75
AgreeablenessHigh scorers tend to be compassionate, good-natured, and eager to cooperate and avoid conflict. High Agreeableness is associated with being seen as more socially competent, with greater religiosity, greater willingness to help a stranger, and preference for pop, country, and religious music.
Low scorers tend to be hardheaded, skeptical, proud, and competitive. They tend to express their anger directly. Low Agreeableness is associated with having more dating partners, with smoking cigarettes, driving fast, and holding prejudicial views.
Agreeableness usually increases with age. Women tend to score higher on Agreeableness than do men.
86
ConscientiousnessHigh scorers tend to be responsible and well-organized. They have high standards and work hard to achieve their goals. High Conscientiousness is associated with earning higher grades, scoring higher on verbal intelligence tests, better school attendance, spending more time studying and completing household chores, sleeping more, being more religious, better performance in most jobs, and exercising more frequently.
Low scorers tend to act spontaneously rather than making plans. They may pay little attention to details, are not very well-organized, and can sometimes be careless. Low Conscientiousness is associated with risky behavior, disciplinary problems, being accident-prone, more job changes, consuming more alcohol, and receiving more traffic tickets.
Conscientiousness usually increases with age.
40
NeuroticismHigh scorers tend to be sensitive, emotional, and prone to experience feelings that are upsetting. High Neuroticism is associated with exercising more frequently.
Low scorers tend to be secure, generally relaxed even under stressful conditions, and worry little. Low Neuroticism is associated with better physical and psychological health.
Neuroticism usually decreases with age. Women tend to score higher on Neuroticism than do men.
64
Openness to ExperienceHigh scorers tend to be open to new experiences. They have broad interests and are imaginative. High Openness is associated with earning better grades, scoring higher on general intelligence tests, playing a musical instrument, holding liberal political opinions, and with preference for rock, heavy metal, classical, jazz, blues, and folk music.
Low scorers tend to be down-to-earth, practical, traditional, and pretty much set in their ways. Low Openness is related to earning a higher salary, holding conservative political opinions, and having prejudicial views of minority groups.
Feedback:You tend to somewhat prefer people that have this characteristic, and you prefer this characteristic about as much as the average person. This characteristic is relatively unimportant for what you find attractive, and you prefer this characteristic about as much as the average person. You tend to somewhat prefer people that have this characteristic, and you prefer this characteristic about as much as the average person You tend to strongly prefer people that have this characteristic, and you prefer this characteristic more than the average person
moderately expressed extravert
moderately expressed intuitive personality
moderately expressed feeling personality
slightly expressed judging personality
57
ExtraversionHigh scorers tend to be sociable and outgoing. They prefer to be around people most of the time. High Extraversion is associated with being seen as more popular and more socially competent, having more friends and dating partners, being accident-prone, taking more study breaks, engaging in thrill-seeking and delinquent behavior, better performance in sales and management jobs, higher job satisfaction, earning a higher salary, having more leadership roles, attending more parties, exercising more frequently, belonging to a fraternity, playing a sport, smoking cigarettes, consuming more alcohol, and preference for hip-hop, soul, funk, electronic, rock, and heavy metal music.
Low scorers tend to be reserved and serious. They often prefer to be alone or with a few close friends. Low Extraversion is associated with engaging in fewer risky behaviors.
75
AgreeablenessHigh scorers tend to be compassionate, good-natured, and eager to cooperate and avoid conflict. High Agreeableness is associated with being seen as more socially competent, with greater religiosity, greater willingness to help a stranger, and preference for pop, country, and religious music.
Low scorers tend to be hardheaded, skeptical, proud, and competitive. They tend to express their anger directly. Low Agreeableness is associated with having more dating partners, with smoking cigarettes, driving fast, and holding prejudicial views.
Agreeableness usually increases with age. Women tend to score higher on Agreeableness than do men.
86
ConscientiousnessHigh scorers tend to be responsible and well-organized. They have high standards and work hard to achieve their goals. High Conscientiousness is associated with earning higher grades, scoring higher on verbal intelligence tests, better school attendance, spending more time studying and completing household chores, sleeping more, being more religious, better performance in most jobs, and exercising more frequently.
Low scorers tend to act spontaneously rather than making plans. They may pay little attention to details, are not very well-organized, and can sometimes be careless. Low Conscientiousness is associated with risky behavior, disciplinary problems, being accident-prone, more job changes, consuming more alcohol, and receiving more traffic tickets.
Conscientiousness usually increases with age.
40
NeuroticismHigh scorers tend to be sensitive, emotional, and prone to experience feelings that are upsetting. High Neuroticism is associated with exercising more frequently.
Low scorers tend to be secure, generally relaxed even under stressful conditions, and worry little. Low Neuroticism is associated with better physical and psychological health.
Neuroticism usually decreases with age. Women tend to score higher on Neuroticism than do men.
64
Openness to ExperienceHigh scorers tend to be open to new experiences. They have broad interests and are imaginative. High Openness is associated with earning better grades, scoring higher on general intelligence tests, playing a musical instrument, holding liberal political opinions, and with preference for rock, heavy metal, classical, jazz, blues, and folk music.
Low scorers tend to be down-to-earth, practical, traditional, and pretty much set in their ways. Low Openness is related to earning a higher salary, holding conservative political opinions, and having prejudicial views of minority groups.
Feedback:You tend to somewhat prefer people that have this characteristic, and you prefer this characteristic about as much as the average person. This characteristic is relatively unimportant for what you find attractive, and you prefer this characteristic about as much as the average person. You tend to somewhat prefer people that have this characteristic, and you prefer this characteristic about as much as the average person You tend to strongly prefer people that have this characteristic, and you prefer this characteristic more than the average person
Friday, December 5, 2008
Am I Crazy?!?
Dear Baby,
Do you remember when you asked me how college was? Well, college is stupid. Everyone in college wants to be cool, everyone wants to be perfect. Why can't they be like me? We all know if anyone comes close to being perfect its me. All these little girls trying to "get with" me, but we both know they can't because I'm just too good for them. Yesterday my professor, singled me out in class and said maybe we should all try to be like me. I was like don't try, there's only one perfect one and its me. No one else can duplicate, imitate, nor even come close to me and my perfection. After I get out of college I am going to try to be President of the United States. I mean how hard could it be president, I mean was homecoming king, prom king, captiain of the basketball team. I'm pretty sure I can handle it. Some say I am self absorbed and some say the world revolves around the sun. Forget that! The world revolves around me, and even if im self absorbed, you should try to be like me.
anyways thats what college is like babe.
take care of yourself and we'll hang out soon
dont worry
yours truly,
The perfect one.
Source: http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/narcissisticpd.htm
http://www.halcyon.com/jmashmun/npd/traits.html
http://www.halcyon.com/jmashmun/npd/howto.html
Do you remember when you asked me how college was? Well, college is stupid. Everyone in college wants to be cool, everyone wants to be perfect. Why can't they be like me? We all know if anyone comes close to being perfect its me. All these little girls trying to "get with" me, but we both know they can't because I'm just too good for them. Yesterday my professor, singled me out in class and said maybe we should all try to be like me. I was like don't try, there's only one perfect one and its me. No one else can duplicate, imitate, nor even come close to me and my perfection. After I get out of college I am going to try to be President of the United States. I mean how hard could it be president, I mean was homecoming king, prom king, captiain of the basketball team. I'm pretty sure I can handle it. Some say I am self absorbed and some say the world revolves around the sun. Forget that! The world revolves around me, and even if im self absorbed, you should try to be like me.
anyways thats what college is like babe.
take care of yourself and we'll hang out soon
dont worry
yours truly,
The perfect one.
Source: http://www.behavenet.com/capsules/disorders/narcissisticpd.htm
http://www.halcyon.com/jmashmun/npd/traits.html
http://www.halcyon.com/jmashmun/npd/howto.html
Post Traumatic Disorder
CASE 4 STUDY:
As Joanne and her boyfriend become more affectionate and intimate with one another, Joanne has started to have flashbacks about an uncle who touched her sexually when she was only eight years old. She is distancing herself from her boyfriend. Although she has been sexual with other men, she says she can’t stand to let herself be sexual with someone she loves and trusts. She startles easily and reports a general increase in anxiety. She says that she thought she had gotten over it.
Joanne is suffering from Post Traumatic Disorder. The recommended treatment required for Post Traumatic Disorder would be Cognitive Behaviorial Therapy.
Through this kind of therapy Joanne is going to have her negative thoughts and flashbacks replaced with healthier ones, that she would spawn with her therapist. Some Cognitive Behavioral therapies are more oriented towards cognitive interventions while some are more behaviorally oriented. In cognitive oriented therapies, the objective is to identify and monitor thoughts, assumptions, beliefs and behaviors that are related and accompanied to replacing negative emotions and to identify those which are dysfunctional, inaccurate, or simply unhelpful
As Joanne and her boyfriend become more affectionate and intimate with one another, Joanne has started to have flashbacks about an uncle who touched her sexually when she was only eight years old. She is distancing herself from her boyfriend. Although she has been sexual with other men, she says she can’t stand to let herself be sexual with someone she loves and trusts. She startles easily and reports a general increase in anxiety. She says that she thought she had gotten over it.
Joanne is suffering from Post Traumatic Disorder. The recommended treatment required for Post Traumatic Disorder would be Cognitive Behaviorial Therapy.
Through this kind of therapy Joanne is going to have her negative thoughts and flashbacks replaced with healthier ones, that she would spawn with her therapist. Some Cognitive Behavioral therapies are more oriented towards cognitive interventions while some are more behaviorally oriented. In cognitive oriented therapies, the objective is to identify and monitor thoughts, assumptions, beliefs and behaviors that are related and accompanied to replacing negative emotions and to identify those which are dysfunctional, inaccurate, or simply unhelpful
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