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- This May Be Hard to Read – Part 2
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- How Can They Believe That?
- Fake News
- Apologies That Don’t Work
- The Relaxation Response
- GAS and Coping
- The Stress Response
- Stress: Fight-Flight-Freeze
- Poly Vague – Huh?
- New Year’s Resolutions Anyone?
- Introduction to the Nervous System – Part 1
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Monthly Archives: January 2021
Update on New Year’s Resolutions
Like all New Year’s Resolutions, mine have not been perfectly implemented from Day 1, although some have fared better than others.
How Can They Believe That?
Years ago, I was privileged to take a summer course that included a brief introduction to political psychology. We were asked how the Chinese Communist Party (“CCP”) were able to change over 541 million people’s minds to accept communism within … Continue reading
Posted in Worldviews
Tagged change, fake news, perception, social pressure, worldviews
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Fake News
We can’t have, like, willy-nilly proliferation of fake news. That’s crazy. You can’t have more types of fake news than real news. That’s allowing public deception to go unchecked. That’s crazy. Elon Musk (1) A few years ago, I heard … Continue reading
Apologies That Don’t Work
Apologies are supposed to restore social relations. To repair the damage of an insult. To acknowledge that you’ve fallen short of what you promised. To acknowledge a wrong that you did or were part of, and start repairing the damage. … Continue reading
The Relaxation Response
We are not at the mercy of the Stress Response. Our system is designed for balance, for homeostasis. The Stress Response is designed to help us deal with all the challenges we face. The Relaxation Response is designed to get … Continue reading
GAS and Coping
The General Adaptation Syndrome Dr. Hans H.B. Selye, MD did a lot of the ground-breaking studies of stress. Dr. Selye described a three-stage response to stress which he called the General Adaptation Syndrome, or GAS for short.(1) Its stages are: … Continue reading
Posted in Language, Stress
Tagged adrenaline, appraisal, coping, cortisol, language, stress
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The Stress Response
The Stress Response is that set of physiological processes engaged when we face a challenging stimulus — a stressor. The Stress Response is commonly known as the Fight-or-Flight Response.(1) The stress hormones that are released energize your body to deal … Continue reading
Stress: Fight-Flight-Freeze
Reality is the leading cause of stress amongst those in touch with it. (1) Jane Wagner has a point. Stress. Hans Selye (2) described stress as “the wear and tear of everyday life”. It’s something we all know about. The … Continue reading
Poly Vague – Huh?
Polyvagal. As in Polyvagal Theory. A ground-breaking theory that has many practical applications. First published in 1994 by Dr. Stephen Porges, the Polyvagal Theory has major implications for how people feel safe, for social behaviour, and for emotional regulation. (1) (2) … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Works, Current Events
Tagged Covid-19, fight-or-flight, fight-or-flight-or-freeze, isolation, lockdown, polyvagal theory, safety
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