humanity
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Impressions of Death
All trials are trials for one’s life, just as all sentences are sentences of death. Oscar Wilde It has been said that psychology has a long past but a short history. When it comes to death, its history is short indeed. Although death has been occupying the human mind in numerous fields for many centuries, psychology only began to seriously explore it in the past few decades. While Freud gave death a prominent place in the spectrum of drives and anxieties, most psychologists chose, perhaps unconsciously, to disregard it. Death only entered mainstream psychology when the study of adulthood started to give notice to the elderly and gerontology was born. The idea of death has somewhat developed psychologically, but it seems to be stuck in its latent stage.
By Patrick M. Ohana5 years ago in Psyche
Consciousness Bound
We tend to regard ourselves, most of us, that is, as the species par excellence. Everything was created by God, so many of us believe, and this greatest being conceivable designed us to be special. It gave each one of us a brain that could think of itself and of myriad other things in extraordinary ways. Apparently, other animals were not awarded with such phenomenal aptitudes. We were the chosen ones, capable of practically infinite development that would lead us back to our Creator. But these brains inside our heads had to be more than just a mixture of organic substances. Thought and all that it entails had to originate from somewhere immaterial, a place where our consciousness could be relatively tranquil, away from the strains of existence. We therefore determined quite intuitively that our brains were separate from our minds. Dualism in terms of body and mind was widely adopted until the timely advent of brains like Hobbes, Darwin, Crick, and Dennett, just to name a few.
By Patrick M. Ohana5 years ago in Psyche
Vices
A fierce hurricane trapped two writers within the confines of a cabin in the middle of the woods. What was meant to be a weekend retreat spiraled into seven days of Hell. The rains have yet to cease. The winds howled while the thunder pounded the walls of their feeble sanctuary. Productivity wasn’t even an option, deadlines weren’t the slightest thought.
By Vincent Cotroneo5 years ago in Psyche
The Cherry, the Ice Cube, and the Straw
Abstract Over the past few decades, numerous studies have shown that a great number of adults (mostly women) have trouble with various versions of Piaget’s Water-Level Task. They seem to fail to realize that liquids remain invariantly horizontal despite the orientation of their containers. Theoretical interpretations of this curious fact and of the gender differences have focused around biological, sociocultural, and interactional hypotheses. In the present study, 120 female and 120 male university students were assessed for their performance on the Water-Level Task, which included the addition of three cues (i.e., a cherry, an ice cube, or a straw). It was hypothesized that gender differences will decrease and that performance will increase. While the latter hypothesis was definitely supported, the former hypothesis was not.
By Patrick M. Ohana5 years ago in Psyche
Reality and Perception.
Often as humans, we like to believe that our reality is exactly what it is. But truthfully, reality is only what we make of it. The experiences we go through may be very real to our humanly senses, but the way that we choose to view them are very subjective in nature.
By Ari Asha Love5 years ago in Psyche
Weaving Diary
It all started when I was given a home loom in a class. It was a class that explored programming and interdisciplinary collaboration. We were supposed to be able to use the large loom in campus to learn how textile patterns are designed and made. But due to the COVID-19 situation, we couldn't get on campus and our instructor purchased us a small loom in a size that we could set up on our desk. We didn’t have to return it until the end of the semester. It was too much fun. After I first started weaving following the video tutorial, I knew that I would love this. The soft, cozy wool, the looping motion, the beautiful, charming textures ...... it was all very relaxing to me, almost like a kind of therapy.
By Ruichao Jiang5 years ago in Psyche
Languishing.
I heard it from my Mom. She saw it on Instagram and screenshot it because that’s what you do after 40 if you’re going to share anything. She said she had to because it was “just too bullseye.” Of course, we both googled it, but I didn’t need to. I knew exactly what this meant. A perfect name for the “blah” I’m feeling.
By laura mckinney5 years ago in Psyche
Stars Sometimes Unfold
I went out recently for drinks with my friend Grace. We sipped delicious gin as the sun went down at our favorite bar in Brooklyn. I asked her if she was excited about her approaching birthday and she said she was more excited about the lunar eclipse. I asked her when it was. On her birthday, she said, May 26th. Well I’ve always enjoyed a good eclipse. She asked if I’d hang out with her then. Of course I would, Gracie.
By colton brown5 years ago in Psyche
