book reviews
Book reviews by and for those seeking to understand the human mind for all its strengths, quirks and shortcomings.
From Compliance to Collaboration: Redefining Teacher-Student Relationships
A classroom is commonly considered to be a setting in which the teacher should lead and the students should follow. But why does it have to be this way? What if this idea was flipped on its head? What if the relationship between teachers and students was based on collaboration rather than dominance and subservience? From this perspective, educators could create a partnership approach using Perceptual Control Theory (PCT) as a foundation to change the emphasis from compliance to cooperation, allowing both teachers and students to thrive and flourish.
By Aaron Alleyneabout a year ago in Psyche
Understanding The Relationship Between Psychoneuroimmunology and Childhood Trauma : Why It Matters
Childhood psychosocial stressors can impact the development of the immune system, which can then affect the development of the brain and its long-term functioning due to the two-way relationship between the immune system and the brain. Psychoneuroimmunology of early-life stress can provide a novel framework for comprehending and treating psychopathology associated with childhood trauma, based on observational human studies and experimental animal models. Remarkably, several incidents involved once-healthy people who became mentally ill despite not having any physical injuries—the so-called "railway spine."
By Hridya Sharmaabout a year ago in Psyche
What Happens When You Die? The Mystery of Life’s Final Moments Unveiled
The Mystery of Dying Every living person will eventually face the reality of death, a phenomenon that is both universal and mysterious. Despite its inevitability, we still know very little about what it truly feels like to die. Throughout history, humans have grappled with this question, and modern science continues to explore the process in greater depth. But what really happens when we die?
By Fred Oliverabout a year ago in Psyche
What happens when we die?
What happens when we finally bite the dust, so to speak? Currently, a largely science-based view of life and death holds sway over many of us, but many of us still seem to believe in an afterlife. In 2014, The Telegraph surveyed the British public, and nearly 60% of those surveyed said they believed some part of us continues to live.
By Fred Oliverabout a year ago in Psyche
"The Denial of Death", by Ernest Becker
This is just one person's understanding of the Pulitzer Prize winning book "The Denial of Death", by Professor Ernest Becker. It is not meant to be authoritative, and nor is it meant to be a review of the book of any kind. The author is not a specialist in fields touched on by this book, but merely wishes to record a personal impression for later reference.
By Andrew Scottabout a year ago in Psyche
Book Summary of ‘The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma’ by Bessel van der Kolk
Bessel van der Kolk's book The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma examines the complex relationship between trauma and the human body.
By Val Garnerabout a year ago in Psyche
How Nic Sheff’s “Tweaked: Growing Up On Methamphetamines” Inspired Me To Write
So I did some googling and found out more about the son named Nic Sheff who’s an author. Although he had a horrific addiction to crystal meth and heroin, he managed to get sober.
By Patrick Meowlerabout a year ago in Psyche
