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| Motivation to Study | 11/20/2009 |
Q: I am studying in university now and I am suffering from lack of motivation to study. But this was ...
A: -So I guess I lack self-motivation. I would not say that, Osman. Rather, your motivation in more ...
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| I am not sure? :] | 11/16/2009 |
Q: I am a 37 yr old woman who has to deal with multiple mental Issues, ADHD , OCD, Cumplusive ...
A: PPS You might be interested in reading in today's (Monday) online Toronto Star newspaper, an ...
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| Change | 11/15/2009 |
Q: My boyfriend can't cry. Instead he laughs. He's been to 18 family funerals, so it has been a rough ...
A: Let me comment on what you said, Nathalie, in order. Not crying likely indicates nothing other than ...
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| Quantitative Psychology | 11/11/2009 |
Q: What is the difference between psychometrics and quantitative psychology?
A: Psychometrics is a long-established and well-understood term to mean testing: Choosing, ...
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| terminology? | 11/8/2009 |
Q: Could you please tell me if there's a term in psychoanalysis that describes the tendency to focus ...
A: Interesting question, though few people are that devoted to psychoanalytic constructs any more. ...
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| Cat Obsession follow up | 11/1/2009 |
Q: but as for the more info maybe this will help. she is a lonely person and isn't really close to ...
A: I can't say what's wrong with her. The loneliness and lack of closeness probably is part of it, and ...
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| Cat Obsession | 10/31/2009 |
Q: so i know this girl who is obsessed with cats. she is a teen and is now totally obsessed with cat ...
A: Yes, our service is free, and I'll be glad to help insofar as I can. Many girls are devoted to ...
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| psychological terminology | 10/30/2009 |
Q: Could you tell me the psychological term which is used to describe an adult woman (36) who seems to ...
A: Sorry, Richard, there is no one term. Nor could there be. Even the description of her behavior ...
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| interview | 10/29/2009 |
Q: Please, I have to design an interview example that I could use with a 5 years old child’s parents as ...
A: You have a perfectly good list of questions in your second sentence. (Let's pretend the child's name ...
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| interview | 10/27/2009 |
Q: Please, can you help me if possible The projet is as following: For this projet, you will have to ...
A: It was good to hear from you. Are you studying child care at a college or unversity? I'd like to ...
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| Wellbutrin SR vs. Wellbutrin XL | 10/25/2009 |
Q: I have recently been started on Wellbutrin SR, 150 mg twice daily. I have always been a "take my ...
A: It's good to discuss this with the prescriber because you are the only person who can describe how ...
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| Psychology Paper | 10/23/2009 |
Q: I am writing an I-Search paper for my 1st grade English class. In this paper, I am writing about ...
A: I will try to help, Brianna, but it may be more complex than you would think. 1.) How many years of ...
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| Worried I am in a prodrome state | 10/23/2009 |
Q: Worried I am in a prodromal state Hello Thanks for answering my question in advance. I am ...
A: Oh Jenny. What a life to have had at such a young age. As an authority only in a field rather ...
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| PARTICULAR DREAMS | 10/22/2009 |
Q: I don't know if this is your realm but I'd thought I'd try anyway. I every so often have what I call ...
A: My realm Kelly? It is the realm only of charlatans and fakers, who claim to be able to interpret ...
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| Rebuttal | 10/14/2009 |
Q: Recently the point of contact in my unit sent a letter of release to the company I work for (XYZ). ...
A: [it's not clear whether your request is for transportation or transfer, so clarify that and change ...
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| 2 Things that destroyed my life | 10/11/2009 |
Q: Auerbach, I wish you could help me with atleast telling me what I have and ofcourse providing me ...
A: I can tell you that nobody should have to go through life with the kind of mental turmoil that ...
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| reward activity vs non reward | 10/5/2009 |
Q: my name is Michelle and i am doing a research activity based on children on *Does a reward motivate ...
A: I'm having trouble being clear on why your plan is not advisable. If you want to pursue that, I'm ...
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| reward activity vs non reward | 10/4/2009 |
Q: my name is Michelle and i am doing a research activity based on children on *Does a reward motivate ...
A: Then I suggest you start over. You'd never get ethics-committee approval, or, if you did, school ...
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| reward activity vs non reward | 10/3/2009 |
Q: my name is Michelle and i am doing a research activity based on children on *Does a reward motivate ...
A: I could help you better if I knew a bit more about the research activity, Michelle. -Are you to ...
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| Depression | 10/1/2009 |
Q: Auerbach. I'm about to lay a lot of my thoughts out there so please don't be taken aback. I'm a 22 ...
A: It doesn't clearly sound that you're clinically depressed, Mike, and it rather does sound like your ...
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| brain question | 9/17/2009 |
Q: I am wondering what the impacts of the way a person thinks (whether negative or positive) has on the ...
A: I wish I could give a useful answer to an interesting question, but that cannot be done here. I'll ...
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| Not sure about a cousin | 9/16/2009 |
Q: He is 65 and lives with a 75 year old woman both have had previous marriages he had attempted ...
A: An evident lack of insight or self-awareness, an age when you start thinking of a need for ...
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| ptsd? | 9/14/2009 |
Q: I'm 28. From about 17-23ish I experienced a lot of trauma. I had the surreal fight or flight feeling ...
A: Darn good questions, Adam. For as long as such disorders have been recognized, psychiatrists could ...
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| I have anxiety attacks afraid of several things | 9/13/2009 |
Q: ok my biggest problem is that i am an adult who is afraid of being in the dark. it gotten to the ...
A: Most people (including me) have a fear or two, Khiry, so you're not unusual. And there is help ...
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| Not sure about a cousin | 9/10/2009 |
Q: He is 65 and lives with a 75 year old woman both have had previous marriages he had attempted ...
A: Hard to tell, Jim. He certainly does sound dependent, fragile, and in need of family support at the ...
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| Variables | 9/9/2009 |
Q: In an experiment that is judging the demographic makeup of commercials, what would the independent ...
A: We're not supposed to do school assignments for readers, but I'll help a bit anyway. Calling a ...
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| A question. | 9/9/2009 |
Q: i need your opinion. to what extend is truth different in mathematic, arts and ethics? ANSWER: It's ...
A: We are not supposed to do student assignments but I will help a little with this one. (I was not ...
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| Q | 8/28/2009 |
Q: I have one more day left to go meet with my site manager. My Alleged point of contact sent a paper ...
A: To: From: Re: My Job Performance Date: I gather that you have to make a decision on my future ...
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| Social interaction | 8/27/2009 |
Q: I am now 31 and have recently become more introverted to the point where in social situations I ...
A: The former. But this type of problem is quite individual. In your case maybe the confidence will ...
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| Should I get help? | 8/25/2009 |
Q: I'm 14 years old and I have suffered extreme anxiety attacks for a year and a half now. I have a ...
A: Yes, I think you should, Jessica. Your reactions are actually rather common, tend to be most severe ...
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| Social interaction | 8/24/2009 |
Q: I am now 31 and have recently become more introverted to the point where in social situations I ...
A: I'll be glad to try, David. Two fairly recent specialties in clinical psychology are Social Skills ...
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| overcoming shyness | 8/24/2009 |
Q: I am actually asking a sociologist about my overcoming shyness because it deals with my issue ...
A: If I knew the secret of getting girls interested in my being more than a friend, I don't think I'd ...
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| religious views | 8/22/2009 |
Q: This may be out of your area but you may have some good feedback. I am not religious at all and ...
A: Touchy and intense only to some, laughable or lamentable to others. Some people take their ...
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| Help wit girlfriend | 8/20/2009 |
Q: My girlfriend is trying to wean herself off cymbalta and every time she goes down on it she gets ...
A: That's a different matter, and it's fine, and there is something you might do. I assume that ...
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| Help wit girlfriend | 8/20/2009 |
Q: My girlfriend is trying to wean herself off cymbalta and every time she goes down on it she gets ...
A: It's not clear why she is, as you put it, facing the transition. I have to ask: if she were diabetic ...
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| bipolar ii and adhd | 8/20/2009 |
Q: Auerbach. I have two related questions. First, can bipolar II and adult ADD be comorbid, or does ...
A: Yes, they can coexist just as you can have measles and a sprained ankle; the mechanisms are ...
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| help | 8/17/2009 |
Q: how do psycologist know how an addict feels mentally and emotionally
A: Very good, and rarely-asked question, Morgan. I'm sure they know all about the chemistry and ...
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| emotions & digestive issues | 8/17/2009 |
Q: Sort of have a couple questions, and hopefully i will be able to explain them clearly. Since early ...
A: Well thank YOU for the generous feedback. OK, it's not for not being in competent hands. Next ...
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| emotions & digestive issues | 8/17/2009 |
Q: Sort of have a couple questions, and hopefully i will be able to explain them clearly. Since early ...
A: Vicki, nobody should have to go through what you have. Although I'll answer your quite reasonable ...
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| Needing advice and possible solution! | 8/16/2009 |
Q: This is a psychiatric question and will be asked on as many sites as possible until I get a good ...
A: The search for causes was a focus of medical psychology -- a century ago. Today it's largely seen as ...
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| Needing advice and possible solution! | 8/16/2009 |
Q: This is a psychiatric question and will be asked on as many sites as possible until I get a good ...
A: I suspected from your initial description that it's a combination of schizophrenia and Alzheimer's. ...
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| Needing advice and possible solution! | 8/15/2009 |
Q: This is a psychiatric question and will be asked on as many sites as possible until I get a good ...
A: Patrick, I'm sorry to tell you that it's pretty clear that your mother does have schizophrenia. This ...
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| a problem | 8/12/2009 |
Q: i have a big problem now, well i found out what my freinds parents problem with me is. one of my ...
A: I think it was the right thing to do and that you handled it well for both sides, her and you. I'm ...
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| my problem | 8/11/2009 |
Q: first iam yasmine iam a female 30 years old from egypt , iam single and my problem is that i have a ...
A: First, let me congratulate you on your excellent English! Since you are reluctant to try ...
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| I don't know | 8/10/2009 |
Q: It's kinda hard for me to describe this feeling. I feel disconnected. Other people seem to be ...
A: To answer your question, interacting is remarkably complex, and abilities to do so have a wide ...
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| im so sad | 8/6/2009 |
Q: since june of this year my best friend which i loved like a sister, and i have been broken up ...
A: That's another really good question, Kyrstine. It's quite mature of you to realize that a large part ...
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| im so sad | 8/6/2009 |
Q: since june of this year my best friend which i loved like a sister, and i have been broken up ...
A: You're entitled to know the answer, so here's what I think is going on. Grownups expect that their ...
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| Bipolar perhaps? | 8/6/2009 |
Q: My question is about my wife, she is 50 yrs of age and healthy. However our marriage is troubled and ...
A: It matters less what condition she has or why, than what can be done to improve her mental health. ...
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| Forms of depression | 8/6/2009 |
Q: I'm sorry if this isn't as coherent as your perhaps used to but i've had some to drink but feel the ...
A: First, Debbie, finding a diagnosis that fits you perfectly is futile (because everyone's an ...
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| I feel stuck – my past keeps on haunting me. | 8/6/2009 |
Q: Excuse me for my English. I'm 25 years old living with my mother, I'm single. Lately I started ...
A: First of all, Mary, your English is considerably better than it is from most of my English-speaking ...
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| im so sad | 8/6/2009 |
Q: since june of this year my best friend which i loved like a sister, and i have been broken up ...
A: I'm so sorry for your sadness, Krystine. Nobody likes to lose a close friend, and it's always ...
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| Paranoia | 8/5/2009 |
Q: I have an extreme case of paranoia. The two biggest things I am paranoid about it spy satellites ...
A: I'm glad you wrote me because I can assure you that it's not your fault, because parts of the mind ...
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| diaphragmatic breathing | 7/31/2009 |
Q: I have more of a history question. I was hoping if you could tell me who or what school of ...
A: My apology -- it does exist. I knew of it as "deep breathing" (for stress and anxiety reduction, in ...
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| whats wrong with me? | 7/30/2009 |
Q: i have always had depression, and anxiety, but i don't feel like i can cope with myself much more, ...
A: Olivia my dear, for ethical reasons I can't make a "distance diagnosis" but please let me say this ...
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| Severe mood swings | 7/24/2009 |
Q: I'm starting to wonder if I have some sort of mood disorder. I have unpredictable periods of ...
A: I think you might tell your GP that it's getting harder to cope, and ask if you could try bipolar ...
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| questions | 7/20/2009 |
Q: i have a question that i'm not so certain of. would a person suffering from anxiety, for example ...
A: Michael, a good question and a common one, although you already seem to have the answers down pretty ...
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| clinical psychologist salary | 7/20/2009 |
Q: im interested in the actual salary of a clinical psychologist. i've done research and it seems like ...
A: Let's look at the top earners in the US, doctors. How much does the average physician make? I'd ...
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| re: perspective please :] | 7/15/2009 |
Q: i'm the same person who asked this question earlier: hello! i'm trying to decide whether i should ...
A: OK. In both cases the possible work is so varied (research, teaching, institutional or private ...
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| risperial | 7/13/2009 |
Q: My brother is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia. He has been in a nursing home for the past 4-5 ...
A: Pearl, this is sadly an all-too common experience, but at least that means that there are ...
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| Bipolar/Personality | 7/13/2009 |
Q: I am currently waiting for an initial assessment on my mental health. My GP thinks it might be ...
A: Nicole. I agree, it may not be as simple as that. Mental-health conditions are sometimes hard to ...
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| Need Insight to Complete Recovery | 7/11/2009 |
Q: I was in a relationship for almost three years. We're in our forties, but I am a few years older ...
A: Terrible! You didn't ask about this, and I don't know if it's too late now or not, but I would ...
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| Lack of sexual desire | 7/10/2009 |
Q: details. i am living in japan for last 3 years and i am 28 years old. last year i went to my ...
A: I can't give you any advice (other than where to get help) because I don't have a clear picture. For ...
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| Emotional manipulation | 7/9/2009 |
Q: My name is Shaun and I am an 18 year old male. I have a major problem with my personality. I lie ...
A: One typical characteristic of the manipulative personality is a total lack of insight, ...
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| Weight loss after stopping meds | 7/8/2009 |
Q: I gained about 100 pounds after taking Risperdal and Abilify for a few years after having meth ...
A: First, Courtney, let me heartily congratulate you for shaking meth, bipolar (maybe) and finally some ...
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| need to change | 7/4/2009 |
Q: I realize that I need to change...I feel i am a control freak :mess is bothering me organically,I do ...
A: Micaela, it's pretty simple. Headaches are very common, but not so much in that location, so do see ...
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| Dysfunction | 7/1/2009 |
Q: Auerbach, I've tried asking this question of Dr. Vaknin, but he says it's outside his expertise. ...
A: I doubt that this is squarely within anyone's expertise, Violet, but I'll try. First I recomment ...
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| Buildings | 7/1/2009 |
Q: Alan, I just want to know if it is a known issue, or it is just me who have this. Buildings have ...
A: Different people have varying sensitivities or responses to different kinds of stimuli. For ...
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| Please help me to understand my fathers behaviour | 6/22/2009 |
Q: I am a 17 year old male residing in India.My dad is ~50 years old(51 to be precise). So anyways, I ...
A: I think it is admirable for someone as young as you to take such a mature approach to a very ...
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| 4 year old and divorce | 6/17/2009 |
Q: I have a 4 year old daughter who is currently in counseling or "play therapy" - she has been going ...
A: Please don't attribute adult meaning to toddler questions. I think, frankly, that she's not the one ...
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| Passive Aggressive - from the other side | 6/16/2009 |
Q: OK I'll admit it, I'm a passive aggressive person and its a problem. I work in the field of ...
A: OK, Charles, simple advice for people whose intents tend to get misinterpreted: 1. Develp some ...
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| clinical or counseling? | 6/16/2009 |
Q: i'm now currently going to be a high school senior and i've been thinking about my major for ...
A: It's good to plan, but you're getting a bit ahead of yourself. College doesn't make you any kind of ...
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| Geriatric Relief | 6/15/2009 |
Q: A while ago I added a comment to your discussion with "Richard" about his geriatric dad who urinates ...
A: I found your answer comprehensive and compassionate. Thanks for sending it, Ken. I can't recall ...
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| Dreams and Nightmares | 6/11/2009 |
Q: My mother has been having these episodes at night which my family finds very unusual and sometimes ...
A: Such episodes (which have a variety of names, such as nocturnal myoclonus) are quite common, and ...
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| ADHD | 6/2/2009 |
Q: I have read that Fish Oil and L-Theanine can help with ADHD. Do you have any advice on using these ...
A: RJ. Most every community has an expert in this rather common condition. Insofar as these products ...
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| Emotional distress about work | 5/29/2009 |
Q: Lately I have been having a lot of problems with work. I've been at my job 3 years and just am ...
A: The two issues are quite separate, Lara. Your job is so increasingly upsetting that of course you ...
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| immature 18 year old male | 5/22/2009 |
Q: I need help with my 18 year old son. He dropped out of highschool 3 months before graduation; he was ...
A: What can I say? You sound like a bright, intuitive, articulate person. Therefore, if there were a ...
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| thank you | 5/19/2009 |
Q: I took your advice. My question is what happened to my reasoning? How could I have become such a ...
A: I think your questions were rhetorical, but I'd like to answer them. It happened not because you are ...
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| What's wrong with me? | 5/19/2009 |
Q: Alan! My name's Jesse and I'm seventeen years old. I know that you can't diagnose anyone over the ...
A: You laid out the problem, and you answered it yourself. Correct: internet diagnoses aren't the way ...
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| Curious about the human brain | 5/8/2009 |
Q: My name is Kay and I'm a 23 year old male. Thank you in advance for your help and clarification on ...
A: The workings of the brain are complex, poorly understood, and hard to understand, but basically, the ...
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| long term isolation | 5/6/2009 |
Q: I am a 32yr old male.I have had anxiety(hypersensitive,worry,panic,guilt) since childhood.At 15 i ...
A: You're most welcome, and sorry I missed the acronym, which, it turns out, is quite central. Thanks ...
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| long term isolation | 5/6/2009 |
Q: I am a 32yr old male.I have had anxiety(hypersensitive,worry,panic,guilt) since childhood.At 15 i ...
A: t. Let's break the problem into simple parts and do a frank analysis. Nothing you said implies ...
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| Bi Polar I | 5/5/2009 |
Q: I am confused with this question for my psych final exam study guide. Unfortunately my professor is ...
A: We're not supposed to answer homework questions, Jenny, but this is just exam prep. Besides, I ...
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| sexually sadistic fantasies. | 5/4/2009 |
Q: I have sent you a msg before about this. I was quite reassured by your answer, it really made me ...
A: It's natural at your age to feel condemned by your urges. It's typical to feel vunerable and ...
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| sexually sadistic fantasies. | 5/4/2009 |
Q: I have sent you a msg before about this. I was quite reassured by your answer, it really made me ...
A: Books on human sexuality seem to come out daily. You could go to the site of (assuming you're in ...
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| sexually sadistic fantasies. | 5/4/2009 |
Q: I have sent you a msg before about this. I was quite reassured by your answer, it really made me ...
A: To explain, my original answer to you was quite permissive. Basically, I suggested it was OK to ...
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| Voice Hearing | 5/4/2009 |
Q: I'm currently a student and I suffer fro bipolar disorder. At times I hear voices and they are not ...
A: You sound like a quite determined and bright person, Rachel, to be surviving at college despite the ...
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| ad/h/d | 5/2/2009 |
Q: I'm in my late 20's and recently been tested and been assessed with schizoid personality, social ...
A: We can't comment to or about a specific client of another psychologist. But I can offer some ...
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| stepchildren driving me crazy | 5/1/2009 |
Q: My boyfriend and I have been together now for going on 6 years. We both brought 2 boys into the ...
A: I hope my previous answer was of some help to you, April. I wanted to add that a new book has come ...
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| use of a person's name in discussion replies | 4/30/2009 |
Q: Why do I feel bad when my name is used in a discussion reply during meetings? For example, "Susan, ...
A: Our senses, especially that of hearing, have some peculiarities, Rebecca. In particular, when we ...
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| My wife | 4/22/2009 |
Q: My wife is 18 I'm 28 my wife was abused in every form as a child she has anxiety really bad. I can't ...
A: It's a tough problem, John, because pressuring her into getting help could make things worse. I ...
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| What's wrong with me?? | 4/21/2009 |
Q: I'm 16, so I realize a lot of mental health issues aren't often diagnosed until later in life, but ...
A: I think what might be wrong is your age, Alexis; teen years are often troubling. If so, I can ...
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| DESPERATELY NEED HELP!!! | 4/18/2009 |
Q: The city that I live in has NO resources of any kind. I have exhausted every local government ...
A: Sorry to hear of your plight, Elaine, and I'll help insofar as I can. To answer your question, ...
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| desire to mother everybody | 4/17/2009 |
Q: I am a 23 year old girl, living with my father and step mother,as my parents got a divorce 9 years ...
A: Your English is excellent! To start at the end, one follow-up is permitted, and I would be glad to ...
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| unproductivity and psychological problem | 4/11/2009 |
Q: Ever since I was 15 years old I've had a mental issue where in school I would refuse to study for my ...
A: So why does this happen? Could be simple "avoidance." It's not that the irrelevant tasks grab you, ...
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| psychology | 4/8/2009 |
Q: I have a report which involves interviewing two people in your career interests. I'm interested in a ...
A: Most welcome my dear, and thanks for the generous feedback ratings. Academic life is a series of ...
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| psychology | 4/7/2009 |
Q: I have a report which involves interviewing two people in your career interests. I'm interested in a ...
A: That helps a lot. The normal steps are an undergraduate major in psychology followed by graduate ...
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| feedback | 4/7/2009 |
Q: Maybe not your area but just your opinion is appreciated. I'm fairly articulate, but when I get ...
A: Two reasons, likely: 1. Something in you knows that it's not constructive to appear infuriated, ...
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| psychology | 4/7/2009 |
Q: I have a report which involves interviewing two people in your career interests. I'm interested in a ...
A: I'd like to help, Mandy, but answers to questions about me would not be useful to you, and it's hard ...
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| Restless | 3/26/2009 |
Q: I was wondering if you could possibly tell me why do we, as a human race, feel restless at times. I ...
A: It's not really a "human" trait because some people have these symptoms continuously, others rarely. ...
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| panic attack | 3/26/2009 |
Q: i get panic attacks bad.. so bad i feel like i can't get anough oxygen. when i think about stuff ...
A: I'm really glad you asked us, Jodi, because help is available. Your condition can feed on itself, ...
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| mother / child relationship | 3/25/2009 |
Q: Mr. Auerbach, Thank you for taking the time to read my question. I would like your opinion on ...
A: Glad to try, Alexandra, but have to point out that some questions do not admit simple, clear, and ...
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| Dreams | 3/21/2009 |
Q: Alan, I was just wondering if there was any kind of techniques to dreaming about things you want ...
A: Fair question, Gemma. Since we spend a third of our lives sleeping, and we enter the dream state ...
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| Overcoming Fear | 3/20/2009 |
Q: I don't have a specific fear, I would just like to know, can you completely overcome a fear? And if ...
A: As with some questions, there's not a yes/no answer, and it would also depend on the meaning of ...
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| i don't wanna blame myself | 3/19/2009 |
Q: i have been gone two years ago to visit my family in Iraq my sister asked me to pick her to the ...
A: What a terrible experience, Sarah. But I am glad to told us about it, because now we can begin to ...
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| Communication Skills Related to Psychology | 3/17/2009 |
Q: I am doing research on communication skills needed for Clinical Psychologists. What ...
A: that's fine. It can easily be argued that to communicate how much God loves your goodness, or how ...
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| my son and possible drugs | 3/17/2009 |
Q: the other day my 16 years old boy went to party till 12:30 am and he was ok. Nest day he went to the ...
A: At 16, you have no awareness of danger, whether medical or legal, and that can create a real problem ...
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| IQ Testing | 3/17/2009 |
Q: WHAT KIND OF DR DO I GO TO FOR AN IQ TEST?
A: In the Yellow Pages, look up Psychologists (you want Clinical if there's a separate listing for ...
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| therapy | 3/17/2009 |
Q: If someone goes to a therapist because of bipolar how will the patient know which is best: cbt, ...
A: Good question. Sorry to answer that none of those is best. Bipolar should be treated, and it ...
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| Ideas for How to Deal with Pain | 3/10/2009 |
Q: My husband experiences a horrible, agonizing sensation in the throat. He's been to multiple doctors ...
A: Tameka, and I just thought of a little addition: from now on, whenever your husband is in the hands ...
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| Poisoning of Family Members | 3/5/2009 |
Q: I am seeking an immediate answer/assistance. What would be the LABEL or NAME to place on the type ...
A: I'll try, Chris, but I'm sure that even an authority in these matters would tell you that it's not ...
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| Allowing oneself to die...Living Will | 3/1/2009 |
Q: I am at the point in life whereby there is nothing left to which to look forward. I am not ...
A: ___ Maybe it's not so much that I'm kind but that I'm older than you! Friends do shy away from ...
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| Allowing oneself to die...Living Will | 3/1/2009 |
Q: I am at the point in life whereby there is nothing left to which to look forward. I am not ...
A: I can say with some certainty only that if anybody is the opposite of selfish, it is you Mae. (I'm ...
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| Anxiety or Depression? | 2/27/2009 |
Q: My question is do you always have depression with anxiety or can you only have an anxiety disorder? ...
A: Jennifer, you're most welcome, and glad you asked. Let me answer this way. If you incorrectly ...
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| radiology | 2/25/2009 |
Q: Sorry to bother you again, this probably isn't your field but i was just wondering do you know how ...
A: Aptitudes and interests are different, so I'm not sure how good that testing or feedback was. And if ...
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| radiology | 2/25/2009 |
Q: Sorry to bother you again, this probably isn't your field but i was just wondering do you know how ...
A: and no problem at all. I would guess that in the NE USA, a typical radiologist would earn around ...
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| sleeping sometimes with dauther 10years old | 2/24/2009 |
Q: my daughter is 10 years old now yesterday she went early to bed and asked me to go with her to her ...
A: and I must say that your English is a lot better than my Greek! Isn't the Internet amazing. To ...
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| sleeping sometimes with dauther 10years old | 2/24/2009 |
Q: my daughter is 10 years old now yesterday she went early to bed and asked me to go with her to her ...
A: The answer is yes and no. I don't necessarily see a problem under ALL these specific conditions: ...
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| Psychiatry | 2/22/2009 |
Q: What kind of math do psychiatrist deal with ANSWER: Brian, the practice of psychiatry is not ...
A: Sure. Depends on years from when. There's typically High-school 4 or 5. University 3-4. Med school ...
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| Narcissistic employee | 2/22/2009 |
Q: Much to my personal menatl cost and horror, I have just realised I am employing a manager that shows ...
A: Paul, I advised avoiding psychological terminology not because his condition could be a protected ...
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| Psychiatry | 2/22/2009 |
Q: What kind of math do psychiatrist deal with ANSWER: Brian, the practice of psychiatry is not ...
A: Well, Brian, I doubt that any psychiatrists even know what calculus is, and expect that they long ...
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| Narcissistic employee | 2/21/2009 |
Q: Much to my personal menatl cost and horror, I have just realised I am employing a manager that shows ...
A: sorry about your problem, and here's my advice: 1. Do not attempt to make a psychological diagnosis ...
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| hello | 2/12/2009 |
Q: Okay, I am not sure if this is a big problem or just me over-reacting. I seem to have a problem ...
A: This is not within my sphere of expertise. But instead of pressing the "I don't know" response ...
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| Healthy ways to fulfill the 6 universal human needs? | 2/8/2009 |
Q: Here are some ideas I came up with, if u can help me w/any more, I'd greatly appreciate it, thanks!! ...
A: I can't help you much Anna, not because we're not supposed to do school assignments, but because ...
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| Confidence vs Self-esteem | 2/3/2009 |
Q: I looked up both confidence and self-esteem on wikipedia of all places and it sounds like ...
A: Self-confidence in some contexts implies that the person is successful, can be depended on, won't ...
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| Confidence vs Self-esteem | 2/3/2009 |
Q: I looked up both confidence and self-esteem on wikipedia of all places and it sounds like ...
A: Wiki impresses me; I use it myself. I can answer your lexigographical question better than your ...
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| My five year old. | 1/21/2009 |
Q: I am a 25 year old mother of three. I myself have an IQ of 163, and have experienced the many ...
A: You might as well be taking him to a podiatrist. The problem is at the other end, about which most ...
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| anger menagement | 1/20/2009 |
Q: In that last few months my anger management problems have started to act up. I know that where i ...
A: Absolutely. Probably when you were 10, not much could or would have been done to help you because ...
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| Panic/anxiety | 1/19/2009 |
Q: I wake up almost every morning, usually waking from a dream, and have some weird sensations. My ...
A: It's hard for someone at a distance who doesn't know you to diagnose and treat better than your own ...
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| sleeping too much | 1/19/2009 |
Q: I was bullied too much, then had panic attacks, then started taking medications. I tried ...
A: The best person to ask would be the physician who prescribes them for you. (It seems to me that with ...
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| I am around to have a nervous break-down. | 1/13/2009 |
Q: I am in charge of safety in 25 stores located in 8 cities around Venezuela. Each of this 25 stores ...
A: There must be someone you report to. Why don't you ask for an appointment with this person to ...
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| Psychiatry | 1/8/2009 |
Q: I am a senior in high school and i want to pursue a career in psychiatry but im not for sure what ...
A: nice to hear from you. It's good to look to the future, but education goes step-by-step, and you ...
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| Career issues | 1/6/2009 |
Q: Alan. I graduated from University, major in Business Administration, a year ago and I've been ...
A: Well, my dear, I don't know how much I can help but I'm glad to have a question that's within my ...
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| Best resources to learn about schizophrenia | 1/5/2009 |
Q: I have always been intrigued by psychologically related topics, though schizophrenia has always ...
A: My answer will have to surprise and disappoint you because there simply is no extensive knowledge of ...
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| help | 12/27/2008 |
Q: I've always felt different. I've never been able to make friends. I think people are always ...
A: My Dear Mary, I think, frankly, that you're entitled to feel abused, deprived, negatively judged, ...
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| Clinical psychology | 12/26/2008 |
Q: I am a grade 10 student in Toronto and as a part of our career planning assignment we are required ...
A: The expert you sent your question to asked me to help you formulate some more appropriate questions. ...
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| oedipus complex in 30 yr old | 12/24/2008 |
Q: sir/maam, im shivkumar 30 m india here. i was diagnoised with schizophrenia and moderate depression ...
A: First, I congratulate you on your fight against such a difficult condition. To have stabilized a ...
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| Depression | 12/22/2008 |
Q: Hey Alan. My question is concerning depression how to handle it. I'm 21 year old college student and ...
A: Hey Mike, glad you asked. Handling depression is not a DIY project because it's usually caused by ...
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| keeping my mind busy | 12/15/2008 |
Q: hope you can help. To set the scene, I am a female in my early twenties.Through my mid-late teens ...
A: I think you should be proud of your wide-ranging accomplishments, and might want to loosen up your ...
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| masturbation | 12/10/2008 |
Q: I want to know how to stop masturbation, I am a 20 year old virgin and i believe i am very good ...
A: There's no end of tips, my friend, but they vary considerably according to the source. I'll suggest ...
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| dealing with complainer | 12/9/2008 |
Q: I am the head of a board that has just taken on a person who is a chronic whiner and complainer. ...
A: There are several possible lines of action for you to choose from or modify. Are board appointments ...
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| psychology | 12/5/2008 |
Q: i am curious which branch of psychology would know about people who are apparently like that guy you ...
A: The direct answer is that it would be social-personality theory. But I think you're asking where ...
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| mental health | 12/5/2008 |
Q: my daugther in law has had depression for about 7 years now my son has had her in treatment she has ...
A: It's always tricky to try to make a "diagnosis at a distance" based on a secondary account of ...
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| Need help | 12/2/2008 |
Q: I know a girl. Sometimes she has severe pain in head and legs. For a while now she has resorted to ...
A: It's good of you to be so concerned for the girl's welfare, and I am sorry there seem to be so many ...
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| Sexually Sadistic Fantasies. | 12/2/2008 |
Q: I am a 22 year old male and I believe I "might" have sexually sadistic fantasies. Let me first off ...
A: You have smart friends. If people could be put away due to their thoughts there'd be nobody left on ...
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| Quastion about my degree plans..... | 11/29/2008 |
Q: Ok, I have always wanted to eventually become a clinical psychologist or maybe teach psychology in ...
A: There are subtle differences between undergrauate education (where you are now) and graduate (where ...
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| attention deficit disorder | 11/26/2008 |
Q: Could you please tell me exactly what is attention deficit disorder? Is it when A is giving oral ...
A: We Als have to stick together so I'll do my very best. It's not always that specific; in fact, as a ...
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| My friend apologises all the time, sometimes without reason | 11/25/2008 |
Q: I have known this person for quite a while now, and at first it did not bother me, but lately it ...
A: There's really no way to know. You could just ask her in a kindly way, but she may not know herself. ...
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| interview questions for a general psychologist | 11/23/2008 |
Q: Sir can I ask you more than one question? lets say about 6 questions; its for a paper I have to ...
A: Ask away. If I don't know the answers I'll just say so. I suspect it's a pretty long way off for ...
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| behavior | 11/21/2008 |
Q: What does it say about a person who speaks in the third person?
A: There are possibilities but no way of knowing the meaning of a single aspect of behavior. Can you ...
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| Tapering off Ativan | 11/20/2008 |
Q: I am 33 year female been on ativan for almost 6yrs my doctor wants to start weaning me off I am ...
A: I'll try, Holly. When it comes to these psychpharmaceuticals, it is good medical practice to ...
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| ?? Diagnosis | 11/20/2008 |
Q: Okay, here's the scoop, I have a BUNCH of symptoms and am looking AGAIN for help. If you can, I ...
A: You must have had the blood work (good for you) done through your physician, who apparently can't ...
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| Anxiety in Public | 11/16/2008 |
Q: When I go in public where there are a lot of people I freak out. I almost feel like I'm going to ...
A: I don't know what must be worse for you Mandy, the discomfort of "social exposure," the feeling that ...
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| Dream Analysis | 11/13/2008 |
Q: Alan, Ok, I havent had a nightmare as vivid or terrifying as the one I had last nigh in a long time. ...
A: We have many varied theories about the meaning of dream content and about the purpose of dreams (or ...
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| Society's obsession | 11/13/2008 |
Q: In your opinion, why is society so obsessed with people who kill maim or rape other people. These ...
A: To explain the mass coverage, we are interested in the unusual because "man bites dog" is more ...
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| brother mystery | 11/12/2008 |
Q: I don't really know how to describe this and I can't categorize it because I've never heard anything ...
A: Before getting concerned or considering a confrontation, look up "Tourette Syndrome." There are many ...
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| Vivd Dreams | 11/9/2008 |
Q: I'm hoping you'll be able to help me, and if this is not your field then please let me know. ...
A: I'll be glad to explain the factors at play. In normal sleep everyone has a bout of dreams about ...
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| Could I be a lesbian? | 11/7/2008 |
Q: I'm 13.I'm a girl.The thought of girls licking me turns me on.I probably won't try it because I'm ...
A: Corinna, imagine that an eight-year-old girl or boy asked your advice about their future sexuality. ...
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| hello | 11/7/2008 |
Q: i have a weird question, but what is the psychology behind who we are attracted to for mates? Can we ...
A: Hardly a weird question -- many social psychologists have devoted their professional careers to that ...
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| high strung | 11/4/2008 |
Q: ! am 48 years of age and am generally in good health. In the last two months I have become unusually ...
A: Well, it's not the sort of thing that doctors are particularly good at, mainly because there are no ...
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| 69˝ years in a nutshell? Am I real? | 11/2/2008 |
Q: I am a 69 year old single person. I was raised on a farm for my first 17 years by ‘poor, dirt ...
A: Well, thanks for the comments (and ratings). I'm sure there is a palatable and constructive future ...
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| can he be gay? | 10/29/2008 |
Q: My boyfriend and I have been together for 2 yrs, he is 29 and I'm 27. He was sexually abused as a ...
A: Don't you think that he would be the best person to ask? And after giving him two years, don't you ...
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| Just A Joke Or Something More? | 10/28/2008 |
Q: I apologize for the length of this message but it's necessary to fully describe the situation. I ...
A: Of course he could use considerable help, and it's good of you to take such a constructive approach, ...
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| guy hurting me | 10/27/2008 |
Q: i'm a student in university, living in resident student hall. since one month ago, a guy started ...
A: I don't know whether it was the university office or the outside authorities you contacted, but I ...
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| mastubation | 10/22/2008 |
Q: I am a 45 years old man married since 1992 and I do not feel sexually attracted by my my wife. 3 ...
A: Dangerous to whom? It is not dangerous to you. It is dangerous to your marriage and therefore to ...
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| Language and Language Development | 10/21/2008 |
Q: I know this isn't your area of expertise, but maybe you can lead me to someone/place that does know ...
A: Although I can't answer your rather general questions, it helps to know where they originate. Your ...
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| Language and Language Development | 10/20/2008 |
Q: I know this isn't your area of expertise, but maybe you can lead me to someone/place that does know ...
A: It's simply that the rules of grammar and especially syntax and idiom are highly complex. As ...
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| Stroop Effect | 10/8/2008 |
Q: I am a sophomore in high school and i am doing a project on the Stroop Effect and we need to ...
A: Jordyn, good to hear from you. My answers are based on my opinion, not on any research that has been ...
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| Children who face loss | 10/2/2008 |
Q: What is the typical behavior of someone very young who has lost a beloved friend, parent, or ...
A: There's a major difference between a 3- and a 6-year-old; the younger one would not comprehend ...
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| hostility and addiction | 9/25/2008 |
Q: i am 24 years old,done my engineering.i have no job,i so irritated with life,some times i don't feel ...
A: You seem to be caught in a vicious circle. That is, you aren't as ocupationally successful as you'd ...
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| ANXIETY | 9/24/2008 |
Q: My question is about ANXIETY , sometimes my anxiety level goes so high it feels like I am ...
A: You raise an interesting issue, Jennifer. Is it a feeling of acute anxiety or is it a panic attack? ...
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| my two year old grandson | 9/22/2008 |
Q: My daughter is a single mom of a 2 year old son. She is engaged to a wonderful man whom has taken ...
A: I don't understand your second sentence. I had said that how he would react cannot be predicted. ...
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| Obsessive | 9/21/2008 |
Q: I have an extreme obsessive personality, Could I have a personality disorder or OCD? I get obsessed ...
A: Yes, you could. But if you can learn to live with it so that it doesn't bother you, you're not ...
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| my two year old grandson | 9/21/2008 |
Q: My daughter is a single mom of a 2 year old son. She is engaged to a wonderful man whom has taken ...
A: I have two thoughts, Susan. I have no expectation that a two-year-old would react adversely to ...
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| a-typical hypervigilant narcissism? | 9/19/2008 |
Q: I believe that I'm a highly disturbed narcissist, but I'm having trouble narrowing my condition down ...
A: Like many psychological definitions, narcissism isn't all that clearcut. Its meaning has changed ...
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| Used and Abused | 9/17/2008 |
Q: How do I get over the fact that my child's father lied and cheated on me while I was preg. He also ...
A: My Dear Niloja My opinion is that as long as any person plays the role of a doormat, she can expect ...
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| Schizophrenia | 9/10/2008 |
Q: My daughter, who is in her early twenties, has begun exhibiting bizarre behavior. She insists on ...
A: I'm sorry to hear that, Jo, because there is a small but meaningful genetic component in ...
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| momentary extreme anger | 9/8/2008 |
Q: I am 67 years old extremely fit not looking my age and not feeling it. all my life from a young age ...
A: You've overcome a lot in your life, and your problem is understandable and fairly easily treated ...
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| My father urinates in bathroom sink | 9/8/2008 |
Q: My father is in his 80's and has been urinitaing in the family bathroom sink for many years. He is ...
A: Sorry to hear that. But this type of behavior is more common than you would think, and is related to ...
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| Relapse | 9/7/2008 |
Q: My name is Jessica and I am a seventeen year old living in Texas. I was bulimic with anorectic ...
A: One one hand you seem to have so much going for you. You seem bright, ambitious, well integrated ...
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| Multi-tasking | 9/4/2008 |
Q: When I look online for a new job many of the job listings include "being a good multi-tasker." I was ...
A: I haven't seen the APS site, but APA lists its "Divisions." Another source would be the first ...
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| Multi-tasking | 9/4/2008 |
Q: When I look online for a new job many of the job listings include "being a good multi-tasker." I was ...
A: You raise two interesting issues. Yes and no because that ability is subject to individual ...
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| q | 8/25/2008 |
Q: I came to the United States when I was 17 years old with my family from overseas. Now I am 31. Since ...
A: Well, you seem to have it all thought out in regard to finding a mate, so all I can do is wish you ...
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| q | 8/18/2008 |
Q: I came to the United States when I was 17 years old with my family from overseas. Now I am 31. ...
A: You sound like a really fine person that any woman would be lucky to share her life with. I really ...
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| psych eval | 8/17/2008 |
Q: outcome came back as: "average" results of iq 90-110 - was not told my actual score because i think ...
A: Actually, psychometrists are trained to never release actual numbers for many reasons, none of which ...
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| psychology extended esssay | 8/14/2008 |
Q: At the beginning I was going to do about phobias, but I am not so interested in that topic. So I was ...
A: What year (college? university?) are you in, and what's the course title? If it's the introductory ...
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| distinguishing experts from non-experts | 8/12/2008 |
Q: A couple of years ago, I saw an article that described a study where people were challenged to ...
A: I can only tell you how to find it. It would have appeared in a psychology journal, which Google is ...
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| Depression | 8/12/2008 |
Q: Is there an avenue of ongoing counseling that is available online? I have went through a major ...
A: I don't know of any. But there's plenty going on that I don't know about. And I'm sure you've done a ...
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| Freud, Jung, and Rogers. | 8/4/2008 |
Q: I have an assignment due, I am to write a summary identifying the contributions of Freud, Jung and ...
A: It's a standard and common assignment, so you are clever in wanting to be distinctive. Your ...
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| Severing Ties with a Paranoid Person | 8/3/2008 |
Q: This is probably going to be one of your more "interesting" questions. First I want to start by ...
A: As I suspected, you do know much more about the situation than I. You write so well that you might ...
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| what is the reality? do we perceive it? | 8/2/2008 |
Q: I have read article from some website...and I have some issue concerning the existence of science ...
A: My friend, I was going to just press the THIS IS ONE FOLLOW-UP TOO MANY response button, but you ...
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| taking off one's cothes | 7/28/2008 |
Q: What is the significance of taking off one's clothes in public? I've dreamt of it, and I did it ...
A: There's not much to tell you. No specific research has been conducted on this topic, so I'm afraid ...
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| psychiatrist career | 7/24/2008 |
Q: first of all, thank you for answering our questions.I finished an AA in teaching foreign languages ...
A: I can't tell you what kind of a BA would be best because each medical school has its own admission ...
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| aggression | 7/24/2008 |
Q: I have a question regarding a close relative of mine. He is overly aggressive, to the point that ...
A: I can't be much help because there's no way to know the origins of this attitude and resulting ...
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| hi | 7/21/2008 |
Q: Is it dangerous for a 3/12 year old girl to refer to her custodial maternal grandmother as well as ...
A: There's no impartiality: everyone's interest is what's best for the girl. So if she knows you as ...
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| Man on my mind... | 7/21/2008 |
Q: I'm a 25 year old young women and my recent behavior has been concerning me. In the last 3-4 weeks I ...
A: We don't all develop every one of our attributes at the same pace. Intellectually you do sound 25, ...
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| hi | 7/19/2008 |
Q: Is it dangerous for a 3/12 year old girl to refer to her custodial maternal grandmother as well as ...
A: I'm afraid there's no formula for bonding, rather, it's a matter of spending lots of time with the ...
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| hi | 7/19/2008 |
Q: Is it dangerous for a 3/12 year old girl to refer to her custodial maternal grandmother as well as ...
A: Hardly dangerous because at that age, a child doesn't know the adult meaning of the word "Mommy." ...
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| Am I Crazy??? | 7/18/2008 |
Q: Lately Ive been getting sad and crying for absolutely no reason at all. And I really mean this... ...
A: You sure don't sound crazy from your letter. Not even a bit coo-coo. So what can it be? Maybe it's ...
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| help me i'm confused | 7/17/2008 |
Q: hey, my name is zach i just turned 18 and i'm confused about my sexuallity,my whole life i've been ...
A: Hey Zach If every guy who fantasized about a relative some four years his junior was therefore a ...
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| I cant stop!! | 7/14/2008 |
Q: I cant stop thinking, all i do is think, about anything, and everything. I think about what happened ...
A: Your mom's right in that this problem is associated with the young, and so are you in that indeed ...
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| help | 7/13/2008 |
Q: and please I really need your opinion or advice and thorts or even what this problem may be ...
A: You could see a urolgist (or I think there's a urologist on this site whom you could ask), but his ...
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| my son | 7/10/2008 |
Q: I have seen every book there is on kids and i still just dont get it, i have a 2 year olde boy that ...
A: It's too bad children aren't like pets that you can return if they don't work out; no child should ...
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| What is the reality? Do the world exist? | 7/6/2008 |
Q: But I still don't understand...We understand that our perception of this entire world is through the ...
A: It's not lies. It's not a rejection of reality. It's not even a matter of opinion. Let me try to ...
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| brain activity | 7/4/2008 |
Q: recently I asked a question on whether you know of any games that can help prevent dementia but it ...
A: Mark, I didn't know if you were trying to get help for a school project, or if you were asking on ...
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| insurance | 6/28/2008 |
Q: my question is in regards to health insurance. I am 19-years-old and want to see a psychiatrist or ...
A: It depends on the regulations in your jurisdiction (if you're in the US, that would be your State) ...
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| i dunno whatz wrong with me ??! | 6/21/2008 |
Q: hey , im Lina 20 years old i was very strong person happy person always dont give a shit about those ...
A: I wish I know, but I don't know either, Lina, because it could be several things. But once it is ...
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| Ecstatic Experiences in Non-Epileptic Seizures | 6/16/2008 |
Q: Alan! I know this might not be in your experience, but I have a question regarding a form of ...
A: Though, as you suggest, I have not heard of it, I would say yes, because conversion disorder can ...
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| animal owners | 6/15/2008 |
Q: What exactly is the difference between cat and dog owners? I mean personality, behavior, etc. ...
A: Interesting question, but the exact difference is not known because, unfortunately, it has not been ...
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| hi | 6/4/2008 |
Q: i am being allowed to c my 3 y.o.daugther for a court ordered supervised visit for the first time ...
A: The court's first and perhaps only concern is the welfare of the child. It's hard to tell about ...
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| UNDERGRAD DEGREE IN PSYC | 6/3/2008 |
Q: I just recently graduated with a bachelor in psychology and i am taking a year off before i go to ...
A: which I forgot to ask about. Here's what I suggest then. Decide what grad school you would apply ...
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| UNDERGRAD DEGREE IN PSYC | 6/3/2008 |
Q: I just recently graduated with a bachelor in psychology and i am taking a year off before i go to ...
A: It's a little hard to be specific, Curly, not knowing where (even what country) you are, what ...
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| my 3 year old & his pretend family | 5/28/2008 |
Q: Auerbach, my 3 year old son(4 in July) tells my wife and I about his other family who died. My son ...
A: I imagine that you and especially your wife spend time and energy engaging him, but additionally ...
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| Mental Problems | 5/27/2008 |
Q: I have been having this mental problem for the past 4-5 years. My problem is that I have no feelings ...
A: Adam, I'm glad you wrote me, though I should start by saying that you may not like my answer. It's ...
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| False pregnancy | 5/25/2008 |
Q: My sister keeps insisting that she is pregnant but medically she isn't. She has been to 3 major ...
A: First, "false pregnancy" actually means something different; this is a pregnancy delusion. And this ...
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| i think i need help | 5/25/2008 |
Q: Well, I'm 16 and I think there is something wrong with me. Lately, I haven't been able to control ...
A: I would guess, Cody, that the main thing wrong with you is that you're 16. For many, that's an ...
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| shrieks | 5/24/2008 |
Q: iv a problem facing from many years that is i begin to shriek at night, a series of shriks started ...
A: good to hear from you It sounds like "sleep terror disorder," which is related to nightmares. It is ...
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| Self evaluation tests | 5/23/2008 |
Q: In an interview I had a personality test which was done by a yes-no question form and results were ...
A: It sounds like a variant of the Briggs Myers Type Test, which has limited respectabilty. But there ...
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| child embarrasment from accomplishments | 5/18/2008 |
Q: My 6 year old son gets embarrased and cries whenever he accomplishes something like when he reads a ...
A: Chester, it's hard to know how a child interprets an accomplishment, or for that matter the apparent ...
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| Why love means a reduction of appetite | 5/18/2008 |
Q: I've been wondering for quite some time now why one of the symptoms of love = a reduction of ...
A: Regina, thanks for asking us. It's not a universal reaction; one memorable scene in the movie Tom ...
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| psycopath | 5/5/2008 |
Q: My daughter is engaged to a psycopath, and she doesn't know it yet, how do I bring it under her ...
A: Yes, psychopaths can be charming and manipulative; young women can be naive and vulnerable. Men in ...
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| What is wrong with me? | 5/4/2008 |
Q: Auerbach, I am 17 turning 18 in August... can't wait! I have always acted and thought differently ...
A: It's not easy being neither a child nor an adult. Being intelligent and observant yet inexperienced. ...
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| Complicated question | 5/2/2008 |
Q: Sorry to trouble you, I have an odd, rather convoluted question to ask. Basically, I'm an ...
A: There's a variety of such terms: self-fulfilling prophecy, demand characteristics, expectancy ...
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| personality-environmental/genetic | 4/29/2008 |
Q: i wonder if you can help me better understand and figure out the following: months ago i was ...
A: I will try to help, but the answer does not lie in what you asked about: finding the exact labels to ...
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| RISPERDAL | 4/25/2008 |
Q: My Dr. wants me on 0.5mg at bedtime of RISPERDAL for stress related OCD. I don`t think ...
A: Sorry for the communication problems -- something kept crashing yesterday. I don't know what got ...
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| RISPERDAL | 4/25/2008 |
Q: My Dr. wants me on 0.5mg at bedtime of RISPERDAL for stress related OCD. I don`t think ...
A: and you're most welcome. Actually, risperidone comes in a 0.25 (1/4) mg dose, so 0.5 (1/2) is ...
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| Clinical psych training | 4/24/2008 |
Q: I have a friend who's father is assumably either a clinical or counceling psychologist, and he seems ...
A: One would think so. But even today not all programs address personal issues that could interfere ...
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| always thinking | 4/20/2008 |
Q: I can't stop thinking. I mean, my brain won't turn off. It jumps track a lot, I mean a lot... (ie ...
A: What's going on is a mind that's alert, responsive, imaginative, labile, and annoying to you because ...
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| Dealing with angry people | 3/31/2008 |
Q: I am a happy person with a positive, excited outlook of life. For me, each day is a GREAT day. But ...
A: You won't like all of my my answer, but I'll try to be as direct and frank as you are. Part of the ...
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| question of concepts | 3/31/2008 |
Q: i am wondering what the term is for personal delusions about ones self. i call them fantasy and so ...
A: There is, I must admit, no term for what you describe, other than daydream or fantasy. Fantasy ...
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| psychology of a grieving mother | 3/29/2008 |
Q: I am a young actress preparing to play the role of Kate Keller in Arthur Miller's "All My Sons." I ...
A: Hmm. You're young but playing the mother of two grown children? I can answer only from a clinical ...
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| questions | 3/29/2008 |
Q: I am a 50 year old man and have a introvert personality would you please read my characteristics as ...
A: None of the descriptions sounds abnormal or serious to me, but the main issue is whether or not it ...
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| please help | 3/19/2008 |
Q: I have a problem. my grandma for along time is suffering thinking she is being poisoned by her ...
A: Yes, it is, unfortunately, a problem. It sounds like the approach of Alzheimer's disease (formerly ...
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| sex anxiety | 3/18/2008 |
Q: For the past year or so I seem to for the most part lost my ability to be stimulated sexually by ...
A: From what you say, there's no physical cause, which should be reassuring. You are accurate in ...
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| YOUR OPINION PLASE | 3/14/2008 |
Q: I HAVE BEEN CONSULTING TO A PSYCHOLOGIST WHOSE APPROACH IS COGNITIVE AND i FEEL VERY WELL WITH HER. ...
A: It's difficult to say something from a distance that could be seen as interfering with an ongoing ...
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| debate over wearing underwear in front of children | 3/14/2008 |
Q: My wife and I have had a debate on whether it harms our children in anyway if they see either of us ...
A: There are two possible pitfalls. 1. Young children are quite sensitive to unspoken attitudes. So if ...
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| experimental psychology | 3/5/2008 |
Q: I have heard of an experiment with mothers and children,(perhaps related to attachment theory) in ...
A: Yes, it happened. The purpose was to find out if what soothes babies is the physical presence of the ...
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| Drunks | 3/2/2008 |
Q: I don't suppose you would know if there is an image or something in text that a person if too drunk ...
A: There isn't, James, because there's such a wide variation in sober people's ability to handle what's ...
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| Is it over | 2/29/2008 |
Q: I have been with my boyfriend for almost five years. It seems our relationship has died. There is ...
A: Let me respond with something positive for you in this challenging situation. I get a letter such as ...
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| A Psychological Term | 2/28/2008 |
Q: From psychology classes taken years ago I know there is a term that means: You are magnificent in ...
A: I've thought about it, and can suggest only that you are in fact describing the halo effect itself, ...
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| Any advice or or thoughts to help solve would be a big help | 2/24/2008 |
Q: All I want to know is how do I find out what I want and things I like to do? I am 24 years old ...
A: You've just come through a period of considerable change, Alisha, so it's good that you are ...
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| DOPAMINE | 2/21/2008 |
Q: I was told recently that if a person liked the drug cocaine , it was because it affected the ...
A: It's good that you're so aware. However, your experience three decades ago does not predict which ...
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| Health Psychology?? | 2/19/2008 |
Q: I am wondering what type of degree I should get if I want to do psychology generalized to health and ...
A: Health and wellness is a fairly recent and fast-growing discipline. Rather than deciding on your own ...
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| Stroop Effect | 2/14/2008 |
Q: Auerbach, Hello. My name is Brandon. I am a sixth grader. I am doing a project on the Stroop ...
A: but we're not allowed to contact questioners except through the AllExperts site, that is, this way. ...
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| psychotherapy | 2/10/2008 |
Q: I have been told that everyday a new psychotherapy school is developed. there are more than 2500 ...
A: You were somewhat misinformed. Formal psychotherapy has been going strong for over a century, so ...
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| Which one | 2/6/2008 |
Q: Hey, I was wondering if you could suggest a good title for an intro to psych text book. Thanks!
A: Not really, Jesse. There are so many, about 100 excellent titles out there, and for you to ...
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| Studying Psychology | 2/4/2008 |
Q: I'm a tenth grader in high school. I am not allowed to take psychology until my junior year. I was ...
A: Please disregard any "automated answer" you might have received before this. Some kind of computer ...
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| Social Psychology in relevance to the role of a teacher OR retail assistant. | 2/2/2008 |
Q: I'm not quite sure if it would be relevant to your expertise but upon reading your profile, it says ...
A: Glad to, Kelsy. The purpose is not for you to overhaul teaching or retailing, but to get you into ...
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| Psychology jobs | 1/30/2008 |
Q: Mr. Auerbach, I am about to graduate this May with a Bachelor's degree in Psychology. I love ...
A: I wish I had an answer for you, but a BA shows you are basically or generally educated, not that you ...
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| i'm not sure | 1/18/2008 |
Q: my name is Firishta Torkmani and I'm from afghanistan. And i'd like to ask if it was possible to ask ...
A: Of course there is. But if it were easy, there would not be a shortage of psychiatrists. Your ...
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| distorting color perception | 1/18/2008 |
Q: I am doing a study where I want to serve subjects meals while blocking their ability to see colors. ...
A: Be careful that nobody could be allergic or adverse to anything on the plate. Don't know of a ...
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| i'm not sure | 1/17/2008 |
Q: my name is Firishta Torkmani and I'm from afghanistan. And i'd like to ask if it was possible to ask ...
A: Firishta, nice to meet you, and your English is excellent. I don't know what country you're in now, ...
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| Diet and IQ | 1/12/2008 |
Q: I was talking to a vegetarian/religion expert about Hinduism, and later the ethics and choice of ...
A: 1. They CAN be directly connected in that inadequate diet at certain critical periods (including ...
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| Diet and IQ | 1/12/2008 |
Q: I was talking to a vegetarian/religion expert about Hinduism, and later the ethics and choice of ...
A: Humans descended from insectovores, and are now omnivores. Diets now vary widely, as do moral and ...
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| terminology | 1/11/2008 |
Q: What is the difference between phychiatry and psychology?
A: Psychiatry is a medical specialty for mental illness; psychology is the science of behavior. ...
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| Middle School Transition | 1/11/2008 |
Q: I would like an opinion on the following situation if possible: 12 year old girl getting ready to go ...
A: Please tread deftly and lightly because the youngster may not have painted an accurate or fair ...
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| Extended Essay Help | 1/7/2008 |
Q: I intend to write an extended essay in gender psychology for my extended essay (I'm in 11th Grade), ...
A: One other point. Give credit to sources if you have any. You're a high-schooler. Even the world ...
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| Extended Essay Help | 1/7/2008 |
Q: I intend to write an extended essay in gender psychology for my extended essay (I'm in 11th Grade), ...
A: Sorry, I don't have such suggestions, but I'll tell you how to do this yourself. The trick is the ...
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| Career in Organizational Psychology | 1/7/2008 |
Q: I have an undergraduate degree in psychology and I'd like to apply for an MBA program. Is it ...
A: It depends. Some MBA programs are or can be heavy in org behavior; others focus more on accounting ...
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| Diagnosis | 1/5/2008 |
Q: I had acute anxiety for much of my life, which I cured completely (after several decades) by ...
A: My advice is simply to get clear-cut answers from mainstream specialists (instead of self-diagnosing ...
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| What to do? | 12/29/2007 |
Q: Im sorry this is so long but I have a lot going on in my mind that I need to get out. Im 20 years ...
A: John, social anxiety is so common that there are programs that teach social competence and ...
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| a hurtful remark | 12/28/2007 |
Q: I'm back again. I emailed you on 8-13-2007 about a hurtful remark a nurse made to me in front of my ...
A: Just out of curiosity, would you tell me what it was that she said, and what your husband's medical ...
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| me again... | 12/18/2007 |
Q: how can i know whether i have a case of realistic imagination or hallucinations? i often hear loud ...
A: Well, Charli, it sounds more like a hallucination but I still can't be sure. Let me explain. If you ...
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| Stroop Effect | 12/14/2007 |
Q: Alan, Thanks so much for getting back to me. I need to know you because I am doing a science project ...
A: The effect first reported by Dutch psychologist John R. Stroop actually compared calling out color ...
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| IQ and Memory | 12/7/2007 |
Q: Is there any coorelation between IQ and memory? I know a guy that claims to have a photographic ...
A: Reminds me of the guy who went bankrupt winning $1000 at the track every other trip. On the other ...
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| IQ and Memory | 12/6/2007 |
Q: Is there any coorelation between IQ and memory? I know a guy that claims to have a photographic ...
A: Well, yes but indirectly. It's a matter of how you define IQ and memory. Technically, your IQ is ...
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| vivid dreams are affecting my emotions during the day | 12/2/2007 |
Q: I've been having some really vivid dreams lately (no I am not pregnant). I've always delt with vivid ...
A: Laura, my dear, I always feel bad when I can't offer any help, especially to someone who needs and ...
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| Losing my love! | 11/29/2007 |
Q: PLEASE READ TO THE END: Hi, my problem is somewhat complicated, I am not sure that I can explain it ...
A: Payam, Sorry to start by disagreeing with you, but your concern is not complicated, you explained ...
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| Noise irritation | 11/27/2007 |
Q: For roughly about 3 to 4 years now I've been suffering from noise irritation where even the ...
A: Emily, this kind of rather common sensitivity tends to be circular, that is, it can feed on itself. ...
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| The three main principles. | 11/16/2007 |
Q: Auerbach. I asked my teacher regarding the three principles (ERP, Please/Pain principle and the ...
A: You want me to explain briefly but understandably what your teacher says 10 books aren't enough for? ...
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| What is wrong with me? | 11/1/2007 |
Q: I would like your opinion. I do plan to see a psychologist in person but I'd like to have a few ...
A: Laura, my dear, what a quandary for you! I won't give the opinion you asked for (for several ...
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| Career | 10/13/2007 |
Q: I am hoping you can answer a question I have. How much would a psychologist who owns their own ...
A: Can't give an amount because it depends on factors such as location and type of practice, and on how ...
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| Cognitive Behavioural Therapy | 10/11/2007 |
Q: I read that only half the people who are depressed or anxiout see any benefit from cognitive ...
A: A. It's hard to define and measure, Kevin, but those results are consistent with those of other ...
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| I think my wife doesn't desire me sexually | 10/4/2007 |
Q: I have been married for 7 years and I love my wife very much. As most marriages go we have had our ...
A: From what you say you've tried every reasonable and customary remedy and it doesn't work. It's hard ...
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| obsession | 9/28/2007 |
Q: How would you define "obsession"? I recently read a novel by a psychiatrist who defined it as "a ...
A: It's more complex because of the negative connotation of obsession. It's not primarily or ...
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| voices? | 9/27/2007 |
Q: I'm 19 and very confused about my thought process. I some times argue with my self in my head, and ...
A: Most of the world, including the inside world, is at its most confusing at 19. I predict that the ...
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| not sure | 9/22/2007 |
Q: I am a mentally disabled adult who is beinged harrassed by a female supervisor at work. I have a ...
A: As I said, her job is to assign work as she sees fit. In addition, if she does think that you are ...
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| not sure | 9/18/2007 |
Q: I am a mentally disabled adult who is beinged harrassed by a female supervisor at work. I have a ...
A: One side of the picture is that it's normal and customary for an employee to be reassigned as ...
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| anxiety | 9/17/2007 |
Q: think i remember your textbooks, because your surname always reminded me of the artist with the same ...
A: PS Thanks for the generous feedback ratings. I forgot to address the precipitating event. I don't ...
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| Leaving a relationship | 9/12/2007 |
Q: I am 48 and am in a relationship I would like to end. However, my MO in the past and the ...
A: I hope that it's a move toward rather than a flight from. Stock up; I think Florida has a big sales ...
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| Leaving a relationship | 9/11/2007 |
Q: I am 48 and am in a relationship I would like to end. However, my MO in the past and the ...
A: You're most welcome. Now if I can only convince my wife that I'm kind and considerate .... ...
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| career in psychology | 9/11/2007 |
Q: I am in my fourth semester of college and i'm still not sure about a career field to go into i have ...
A: Also, you'll find considerable info on the American Psychological Association website, including how ...
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| ask about | 9/1/2007 |
Q: I have something , I afraid to be have mental disorder , I will explain to you & please try to ...
A: I don't think you have a mental disorder. Rather, I think you have a bad habit. You might also be ...
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| Emotions | 8/25/2007 |
Q: I was curious as to how many emotions there are considered to be today that are distinct from one ...
A: I'm saying that if I stick a pin in my hand and jerk back and yell "Ouch!", and then do the same to ...
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| Emotions | 8/25/2007 |
Q: I was curious as to how many emotions there are considered to be today that are distinct from one ...
A: Let's go with your color comparison. Have a machine display the entire visual spectrum with let's ...
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| Emotions | 8/25/2007 |
Q: I was curious as to how many emotions there are considered to be today that are distinct from one ...
A: Your interesting question is not easy to answer. One problem is the difficulty of separating ...
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| method of thought | 8/18/2007 |
Q: O.K. Here's the deal: I am using my mind right now as I see and select the keys on this ...
A: You have identified a pervailing issue in cognitive neuroscience: visual vs verbal thinking. There ...
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| treatment | 8/16/2007 |
Q: I'm not sure if I'm in the right category or not, but I was wondering what you could tell me about ...
A: It treats mainly depression. There are theories but it's not known exactly how it works. Doesn't ...
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| follow up to earlier queston | 8/16/2007 |
Q: First of all I did want to thank you so much for your response. I asked the question about the nurse ...
A: I hope your concerns have been resolved. Hi again. You're most welcome, and I thank you for those ...
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| Career in Psychology! | 8/14/2007 |
Q: My name is Jennifer. I'm 18 years old & will be starting my second year of university this month. I ...
A: 1. This is individual. Some institutions admit to a doctoral program or nothing, some a terminal ...
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| can't seem to get over hurtful remark | 8/13/2007 |
Q: I had a nurse make a made cruel remark to me (in front of my husband) which questioned whether I ...
A: We don't have full control over our minds, and if something that is seemingly quite forgettable ...
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| occupational therapy | 8/13/2007 |
Q: I am on sick leave for burnout and depression. The insurance company is sending me for occupational ...
A: What you should do is simple and easy, Chris. Go to the OT, but for information, not for any kind ...
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| Where To Go From Here? | 8/9/2007 |
Q: My Name Is Evan, And Im 20. The past seven weeks have been rough for me. im struggling at my job, my ...
A: Sounds pretty rough, Evan, but you're barely an adult, and if you can't make mistakes, who can? ...
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| Anxiety | 8/8/2007 |
Q: Just recently about 3 months now been taking Effexor XR 75 mg. It is being prescribed by my PCP. I ...
A: 1. The negative information. Drug-trial patients are invited to report any and all side effects ...
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| interview | 8/1/2007 |
Q: my name is Kiersten. I am a 16 year old duell enrollment student. I have a project that is due on ...
A: No problem Alan Auerbach Wilfrid Laurier University aauerbac@wlu.ca Associate Professor ...
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| interview | 7/31/2007 |
Q: my name is Kiersten. I am a 16 year old duell enrollment student. I have a project that is due on ...
A: I think the Yellow Pages under Psychologists would be the easiest way. But if the project is due ...
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| Question of curiosity | 7/25/2007 |
Q: Once again, thank you for your advice to my two previous questions. Since according to your profile ...
A: There's no simple answer because every person and every fall is different. And in some ways the ...
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| ADHD & hypothroidism | 7/25/2007 |
Q: I recently read a posting from 11/3/2006 regarding ADHD and hypothyroidism from Abigail. Is there ...
A: I retrieved her posting, and sent her a "follow-up answer" explaining that someone wanted to contact ...
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| ADHD & hypothroidism | 7/25/2007 |
Q: I recently read a posting from 11/3/2006 regarding ADHD and hypothyroidism from Abigail. Is there ...
A: Jennifer, all questions and answers go through Allexperts, so I don't have anybody's email address. ...
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| publishing unique material on psychology | 7/21/2007 |
Q: Mr. Auerbach: Lacking clear direction, I am prompted to ask how one goes about getting new and ...
A: Mr. Brenne, If it's new, useful, and innovative, credentials can be irrelevant. (For instance, I ...
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| What do we tell our children? | 7/20/2007 |
Q: My Fiance has two children, ages seven and four and a half. Their mother attempted to commit ...
A: Questions asked by 7-year-olds don't mean the same as those asked by adults. She might be expressing ...
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| personal space | 7/19/2007 |
Q: Hi I have a girl that i am talking to and she has issues with personal space. I mean there have been ...
A: Don't know, Stephen, but if it's a convenient way of saying that she's not committed to you, my ...
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| various issues | 7/18/2007 |
Q: Basically I'm a chubby 23 yr old gay lad. I've been brought up in a very strict household run by my ...
A: Let me offer a few little thoughts, and apologise insofar as they're disjointed. -You've never been ...
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| seeing face during sex | 7/3/2007 |
Q: What could be some of the possible reasons for some one who prefers only positions in real life and ...
A: Like everything we do, Kevin, such as eating, sex is handled by the brain. So you could ask, "What ...
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| Losing Control. Adult ADD? | 6/29/2007 |
Q: I am 22 years old and have recently felt like I am losing control in some ways. I'll often find ...
A: Jake, I hate to say "See a psychiatrist" because it sounds bad, but please consider: It could be ...
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| Anxiety? | 6/26/2007 |
Q: I am 6 months pregnant. For a long time now I have dealt with many issues beginning with depression. ...
A: You ask a reasonable question. I don't know the answer, and I suspect that a specialist who examines ...
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| Anxiety | 6/18/2007 |
Q: I am on 40 mg of Prozac, yet it doesn`t do anything for my anxiety. I have a Drs. appt. next week to ...
A: Because causes, treatment responses, and situational factors vary considerably from one individual ...
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| grief | 6/12/2007 |
Q: when I was 11 I was abused by a pedofilo who seduced me to touch his penis and kiss my breast. Four ...
A: I don't know, Aurax, could be either. But I really suggest that rather than trying to interpret your ...
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| Referral for Dating | 6/7/2007 |
Q: Alan, I was referred to you from the dating section to help on a question I have a friend. Any help ...
A: Meeting your date's parents should be done as a gesture of respect, not of evaluation. The parents ...
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| Misdiagnosis of Bipolar Disorder | 6/5/2007 |
Q: I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder five years ago after hospilisation for a 'hyper' episode. I ...
A: What you are asking for, Wendy (support and a clear-cut psychiatric diagnosis) is perfectly ...
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| Follow Up: "Savior" Complex | 5/31/2007 |
Q: I searched through all the topics and questions and did not find the right forum for my question. ...
A: "Begins at home" gets to it, but the "Charity" throws it off. What you're getting at is the way ...
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| "Savior" Complex | 5/31/2007 |
Q: I searched through all the topics and questions and did not find the right forum for my question. ...
A: Having just edited a dictionary of psychological terms, I'd expect it to ring a bell if it existed ...
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| marooned? | 5/31/2007 |
Q: (Prof.?) Auerbach. My question relates to what may well be a myth, but perhaps not. I have often ...
A: Please call me Alan. This "Lord of the Flies" theme (after Golding's novel) is popular likely ...
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| career is psychology/psychiatry | 5/22/2007 |
Q: I'm a year away from starting college and I'm strongly considering a career in psychiatry or ...
A: I'm glad you're thinking ahead and interested in psych, but your prime question would be like asking ...
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| NUMBERS | 5/18/2007 |
Q: Since the beginning of this year, I have noticed something interesting, which I initially thought ...
A: Life is full of coincidences. (It's not a coincidence that we are all so familiar with the word ...
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| Question | 5/13/2007 |
Q: how are you going? Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my question. My name is ...
A: They were selling websites? That would be worth maybe a few hundred. I expect that most or all of ...
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| help | 5/11/2007 |
Q: I am a man living in caracas and I am an alcoholic`s son I was a teen I never had friends. The ...
A: This is not my area of expertise, but I can only suggest that when he is ready to listen and ...
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| Polygraph test and Antidepressants? | 5/8/2007 |
Q: Auerbach, I am a 27 year old female who is in the last few stages of recruitment for special ...
A: I myself know of no connection between psychopharmaceuticals and disqualification to undergo testing ...
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| neurosis | 5/4/2007 |
Q: Alan! Is neurosis and obsession similar, or something totally different? I'm asking you this ...
A: Lucas The term "neurosis" has changed considerably since it was coined by Freud to mean an ...
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| Question | 5/4/2007 |
Q: how are you going? Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my question. My name is ...
A: My display of comments shows only the first few words, so I don't know if you've concluded that this ...
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| Memory | 5/3/2007 |
Q: Is there a name for the stage we enter as children where we start to remember events from that point ...
A: Interesting question, Rico, but no there isn't. That's because we never start remembering life, ...
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| Abnormality | 4/30/2007 |
Q: I'm studying Psychology for A Level and i'm having problems evaluating Statistical Infrequency. I ...
A: I have to tell you that you are quite abnormal. In many ways. Sounds like a rude put-down, which ...
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| behaviorism: efficacy of neg, & pos. reinforcment | 4/29/2007 |
Q: It's very generous of you to take the time to edify those who're curious about psychology - thank ...
A: Frankly, John, it's a pleasure at last to have a query that deals with learning theory! Punishment ...
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| i don't knw which carrer route to take | 4/26/2007 |
Q: i am currently in grade eleven and i want to become an industrial psychologist,a friend adviced me ...
A: Yes, HR overlaps considerably with ind. psych. Assuming that your high school goes to grade 12, I ...
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| Do I go to a Psychiatrist or a Psychologist? | 4/26/2007 |
Q: I am going through a very hard time in my life and I don't know what I am supposed to do. to make a ...
A: The last person who consulted me about having stabbed someone in the back -- stabbed someone in the ...
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| Careers | 4/25/2007 |
Q: I'm currently pursuing my Ph.D in clinical psychology and I'm looking at organizational psychology. ...
A: Good for you! There's a substantial overlap between the two, so you could stay in the one and ...
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| My 10 year old son | 4/24/2007 |
Q: My son is in a advanced program in school and gets straight A's, this yr. he's been lying all the ...
A: Damaris, It sounds like you're doing everything right but that you do indeed need help. I wish I ...
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| melodies playing in my mind | 4/20/2007 |
Q: I am constantly singing a melody, of some song, or a classical piece in my mind and that keeps me ...
A: Your experience is common; most people go through it at some time. It tends to just come and go on ...
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| what's wrong with me?.... | 4/13/2007 |
Q: Aright I am a person with a disability and I had learned most of my life to deal with it. About 3 ...
A: What's wrong with you is that you're depressed! People who are depressed for no apparent reason ...
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| autism | 4/12/2007 |
Q: How do you teach, or what can you tell immediate family members about autism? How can you tell ...
A: I'm sorry Deanna. And even the experts have minimal knowledge about it. (Lots of descriptive and ...
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| I/O and Media Psychology | 4/12/2007 |
Q: My background is a BA in psychology and MS in library science(trying to get out of this field). ...
A: Doctoral programs are quite individual, and comprise courses that you generally walk through and a ...
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| calmness | 4/9/2007 |
Q: Alan! "Being calm and clear is not like building a fortress that disturbance cannot penetrate; ...
A: Luke, I'm just mildly curious because I think I've received several of these queries from you. Where ...
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| Wartegg test | 4/7/2007 |
Q: Alan Auerbach, I took a wartegg test recently. I was asked to draw in eight boxes. Each boxes ...
A: The Wartegg Drawing Completion Form, named after its designer, E. Wartegg, is commonly used as a ...
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| Psychiatrists and Psychologists | 4/4/2007 |
Q: "Hello, I am going to college to become a psychiatrists and I have to write a paper for my English ...
A: My dear, Surely your high-school has a guidance officer who can give you more personalized career ...
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| Pedophilia-- no experts in the section | 4/3/2007 |
Q: I feel like starting out by saying I didn't touch any children nor do I have anything to do with ...
A: I'm not an authority here either -- and don't know what "ceepee" refers to. There are several ...
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| Different Branches of psychology | 4/1/2007 |
Q: I wanted to know under what branch or branches of psychology that subjects like hypnosis, lucid ...
A: The first two would be under altered states (of consciousness). Sublim mess under perception. The ...
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| my 2 1/2 year son's behavior | 3/26/2007 |
Q: My 2 1/2 year old son sees his dad every other weekend and during the week. However whenever his ...
A: Children that age can suddenly form an attachment to any object or person. If the dad is ...
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| Clinical psychology | 3/24/2007 |
Q: I know this is not your specialty, but incidentally the person who is specialized in clinical ...
A: I'm understanding better. When I trained, I was observed by my class from behind a one-way mirror, ...
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| help | 3/23/2007 |
Q: in caracas my 14 years old son had an argument at the catholic high school he atends with other boy. ...
A: Yes, Aurax, that's a problem, but I would not take him to a prison. One thing you could do is to ...
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| Psychoanalysis | 3/21/2007 |
Q: i was wondering whether it was possible you could take some time out to help me, i would be very ...
A: Keep it simple. Stick with Sigmund. Focus on delivery as much as on content. Here's your start: ...
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| concerning schizophrenia | 3/19/2007 |
Q: I usually get panic attacks when I am very upset and angry.. I do have many years of depression ...
A: It doesn't sound like schizophrenia from what you describe, but whatever it is, I think it much less ...
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| Questions | 3/14/2007 |
Q: I have a couple of parts to my question. First, could you please define the difference, if any, ...
A: Psychiatry is a specialty area in medicine; a physician can specialize in disorders of the skin, the ...
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| perception | 3/13/2007 |
Q: Today in class the teacher showed us some pictures which had two images and depending in the ...
A: The one that dominated your perception was because of your expectations, experiences, or interests. ...
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| neurosis | 2/27/2007 |
Q: A friend of mine told me that when your body does something your mind doesn´t want it is called ...
A: Not exactly, my friend. The term neurosis or psychoneurosis has changed over the decades, and the ...
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| too noisy to me? | 2/21/2007 |
Q: I live in a 43 saquare meters apartment with my wife and my two doughters. My neighbor was an ...
A: I wouldn't say "obsessive" but it's normal to have heightened sensitivity in such cases. ...
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| self-esteem | 2/20/2007 |
Q: I need your help and suggestions with these areas: 1. My biggest problem is that when I decide to ...
A: People develop different talents and habits. Many are excellent socially or emotionally but meagre ...
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| Daydreaming while dreaming | 2/19/2007 |
Q: This is probably a very silly question. I recently have begun frequently experiencing what seems to ...
A: No query about sleep or dreams is silly, Alex, because their function is still quite a mystery to ...
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| Integrity and sensibilities | 2/15/2007 |
Q: Occasionally, and for short periods of time I tend to obsess over behavior and decisions my friends ...
A: There's no formula for curtailing unwanted thoughts. And sometimes attempts are counterproductive -- ...
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| molester? | 2/15/2007 |
Q: my boyfriend and i have an amazing sex life. we do everything. really. but the other night we had ...
A: I can't claim to be an expert specifically on this, Beth, but I'll offer my thoughts. Certainly sex ...
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| Malingering | 2/14/2007 |
Q: My sister lives with a man who I believe has purposely injured himself several times. In order to ...
A: Axiom: When a behavior provides the results you want, you repeat and/or expand that behavior. What ...
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| help | 2/10/2007 |
Q: a friend of mine, a psychiatrist, told me in a so informal way: " don`t think more about that". I ...
A: If the worrying is constructive and productive, it should take place. But in this case it seems to ...
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| left hand | 2/7/2007 |
Q: I'm not sure if you are the right person to ask you this question, but I didn't know who should I ...
A: Like eye color, handedness means absolutely nothing, certainly not mental problems, and is neither ...
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| BF SKINNER | 1/30/2007 |
Q: I think I must be confused. My colleague was explaining classical conditioning as being a situation ...
A: The distinction is not the timing (which is a more complex issue than your colleague thinks) but ...
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| advice | 1/22/2007 |
Q: I am 30 years old single male from Detroit, MI. I live with my 2 siblings and our mother. I make ...
A: This is not my field of expertise, but I'll try to answer anyway. However, please take what I say as ...
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| Couple of Questions | 1/18/2007 |
Q: I have a homework assignment tonight in General Psychology and I am stumped on 6 out of the 20 ...
A: We're not allowed to answer assignment questions (and I doubt that getting someone to simply supply ...
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| Is psychotherapy an investment? | 1/18/2007 |
Q: I am attending at a psychotherapist who is good and I feel comfortable with but the problem is that ...
A: I doubt that any professional would write a bill that lies about what it was for. And I doubt that ...
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| need to know | 1/15/2007 |
Q: i m suffering from some feeling accompaining me from a long time have to disclose it to you for ...
A: I think you are saying you're worried about the way you can become sexually excited by images of ...
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| sleeping paralysis | 1/15/2007 |
Q: Mr. Auerbach, Sometimes when I'm trying to fall asleep, I'll close my eyes and then I'm not able to ...
A: Jennifer, If you recall it so exactly, and do not have narcolepsy (when you suddenly fall asleep ...
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| Different between dream and reailty. | 1/14/2007 |
Q: I got a few question regard dream and reality to ask. 1.How do I know whether I was in dream state ...
A: Interesting questions! 1. If someone talks to you, or if there's another kind of stimulus, you are ...
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| communication | 1/10/2007 |
Q: Can you please help mediate a very serious disagreement? My girlfriend and I were having a ...
A: Interesting question, Johann Communication is complex, and we all use different vocabulary, syntax, ...
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| I TALK TOO MUCH? | 12/30/2006 |
Q: I AM A COLOMBIAN GUY LIVING IN CALIFORNIA SINCE 1998 BUT I HAVE NOTICED THAT I USE TO TALK IN A SO ...
A: I think the solution should be in your own hands. You could ask for professional help, but social ...
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| therapy | 12/27/2006 |
Q: I am writing regarding the guy that i met three years ago. I noticed that he was so much into sex, ...
A: I can't diagnose someone whom I have not met, but from what you say, he sounds immature, possibly ...
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| help | 12/26/2006 |
Q: My dear good friend: Before anything I wish you a Merry Christmas. Today I was working in the ...
A: A safety supervisor should point out dangers immediately on seeing them but never while showing ...
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| Interview request | 12/25/2006 |
Q: Whew...I have been searching for a psychologist for so long! I am an American living in Kuwait. I ...
A: Two more possible angles: -Childhood as a concept is actually quite recent! In the past, a new ...
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| need to ask | 12/19/2006 |
Q: there is a person is my friend i feeling he is my soul mate (like to listen to his voice , to see ...
A: It is hard to understand your own feelings, so you cannot expect someone else to understand them ...
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| MIND GOING CRAZY | 12/18/2006 |
Q: im sorry im not much of a typer but here goes. This all started over a year ago. I was addicted to ...
A: Your typing is just fine Eddie. You should sign on to Allexperts as a specialist in addiction and ...
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| school report | 12/18/2006 |
Q: Sorry about confusing the two. I'm a freshman in California.I have to do a report for school about ...
A: They typically work for employers, advising, selecting, assessing, training, analzying, and such. ...
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| How to deal with a insecure, hurt, scared... girlfriend | 12/17/2006 |
Q: IF I say the smallest little thing wrong she sometimes stays away for days. I can not suggest she do ...
A: I started as I did because (a) a therapist does not go nuts when the client pulls away, (b) you're ...
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| Psychology of Attractiveness | 12/16/2006 |
Q: Alan, Hi! First I want to wish you the super Happiest Holiday ever! Alan, Psychology very facinates ...
A: There's a saying, "In the Land of the Blind, the one-eyed man is King." Suppose you visited a ...
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| Psychology versus Social Work | 12/15/2006 |
Q: What is the difference between being counceled by a social worker versus a psychologist? I know ...
A: SWs deal with societal problems, like incarceration, immigration, addiction, poverty, school ...
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| Path of least resistance? | 12/14/2006 |
Q: I am doing some work into the behavior of patients accessing emergency care. Although it might be ...
A: Sorry, Edward, until somebody founds The Journal of the Bloody Obvious, there won't be any. Research ...
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| help | 12/14/2006 |
Q: my dear good friend, again I need from your help because I have been working since march 2006 in ...
A: Sorry, but I can only guess, not knowing the labor laws and customs, or the employment resources, ...
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| Father | 12/12/2006 |
Q: Doctor, My parents divorced when I was 5. My younger sister and I, like most children then, was ...
A: Erika, my dear, We can choose our friends and our spouse, but we don't get to choose our relatives. ...
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| building trust in a codependent | 12/11/2006 |
Q: I am a codependent who has real problems with trust. I decided I needed to be more trusting, but ...
A: Dale, this is not within my area of expertise, so take my reply as coming from just, say, a friend ...
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| girl problems. | 12/5/2006 |
Q: so i was dating this girl for almost a year and a month. She just turned 18 this weekend and I am ...
A: Andrew, she's young, and sounds a bit immature and uncertain. Soon she'll make another circle of ...
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| schizophrenia | 12/3/2006 |
Q: I think I have schizophrenia. I go to a psychologist every week but she hasn't said what I have. ...
A: Cognitive behavioral therapy is excellent for people who are bright, intuitive, and questioning (as ...
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| what could be done | 12/1/2006 |
Q: I have a cousin, who have parents who are very caring and loving, actually an ideal family BUT she ...
A: I can see why you'd be concerned, Jasmine, and she's lucky to have you as a friend and relative. ...
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| I'm a MESS! | 12/1/2006 |
Q: We were together for 4 yrs, until he started changing, arguing, starting fights late at night,making ...
A: Probably a fifth of all women are equal messes, Debbie. It's because our culture still implicitly ...
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| Searching research | 11/28/2006 |
Q: My university has a database that contains information about quite a few of all psychology ...
A: Psychological Abstracts has been publishing research summaries since the early 1900s and represents ...
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| Emotionlessness/Depression | 11/27/2006 |
Q: I'm a 18 year old white male. I am still in highschool, and am currently jobless. I have had what I ...
A: It's likely that the problem with you is that you think there's a problem with you. Emotional ...
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| Searching research | 11/27/2006 |
Q: My university has a database that contains information about quite a few of all psychology ...
A: Nice to hear from you again James The answer is no to both. When you get to understand this, and ...
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| emotion theory or approaches | 11/21/2006 |
Q: Pls i will be ever go grateful if you could help me i am trying to understand what i am suppose to ...
A: Sure, no problem. We don't really know what emotions are or how to understand them. So there are ...
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| Am I being silly? | 11/20/2006 |
Q: In May while sleeping we had a tree fall through our house, all the way through, it went through ...
A: The answer to both is "maybe but so what and who cares"? Everyone reacts to upset and trauma as an ...
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| general psychology | 11/20/2006 |
Q: What does it mean by observational learning and reciprocal determinism?
A: We're not supposed to answer assignment questions, but I'll give you some indirect help, because ...
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| mental health | 11/19/2006 |
Q: I have concerns about a lady in her 60's. has been picking at her head,patches of hair gone,spends ...
A: It's always tough, Wilma. That goes for both well-meaning friends or relatives and the authorities. ...
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| Psychology | 11/18/2006 |
Q: The text above is a follow-up to ... -----Question-----What is the difference between psychology ...
A: Given proper training and safeguards, good arguments can be made for giving non-physicians, such as ...
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| Psychology | 11/17/2006 |
Q: The text above is a follow-up to ... -----Question----- What is the difference between psychology ...
A: The Greek for "mind" is "psyche"; that's all. The two disciplines do overlap in performing ...
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| Psychology | 11/17/2006 |
Q: What is the difference between psychology and psychiatry besides a medical degree? What is the ...
A: It depends on the level of detail wanted in the answer. The simple answer is that the goals are the ...
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| Psychology | 11/16/2006 |
Q: What is the difference between psychology and psychiatry besides a medical degree? What is the ...
A: Psychology is much broader in that psychologists may do work quite different from the clinical. One ...
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| Girl Friend and College | 11/16/2006 |
Q: I'm nearly done with my first quarter of college as a freshman and can't seem to be very happy any ...
A: Summer camp or cottage. Military service. Family relocation. College. Many young people, guys and ...
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| please help me!!!! | 11/15/2006 |
Q: i just read that this is a homework help site..i will really appreciate if you can discuss me ...
A: Josephine, I'm sorry that you were misinformed. In fact, we are not supposed to do student ...
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| Psy-College 101 | 11/13/2006 |
Q: ------------------------------------------- The text above is a follow-up to ...I already looked in ...
A: OK, I'll take you at your word, though I assumed the answers would be there because yours must be ...
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| Psy-College 101 | 11/13/2006 |
Q: I've searched my textbook high and low but can't find these 2 answers-can you help? 1. Which of the ...
A: I'll be glad to help, Chris, but we're not supposed to actually answer assignment questions. ...
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| Mental contructs | 11/7/2006 |
Q: What would be the study of things like the subconscious, ego, and various other things that aren't ...
A: Sorry to have confused you. Your interesting question was worded like a school assignment. Most ...
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| journals | 11/7/2006 |
Q: i will definitely follow ur advice. its common sense which i didnt think of :). by list of ...
A: Study the first journal to which you intend to submit your paper. If their style conventions are ...
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| Mental contructs | 11/6/2006 |
Q: What would be the study of things like the subconscious, ego, and various other things that aren't ...
A: We're not supposed to do assignment questions, but I'll give you a helpful start in writing the ...
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| journals | 11/6/2006 |
Q: I would like to publish my thesis: "Human rights violations in psychiatric hospitals in Egypt". I ...
A: I assume you are asking me about submitting your thesis for journal publication. (Usually ...
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| Deja vu and its relation to memory | 11/4/2006 |
Q: Dr. Auerbach: Hello! I am a current student at Old Dominion University and I am currently in the ...
A: 1. That's one credible possibility; another is that the present experience simply resembles a past ...
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| Collective Unconscious | 11/3/2006 |
Q: As a teacher, you might know where I can find an account of Carl Jung's experiment with baby chicks ...
A: If you refer to the study where isolation-raised chicks were shown an "overflying" cutout figure ...
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| bullying | 11/3/2006 |
Q: I'm not sure if you can answer this or not. My daughter is 11 years old and in the sixth grade. ...
A: Yes and no. I can't answer this as an expert (so I probably should just hit the THIS IS NOT MY FIELD ...
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| ADHD and hypothyroidism | 11/3/2006 |
Q: I'm a 32 year old female. I was diagnosed with inattentive type ADHD this spring after bringing up ...
A: Abigail, someone read your query to us and wants to conact you. I just now told her that if she ...
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| CONCENTRATION DISABILITY | 10/31/2006 |
Q: Concentration problem while reading/studying or sleeping due to unwanted/meaningless thoughts ...
A: We don't have complete control over our thoughts, so it's a common and troubling situation for many ...
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| disconnected | 10/28/2006 |
Q: This seems almost not worth bothering someone with. I've been feeling strangely disconnected ...
A: Well, John, I can't say that you are clearly clinically depressed, but I can tell you this: ...
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| Emotions | 10/23/2006 |
Q: I had once read that, contrary to popular belief, people who were completely open about their ...
A: Johann, if this were recognized in mainstream psychology, I would be aware of it. On further ...
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| Developing Phobia | 10/20/2006 |
Q: Dr. Auerbach: My granddaughter, 9 years old, appears to be developing a phobia about touching ...
A: Unfortunately, I'm not a clinical child psychologist, so please take my reply as coming not from an ...
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| confused! | 10/18/2006 |
Q: Oh sorry. "Magnet" is a special program at very few schools where a particular interest or field is ...
A: The obvious answer is to continue being nice to him and to let your classmates know, when opportune, ...
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| confused! | 10/17/2006 |
Q: I'm a highschool student and I know life brings a lot of strange people but there is this one boy in ...
A: My Dear Anie I'm unclear on what a magnet program is, how you look somebody up, and what "Baker ...
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| Statistics | 10/16/2006 |
Q: I have two sets of data: new medication with 18 data and the other Best-Selling with 17 data. I ...
A: Pamela, sorry, but it's rather meaningless to refer to how a stats program would "calculate the ...
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| My 4 Year old | 10/10/2006 |
Q: I have a son that is going to be 4 years old this month. He has been going to his babysitters house ...
A: Another thing you might do is talk with some of the other mothers -- but be guarded in what you say ...
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| Cognitive Psychology | 10/9/2006 |
Q: I wanted to improve my cognitive ability. Mainly on processing and understanding information faster ...
A: Sorry, Rick. If there were such a book I would have read it. If there could be one, I would have ...
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| h | 10/8/2006 |
Q: how do i know this just wasnt eugenics or unprofessioanlism on th epart of one or tw o individuals? ...
A: It could be up to each facility (to have one or not, or who is on it), or maybe the state or ...
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| need to ask | 10/8/2006 |
Q: i m 22 , i have a friend in my same age male like me i feeling a weired feeling toward him never ...
A: Well, jc, I'm sorry that my "this will pass" comments did not satisfy your concerns, but I still ...
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| h | 10/8/2006 |
Q: i am asking this concerning an abortion that was performed w/o a psyche out patients day program' ...
A: Rather than just press the "SORRY, THIS IS NOT WITHIN MY AREA OF EXPERTISE" response option, I'd ...
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| Delusional thinking | 10/8/2006 |
Q: What would your advice or reaction be to a family member who confessed that he thought someone was ...
A: Sorry that my comments won't be reassuring. Delusional paranoia is fairly common, and hard to treat ...
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| need to ask | 10/6/2006 |
Q: i m 22 , i have a friend in my same age male like me i feeling a weired feeling toward him never ...
A: The age of 22 is the age of having crushes. You will develop a crush on various gals and guys, ...
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| Delusory Parasitosis | 10/6/2006 |
Q: I don't know if you're familiar with this or if I should even contact you about it, but I think my ...
A: Sorry, but it all depends, Cindy. It depends on his age, level of functioning in other contexts ...
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| Amateur research | 10/5/2006 |
Q: Followup To Question - I have no college creditials except for an associates in business, but now ...
A: A survey by itself would not necessarily be impure but it would not be an expt but merely a ...
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| birthday | 10/4/2006 |
Q: I'd love your opinion on this. I have a female friend who just turned 40. She said she's been ...
A: Take this reply as not coming from an expert on the topic but from just, say, a friend or neighbor. ...
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| psychology/psychiatry | 10/2/2006 |
Q: What is the difference between psycology and psychaitry. Please excuse my spelling. I know it is ...
A: Psychiatrists are medical doctors who can therefore prescribe pharmaceuticals such as ...
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| personality disorder | 10/2/2006 |
Q: What are the chances of someone 'healing' from Histrionic Personality Disorder? Her daughter (3 ...
A: Sometimes, Randall, the psychological needs and the response patterns are so strong that they ...
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| wordwarrior@dslextreme.com | 9/29/2006 |
Q: I've always battled socially in groups, whatever they are, social, work, etc. It depends on what ...
A: The problem here, it seems apparent to me, is that you should not be taking courses. You should be ...
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| Child who fears men | 9/24/2006 |
Q: My boyfriends daughter is 3 years old and is becoming incressingly more afraid of men. At first it ...
A: Jacalyn, I'm not a child psychologist, so please take my answer as coming not from an expert but ...
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| Grad School | 9/23/2006 |
Q: I'm debating studying psychology in graduate school with the intention of becoming a clinical ...
A: 1. Depends on the program of the particular school and on the laws of the State you're in (assuming ...
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| Perception | 9/23/2006 |
Q: I was thinking it might be an entertaining project to create a really good virtual reality markup ...
A: Not familiar with such languages but can answer your question. In a library, preferably a university ...
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| fromm | 9/21/2006 |
Q: I'm just a bit interested in psychology and philosophy. I'm thinking of buying some books by Fromm ...
A: I always considered Fromm to be brilliantly helpful in the human condition. I suggest you go to your ...
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| bipolar | 9/20/2006 |
Q: Is bipolar diesease a disability once over the age of 50.
A: I'm sorry I can't say, because it's both a legal and a medical issue: it would depend on the legal ...
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| Psychological Research | 9/14/2006 |
Q: I need to do an essay about psychological research and maybe you can help me with "facts" about it. ...
A: We're not supposed to help directly with school assignments, it's an extremely broad topic, and ...
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| psychology key definitions | 9/14/2006 |
Q: please could you give me these key definitions as icannot find them and need them for my a level ...
A: We're not supposed to do homework, but you did admit that's what it's for, and say that you tried. ...
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| is it? | 9/6/2006 |
Q: I have been having this problem for a while now. I fear the thought of dying, moreover this thought ...
A: Of all obsessional thoughts leading to anxiety states, fear of dying is quite common. Sometimes it ...
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| Is this normal? | 9/5/2006 |
Q: i have been messing around with certain girl for a couple of months. at on point she told me he ...
A: Most people consider certain specific behaviors, although normal and common in themselves, to be ...
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| brain tumor | 8/31/2006 |
Q: can a brain tumor not only effect vision but also behavior. I am experiancing both and the behavior ...
A: Rather than press the SORRY, THIS IS NOT MY FIELD reply button, I'll say that from what I know, the ...
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| psychologist's job in psychotherapy | 8/28/2006 |
Q: I've been in therapy 5 years. Exactly what or how is the psychotherapist suppose to help me?
A: Even though your question is an excellent one, and one that certainly should have been asked and ...
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| should I take drugs? | 8/28/2006 |
Q: I am east-indian...but born in Canada. I got schizophrenia when I was 14 years old. My Uncle also ...
A: You should urgently be under the care of a physician, preferably a psychiatrist, who will assess you ...
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| Repressed Extrovert definition | 8/27/2006 |
Q: Could you explain what a repressed extrovert is? Is it healthy to be one? Is there a range of ...
A: Nope! Never heard of it (and I recently edited a major dictionary of psychology). Nor does this ...
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| mania | 8/22/2006 |
Q: This is the last time that I am going to bother you with one more question. Out of curiousity, I ...
A: Appendicitis is appendicitis. It's a clear-cut, sharply defined condition. You have it or you don't. ...
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| mania | 8/22/2006 |
Q: I sent you an email yesterday with a question about mania, and thank you so much for your reply. ...
A: Would I agree that "stress causes mania"? No. Would I agree that given the predisposition, it is ...
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| manic episodes | 8/21/2006 |
Q: I have a quickwhat are the causes of mania? I am a psych major, and I thought that the causes of ...
A: You're welcome, Leah, and here's a quick answer. There's no quick answer! There are books on the ...
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| Myself | 8/19/2006 |
Q: Name,educational background,subfield of psychology,why you chose this area, and what a day of work ...
A: Alan Auerbach PhD Industrial/Organizational Psychology What you do for a living has a major ...
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| Psychology V.S. Psychiatry | 8/15/2006 |
Q: Is there ever a conflict between psychology and psychiatry? Like are there ever conflicts to do with ...
A: Interesting question, James Where the treatment of choice is psychopharmaceutical (or medical such ...
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| sleep learning | 8/13/2006 |
Q: I'm learning tagalog and I was looking it up on the web and these ads keep talking about learning ...
A: After considerable research, there are documented minor effects in what might be termed sleep ...
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| how to find strength back? | 8/12/2006 |
Q: I was from a hard life and abuse background, I thought it a miracle that still alive.....but now ...
A: While it is impossible to make an accurate diagnosis at a distance, it sounds like you might be ...
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| Cyclothymia | 8/10/2006 |
Q: I just wondered if you knew what percentage of patients suffering from cyclothymia recover fully on ...
A: The best person to ask these most reasonable questions is the one treating you. Full recovery is ...
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| preparing for stats class | 8/8/2006 |
Q: I normally get extra materials to help with harder classes. For example, I bought the human brain ...
A: Sure - at the intro level, stats is stats, whether to a mathematician or a psychologist. (Ask each, ...
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| scary fantasies | 8/8/2006 |
Q: How can I stop my fantasies from always taking a turn for the worse?
A: Fantasies or daydreaming are normal, natural, and common. Sometimes your mind does go in directions ...
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| Beauty | 8/8/2006 |
Q: ...Doing your own research should fit in with what's already been found, so the first step is ...
A: Research is like a wall, James. You get to know one section of one wall very well, and then you ...
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| Beauty | 8/7/2006 |
Q: I learned in a social psych class that although beauty is in the eye of the beholder, there ...
A: Rather than looking up Loftus, you'd be better off searching under Attraction, Interpersonal in the ...
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| Beauty | 8/7/2006 |
Q: I learned in a social psych class that although beauty is in the eye of the beholder, there ...
A: I'm glad you're integrating your academics with personal interests and experiences. Yes, research ...
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| masterbating addiction | 8/6/2006 |
Q: I am a somewhat frequent masterbater, and i do it occasionally, like once evryday or every other ...
A: The main harm and danger from masturbation is from thinking that it is harmful, dangerous, and ...
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| Hi ^ ^ | 8/6/2006 |
Q: I am a first year psych student (undergrad) in Brtish Columbia, Canada I would like to major in ...
A: The basic rule is that while volunteers are to get "hands on" experience, the hands, especially when ...
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| hi | 8/4/2006 |
Q: i know a 40 year old male who was prescribed a lot fo depakote for a seizure or other disorder but ...
A: I'm not so sure about your first issue. With some psychopharmaceuticals you want to start with a ...
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| Hey | 8/3/2006 |
Q: im 17 years old and last year in August i started taking prozac, 20 mg. for depression and anxiety. ...
A: Since you are taking the mininum dose, there would be nothing wrong in asking about increasing it. ...
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| Word verification | 8/1/2006 |
Q: Alan, Thanks for the prompt response. It's the window on your question page which contains some ...
A: That's kind of funny, in that the phrase is, in effect, from me! I assume that it is indeed a test ...
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| Word verification | 8/1/2006 |
Q: What is "Word Verification"? What does it show?
A: This phrase does not appear in any of five dictionaries of psychological or psychiatric terms, and ...
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| My 10 year -old son | 7/31/2006 |
Q: I have a question about whether it is normal for a child of that age to find a subject such as Star ...
A: You seem like an oasis of sensibility and common sense in a sea of conflict, and I wish I had a ...
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| Odd ques. | 7/29/2006 |
Q: I m 18 yrs.I get the feeling from inside of how to do the basic things of life such as how to eat ...
A: Not an odd question to me -- that's what I did at your age! The brain is a funny organ -- it works ...
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| Psychological pricing? | 7/29/2006 |
Q: I was curious of how psychological pricing works? Is it more complex than simply adding ".95" at the ...
A: I should have understood what you were asking. A price of 99 cents or even $9.99 is designed to ...
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| Psychological pricing? | 7/28/2006 |
Q: I was curious of how psychological pricing works? Is it more complex than simply adding ".95" at the ...
A: I don't understand your first question. If you are asking about billing for professional services, ...
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| Finding Motivation | 7/27/2006 |
Q: I know that this is a very vague question, but how do you find motivation?
A: You can't. Motivation has to find you. What do you find interesting, enjoyable, pleasurable? Did ...
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| Please help me... | 7/26/2006 |
Q: im currently 17 yrs old. i was wondering if i have a case of post-tramatic stress. okay here it ...
A: There's a reason why people get scared -- it protects them. Even many adults have such feelings of ...
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| than why do they dress that way... | 7/24/2006 |
Q: I have a question about human nature. Why do women dress provocatively: in short skirts, short ...
A: It's just our culture, John, that teaches males and females to try to exploit their looks, and that ...
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| diff. mental pb. plz help! | 7/24/2006 |
Q: DETAILS of my pb. 1. Not able to sleep just becoz of simple things. My mind reminds me that u ...
A: Rimmi, Insomnia is often easy to treat. Having a pill, prescribed by a family doctor or a ...
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| Psch PhD (PsychD) vs MSW | 7/23/2006 |
Q: I am interested in pursuing a degree that would train me to do individual counseling when I'm done. ...
A: It depends on the legislation and the career openings in Florida, and I, not even being in the US, ...
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| Anti depressants | 7/21/2006 |
Q: "Hello, thank you for volunteering your services. My question pertains to anti depressants, Question ...
A: We needn't wait for Aug 8, Jennifer. I should declare that this does not fall within my area of ...
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| sex drive | 7/21/2006 |
Q: I have a question regarding sex drive in people who have deviant sexual orientations (no offense to ...
A: Interesting query, Jack. Our prime sex organ is the brain. Since our sexuality is more cognitive ...
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| Feeling crazy? | 7/20/2006 |
Q: Friends,People I work with describe me as 'crazy' they say it in a joking manner and it hurts. I ...
A: A couple of little things you need to know, Rachel: 1. It IS a positive thing. The adjective ...
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| depression | 7/19/2006 |
Q: I'm a 26 year old married teacher, and I am constantly fighting off massive bouts of depression. ...
A: Sonja, This is not my field of expertise, but I'll try some comments for what little they might be ...
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| recent onset | 7/19/2006 |
Q: my brother is 20 yrs old and a homebody, never had a job and never completed his high school ...
A: Eli, I'm sorry that this does not happen to fall within my area of expertise, but I'll make a few ...
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| familiar faces | 7/17/2006 |
Q: I am just curious what it is in the mind that makes one think another person, whom they do not know ...
A: Human memory is complex and not entirely understood. There is a proclivity for facial recognition ...
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| Should I get real help? | 7/15/2006 |
Q: Um...I guess I should describe myself first before I get to the question... I'm 20 years old and ...
A: Well, Amber, It's not so much that you need help, but that after all you've been through, you're ...
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| diff. mental pb. plz help! | 7/10/2006 |
Q: I am 18 years old. I get the feeling from inside of how to do the basic things of life such as how ...
A: Sometimes the brain decides to take over, and you have to learn how to reassert more control. For ...
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| Constant Anger | 7/7/2006 |
Q: Auerbach, I have recenlty found myself becoming and remaining angry, virtually everyday, over small ...
A: I don't know, Michael, but there are several possibilities. Life is full of various irritants. ...
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| Unresolved issues | 7/6/2006 |
Q: 3 years ago my B/F hurt me emotionally with some actions I didn`t particularly care for. The ...
A: and you're most welcome. Although I can't say that this falls exactly within my areas of training ...
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| What should I do??? | 7/5/2006 |
Q: There is a Girl to whom I about to merry, she is doing her BS in psychology, she is playing ...
A: Ahmad The two of you both communicate badly with each other, you don't trust her behavior or her ...
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| Graduate School | 7/4/2006 |
Q: Currently I am a psychology student at SDSU and I am hoping to get into the John Jay College of ...
A: Sure. One solution is to talk about how you passionately want to help people, and contribute to ...
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| strategic family therapy | 7/4/2006 |
Q: I'm presently in a psychiatric nurse practioner program. The program has very little exposure to ...
A: I'd be glad to help, now and in the future, but as an industrial rather than a clinical psychologist ...
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| Questions about field. | 7/4/2006 |
Q: Sorry if this isn't your normal type of question, but I couldn't find a better person too ask on ...
A: I think you're asking about becoming a psychologist -- to become a psychiatrist requires pre-med, ...
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| trying to figure out where to look | 7/3/2006 |
Q: :) I made a list of the things that bother me and I wondered what others thought. Does this sound ...
A: You're most welcome, and I hope I can help a little. Although depression is extremely common, ...
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| Psychological disorder | 7/3/2006 |
Q: Is there a psychological disorder that causes a person to want to keep a crisis going and to keep ...
A: Not really, but behavior is learned, and while most people learn how to dampen the flames of ...
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| grandson | 7/3/2006 |
Q: My grandson's kindergarten teacher demanded he be put on medication because he was hyper and has ...
A: I hope you'll understand that I can't ethically comment on the diagnosis and treatment of someone ...
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| something i want to understand more | 7/2/2006 |
Q: i don't know if you are the right person to tell this to, because i don't know if this is in your ...
A: Sometimes (try to follow me here) the problem is not the problem -- it's thinking that the problem ...
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| panic | 7/1/2006 |
Q: For the past few weeks, maybe every other night or so, I wake up in the middle of the night from a ...
A: If there's a sleep clinic in your city, they might be able to help with the waking. But I think you ...
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| bipolar | 6/30/2006 |
Q: My boyfriend who is 45 years old and also bipolar has tried to explain how things are for him. I ...
A: Jennifer, Do yourself a favor and stop seeing him as your quasi-patient or even your child, but ...
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| Frequencies | 6/22/2006 |
Q: When one blows a dog whistle the sound can be heard by the dog's ears, but not human's and drives ...
A: A dog whistle has no dramatic effect on a dog. The first time it hears it, it will react ...
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| No Details | 6/19/2006 |
Q: I have written to you before so I thought I would come back and ask you this one. My husband and I ...
A: As you know from your other question to me, I answer on the same day, but my computer has been out ...
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| Why do I create a fake life? | 6/13/2006 |
Q: Hi, I am a 27 year old woman, i live with my parents, have a good job, i am single and have never ...
A: I probably shouldn't say this, Sarah, but what you're doing is so commonly perpretated by men who ...
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| Circadian Rhythm | 6/13/2006 |
Q: In a summative test a question asked me: 1. Describe what is meant by a circadian rhythm. 2 Marks ...
A: Well, Adrian, sometimes a person gives a correct, even elegant answer that unfortunately does not ...
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| psy. of effectiveness or unnefectiveness | 6/12/2006 |
Q: I'm a 44 y/o who finished university (computer info. systems) more than 20 years ago, but I've been ...
A: That's all right Richard, I hear your pain, and that's how you feel, and I want to reaffirm how ...
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| Psychology Help | 6/3/2006 |
Q: 1. Is abortion on demand bad for society? A scientific study cannot be done on this. Too many ...
A: Your answers aren't perfect but are on the right track(except for 6, which you need more thought ...
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| Psychology Help | 6/3/2006 |
Q: Anyone can tell me if they agree with me or not Questions: Tell if these questions can be ...
A: Tiffy, you have them right until you get to #5, at and after which point you need to think a bit ...
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| Do numbers mean something? | 5/18/2006 |
Q: I believe I have OCD. I don't check and recheck, but I believe I have Scrupolosity. I always have to ...
A: We humans are highly symbolic, and the symbols can be patriotic, religious, or anything. In ...
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| unexplainable memories in young children | 5/18/2006 |
Q: What causes supposed “past life memories” in some young children? I read that some young children ...
A: Kids are not miniature adults -- whose claims can be taken at face value. You might be aware of ...
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| Do I have OCD? | 5/17/2006 |
Q: my name is Kenzie and I'm 15 years old. I wanted to know if I have OCD because some things I do ...
A: Are you just a perfectionist or neat freak (sort of like Brie on the the TV series Desparate ...
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| dreams | 5/17/2006 |
Q: I heard that if only we were able to remember all the dreams we've had in one night, we'd be ...
A: Not at all true, as far as I know. The only way is to keep a pad and pencil, or a voice-activated ...
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| Hallucinations/self mutilation | 5/8/2006 |
Q: I am doing some research for a family member that has a child currently going through a mental ...
A: This is not within my field of expertise; sorry. I'll give you a reply nonetheless, but please take ...
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| Mental Institutions | 5/7/2006 |
Q: I am working on a fictional story based on real facts concerning the treatment of the mentally ill. ...
A: I'd be glad to help but it depends not only on when but on where, and I don't know even what country ...
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| needs and greed theory. | 5/2/2006 |
Q: sir, though not so much of it is written aout. i am using it as one of the theoies for my ...
A: Samson, It sounds interesting, but unfortunately I have not heard of it, nor does it appear in any ...
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| Mensa matrices tests? | 4/29/2006 |
Q: Are there any real Mensa matrices tests on the web? Online, download or for sell?
A: Not that I know of, Mike. Of course, you could take the Mensa test different times under different ...
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| Does this sound like OCD? | 4/28/2006 |
Q: For the last 2 weeks I have suffered from a mental illness that I have pretty much dealing with my ...
A: What you should do is to see a professional who will take a detailed history, perhaps administer ...
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| love, crushes | 4/27/2006 |
Q: 1) What exactly is love? 2) Why do people develop crushes, how can they be avoided or gotten rid ...
A: 1. It's an urge to spend money on a girl. 2. Our culture teaches us to, and when we're young we're ...
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| Mental slave to self cruelty | 4/25/2006 |
Q: First of all, I want to thank you for taking the time to read through this, and to care enough to ...
A: Unfortunately, I can't say that this falls within my area of expertise. I'll give you an answer ...
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| sex ed for a 14 yr old boy | 4/23/2006 |
Q: My question is about my girlfriend and her son who will be 14 in about 2 months. We are having a ...
A: The problem, as you know, is that almost all people are embarassed about sex, and even more are ...
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| Respecialization in IO | 4/20/2006 |
Q: I am a clinical psychologist from a scientifically oriented program with 9 years of post graduation ...
A: Two items of advice, my friend. 1. Join SIOP. In their publications you'll find ads for major I/O ...
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| School Project | 4/18/2006 |
Q: Auerbach, Hello, my name is Ben. I'm a Junior in high school, and I'm currently working on my AP ...
A: This isn't within my field of expertise, but I'll try to help. A couple of methodological issues. ...
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| Lying | 4/18/2006 |
Q: I would like your definition of a compulsive or pathological liar. Someone in my life exhibits the ...
A: You make it easy for me; the question in your first sentence is answered in your second. What ...
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| Mental retardation and aggression | 4/16/2006 |
Q: My 22 year old brother who has mild MR, has been manifestating episodes of aggressive behavior for ...
A: I'm sorry that this is not within my field of expertise because I'm an industrial psychologist, not ...
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| Psychometric testing | 4/13/2006 |
Q: I work for a translation organisation in the UK. We are developing a client base in North America ...
A: The Allexperts site is awkward for back-and-forth discussions, so my direct email is ...
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| help | 4/12/2006 |
Q: My 12 years son made phone calls to movil phones for more that 130 dollars (230.ooo bolivaras here ...
A: I am not an expert in these problems but will give you an answer as just an outside person. I agree ...
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| harm to self or others | 4/12/2006 |
Q: can you please send me a website which includes all the mental disorders may have symptoms of "harm ...
A: Sorry, Nada, the web doesn't quite work like that. You could go to a library or bookstore and ask ...
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| y is it important for my 1... | 4/12/2006 |
Q: y is it important for my 1 year old daughter to ahve a relationship with her father who i am ...
A: This is not within my area of expertise but I'll give you an answer if you take it as coming not ...
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| my special ed shy mother with... | 4/10/2006 |
Q: my special ed shy mother with a 7 grade education was very strict with me till i was 14 and then ...
A: I'm sorry but we're strictly not allowed to deal with personal questions that may have more behind ...
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| Am I a natural-born servant? | 4/7/2006 |
Q: I have this thing, where I develop an obsession either for a specific person, or a trait (blond ...
A: People have all sorts of these obsessions, so they have been well studied. The usual advice is this: ...
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| Short Q&A | 4/7/2006 |
Q: Mr. Auerbach. Let me start off by giving a short brief detail of why im here. In my Certified ...
A: Sure, Michael, but I am not a clinical psychologist (which is what most people think of) but an ...
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| Human mind | 4/7/2006 |
Q: Hope this falls into your field of interest - it might seem more philosophical than psychological. ...
A: Sorry that I can't comment very helpfully about some of the interesting points you raise, it not ...
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| Memories | 4/5/2006 |
Q: I have a question about memories. I'm not certain, but I think I remember hearing about how some ...
A: Rico, it's hard to differentiate between actual memories and just memories of memories. The further ...
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| Are you aware if stopping... | 4/4/2006 |
Q: Are you aware if stopping antidepressants abruptly can cause permanent brain damage? Or just ...
A: Sorry, Nick, no, I'm not aware. It's not my field at all. I very, very much doubt that permanent ...
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| Confused | 4/1/2006 |
Q: I was told I have depression and am on 20 mg. of Lexapro, but my sadness doesn't go away. I have a ...
A: Sorry about your depression -- it can be a miserable condition to have, and it's sadly quite common. ...
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| couseling | 3/31/2006 |
Q: In the name of GOD Hello Mr Alan Auerbach I am medical student .I am 24 year's old. At recent, I ...
A: I was suggesting only that he will die long before you do. No other reason. You wonder if there ...
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| effects of trauma at a young age | 3/30/2006 |
Q: I am looking for information about the effect serious truama has on the development of the brain. ...
A: Humans don't "imprint" and it is rare for childhood memories to precede the age of 4. Areas of ...
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| couseling | 3/30/2006 |
Q: In the name of GOD Hello Mr Alan Auerbach I am medical student .I am 24 year's old. At recent, I ...
A: Miss Salimi, This is not within my area of expertise, and even if it were, I should not recommend ...
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| habit | 3/26/2006 |
Q: what does the habit of lip sucking/ lip biting(one which results in deformation of teeth shape)and ...
A: Sorry, but there's no psychological explanation or theory about such behavior; it's evidently just a ...
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| help | 3/23/2006 |
Q: I would like you to tell me why in venezuela, or other country for example a journalist is a defense ...
A: This is not within my area of expertise, so please do not take my reply as coming from an authority. ...
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| getting life in order? | 3/22/2006 |
Q: Could really use some help... I don't even know how to start.. Almost two years ago I fell into a ...
A: Karen my dear, I'm sorry that this does not fall within my area of expertise. I'll try an answer ...
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| Seeks Rejection and pain | 3/21/2006 |
Q: I lost my fiance three months ago. He truly loved me and cared for me. First time I got real love. I ...
A: Jenny, this is not within my area of expertise. I'll still give you an answer but you should treat ...
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| Freudian Paper | 3/21/2006 |
Q: In 1972, I read all the papers published by Freud. In one of those papers he refered to "the wish ...
A: I think you've confused Freud and Fromm, and papers with books. Just go to any decent library, pull ...
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| psychoanalysis | 3/20/2006 |
Q: From what I understand, psychoanalysis is a freudian school of psychology, but I was hoping to find ...
A: I was wondering it it was for a school assignment or just personal curiosity, but I'll offer a ...
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| What do I do now? | 3/18/2006 |
Q: I have been through hell and back ( pardon the language). starting at 6 my grandfather started ...
A: Dureen, there are actually several roads you could take now, depending on which you find most ...
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| health | 3/16/2006 |
Q: what or how would you describe holistic health
A: As an impressive-sounding phrase meant to imply that regular doctors just focus on a specific aspect ...
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| Starting to wonder... | 3/14/2006 |
Q: I'm seriously starting to wonder if something really is wrong with me. I've been to doctors ...
A: Yours is a common and typical experience. If you had a malfunctioning appendix, every doctor would ...
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| about centerpointe holosync | 3/14/2006 |
Q: i recently got to know about the centerpointe holosync solution.they say that if we listen to the ...
A: Riyaz, if there were convincing evidence that listening to CDs did that, they would be provided free ...
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| Motivation for Crime | 3/13/2006 |
Q: No, this is an informal presentation that isn't for school. It's basically community service work. ...
A: That's clearer now. A question can be answered in a number of ways, tailored to its purpose. To ...
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| Motivation for Crime | 3/13/2006 |
Q: Basically, I'm doing a report on Arson, and I'd like to find out more about why people commit arson. ...
A: If that's for a school report, we're not allowed to provide the answers. Besides, teachers want to ...
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| Motivation for Crime | 3/13/2006 |
Q: What are the typical types of motivation for people committing Arson, and what kind of people tend ...
A: Bryce, I'd have to know a bit about the reason behind your query in order to answer it more ...
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| If a patient is violent towards themselves... | 3/11/2006 |
Q: I've been online for half the day looking for an answer to a potentially simple question. I guess ...
A: Sorry you wasted so much energy; it's not the sort of issue that I'd want to find the answer to on ...
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| Accident Flashbacks | 3/10/2006 |
Q: Last year I had a nasty work accident and ever since then I've had flashbacks every now and again, ...
A: The way to make these fade is to wait. I'm afraid that time is the only cure. After all, the memory ...
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| Obsessive compulsive disorder | 3/7/2006 |
Q: Can you tell me what causes obsessive compulsive disorder? I have a relative that can't even go to ...
A: George, I answered this some days back, but it seems that the reply didn't go through -- sorry; I'll ...
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| Children and Mental Illness | 3/6/2006 |
Q: A few months back my 8 and 1/2 year old daughter complained that things had all of the sudden ...
A: Sure Keli, but first know that this is not within my area of expertise, so please take my reply as ...
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| Interview | 3/5/2006 |
Q: Auerbach I am a student of Wissahickon Middle School. Right now, I'm having a huge project called ...
A: Since you are probably thinking of an American practicing clinical psychologist whereas I'm a ...
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| Psychology as a study | 3/5/2006 |
Q: I figure you'd be an ideal candidate to answer this question due to you having taught psychology for ...
A: Do you think your question was scientific, James? Science is a method or approach. If it's ...
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| Trauma and Total Institutions | 3/1/2006 |
Q: I am a 3rd year Anthropology student and for my thesis am researching the link between ‘Trauma and ...
A: Phil This is not within my area of expertise, and although I'm familiar with the ground-breaking ...
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| fascination with murder mysteries | 2/27/2006 |
Q: I am on deadline, working on a story about regional murder mystery parties - some at restaurants, ...
A: This is not within my area of expertise, but rather than just bow out I'll give a response if you ...
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| Videosgames | 2/27/2006 |
Q: I am writing an Engilsh paper and would like to ask you a few questions about the effects of video ...
A: Sorry, Sean, this is not within my area of expertise. Rather than just bow out I'll be glad to give ...
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| Mental Health | 2/26/2006 |
Q: I was wondering-is there a psychological term for a person with an obsession of trying to become ...
A: Not exactly, I'm afraid. Perhaps there should be, but it's pretty rare as you describe it. The ...
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| schizophrenia | 2/24/2006 |
Q: Could post natal depresion in a woman with schizophrenia be any worse than normal and how can ...
A: This is not within my field of expertise; sorry. However, I'll give you an answer if you treat it as ...
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| releive uneasiness | 2/22/2006 |
Q: i am of age 21 i like a person i don't know whether he likes me or not we stay in diffrent cities ...
A: My dear Miss Chandrasekaran It is always difficult for a sweet young woman to find the right man ...
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| Psychology | 2/21/2006 |
Q: Does breathing alone kill brain cells?
A: Can't imagine why someone would ask that, and I suspect the question is presented out of context. ...
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| neural impulse | 2/18/2006 |
Q: when the neural impulse crosses the synaptic space it does so-- a)like an electric spark b)via ...
A: Sure. You're having a hard time understanding because what happens is hardly logical, is not easily ...
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| Life of a Paranoid Schizophrenic | 2/16/2006 |
Q: My grandmother, now deceased, was a paranoid schizophrenic. She would carry on conversations with ...
A: I'd like to encourage your interest, both for its potential scientific value (especially in ...
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| Attention Spans | 2/15/2006 |
Q: I am part of a group that is doing a project for an introductory-level college psychology class. We ...
A: Not sure if your project is to be library research, your group's own original study, or both. Also, ...
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| Friend recieves ECT | 2/13/2006 |
Q: I'm just wondering about Bipolar issues that are dealt with using Electro Convulsive Therapy. From ...
A: Sam, unfortunately I can't say that this topic falls within my field of expertise. But I'll give you ...
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| Autobiographic Novel | 2/13/2006 |
Q: I am a 30-year-old bipolar man who has quite a story to tell about a life with bipolar disorder. Are ...
A: I think you have a good idea there, and there are many ways to get this project going. To answer ...
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| traits | 2/5/2006 |
Q: This is my first assignment for my child psych class last week but I'm so confused by it,I'm not ...
A: Laura, we're not supposed to do school assignments, but I'd like to help a bit because you're not ...
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| Questionnaire | 1/27/2006 |
Q: I am a final year student of the Benue state University, Makurdi Benue State of Nigeria researching ...
A: I am not sure what you are asking of me. A questionnaire must be suitable for the exact purpose, and ...
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| What should I do? | 1/15/2006 |
Q: I think there are alot of insane people in the United States, many of them. I have been considering ...
A: I'm not sure that the incidence of mental illness differs much from one country to another. But I ...
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| questions about ECT procedure | 1/13/2006 |
Q: i was wondering about the ECT test. the reason why i have dpression, conversion didorder,and a ...
A: This is not my area of expertise, so please don't take what I say as coming from an authority. Your ...
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| The effects of time | 1/6/2006 |
Q: I'm in my mid twenties, I've been going through something ever since I was a child at the age of 8. ...
A: Nothing's "wrong" with you; lots of people are somewhat pessimistic in connection with some aspect ...
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| hi,
what can you tell... | 1/4/2006 |
Q: what can you tell me about "borderline personality disorder?" i just read a small article about it ...
A: I'll have to look for that in the NYT -- must have missed it, so I don't know how much info it gave. ...
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| what is an acceptable substitute... | 1/3/2006 |
Q: what is an acceptable substitute for depakote and what is depakote used for in psychiatric ...
A: Yom, for questions like these, we're supposed to just press the "Sorry, I can't help you" automatic ...
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| Psychology developments | 12/29/2005 |
Q: As I am a social care worker working with adults who have sustained brain injury, working out in the ...
A: Glad to help, and it will make you a MUCH better care worker (assuming one of your clients wants to ...
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| How is a word a concept? | 12/25/2005 |
Q: Happy Holdidays! I'm confused about something I read in a psychology textbook. Under the section ...
A: HH to you too, Enzo This is one of those notions that is really pretty simple and strightforward, ...
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| Living with mental illness | 12/24/2005 |
Q: much of what you say has been tried, her anger at me is in having a severe depression that ruined ...
A: Well, Bob, it is clear that although you are in the hands of various mental health specialists they ...
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| emotion and behavior | 12/24/2005 |
Q: I have a question,"how does emotion shape behavior?" I want you introduce me some academic sources ...
A: I suggest that you go to a college or university library and ask a staffer for help in finding ...
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| Living with mental illness | 12/23/2005 |
Q: How is it best to respond to a severely negative and ungrateful person? My spouse of many years ...
A: That's a tough one, for which I can't offer any formula because there are various possibilities. ...
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| Unhappy | 12/23/2005 |
Q: Alan, I'm a 14 almost 15 year old female. I'm a bit unsure about what i'm going through and what ...
A: Sophie, It's pretty clear to me what's wrong with you. It's called being "a 14 almost 15 year old ...
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| Not Seeing my 3 year old anymore | 12/17/2005 |
Q: I stumbled on this website today fore I am trying to get to the bottom of my issue. I have a history ...
A: You cannot die from a broken heart but you can from illegal drugs. You cannot defy a court order ...
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| small groups dynamics, supper discussions | 12/16/2005 |
Q: I would like to have some references (papers, proceedings, serious books) where the dynamics of ...
A: Bonjour Jonathan Maybe it's because no such research has been performed, and that may be because it ...
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| memory development | 12/15/2005 |
Q: I go to Highschool and this project is for the Long Island Science Congress in March. thank ...
A: Then I think you'd be at a disadvantage in that psych is rarely taught in HS, and therefore you may ...
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| Re: Psychology | 12/15/2005 |
Q: Auerbach, how are you? I've been trying to find information on this study from a long time ago. I ...
A: and I'm fine thanks. Your wording is a bit garbled so I'm not entirely sure of what you're asking, ...
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| memory development | 12/15/2005 |
Q: My name is Ethan Mitchell. I am currently conducting an experiment and I would like to ask you a ...
A: Ethan, it's hard to advise you, not knowing what level you're at nor what the research is for. I'll ...
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| Conscious | 12/13/2005 |
Q: Alan, To your delight, I have another query since the talks on the theories of subconscious on ...
A: by the way, for your generous feedback. I wouldn't exactly put my name to that wording, but the ...
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| subconscious | 12/12/2005 |
Q: Follow Up Alan Thanks again Alan - In the simplest terms -so it seems the theories of this 'mind' ...
A: No. (Layers, incidentally, are part of F's theory.) We know about how the body works -- bones, ...
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| subconscious | 12/12/2005 |
Q: Follow Up Alan Thanks Alan, one clarification though, in this context the "mind" you get your ...
A: The brain does exibit thinking or cognitive processes, which, even though we can't define any ...
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| subconscious | 12/12/2005 |
Q: I heard this statement in conection with a problem solved in a dream -"dreams come from the ...
A: "We have no idea what dreams are (or where they come from or what they mean), and we don't know if ...
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| Borderline Personality Disorder | 12/11/2005 |
Q: i understand that you cannot give me a diagnosis but could shed a bit of light on why i feel so ...
A: I'm glad you asked, but please take my answer as coming not from an authority but from just, say, a ...
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| Choosing the right doctor | 12/10/2005 |
Q: I recently went to a psychiatrist for anxienty & mild depression. He wants to put me on medication. ...
A: Tammy, it's not really a medication for a mental disorder, it's just a regulator for a mood problem ...
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| My daughter | 12/5/2005 |
Q: I wanted to share a little of what we have been going through with my daughter (age 4) the last few ...
A: First I must confess that this does not fall within my area of expertise. I'll give an answer ...
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| Re: Talking to one's selve | 12/4/2005 |
Q: Mr. Auerback, I am a social worker in the field of child protective services. I currently had a ...
A: Peter, this does not fall within my field of expertise, so please take my answer as not coming from ...
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| Theories | 11/30/2005 |
Q: Followup To Question - Dear Alan, I am designing and implementing webpages which reflect as many ...
A: It helped a bit; I still don't have answers to some of my queries. As for your examples, I wouldn't ...
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| Theories | 11/30/2005 |
Q: I am designing and implementing webpages which reflect as many psychological theories as possible. ...
A: Mike, there are so many possible approaches, and I'm now even more confused. What do psych theories ...
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| hey | 11/29/2005 |
Q: hey, i was wondering, do u have to be smart to major in psychology? is it hard. i was thinking ...
A: hey If one major were generally harder and required students to be smarter, practically nobody ...
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| stealing | 11/20/2005 |
Q: Dr. Auerbach: I am writing a fictional story in which someone steals from his employer. I was ...
A: There might be gaze avoidance, covering the mouth with a hand, quiet or hesitant talking, and the ...
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| Use RC aeromodeling as therapy for ADHD? | 11/20/2005 |
Q: I really didn't know who to contact, but I read this in a radio control aircraft forum. Just thought ...
A: Clarence, I can't say that this falls within my area of expertise, and I can say that this type of ...
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| i just want to live | 11/19/2005 |
Q: ive been homeschooled my whole life but this year i started public school. ive found some people i ...
A: I'm sorry that your query does not fall within my area of expertise but I'll give you an answer ...
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| I/O Psy | 11/16/2005 |
Q: I am in my senior year majoring in Psychology. i am interested in going to grad school for i/o ...
A: I'd suggest doing two things and letting fate decide. 1. Prepare a job-application letter and ...
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| chemicals and emotions | 11/14/2005 |
Q: I am a person who, when I wake up in the morning, have the feeling of being "overwhelmed" with the ...
A: Yes, at a submolecular level, we are electrochemical machines influenced by neurotransmitters ...
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| autism and genetics | 11/11/2005 |
Q: --------------Thank you for answering so timely.I forgot to mention that I did not live with my ...
A: It's hard to guess whether you were/are modeling your dad, and whether your daydreaming is within ...
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| oedipalization | 11/10/2005 |
Q: I am familiar with the oedipus complex, but what does it mean to oedipalize? What psychological ...
A: Dionne, Nothing. It's a made-up (and non-standard and hardly clear) term that simply turns an ...
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| Dating and Sex | 11/9/2005 |
Q: I am a student at Pepperdine University, and I am gathering research for a project, and I have a ...
A: I can't say that this falls within my area of expertise, but on a casual basis would suggest that ...
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| Attraction of people. | 11/8/2005 |
Q: I have been fascinated with physical attraction, aphrodisiacs, personality compatibility, and what ...
A: This is not within my area of expertise but I can tell you that yes, all the topics you mention ...
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| humor | 11/7/2005 |
Q: Dr. Auerbach: I have often wondered: does the type of humor or joke that a person laughs at or ...
A: Demitrius: What one finds funny depends somewhat on the situation, and on the cultural background, ...
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| Help! | 11/5/2005 |
Q: I broke up with my boyfriend of 2.5yrs. Since late august this year we haven't spoken once to ...
A: I doubt that he's usng any clever coding with deep meaning. He's probably simply saying, "I did not ...
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| government elected jobs | 11/4/2005 |
Q: I have a question about people, usually men, who seek out, and obtain, thru elections, high-profite ...
A: I can understand your confusion David, but public service is not considered a money-making venture, ...
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| Spatial Reasoning | 11/2/2005 |
Q: Followup To Question -Followup To Question -Is there anything you can tell me about spatial ...
A: Sorry no -- it's not my exact field, and new books come out every year. If there's a college or ...
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| From a psychology perspective... | 11/2/2005 |
Q: From a psychology perspective Does everything happen for a reason?
A: Well, Peter, this is more of a philosophical than a psychological question, and some would see ...
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| Spatial Reasoning | 11/1/2005 |
Q: Followup To Question -Followup To Question - Is there anything you can tell me about spatial ...
A: You should get a book on psychological testing. If you can find enough info to do this, it would be ...
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| Spatial Reasoning | 11/1/2005 |
Q: Followup To Question -Is there anything you can tell me about spatial reasoning? Thank You, Katie ...
A: Yes. The S-B is good up to age 16. But your h.s. library would be unlikely to have much info on ...
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| Is this a symptom of some psychological problem? | 11/1/2005 |
Q: Dr. Mr.Auerbach, My problem is not easy to explain but I will do my ...
A: This does not fall within my area of expertise, but I'll try an answer, hoping that you'll treat it ...
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| love | 11/1/2005 |
Q: my friend remya was in love with sajan (he is also my very close friend)...they had some physical ...
A: Barbie, I have no idea what part of the world you are in (which could make a difference), and this ...
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| Spatial Reasoning | 10/31/2005 |
Q: Followup To Question - Is there anything you can tell me about spatial reasoning? Thank You, ...
A: Your safest bet would be to use the classical Folding and Cutting subtest from the S-B. Assuming ...
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| Spatial Reasoning | 10/27/2005 |
Q: Is there anything you can tell me about spatial reasoning? Thank You, Katie Dunn
A: It's a little hard to be helpful without knowing the context of your question, but generally, s. ...
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| Mental condition . | 10/23/2005 |
Q: Respetable Expert! I am 75 years old. I have no more sex vigour.I am depressed to ...
A: Look at it this way: many men are so devoted to activity and expecially thoughts about sex ...
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| hey | 10/20/2005 |
Q: hey im 16 and interested in going to college for psychology to maybe be a phsychiatrist or ...
A: Depending somewhat on your location, the outlook for psychiatry is excellent, that for psychology is ...
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| Believable Character | 10/20/2005 |
Q: Auerbach, I am a german writer and my question is if the main character of my story would be ...
A: Gooten tag, Eiko Your story-line sounds to me quite credible -- and interesting because there is ...
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| normal behaviour | 10/10/2005 |
Q: is it normal behaviour for our daughter-in-law of 4 1/2 years to not call us by our names or mom and ...
A: Completely. That's because there's simply no convention that dictates the appropriate salutation. ...
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| What Causes Narcissism? | 10/10/2005 |
Q: I have several narcissists in my life. Their needs for excess admiration while devaluing other ...
A: If only we knew! Then we could promote the diet, education, religion, or whatever that leads to ...
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| apologizing | 10/7/2005 |
Q: A woman scolded me today for using my cell phone on the tennis court. I will try to remember the ...
A: Let's see, Marylin, if I can put my field of expertise aside and borrow a Miss Manners or Miss ...
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| depression | 10/7/2005 |
Q: I have been struggling with myself for a long time. It started I think back in my early teenage ...
A: John, what you have is quite common and understandable: a depressive state combined with a ...
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| I'm interested in knowing... | 9/30/2005 |
Q: I'm interested in knowing the ethical rules of confidentiality Specifically: Does a hippa form and ...
A: Sorry I can't help you much, partly because of the info you provided and partly because this is not ...
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| Emotional Shivering | 9/29/2005 |
Q: I just got in the biggest argument I've ever been in with my spouse. I beieve everything is alright, ...
A: That's natural. When a person is emotionally aroused (usually with fear or anger but even joy or ...
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| Progress? | 9/29/2005 |
Q: Medications currently being taken: Zoloft - 100 MG Ativan - 1 MG Seroquel - 50 MG Nasonex - 1 MG ...
A: I'd like to help, but this is not within my area of expertise. Even if it were, we're not supposed ...
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| Eccentric yard decorating | 9/26/2005 |
Q: Near my home in north Louisiana, I remember two highly "personalized properties," as they're called ...
A: ECRs -- eccentric yard decorators. Sorry, Steve, there isn't. Perhaps this is because the ...
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| Depression=guilt? | 9/24/2005 |
Q: I'm Leah and I'm 14 years old. There's been a lot lately that's made me depressed. Whenever I try to ...
A: Welcome to young womanhood! It's a new stage in your life, but you will get used to it in short ...
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| actors' mental health | 9/20/2005 |
Q: Do actors/musicians suffer from more mental health problems than those who carry out other careers? ...
A: Interesting question. No, they don't, but any such problems are likely to be publicized, making the ...
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| Measuring Stress | 9/18/2005 |
Q: I was thinking about doing a science project that involves measuring a person's stress level. How ...
A: I'd be glad to advise you but could do so better if I knew your grade level and the basic rules or ...
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| Choosing a major | 9/16/2005 |
Q: I am currently looking to choose another major because my previous one requires that I take some ...
A: A neat trick to know in advance what a certain course entails (especially in terms of knowing if you ...
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| Schizophrenia Senior Exit Project | 9/13/2005 |
Q: my name is Grecia,i am doing my senior exit project on the impact that Schizophrenic children have ...
A: I'd be glad to offer what little help I can, but this is not my area of expertise, and I have no ...
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| personalities | 9/8/2005 |
Q: I believe that My husband is insecure. Is there a web site that I can go to that will allow me to ...
A: Not really, Jannae It's one of those common but vague or generalized conditions that therefore you ...
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| Can an abandoned orphan love? | 9/6/2005 |
Q: Auerbach, My sister, Diane, wishes that our Mom love her. Our Mom appears to have ceased to pay ...
A: I can't say that this falls within my area of expertise, so take my reply as coming from a friend or ...
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| My Mother's Issues | 9/1/2005 |
Q: This is regarding my mother and her "habits". It's a little confusing... My mother, Stephanie, ...
A: Danielle, I regretfully should declare that this is not within my area of expertise, so I can give ...
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| Childhood-onset schizophrenia | 9/1/2005 |
Q: I am trying to track down Britains youngest known schizophrenic. Any ideas or know where I can find ...
A: Sorry, Jenna, you really can't -- anywhere -- because diagnosing schizophrenia is complex, depends ...
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| Abilify | 8/31/2005 |
Q: My grandson has been completely off of Abilfy for one month. Talks a lot and seems happier. He is 11 ...
A: Shirley, I'm sorry that your query does not fall within my area of expertise, but I'll try to offer ...
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| SAD | 8/30/2005 |
Q: I wonder if I have seasonal affected disorder. My question is do tanning beds have the same "sun" as ...
A: Marcy, this is not within my area of expertise, but I'll give you an answer if you treat it as ...
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| how to broach a topic | 8/29/2005 |
Q: One of the biggest problems I have with trying to get things from another student from the next ...
A: My suggestion here is to get involved with some school activity. All schools offer all sorts of ...
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| Inquiry, | 8/29/2005 |
Q: Recently I've been seeing a psychiatrist and therapist through our county's mental health ...
A: There are two things I think you should know. 1. Not every psychological or psychiatric condition ...
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| how to broach a topic | 8/28/2005 |
Q: I hope I'm finding you in the best of health. I'm hoping that if I tell you my situation, you could ...
A: I'm fine, thanks, and can offer some suggestions for you to use or not. The place to get classroom ...
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| I'm afraid | 8/23/2005 |
Q: I hope you can help me. I'll try to be brief for what is a very complicated situation. i am a 26 ...
A: Skylar, First, I'm sorry but this is not my area of expertise. I'll give you advice, for whatever ...
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| Disasociation, healthy or not? | 8/22/2005 |
Q: I absolutely adore a woman that I have dated for 8 years and now suddenly she has booted me out of ...
A: Benjamin, Unfortunately, this is not my field of expertise. I will nonetheless attempt an answer -- ...
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| Well, first i want to apologize... | 8/14/2005 |
Q: Well, first i want to apologize any mistake, because i'm not english... well, i'm not sure if my ...
A: Michael, your English is excellent, and I had no trouble understanding you. Unfortunately, this is ...
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| Suicide Ethics | 8/14/2005 |
Q: In the course of my studies in ethical psychology I have been asked to make a decision on whether or ...
A: Hollie, for questions like this we are supposed to just press either the "We are not allowed to do ...
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| i am a first year psych student... | 8/9/2005 |
Q: i am a first year psych student (undergrad) and i was wondering what type of experience and job ...
A: Sam, after getting almost 2000 queries, it's a pleasure to answer one that's actually within my area ...
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| SANTAS A FAKE | 8/4/2005 |
Q: WHAT IS THE EASIEST WAY TO TELL MY TEN YEAR OLD SON WITH ASPERGERS SYNDROME THAT SANTA IS NOT REAL? ...
A: Tiffany, this question is far from my area of expertise. I'll try an answer anyway, but please ...
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| My husband injures himself during arguments | 8/1/2005 |
Q: I am very sad and getting fedup from my married life. All my efforts to have a succesful marriage ...
A: This is not within my area of expertise, Harshita, so although I will reply, please take it as ...
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| Trust | 7/29/2005 |
Q: I have an ex-boyfriend who within the past year found out that his father cheated on his mother and ...
A: Jessica, many if not most men cheat, and many of these cases get found out within the family, and ...
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| is there such a thingas ronmantic... | 7/24/2005 |
Q: is there such a thingas ronmantic olove or is it all based on trasnference? are there any ...
A: Yom, There is such a thing -- for people brought up in a culture that teaches that there is. ...
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| HELP | 7/23/2005 |
Q: I asked this question all over : We recently went camping, after dark we where invaded by ...
A: I'm no expert on rabies, so take my reply as coming not from an authority but from, say, just a ...
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| book title | 7/19/2005 |
Q: Please can you tell me the title & author of a book by an experienced psychotherapist (male, I ...
A: Sorry, Nadine, doesn't ring a bell. Even a good bookstore might not help because I'd guess it's ...
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| strange night-time behaviour | 7/6/2005 |
Q: My name is Anna, pleased to 'meet' you! I wonder if you can offer me some advice. For the past ...
A: Pleased to meet you too Anna. Automatic behaviours during sleep is a mystery to science, but we do ...
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| conditioning/instinct | 7/6/2005 |
Q: Good Morning, thank you for taking the time to read and answer my question. A co-worker and i are ...
A: Morning Karen, The world can be divided into oneself and others. The technical term for those who ...
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| seeking help for anxiety/panic disorder | 7/5/2005 |
Q: I have suffered from anxiety ranging from mild to full blown panic attacks on and off for as long as ...
A: Kara, I would say that because you have adjusted to your lifelong condition by compensating, ...
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| neighbor screamed and cussed at me | 7/2/2005 |
Q: My husband and I have lived in our neighborhood for over thirty years. We have raised our two ...
A: I think that your son is right, Connie. There are lots of undesirable, antisocial, non-insightful, ...
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| Personality | 7/1/2005 |
Q: I am at wits end trying to figure this out. I I have been with this girl for 15 years and I can't ...
A: Mark, your query is outside of my official sphere of expertise, so please take this answer as coming ...
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| People, objects, feelings... | 6/30/2005 |
Q: I have sort of an odd question to ask you. Whenever I am eating something, and a person (or any ...
A: Eleanor, I'm sorry that this question is not within my official field of expertise, so please ...
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| friend or backhoe | 6/28/2005 |
Q: I want to know how to take this friendship I have with another so-called friend who I believe is ...
A: Ric, Please take this reply as coming from not an authority but from just, say, a friend as it does ...
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| Noise Irritation | 6/26/2005 |
Q: I have been suffering from a problem that seems to be recurring in work situations for the past ...
A: No, there's no official term for sensitivity to distractions, but I can tell you that the type of ...
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| depresion, obsesive compulsive disorder | 6/24/2005 |
Q: i suffer from many phsycological conditions but they all stem from one specific disorder. i dont ...
A: Devin, In a way I can't help; in a way I can. The good news is that your urination problem is ...
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| when is it over? | 6/24/2005 |
Q: Alan, thanks for your answering. I don't know what is causing me to doubt my feelings. I always do ...
A: Deb, it's quite possible that, like many people, after the initial excitement of the courtship ...
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| hello dear
It's been a long... | 6/24/2005 |
Q: It's been a long time that I have had a problem trying to solve but I have not been able to omit it ...
A: You should take this answer as coming from, say, just a friend, rather from any kind of expert in ...
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| Why do abused later repeat their history on their loved ones? | 6/23/2005 |
Q: Why do people who have been ill treated in their youth later become abusers of their loved ones when ...
A: The answer is pretty straightforward: human activity is learned behavior. It's like learning your ...
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| recently my wife who ahss... | 6/21/2005 |
Q: recently my wife who ahss been diagnosed with verious disorders including manic depression ...
A: Yom, You give no indication of what you want, and even if you did, I don't know either of you, and ...
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| visual adaptation | 6/15/2005 |
Q: After reading about the inverting glasses vision experiment, I wondered if similar experiments had ...
A: No, Mike, it hasn't been done, for there would be no purpose. If one can adapt to something as ...
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| asking for some advices | 6/4/2005 |
Q: first of all, i want to thank you for youe last answears, i was really in need of such advice. I ...
A: Kamelia, Try to focus on the material rather than on your anxiety state. Don't purposefully ...
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| PTSD | 6/3/2005 |
Q: In simple terms, can you please define Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and the symtoms of it? Thank ...
A: Glad to, Jan It simply means <After> <Exposure to or experience of something stressful> <Showing ...
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| Suicide Prevention | 5/29/2005 |
Q: I understand that your advisement is not a substitute for a personal visit to a doctor's office. ...
A: Bonjour Pierre Since I'm an industrial psychologist, mental-health issues are not within my field ...
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| Teaching interest... | 5/27/2005 |
Q: I actually DO love teaching, and also want to get out of social work practice. I always thought a ...
A: I misled you, thinking you had an MA in psych. People don't get hired at the college level to teach ...
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| Teaching interest... | 5/26/2005 |
Q: I want to teach psychology at the college level, but it seems so hard to break into. I've taught as ...
A: It's not clear if you want the extra income, you want out of SW practice, or you like teaching, but ...
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| Teen suicide | 5/25/2005 |
Q: What is the main reason teens commit suicide? My 11th grade student is doing a research paper on ...
A: Bonnie, this topic is unfortunately quite outside of my area of expertise, but perhaps I can help ...
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| thanks | 5/23/2005 |
Q: It seems that it is a serious problem, it frightens me more:(. I like your answear so much . I m ...
A: You are most welcome, and I'll add this. When you were 4, something put you into a panic. But now ...
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| a big problem | 5/22/2005 |
Q: first of all, thanks a lot for helping us to find solutions to our problems. Well,I have a problem ...
A: Kamelia, you have a CER, a conditioned emotional response, either to stressful situations in general ...
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| health | 5/22/2005 |
Q: im 15 and im thin. i try to eat a lot, and i sometimes exercise but i cant seem to grow any ...
A: Ask ten people your age, guys and gals, how satisfied they are with their bodies, and 9 of them will ...
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| There is a something that... | 5/21/2005 |
Q: There is a something that makes people feel "ok" most of the time. What do I do to feel ok? (If for ...
A: I'm so sorry that this area is simply not within my own field of expertise. Nonetheless, I'll give ...
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| hi
i would like to find an... | 5/18/2005 |
Q: i would like to find an article disscussing the effectes of social, cultural and psychological ...
A: I'll be happy to guide you, Mina -- by telling you how I'd go about it if I had to research that ...
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| real? | 5/14/2005 |
Q: Hello do indigo children really exist? I think they are kids who tell the future and are telepathic ...
A: The simple and direct answer is that no, Jake, they don't. Giving your question more latitude, it's ...
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| old factory hallucinations... | 5/12/2005 |
Q: what can you tell me about "old factory hallucinations"? my grandfather and father but will ...
A: Grampa wasn't suffering from auditory hallucinations (hearing non-existent words or sounds) but he ...
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| Factitious Disorders | 5/12/2005 |
Q: I was just wondering why there aren't many therapists/psychologists who specializes in treating ...
A: The reason is likely because the condition is so rare that those you consulted are unfamiliar with ...
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| understanding child's behavior's | 5/8/2005 |
Q: TONIGHT MY 4 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER KILLED HER COUSIN'S FAVORITE HAMPSTER BY SHAKING IT AND SQUEEZING IT. ...
A: David, this is as far from my area (of Industrial Psychology) as you can get, and we're supposed to ...
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| How to handle a friend with possible paranoia | 5/3/2005 |
Q: A "casual" friend of mine (aged about 45) for the last 7 years has suddenly and completely out of ...
A: Adrian, in this case for several reasons my answer has to be considered casual rather than expert. ...
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| Sons mental health issues | 4/26/2005 |
Q: Followup To Thank you for responding even though this is not your area of expertise. Just to ...
A: I think you should be concerned, but what to do ideally should be not on your shoulders but between ...
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| Sons mental health issues | 4/26/2005 |
Q: As another human being, friend or neighbor....are you saying that my concerns sound justified? I am ...
A: I'm puzzled that you ask this after reading my answer. Even after a thorough psychological workup, ...
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| Personality Disorder | 4/25/2005 |
Q: I wanted to see what type of psychological disorder my ex-husband (John) might have. This is for a ...
A: This is not my area of expertise, but I'll give you an answer if you treat it as coming not from an ...
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| Physical to personality | 4/23/2005 |
Q: This is a kind of "neither here nor there" type of question that I didn't know where else to go for ...
A: There are no such reputable studies, James, because the answer is already at hand, but you could ...
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| borderline | 4/7/2005 |
Q: i have borderline personality disorder.the medicine doesnt help at all,none of it.will i ever be ...
A: You can be "well" and "borderline." It's a matter of relying less on pharmaceuticals and more on ...
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| job in USA | 4/1/2005 |
Q: I'm a Portuguese Psychologist and I'm graduated since September 2004. I saw an ad in the newspaper ...
A: Sorry that I am not in the US either, and have not heard of this, but I would be suspicious for the ...
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| Dealing with a two year old child w/o a father | 3/28/2005 |
Q: My 22 year old sister has a 2.5 year old daughter and a four month old with another man whom she was ...
A: I'm an academic industrial psychologist, not a clinical child one, so I can't offer any expert ...
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| A friend in need | 3/21/2005 |
Q: My name is Angel and i'm 21 years old. I have a friend who is 20 who's asking for my help, but more ...
A: If you have a stressed heart or toe, Angel, any medical practitioner or institution would treat it ...
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| 8 year old son | 3/21/2005 |
Q: I have an 8 year old son with some behavioral problems. Lately, it seems that he is showing signs ...
A: Scott, as an academic industrial psychologist rather than a clinical child one, I'm no expert for ...
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| Fetish vs Violence | 3/20/2005 |
Q: Im considering starting an 'amature fetish' adult site. Everything is consentual and legal. In ...
A: Oops -- let me adjust my mask so I can see the keyboard. Your query has both a business and a ...
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| Seeking Advice | 3/19/2005 |
Q: I am a 16 years old boy studying in Class X in Nagaland in India. I am Sufferring from a particular ...
A: This is a common problem for people with active minds and imaginations, but one that goes away when ...
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| Many sides. | 3/5/2005 |
Q: First off let me say how very refreshing it is to find a medical professional who is not afraid to ...
A: glad to try to help, and I don't find your query in the least strange. I couldn't tell your age, ...
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| Research/Experiment | 3/1/2005 |
Q: How are you? I am working on a simple research experiment for my Research Methods class, and I am ...
A: False memory is a vitally important topic, and I'm glad you're interested in it academically, but ...
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| Sadness regarding completion of PhD | 2/22/2005 |
Q: I am a PhD candidate in Computer Information Systems. I have completed all of the coursework and now ...
A: Post-doctum depression? Ne'er heard of it, and think that what you have is called third-yearitis in ...
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| Schizophrenia research | 2/21/2005 |
Q: My name is Mitch Burrer and I am a senior at Penn High School in Osceola, Indiana, USA. I am doing ...
A: This is tough on various dimensions. Ordinarily I'd press the "We're Not Allowed to do Assignments" ...
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| Fear of Bats | 2/20/2005 |
Q: I have developed a fear of bats. We went "hiking" today. We were around cliff overhangs, no real ...
A: Most people -- even without OCD -- have some degree of a simple phobia, for instance, to snakes or ...
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| Schizophrenia | 2/20/2005 |
Q: Mine is a fairly basic question about schizophrenia, and I'm sure you can answer it easily. I simply ...
A: Stephen, It is a good and basic question, but we don't even know if Pluto is really a planet or ...
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| psychology | 2/15/2005 |
Q: Have you ever heard of something like "cataleptic somnambulism". If you have, could you tell me what ...
A: Yes, it's a known condition. I assume from your reference to sleep that you know or could look up ...
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| ? | 2/10/2005 |
Q: I have a question. For someone who has really bad anxiety problems, and sleeping problems, should ...
A: Any time there's a problem that people want professional help with, they should, logically, try ...
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| Violation of Personal Space | 2/8/2005 |
Q: I am hopeful that you may be able to give me some insight to a problem that I am concerned about. I ...
A: Back when I was an up-and-coming academic on various committees, I suffered an athletic injury to my ...
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| mediationism | 2/8/2005 |
Q: What is mediationism? I just know that it is a new term for a new concept in psychology. I thank you ...
A: As the editor of a major psychology dictionary, I'm always happy to be questioned on terminology, ...
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| teen depression | 2/3/2005 |
Q: I know it is normal for a kid to get stressed out but is it normal for them to cry every night just ...
A: No, Kiera, that's neither normal nor necessary. About depression, it's common and you may be ...
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| recalling problem | 2/3/2005 |
Q: iam idrees from kashmir and iam 17. i have a very good memory but from past 7 monthes i am suffering ...
A: I'll try to help. 1. I don't think so. 2. Certainly you should have your hearing examined and ...
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| my sister | 2/1/2005 |
Q: my sister is 18, 8 weeks pregnant and is involved with a very controlling young man who is trying to ...
A: Kristen, I'm so sorry for your sister, because, despite all the good will of you and your family, ...
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| MSW? | 1/30/2005 |
Q: Psychology and mental health is my passion, but I'm not sure I could get into the psychology masters ...
A: It's pretty hard to predict; for all we know, working with an MSW would be MORE rewarding for you ...
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| Granddaughter | 1/29/2005 |
Q: We have a beautiful granddaughter by the name of Melissa. She is 20 years old. She has told her ...
A: Bonnie, It's hardly unusual for young people to be immature, negative, and manipulative, even to ...
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| memory and cognition | 1/25/2005 |
Q: Is there anything that we as humans do (other than natural biological processes like falling asleep, ...
A: The original question basically asked if it's dependency on learning that sets humans apart, and you ...
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| information | 1/20/2005 |
Q: Followup To Question - Hello. Are phobias within your range of knowledge? Answer - Hello Kyle ...
A: The system allows only two follow-ups per questioner, so I'll do my best to make this final reply ...
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| information | 1/19/2005 |
Q: Are phobias within your range of knowledge? Answer - Hello Kyle Not on a clinical level (e.g., ...
A: Probably, to a minor extent. To study this question you would have to measure susceptibility to ...
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| MEDICATIONS | 1/18/2005 |
Q: MY HUSBAND WANTS TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY MEDICATIONS (EITHER OTC OR PRESCRIPTION) THAT COULD HELP ...
A: Kusa, sorry for the confusion. To explain, I answered your query when it arrived. Later, when ...
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| Normal? | 1/4/2005 |
Q: my family recently got a nintendo gamecube. (A game you play on your tv) The guys can sit on that ...
A: Though this is a medical question and I'm not a physician, I'd say that your reactions might be of ...
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| How to move on? | 12/21/2004 |
Q: Im really hoping you could help me, this is going to be a bit extensive. It's regarding a past ...
A: It's tough being young, loveless, and somewhat rejected, especially at Christmas! But you sound ...
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| Psychology | 12/19/2004 |
Q: I was wondering if you liked teaching psychology all those years. The reason I ask is because I'm in ...
A: Interesting coincidence. Yes, I liked it, but would have become a lawyer except that I didn't know ...
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| stress and strain | 12/16/2004 |
Q: Five or six, indeed. Pretty much what I thought myself. How sad that some (most?) children are still ...
A: It's not a research-friendly topic Dan because it's preferably longitudinal and few researchers ...
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| Psychology | 12/15/2004 |
Q: My name is Stephanie Behl and I am currently a student studying Psychology. I was reading in my text ...
A: It's not a big-deal statement that means that the mind, or your thought processes, are the result of ...
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| stress and strain | 12/13/2004 |
Q: Alan. Below is a very rough draft of a paragraph from part of the book I am writing on the subject ...
A: Sounds like it will be an interesting and well-written book. No, there is no such research. The ...
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| I am in my 30's. My mother... | 12/10/2004 |
Q: I am in my 30's. My mother has never been a particluarly happy person. Ever. I have never really ...
A: Maria, there are specialists in family counseling, but I unfortunately am not one of them, so can ...
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| major theoretical perspectivs with in psychology | 12/6/2004 |
Q: I hope you can help me. I have a crazy teacher for psychology, she is not that good at her ...
A: Want an A+? Here are some ideas (you should be able to think of similar ones) that you can wrap the ...
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| obssessive dating behavior | 12/6/2004 |
Q: I am a journalism student at Ball State University in Muncie Indiana and am writing a true life ...
A: Your trite question is so trivial and poorly worded that you don't belong in journalism school or in ...
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| Brain swelling/trauma and Genius | 12/3/2004 |
Q: I'm trying to locate information or cases where encephalitis/brain swelling/brain trauma led to ...
A: I've never heard of this, nor would I have any reason to expect it, but there's lots still unknown ...
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| help | 11/29/2004 |
Q: I wanted to know how phobias are created. what causes them, and how the subconscious ties into this. ...
A: Sure. Social phobias are thought to be caused by some combination (the exact make-up differing ...
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| unusual perversion | 11/19/2004 |
Q: Don't ask how, but as I was surfing the net, I stumbled upon an unusal network of websites and ...
A: Selim, this is not my field of expertise, but I'll reply as a casual observer. Here are some ...
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| help | 11/18/2004 |
Q: I wanted to know how phobias are created. what causes them, and how the subconscious ties into this. ...
A: It's a reasonable question, but the answer could be so long and involved that I think your best bet ...
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| Educational Paradigm | 11/15/2004 |
Q: Auerbach, Greetings from Manila! I have been a teacher-educator for decades and still teaching ...
A: Dr. Fadul, In academic journal publishing, the highest priority is given to theory synthesis, so I ...
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| homosexuality | 11/7/2004 |
Q: I have been fighting homosexuality for 20 years, My point of this question is that many young people ...
A: Russ, In my opinion, for what it's worth, rather than suffering so much, you simply need to find ...
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| Subliminal messages | 10/27/2004 |
Q: I was just surfing the net and i found about subliminal messages. there are many companies offereing ...
A: Take any concept that on the surface sounds credible and intriguing, give it a scientific-sounding ...
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| "imprint"? | 10/21/2004 |
Q: I just took a midterm for my grad class in theories of counseling and this was the only question I ...
A: Dina, it's a somewhat awkward situation if you ask an industrial psychologist a rather obscure ...
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| spending | 10/16/2004 |
Q: i think i have a problem with spending money. i often buy things on impulse and when i see something ...
A: I don't think it's a silly question. It's just a matter of perspective and priorities -- which are ...
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| HELP | 10/15/2004 |
Q: I have anxiety/OCD my latest thing is worrying when I take ibuprofen for pain that I took something ...
A: It's not unusual for OCD symptoms to surface around medicines, and solving this particular problem ...
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| hallucinations | 10/4/2004 |
Q: I had a question. How does the brain create hallucinations?
A: Jon, the brain INTERPRETS nerve activity according to where it comes from and what part of the brain ...
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| lies and how to detect | 10/1/2004 |
Q: I've heard that there are signs or characters a person does when is lying. What are they?
A: There is, sadly, no universal "pinnochio-meter"; if there were, we could scrap juries and use the ...
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| depression | 9/14/2004 |
Q: I am normally a sweet, happy person. I like to help others and am social. There are times that i ...
A: If a person did handle stress well, it wouldn't be stressful; you can learn how to cope with anxiety ...
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| help please | 9/12/2004 |
Q: im 21 and in college, over the past seven months i have been feeling different, i have been feeling ...
A: Part of the problem is that, as you say, you're 21 and in college -- a difficult age and a stressful ...
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| developmental problem? | 9/9/2004 |
Q: I understand why you cannot answer my question directly. Unfortunately, I have enough training that ...
A: I did give advice, Steve -- all I could. What I avoided was asserting a diagnosis based on a ...
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| HELP | 9/8/2004 |
Q: I have OCD. Recently my obsession is bats/rabies. My husband caught a bat a while back,(on Aug ...
A: Bats when close-up can be extremely frightening, rabies is a most unpleasant disease, and the ...
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| How much school? | 9/4/2004 |
Q: I plan on becoming either a clinical or forensic psychiatrist. How much school is required in order ...
A: I don't know what level you're at now, so can't add up the years to go, but basically, the main ...
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| Urgent: Learning Psychologist | 9/2/2004 |
Q: I apologize for snapping on you, i had the impression that by asking what country i was from you ...
A: OK. No problem! To explain further, I wondered if you were exploring career options (but why would ...
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| Urgent: Learning Psychologist | 9/2/2004 |
Q: I just wanted to let you know that refusing to offer me this type of small information without ...
A: I wanted that information so I could be as helpful as possible -- "Learning Psychologist" has ...
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| intro to psychology | 9/2/2004 |
Q: i have some questions on intro and the history of psychology. i try to find my answers in my ...
A: My goodness your term seems to be starting early! Where in the world (roughly) are you? Amy, those ...
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| problem with family friend | 9/2/2004 |
Q: my name is eric.i have a problem.iam 16 uears old.i have a 50 year old nabor named deb.who i have ...
A: First, be aware that your behavior and feelings are typical for boys of your age. If you asked 100 ...
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| hypnotic control | 8/30/2004 |
Q: I am a 47 year old male. I have no history of violance or mental problems, but have been having ...
A: Sorry, Mike, but I honestly have no idea from everything you tell me whether you actually are a ...
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| number patterns | 8/26/2004 |
Q: I have an odd question, that I'm not sure if you can answer. If you close your eyes and visualize ...
A: It's not a matter of laterality [the term used for distinguishing between functioning of the two ...
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| .....!!!!! | 8/26/2004 |
Q: Greetings: Are you aware of any psychological disorders associated with any particular writing ...
A: Greetings Gerald No, I'm not. I assume you aren't referring to extreme communication glitches such ...
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| liars | 8/17/2004 |
Q: I'm very concerned about a friend who is a habitual liar. She has called me crying in the phone ...
A: I don't know, Lisa, because it would depend on her other behavior. She might be psychotic (unable ...
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| help please | 8/16/2004 |
Q: I was wondering if you could help me. My ex is never consistent and still 6 months later after using ...
A: I see no sign of mental disorder in what you described, rather a somewhat confused and immature, ...
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| serepax oxezapam | 8/10/2004 |
Q: when i was 21 year old i suffered from severe panic attackes out of the blue i was treated after ...
A: The most sophisticated entitity in the universe must surely be the human brain. Yet, for all its ...
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| Psychology- mourning | 8/10/2004 |
Q: I'm trying to write a movie to send for college. The premise (so far) is this: a girl (Zoe) is ...
A: "Writing a movie" can range from a brief concept to a polished screenplay, and admissions committees ...
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| Treatment resistant depression (and anxiety) | 8/2/2004 |
Q: I have suffered through a frustrating and seemingly treatment-resistant depression (and anxiety to a ...
A: How miserable -- when our own minds seemingly conspire against us. If it's any small consolation, ...
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| how long is tooo long?? | 8/2/2004 |
Q: my friend has been seeing a therapist for 8 years.therapist has only ma degree in socialogy.friend ...
A: Your concern might be justified, Stacy. An M.A. degree in sociology does not entitle a person to ...
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| Habits | 7/26/2004 |
Q: I live with my boyfriend, he is 55, and he has this habit that is driving me crazy. He leaves ...
A: I hope my answer reaches you before you're in the mental ward. As you correctly call it, it's a ...
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| What IS industrail psyc?? | 7/25/2004 |
Q: I am a senior in psychology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. I think I may be interested ...
A: It's nice to hear of your interest. Basically, the field applies psychological principles to the ...
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| Psychology sub disciplines | 7/25/2004 |
Q: After a few hours of internet research I have made some progress while also becoming more confused. ...
A: The three are similar (which I'm sure you already know), and net info is NOT the way to dissect the ...
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| Problem | 7/17/2004 |
Q: I was wondering if you could give me a "ball park" answer? What would cause a person to blurt out ...
A: Never once in my own long life have I said something that I later wished I hadn't. And never have I ...
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| i would like your opionion? | 7/17/2004 |
Q: Im sorry if you feel this is a waste of your time but have been set a question to find the answer ...
A: no problem at all. The answer is rather simple. When you're keeping your upset in, you're not ...
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| The relationship between ... | 7/14/2004 |
Q: I am a researcher and I have to find about 10 articles on "The relationship between personal ...
A: It's easy to find 10, harder to find 10 recent and important ones. Method 1. Go to the nearest ...
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| life planning | 7/13/2004 |
Q: Good Day My understanding of people is that either (a) they "live one day at a time," or (b) "full ...
A: You're welcome, David; I'm happy to comment on your interesting query. As far as I know, the ...
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| About the New Testament | 7/12/2004 |
Q: but I do have a quick followupSo, do you know specifically if the disciples could be diagnosed with ...
A: The answer is still no. We don't know if the disciples were even real or just apocryphal, and we ...
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| About the New Testament | 7/10/2004 |
Q: Your help with this question will be appreciated greatly: Could the disciples that wrote the New ...
A: You should be asking this of an expert in religion, but I'll try. We're not even sure who actually ...
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| Losing things | 6/29/2004 |
Q: Dr. Auerbach, My name is Matt Viser and I'm a reporter with the Boston Globe. I'm working on an ...
A: It is actually true that you can't walk and chew gum at the same time -- if you are learning and ...
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| Fidgeting | 6/26/2004 |
Q: My question is about my sister who can be extremely "fidgety" at times. What I notice is that she ...
A: The main questions would be how old your sister is, what her other behaviors are like, and what else ...
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| therapist ? | 6/13/2004 |
Q: I am looking for a licensed, professional counselor, therapist, or psychologist that is familar, and ...
A: Any therapist who isn't supportive of you as a client shouldn't be in practice. But if by ...
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| workplace abuse | 6/12/2004 |
Q: Yesterday, I left work feeling like I did when I was 17 and in a physicaly/mentaly abusive ...
A: Addition: Add to the list of possible violations in my second sentence "bullying." (Some ...
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| i feel i'm mediocre student... | 6/7/2004 |
Q: i don't know this is about psychological or not.. but i think this is the best place i can find.. i ...
A: It is such a pleasure to hear from someone bright enough to study medicine but modest enough to ...
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| Mental Distractions | 5/31/2004 |
Q: What causes mental distractions and what can be done to avoid it, specifically while listening to a ...
A: You ask an important question, Kim, because a large part of higher-level success depends on the ...
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| Help for Child Development | 5/27/2004 |
Q: I am a grandfather of a recent premature delivery of my granddaughter. She has Grade IV bleeding of ...
A: I'm afraid you thanked me prematurely, Todd. I'm not even in your country, and my list of national ...
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| FAMILY CONFLICTS | 5/23/2004 |
Q: Auerbach - Never did I think we would be faced with such family issues. I raised my two sons, was ...
A: Sure I'll respond, Bev. Despite how long I've been around, I find it astonishing when the ...
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| Hi
3 months ago i had a... | 5/17/2004 |
Q: 3 months ago i had a baby and since then ive been feeling pretty weird in a way i cant explain. I ...
A: Sounds like classical post-partum depression to me. It can be effectively treated, so you should ...
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| schizophrenia | 5/9/2004 |
Q: what is the use of the distinction between positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia
A: Negative symptoms indicate the chronic phase of apathy, underactivity, withdrawal, blunted affect, ...
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| Skinner story | 5/8/2004 |
Q: I've heard a story about a class that was able to amusingly influence their professor's behavior ...
A: Heard of it? I passed it on! Here's what I got from my grad learning-theory prof (long gone so ...
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| Epigenetic Systems Theory | 4/28/2004 |
Q: but I really would like some sources to confirm. Thank you! SamHello, I need information about ...
A: Sorry, as a pseudo- or at least non-mainstream science, it will not appear in any of the normal ...
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| Human psychology | 4/27/2004 |
Q: Alan, This is rather a light-weight question, but I have not been able to find a qualified answer ...
A: Atavistic responses do seem magnetic. One of the most fundamental perceptual imperatives is the ...
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| Intro Psych -- Levels of Processing | 4/27/2004 |
Q: Mr. Auberach, We just finished studying human memory in my college intro psych class. I'm stuck ...
A: M. This topic is generally considered too advanced and complex for an intro course, and is usually ...
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| Memory failing | 4/24/2004 |
Q: I am 84,otherwise very good health but realize significant lost of current information memory. Get ...
A: The good news is that from your letter I would say you have no cognitive impairment. Some ...
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| Freud | 4/23/2004 |
Q: In his extensive writings, did Freud use cases or examples of his own life to illustrate a point - ...
A: No, I can't. He is one of those people whom nobody reads but everybody reads about, so in any ...
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| level of giftedness | 4/20/2004 |
Q: I'm curious to know about a friend of mine as to what likely level of giftedness in terms of the iq ...
A: The concept of IQ is valid only for the purpose it was designed for over a century ago, that of ...
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| Astral Projection and Out-of-body Experiences | 4/16/2004 |
Q: I am going to begin some research on either astral projection or out-of-body experiences and I have ...
A: Myles, my field is psychology, and your query is more parapsychology, so that is where you should ...
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| Conversation Dominator | 4/13/2004 |
Q: although I feel it was delivered in an abusive fashion, I recognize its helpful nature and take its ...
A: I was not trying to suggest that you need counselling (rather, the opposite, that you seemed to have ...
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| Conversation Dominator | 4/12/2004 |
Q: I am a conversation dominator. I am currently in couples counselling because I dearly love my lady ...
A: To quote Eddie Murphie in "Beverly Hills Cop," SHUT THE FUCK UP! To give a somewhat more academic ...
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| mental illness | 4/12/2004 |
Q: Does Bipolar, Deppression, Disasociation, Post tramatic stress, and ADHD effect you ability to make ...
A: Not all questions can be answered with a yes or no. The simple and direct answer is "not ...
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| Music and Criminal Behaviour | 4/5/2004 |
Q: Currently I am doing an interdisciplinary music project, and I was wondering if there were any links ...
A: I was going to just hit the automatic SORRY, THIS IS NOT MY FIELD button, but will try to help a ...
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| Alternative Medicine for Mental Illnesses and Problems | 3/29/2004 |
Q: Do you think people should use alternative medicine, such as herbs and acupuncture, for treating or ...
A: In a word, no. But explaining my answer to this important question is quite complex. The evidence ...
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| internal conflict??? Help..... | 3/22/2004 |
Q: - I need some insight on a person I am dealing with that seems to be having some severe internal ...
A: My Dear Cynthia Perhaps your need for insight is less about the person in question and more about ...
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| Reading people | 3/21/2004 |
Q: I am doing a research paper on the ability of psychologist to tell whether a person is telling the ...
A: Let's be logical. If there WERE an accurate way, whether from training, education, intuition, or a ...
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| Obssessed? | 3/21/2004 |
Q: I'm Ashley and I'm an 18 year old girl from a small town in Ohio. I don't know much about OCD, only ...
A: You seem to have a healthy insight about a concern that may be common, trivial, and soon grown out ...
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| Kinesiology... does it work? | 3/18/2004 |
Q: I am not sure where kinesiology lies in the whole psychology area, but I figured i'd ask you about ...
A: We have a response-button option "Sorry, I do not know." But I'll respond as helpfully as I can. ...
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| Fouth Birthday | 3/13/2004 |
Q: I recall an occasion in the past where a psycholigist said that the sum total of knowledge gatherd ...
A: I'm pretty sure it was William James who said this. I don't know how likely or serious it would be ...
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| Memory | 3/5/2004 |
Q: Alan - If you haven't swallowed your dose of oddball today - here it is (and any insight or ...
A: If you think that query was oddball, you should see my inbox some days. It's not only interesting ...
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| child concerns | 3/5/2004 |
Q: My grandsons mother is bi-polar, schypophrinia? OCD...How likey is he to inherit these mental ...
A: The likelihood is this. ANY child has about 1 chance in 100 of showing signs of schizophrenia at ...
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| Psychology | 3/2/2004 |
Q: Alan, I'm currently enrolled in a psychology 100 (honors). For our final project, we must design ...
A: Tim, Sure; I'll point you in three critical directions. 1. Find out whether "experiment" was used ...
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| self image | 2/25/2004 |
Q: Don't exactly know how to ask, in this limited format, but will try. 52 years old, but appear ...
A: Some more thoughts. A major employer in AK is the state govt, so check their web site (and/or ask ...
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| sleep troubles | 2/21/2004 |
Q: A friend of mine is having trouble sleeping and he wakes up shaking and breathing hard a lot of the ...
A: You seem to have it right (mild sleep terror or night terror), but more insight would require a lot ...
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| topic for extended essay | 2/19/2004 |
Q: In school, I am supposed to write an extended essay for psychology. I do not want you to write it, I ...
A: I'll be most glad to help, though I don't know what level you're at (presumably high school) nor ...
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| memory | 1/27/2004 |
Q: i know this is not exactly what your 'topic' is, but i couldn't find a person who could answer my ...
A: Your question is an important and basic one, because without memory, we are nothing. For instance, ...
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| Sister's Irrational Behavior | 1/25/2004 |
Q: On December 23rd 2003 my sister, who was considered one of the most upstanding members of her ...
A: I can't answer your question, as it's impossible and unethical to perform a "distance diagnosis," ...
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| Anger with work environment. | 1/7/2004 |
Q: I have long-standing anger at management. I am a paralegal. I have never worked up to my potential ...
A: Many people take five years of soldiering before they do any generaling. And being ...
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| depression | 1/2/2004 |
Q: I have had symptoms of depression for 3 years. The symptoms are an overwhelming sence of gloom and ...
A: Although I can't give you a specific diagnosis, I can tell you that by far the most common mental ...
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| daughter and her divorce | 12/25/2003 |
Q: I am eighty and wife is 78. we have one child. Daughgter 49, Married for 23 years, two grown ...
A: Two things to know: 1. Delusional paranoids are EXCEEDINGLY hard people to deal with. 2. Forced ...
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| dream meaning | 11/25/2003 |
Q: What's the current consensus among professionals regarding the meaning of dreams? Since I got my ...
A: To people you don't like: "Tell me about your last dream." .... "Oh my god. Sorry. We're not ...
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