Recap of Cognition and its use In part 1 of this post, I described the differences between thought and cognition in how they are used in science. I talked about the “cognitive revolution”: how theorists took the ‘black box’ of cognition – recognizing that the brain’s information processing changes the behavior that results – and… Continue reading Psychological Misinformation: Cognition (2)
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Psychological Misinformation: Cognition (1)
Psychological misinformation: Does cognition = thought? There’s a word that gets thrown around a lot in psychology: cognition. It is used in scientific circles, and it has permeated into the community. And when I hear it, it seems to be used interchangeably with thought. Including by mental health workers, making it potential misinformation. In this… Continue reading Psychological Misinformation: Cognition (1)
Healing: A deconstruction
Healing: Just what does that mean? A deconstruction Let’s face it: we go through a lot in life. Ups and downs, joys and strife. Each day there are new challenges to handle. When people face bigger ones, whether driven by something that happened around them or by their feelings about themselves, we look for support… Continue reading Healing: A deconstruction
Doing therapy: How much? How long?
How do I know how much and how long I need therapy? If you’ve been reading my posts, you may realize by now that I tend to take a different perspective than the ‘standard’ on many things. This one is no different. When it comes to making choices about the logistics of therapy, many assumptions… Continue reading Doing therapy: How much? How long?
AI Therapy
AI Therapy: Always there This, I’m sure, is going to prove to be a part 1. We’ve all been seeing more and more of them everywhere. I see it in my subway commute, on billboards, advertisements everywhere. AI “friends.” AI “therapists.” There are lots of different things to say about this. For now, I want… Continue reading AI Therapy
Psychological Misinformation: Secret of Therapy
Addressing Psychological Misinformation through therapy’s major tools I admit it – calling it a secret is a little disingenuous. There are no secrets to the therapeutic process: acceptance of all that is in human experience is a cornerstone to all psychological theories. There is, of course, respect for privacy, but that’s not the same. No,… Continue reading Psychological Misinformation: Secret of Therapy
Seeing ourselves as others
The myths of individualism and you : I binaries Understanding why seeing ourselves as others is important first brings the question: Who am I? It’s easy to get caught up in either-ors. We may readily recognize many levels to that. There are factors I might describe as individual: I’m a certain, ever-growing age, approximately median… Continue reading Seeing ourselves as others
Literature – Sociopath: A Memoir
Contextualizing Sociopath: A Memoir, by Patric Gagne, PhD I’m posting twice in a row about literature. In this case, the book being discussed is not fictional, but autobiographical. As the title, Sociopath: A Memoir, suggests, the book has a specific aim in mind. Dr. Gagne hopes her story will connect with other people one might… Continue reading Literature – Sociopath: A Memoir
Literature and psychology: Passage
Processing Passage I just finished reading the novel Passage, by Connie Willis, and I thought it would be a great topic for a post here. Both thinking about the content of the novel itself, and the context of people’s online review responses. I will try my best to refrain from spoilers. For those of you… Continue reading Literature and psychology: Passage
Holiday wishes: People Know Themselves
Socrates was Right [(Thou) Know(est) Thyself] When times feel dark, both figuratively and literally, winter holiday traditions and messages sometimes light the way. Whether the menorah lights of Chanukah or Kwanzaa, the tree lights of Christmas, or the candles of Yalda (and likely, others I don’t know!), people come together to support each other with… Continue reading Holiday wishes: People Know Themselves