Pschool of Psychology

December 2012 Issue

Table of conTenTs

as The fIrsT scIenTIfIcally relIable psychology magazIne, The maIn TargeT Is To eDucaTe people on The jusTIfIeD, True belIefs relaTeD To psychologIcal Issues In human beIngs.

ThIs magazIne Is DesIgneD for The vIewIng anD unDersTanDIng pleasure of reaDers, rangIng from Teenagers To aDulTs!

To Develop The mInD anD boDy of

InDIvIDuals To scIenTIfIc ways of ThInkIng In The fIelD of psychology.

mIssIon

&

vIsIon

ITs noT all jusT work anD no play! enjoy mInD games To en-hance your mInD & shorT movIes ThaT wIll TrIg-ger your vIew on boTh psychology & scIence!

published by:

maryam gazzaz

lina allam

sarah farid

scIenTIfIc DefInITIon of psychology

Dreams, Dreams & Deja vu

hypnoTIzIng news: whaT Is hypnosIs?!

psychology & markeTIng:

schIzophrenIa & bIpolar DIsorDer

shorT movIe: The placebo effecT

sTaTeofDenIal: gooD or baD? mInD games, quIzzes & puzzles!

psychology in actionThe scientific understanding of psychology

The human mind is a complex enTiTy To undersTand. iT works in amazing-ly miraclous ways and someTimes, iT could even surprise us! luckily, how-ever, There is no difficulT quesTion ThaT cannoT be undersTood Through a scienTific Thinking sTraTegy. leTs see how!

psychology is The sTudy of The mind and behavior. The discipline embraces all aspecTs of The human experience from The funcTions of The brain To The acTions of naTions, from child developmenT To care for The aged. in every conceivable seTTing from scienTific research cen-Ters To menTal healTh care services, The undersTanding of behavior is The enTerprise of psychologisTs.

psycho analyse it:

Does psychology work for or

against you?

How does the APA define psychology?. American Psychological Association (apa). n.p., n.d. web. 28 nov. 2012. .

psycho analyse it:

what or who is really in control of you & your

actions?

everything we do is a re-sult of our psy-chology, and in turn, our actions affects our psycholo-gy.

It is important to distinguish between myths & scientifically accurate

psychological facts!

hypnosIs

cannoT make

you super-sTro

ng,

fasT or aThleTI

cally

TalenTeD.

The hypnoTIsT Does noT have compleTe conTrol

of your acTIons whIle youre unDer hypno-sIs.

hypnosis can not help people remeber the details of a crime they witnessed, it can not make you super strong and you can not be hypnotized against your will.

The truth about hypnosis is that its a

co-opertative interaction in which the participant

responds to the suggestions of the

hypnotist.

it can dramatically alter the perceptions and it is used for treatments and controling pain. Therefore, it is beneficial for hu-man beings (health psychology).

hypnotizing news about hypnosis

cherry, kenDra. hypnosIs - whaT Is hypnosIs. psychology - compleTe guIDe To psychology for sTuDenTs, eDucaTors & enThusIasTs. n.p., n.D. web. 1 Dec. 2012. .

psycho analyse it: Is hypnosis,

therefore, a sci-entific finding?

Psychological Facts:

PeoPle see what they exPect to see

your unconscious knows First

the brain looks For

simPle Patterns

you read Faster with a longer line length but

PreFer shorter line

what you see is not what your brain gets

you actually cant multi-task

you make most oF

your decisons uncon-

sciously

your mind wanders 30% oF the time

dreams, dreams & deja vu

have you ever asked yourself why we dream? have you ever wondered where dreams come from? its okay,

curiousity is a psychological act!

shorT movIe: why Do we Dream?

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play!

in other words, deja vu is when you feel youve previously experienced a new situation. amazing, right?!

in conclusion, deja vu is both spiritual and scientific!

deja vu sometimes you feel that you have seen someone doing the same thing before then think that he/she is the one for you. sorry to tell, no he is not the one, and it is not love either, it is just deja vu! Trust us, its sci-entifically proven!

if you think that deja vu is not true, then watch this short movie & you may change your psychology!

psycho analyse it:

can you think of anything that

scientifically disproves Deja

vu?!

psycho analyse it:

could you ex-periment deja vu,? If not, is it then not scien-

tific?

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ToDD, murphy. Deja vu - spIrITual anD scIenTIfIc. mIchael persInger anD The new braIn scIences of neuroTheology anD magneTIc neuroTechnology.. n.p., n.D. web. 1 Dec. 2012. .

psychology & markeTing The essence of marketing is persuasion. To per-

suade someone, you need to drive them to think in a certain way, and more importantly to understand how different factors influence their way of thinking. These factors range anywhere from colors to voices. hence, an essential component of successful marketing is psy-chology.watch the next short clip to learn more!

other than things which are an absolutely necessary commodity in life, for example bread and water, you must give the buyer incentive and motive to buy it. nowadays, even the most necessary of commodities need to be advertised to beat competition from other companies selling the same product.

what is the purpose of market-ing? Why do firms and companies spend millions of dollars to hire marketing profes-sional and to advertise their products?

admit it! its the first thing you look at! ever knew why?!

psycho analyse it:

Is it ethical to use marketing? Is there a play with emotions

here?

also one of the most suc-cessful logos in the world!

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whaT is bipolar disorder? &whaT is schizophrenia?schizophrenia refers to a split personality or multiple per-

sonalities. no, thats a myth! people with schizophrenia are split off from reality, now that is the truth!Scientifically speaking, schizphrenia can strike at any moment during a persons lifetime!

do you experience mood episodes? do you have a decreased need for sleep, racing thoughts and grandiose thinking? Then you should thinking of paying a visit to the psy-chiatrist because you may be suffering bipolar disorder... re-lax, just joking (about that last part anyway)! it would be an unscientifically justified claim if one were to make such con-clusions without proper procedure.

The mood epi-sodes lasTs from a couple of hours To monThs. some-Times people wiTh bipolar disorder reTurTn To Their usual funcTioning and personaliTy.

recenTly, They found ThaT common gen-Teics has To do wiTh schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder. ThaTs why some people wiTh bipolar disorder expe-rience hallucinaTions and delusional ideas during Their mood epi-sodes.

psycho analyse it:

can any pro-fessional deter-

mine for sure someone is

schizophrenic?

manIc DepressIon/bIpolar DIsorDer | johns hopkIns meDIcIne healTh lIbrary. johns hopkIns meDIcIne, baseD In balTImore, marylanD. n.p., n.D. web. 2 Dec. 2012. .

optimists explain positive events as having happened be-cause of them. They also see them as evidence that more positive things will happen in the future, and in other areas of their lives. conversely, they believe that negative events are not their fault, they also see them as being isolated that have nothing to do with other areas of their lives or future events.

for example, if an optimist gets a promotion, she will likely believe its because shes good at her job and will receive more benefits and promotion in the future.

how to be optimistic?using a practice called cognitive restructuring, you can help yourself and others become more optimistic by con-sciously challenging negative, self-limiting thinking and re-placing it with more optimistic thought patterns.

optimism: Could it be scientifically or psycho-logically healthy for you indeed? stay positive either way!

pessimists think in the opposite way. They believe that neg-ative events are caused by them. They believe that one mis-take means more will come and mistakes in other areas of life are inevitable, because they are the cause. They believe that the positive events are caused by things outside their control and probably wont happen again.

a pessimist would see a promotion as a lucky event that probably wont happen again, and may even worry that shell now be under more scrutiny.

what this means understandably, if youre an optimist, this bodes well for your future. negative events are more likely to roll off of your back, but positive events affirm your belief in yourself, your ability to make good things happen now and in the future, and in the goodness of life. fortunately for pessi-mists and realists, these patterns of thinking can be learned to a degree.

this is Pessimism.scoTT, elIzabeTh, anD m.s.. DIfferences beTween opTImIsTs anD pessImIsTs. sTress anD sTress managemenT - causes, sympToms, sTress relIef TIps anD sTress TesTs. n.p., n.D. web. 5 Dec. 2012.

what kind of music can make you happier? >> More than any specific type of music, music thats to your own taste is most likely to bring pleasant emotions

>> songs that bring back happy memories may also work, if you reminisce while listening

>> live music will also work, if you take your friends along with you

>> failing all the above; if youve been exposed to western cul-ture: consonant, up-tempo music in a major key, is the best choice

music and memorieslistening to music activates brain areas associated with memory. Definitely, you have some songs that remind you of the good times a holiday, a particular person, or a special caf you used to go to. memories work by association, and when you hear these songs the brain areas associated with the memory turn on too, some-times bringing back feelings along with the memories.

positive reminiscence appears to be good for us. Its a strange thing to consider, but people who spend 10 minutes or so per day reminiscing about good memories of the past, became more satis-fied with their life in the present.

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lIsTen To IT! how does this piece of music make you feel?

DavIes, warren. whaT Type of musIc makes people happIesT?. scIence 2.0 - The worlDs besT scIenTIsTs, The InTerneTs smarTesT reaDers.. n.p., n.D. web. 25 nov. 2012.

can Denial Be a good Thing?

After a major life experience, usually a trau-matizing one, some people experience a phenomena called denial. for example, if a persons loved one passes away, although this person is aware and constantly reminded of their loved ones death, he/she may continue to persuade themselves into be-lieving that their loved one is still alive. similarly so, after a breakup, some people are in denial and convince themselves that no breakup occurred and that the relationship is still intact.

living for a long period of your life in deni-al has harmful consequences, and in some cases can completely put your life on hold. however, re-searchers have found that sometimes, short pe-riods of denial after stressful events can actu-ally be helpful. They help you to adjust to the post-traumatic situation and accept its consequenc-es. short-term denial can help your mind to slowly absorb shocking information that could cause ma-jor psychological issues if it was absorbed faster. however, if you know someone whos been in denial for over a week, you should probably ask them to get evaluated by a psychiatrist.

Puzzles & Quizzes

reaDy? check your answers aT The back of The e-mag!

1.Winnie The Pooh is our firsT PATienT. he is sPAcey, AB-senT-minDeD, AnD oBsesseD WiTh cAPTuring The honey from The Bees hive. WhAT coulD We DiAgnose him WiTh?

ADhD, inATTenTive TyPe, WiTh co-morBiD ocD DissociATive iDenTiTy DisorDer BiPolAr DisorDer generAlizeD AnxieTy DisorDer2.PigleT, Poohs close frienD AnD neighBor, is AfrAiD of neArly everyThing. JusT geTTing him ouT of The house is A chore. WhAT coulD We DiAgnose him WiTh?

ocD AnheDoniA BiPolAr DisorDer generAlizeD AnxieTy DisorDer

3.Pooh AnD PigleT shAre A neighBor, The Blue Donkey, eey-ore. he ofTen DouBTs his helPfulness AnD ABiliTies. his chronic DePression cAn Be cATegorizeD As WhAT?

chronic DysThymiA ocD

BiPolAr DisorDer focus! eATing DisorDer

4.Poor oWl - he is oBviously BrighT, BuT overcomPensATes for his inABiliTy To reAD. WhAT is The nAme for Those Who hAve DifficulTy reADing, esPeciAlly When The leTTers Are TrAnsPoseD?

generAlizeD AnxieTy DisorDer ocD DyslexiA AnorexiA

5.AlThough mosT of roos ProBlems Are Age APProPriATe, The frienDs he surrounDs himself WiTh PuT him AT greATer risk for fuTure ProBlems. WhAT is noT one of The ouTcomes he is likely To fAce in The fuTure WiThouT A gooD sociAl suPPorT sysTem?

DroPPing ouT of school

Focus!

Drug ABuse high AcADemic success DePression

6.Tigger coulD Be DiAgnoseD WiTh mAny DifferenT menTAl DisorDers. he is imPulsive, hyPer, AnD gregArious. WhAT is one DisorDer he WoulDnT Be DiAgnoseD WiTh?

mAJor DePressive DisorDer ADhD - imPulsive TyPe ADhD - inATTenTive TyPe BiPolAr DisorDer

7.kAngA, roos moTher, is A single moTher WiTh no eDucA-Tion. Among The folloWing choices, WhAT is The leAsT like-ly To Become of her? esPeciAlly in A socieTy ThAT PuTs liT-Tle esTeem on eDucATion AnD Women.

A Drug ADDicT grADuATes WiTh An mBA noThing - her currenT siTuATion sTAys The sAme for De-cADes she gives roo uP for ADoPTion AnD Tries To live A life A single WomAn

8.rABBiT is oBsesseD WiTh mAking PATTerns AnD grouPs. he WAnTs To Be in chArge of everyThing AnD WAnTs everyThing As orgAnizeD As PossiBle. WhAT coulD he PossiBly Be suf-fering from?

AnorexiA nervosA AnTisociAl PersonAliTy DisorDer mAJor DePressive DisorDer ocD

solve it

scientiFically!

Answer key

1.The correcT Answer wAs: ADhD, inATTenTive Type, wiTh co-mor-

biD ocD

2.The correcT Answer wAs: GenerAlizeD AnxieTy DisorDer

3.The correcT Answer wAs chronic DysThymiA

4.The correcT Answer wAs DyslexiA

5.The correcT Answer wAs hiGh AcADemic success

6.The correcT Answer wAs mAjor Depressive DisorDer

7.The correcT Answer wAs: GrADuATes wiTh An mbA

8.The correcT Answer wAs ocD

BiPolar dreams hyPnosis

deJavu marketing memory

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