Re:[tips] Chelsea Madness - psychological angle?

2010-08-01 Thread Allen Esterson
People have been waiting around for hours to catch a glimpse of anyone famous. Did you ask any of them why they are doing so? What rationale did they provide? I have never understood this and am puzzled by such behavior. Like Mike Palij, I've always been puzzled why people wait around for

[tips] Random Thought: China Diary 8, That One Charismatic Person

2010-08-01 Thread Louis E. Schmier
Diary, good evening. It's Saturday, May 19. I'd like to continue this thing about being close with students because I think it's very important, especially after talking with some Chinese students here at Zhengzhou. They are so surprised how approachable and accessible we are.

Re: [tips] The truth will out?

2010-08-01 Thread peterson
FYI, an interesting article on cultural disinformation just appeared in the July/August issue of Skeptical Inquirer, 34(4), Author is Alan J. Scott. It touches on these issues. Gary GPeterson Saginaw Valley State University Gary's iPad On Aug 1, 2010, at 6:39 AM, Allen Esterson

Re: [tips] psychophonetic counseling?

2010-08-01 Thread Paul Brandon
Sounds similar to what we used to call Applied Dynamic Psychoceramics. Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato paul.bran...@mnsu.edu On Aug 1, 2010, at 1:06 PM, Gerald Peterson wrote: I have relatives who are enamored of Rudolph Steiner, and

Re: [tips] Psychophonetic counseling?

2010-08-01 Thread peterson
Ha, yes but that's so unreal! Can comfortable placebos become dangerous ideas? Gary GPeterson Gary's iPad On Aug 1, 2010, at 2:55 PM, michael sylvester msylves...@copper.net wrote: Gerald: You are not being unduly skeptical,but please note the words of a famous U of Chicago

[tips] Marijuana and depression

2010-08-01 Thread Michael Britt
I had a listener ask me about whether there is any evidence to suggest that using marijuana is an effective way to help people who suffer from depression. I have absolutely no idea on this so I thought I'd turn to the psych community. Any articles you could point me to on this topic?