everyday psychology

Nice article. Thanks

2010-07-30T01:18:21.687-07:00

Nice article. Thanks

sounds like im the hurt and resentfull type

2010-07-14T12:29:57.665-07:00

sounds like im the hurt and resentfull type

Karen: There is one study I know of that specific...

2010-05-25T11:29:54.648-07:00

Karen:

There is one study I know of that specifically addressed whether it is a state or a trait. It found that the sense of coherence is a relatively stable "world view," but that it can be altered in response to stress or traumatic events.

Antonovsky described it as something that develops and grows through experience, and in terms of general psychological theory about personality development, that makes perfect sense.

So the answers are: no, probably not given at birth; yes, basically enduring and stable in the manner of a trait; and yes, responsive to events in the manner of a "state" of being.

Send me an email about your interests. I might have some ideas for your research.

pgm.

Hi Paul, currently starting out on a PhD study her...

2010-05-25T05:23:38.282-07:00

Hi Paul, currently starting out on a PhD study here in Scotland, hoping to focus on an SOC. One thing that is confusing me from the literature is the question of trait v state. SOC is something that develops in life, rather than a born personality trait? Saw some research that found that SOc results were affected in short periods of time under state stress etc, rather than the stable core stress level? I am not from a psychology background so any help would be appreciated. I am from a health inequalities strand of work.

I taught in a juvenile correctional facility and a...

2010-05-07T01:19:46.594-07:00

I taught in a juvenile correctional facility and agree with you about the "respect" young men urgently want. Nothing would provoke a fight faster than the preception that one was "dised".

Hmmmm...interesting...I had zero idea that Phil is...

2010-05-04T13:27:14.995-07:00

Hmmmm...interesting...I had zero idea that Phil is no longer licensed so therefore he is no longer a psychologist. I do think he is highly competent though and real savvy about human behaviour, etc.

Now, may I go on TV as an RN without a license?! I was actually an LPN in CT, with reciprocity in VT, who also has 'retired' my own licenses out! No, those states did not do it for me!

nice it helps a lot.

2010-03-30T10:06:08.738-07:00

nice it helps a lot.

yes and usually in the case of mobbing in the work...

2010-03-27T12:40:10.811-07:00

yes and usually in the case of mobbing in the workplace everyone tends to blame the victim, since it is easier to do that than hold multiple people accountable. usually in such cases the victim is demonized for nothing more speaking out against an unethical practice, or some organizational problem. sometimes it is basic non-conformity to office "in-group" culture. either way the situation will often go so far that the victim becomes a crime victim, and still the organization fails to see the perpetrators as the bad guys. it's sick in many respects.

great site btw. I'd like to exchange links with you I have a psychology/self-help component on my blog. Thanks.

http://philosopherofthefuture.blogspot.com

This message is for Anonymous on 1.28.10... You da...

2010-03-02T10:48:22.837-08:00

This message is for Anonymous on 1.28.10...
You daughter does not deserve to be treated in this way. If the school is aware of her treatment than it is their failure to keep her safe by removing the offender PERMANENTLY. If you can, I would file charges against the girl and the school, before your daughter gets seriously injured, has lasting emotional damage(which she probably already has), and/or kills herself. She needs to have someone stand up for her and it doesn't seem like the school is going to do that. I suggest having your daughter carry around a tape recorder. Consider if this was happening to you on the streets. You'd call the police and the offender would be charged! Why do we let our school systems allow individuals to harrass in a way that is illegal in the real world?
I don't believe in a blanket zero tolerance that allows the encompassing of rediculous incidences or that punshes those who are innocent, but this is an intollerable situation your daughter is in, and it needs to stop!

I find your blog very interesting and I think ever...

2010-02-24T16:33:55.891-08:00

I find your blog very interesting and I think everyone (who is being judged) should also learn how to manage those judgmental views without violence as much as possible. And it could be very difficult to do so when one is living in an unfriendly and violent environment.

a very insightful article... and no, I don't think...

2010-02-24T16:08:10.576-08:00

a very insightful article... and no, I don't think it could be taught in schools. It is also another thing to understand child development in this matter. How children learn things, understand their situation ..etc... it may be difficult for children to plan ahead like adults what they should do to avoid this and that..etc... if as a child, they have not learned to grow and understand themselves, it might be difficult for them to understand what is happening to them as well when they are adults....

my 2 cents...

It is the author's personal observation that "ever...

2010-02-23T09:04:55.924-08:00

It is the author's personal observation that "everyone" knows that people judge other people based on their handshakes, and that they obtained this knowledge from personal experience. The author could be wrong. It could be that a lot of people don't know this or that some people learned this through some means other than experience. I don't know if this proposition has been empirically tested. pgm.

"Everyone knows, from personal experience, that we...

2010-02-22T20:55:18.056-08:00

"Everyone knows, from personal experience, that we make judgments about people based on how they shake hands."

Please source, doctor.

Paul, I really appreciate your thorough analysis. ...

2010-02-20T10:18:21.261-08:00

Paul, I really appreciate your thorough analysis. It goes beyond the surface to the real meaning of Stacks behavior both for him and for us as a nation. It takes someone pretty special and experienced to go that far. I hope a lot of people benefit from your work.

Everyone should be required to read about Stockhol...

2010-02-01T02:06:02.722-08:00

Everyone should be required to read about Stockholm Syndrome in school. Then maybe there would be a lot more sympathy & empathy for kidnap victims& abused women. Way too many people in this world succumb to the "blame-the-victim" mentality. It's way past time people started blaming the criminals/abusers.

I'm very happy that I decided to read this post! I...

2010-01-29T02:28:36.092-08:00

I'm very happy that I decided to read this post! I found it to be very insightful! I think that just as pschologists diagnos so that they may understand their patient and how to work with them, the idea of emotional intelligence helps the laymen to understand themselves and how they can live at their personal potential! ... I'm just sayin' ...in this case, maybe we can teach them how to fish!

The situation described above is not really a "zer...

2010-01-28T13:32:57.256-08:00

The situation described above is not really a "zero tolerance" issue. It's a failed response to repeated offenses. Good judgment means that appropriate actions are taken immediately. It doesn't mean that no one is ever disciplined or expelled.

System let my child down, I have had my daughter k...

2010-01-28T11:09:45.642-08:00

System let my child down, I have had my daughter kicked, pushed down,verbaly attacked, and told she was going to be killed many times in 5 months by the same child. This child told her at the start of school this year she was going to be her pickker for the year and has made good to her word. This child has servered many in school suspensions and it dosn't matter she says cause I will be back in a day or to and what is tell on me going to get you nothing!! This is the words from a child the school has made many exception for her and I to felt bad for her and what might have made her so mean.Untill last week when another attack got my daughters wrist hurt. Now I am trying to file crimal charges on this and it seems to be very unfair for daughter to have to live like this every day. This child that attacks my daughter also is open inrolled in our school. What more is it going to take to keep her mentaly and physicaly saft than to remover her open inrollment or I have to move my children to another school. So I really feel zero tolerance ploicies should be taken a much harder stand that they are . If you say ZERO TOLERANCE thats what it means!!

I really enjoyed reading this article. I know that...

2010-01-11T18:06:42.330-08:00

I really enjoyed reading this article. I know that in the past have caught myself judging people, as I have caught people judging me. I definitely agree that people are less flexible in how they judge people they don't know.

In what circumstances, if any, do you think judging another person can be a positive?

Ashley

I wish a wider understanding of psychodynamic proc...

2010-01-03T14:00:12.479-08:00

I wish a wider understanding of psychodynamic processes could take place in education and else where. you are helping with this. Thank you. Martin Egan

why do domestic violence sufferers go back?

2009-12-30T15:08:15.584-08:00

why do domestic violence sufferers go back?

I am so sorry your family had to go through all of...

2009-12-29T01:17:53.896-08:00

I am so sorry your family had to go through all of this. I was a student at Sac State but they have a completely broken and inept "judicial" system so I moved on.

It doesn't surprise me that Peter Lau malingered on this investigation. He was a waste of oxygen. I'm not sure if he ever had a passion for his job, but he was definately on autopilot and unwilling to pursue matters unless he was absolutely pinned down. I sought his help once with no results. Just the fact that there's someone sitting on CA govt payroll like this doing absolutely nothing still irritates me.

It's truly shameful what tenured professors can get away with at this college. When I was in the military this stuff would never fly.

Just based on what I've seen at the college, they will stonewall you as long as possible. Best of luck to you. I truly hope you perservere and bring this matter to broad public attention.

~ J

All strength to your wife in her search for legal ...

2009-12-26T05:51:10.756-08:00

All strength to your wife in her search for legal redress from the university. The administration has behaved disgracefully in both its shabby treatment of her and its ineffectual handling of the complaints against Markovic.

I would go as far as to say that, by neglecting the many grievances drawn to its attention about him, the administration has become by default complicit in such harm to students and faculty as he may have caused.

The administration's treatment of your wife can best be characterized as a case of blaming the victim AND blaming the whistleblower.

Hey i simply loved this article.

2009-12-13T21:58:27.429-08:00

Hey i simply loved this article.

Consumer repoprts says thereapy is liked not that ...

2009-12-11T06:26:33.450-08:00

Consumer repoprts says thereapy is liked not that it works. It could be the same case as acoholics like to drink.