Psychology

My notes on everything psychology related.

Myth 10: When Dying, People Pass through a Universal Series of Psychological Stages (50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology)

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Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. These stages, often called the “Five Stages of Grief,” supposedly describe an invariant sequence of stages that all people pass through when dying (Kübler-Ross, 1969, 1974). These stages are widely accepted in medical, psychological, and nursing communities. They have permeated popular culture through movies and TV shows. In The … Read more

Myth 9: Old Age is Typically Associated with Increased Dissatisfaction and Senility (50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology)

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If you are told to picture someone who is lonely, depressed, unable to keep up with technology, dependent, forgetful, physically weak – you may imagine an older person. But many of these perceptions are false. Our impressions of the elderly are cystalized at a young age. In Snow White, one of the seven dwarves, “Grumpy”, … Read more

Myth 8: Most People Experience a Midlife Crisis in their 40s or Early 50s (50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology)

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The idea of the midlife crisis is so prevalent that there are internet sites and businesses that are built for the purpose of mitigating it. The Midlife Club and LifeLaunch through the Hudson institute are examples. We all know what a midlife crisis is through popular culture. In American Beauty (1999), Kevin Spacey quits his … Read more

My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown

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My Left Foot is a movie based on a true story and was recommended by Jordan Peterson. Christy Brown was an Irish writer with cerebral palsy, he was expertly played by Daniel Day Lewis in an award-winning performance. His life was tough, he had no control of any of his limbs, except for his left … Read more

Strategy 27: Seem to Work for the Interests of the Group (The 33 Strategies of War)

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The Alliance Strategy Beware of sentimental alliances where the consciousness of good deeds is the only compensation for noble sacrifices. Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898) Make alliances with others, but make sure you don’t get emotionally attached. Shift your alliances whenever necessary. Sentiment belongs to personal relationships, but not to business alliances. People will respect you … Read more

Rule 12: We are Powerful (Brain Rules)

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Babies are born with a deep desire to explore the world around them. It is a drive in the same way that hunger, thirst, and sex are drives. They are a model of how we learn – not by passively existing in their environment, but by actively testing their surrounds the way a scientist would. … Read more

Rule 9: Stimulate more of the Senses (Brain Rules)

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Learning Our senses have evolved to work together. Our vision influences hearing, for example – this suggests that we learn best if we stimulate several senses at the same time. One set of experiments were run by the cognitive psychologist Richard Mayer proved this to be true. He divided rooms into three groups, the first … Read more