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Psychologytakeaway presents factual podcasts about human development including - development, mental health, cognition, neuroscience and social psychology. Each of the presentations is filled with factual information which you will find helpful. Our goal is to get current information into the hands of people who need it. The major creators of the content of these podcasts are Jim Carroll and Ralph Baber. Each week they tackle topics in psychology, which help people live more balanced lives.
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Thursday May 26, 2022
Sunday May 15, 2022
Sunday May 15, 2022
Ralph and Jim look at the tragic events in yesterday’s shooting in Buffalo New York.
Saturday Apr 30, 2022
Saturday Apr 30, 2022
In this episode Jim and Ralph discuss the earliest two versions of the DSM.
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
Wednesday Apr 27, 2022
Ralph and Jim begin a multi-part series focusing on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association.
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Monday Apr 11, 2022
Ralph and Jim look at the various environmental and social factors that keep us from having a good night’s sleep.
Learn More.
Why do we sleep? https://www.ted.com/talks/russell_foster_why_do_we_sleep
Understanding the sleep cycle: https://www.ted.com/talks/jessa_gamble_our_natural_sleep_cycle_is_nothing_like_what_we_do_now
How to succeed? Get more sleep: https://www.ted.com/talks/arianna_huffington_how_to_succeed_get_more_sleep
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Friday Apr 01, 2022
Today Ralph and Jim examine a short document sent to them by Jim’s wife, Sheila. While it is related to being a monk in the hectic world 2022, Jim and Ralph see that it is related to the discipline of Positive Psychology.
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The Monk Manifesto:
https://vimeo.com/692250159?embedded=true&source=video_title&owner=6791069
The URL for Abbey of the Arts:
Martin Seligman explains Positive Psychology at TED:
https://www.ted.com/talks/martin_seligman_the_new_era_of_positive_psychology
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Friday Mar 25, 2022
Today Ralph and Jim focus on one of the seven deadly sins. To refresh your memory here is a list:
(1) vainglory, or pride
(2) greed, or covetousness,
(3) lust, or inordinate or illicit sexual desire
(4) envy
(5)
gluttony, which is usually understood to include drunkenness
(6) wrath, or anger
(7) sloth
We focus on the first one which we rename hubris because of some comments made by a retired U.S. General.
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A Basic Hubris Definition
It means arrogance and excessive pride. This can be something a character feels internally, but it usually translates to the character's actions. A modern, real-life example of hubris might be a politician who thinks he's too beloved to lose an election and chooses to skip campaigning.
Is hubris positive or negative?
Based on the ancient Greek meaning, hubris is always seen as negative. It refers to too much pride or arrogance, and does not refer to simple self-confidence or ambition, traits which can be neutral or even positive.
What causes hubris?
Hubris Syndrome is an 'acquired personality change' ie. Molded over a period of time. It is sparked by a specific trigger – exercising power. In other words, people who appear normal achieve positions of leadership, but once in power seem to alter their behavior.
How does hubris affect our society?
When found alongside contempt for the advice and criticism of others, hubris causes leaders to significantly overreach themselves, taking risky and reckless decisions with harmful, sometimes catastrophic consequences for themselves, their organizations, institutions, and even for society .
This is where our concerns about President Putin led us.
A Putin profile: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/763/the-other-mr-president
Saturday Mar 19, 2022
Saturday Mar 19, 2022
There was a song called "Put on a Happy Face" that was popular many years ago. Well, Jim and Ralph discover that it might not be the best advice for people suffering from clinical depression.
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Definition, signs for and treatment of smiling depression: https://www.healthline.com/health/smiling-depression
Popular teen comedian talks about his near fatal experience with depression: https://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_breel_confessions_of_a_depressed_comic
A list of depressed comedians: https://psychologia.co/comedians-and-depression/
Sarah Silverman
“I was put on Xanax at 13,” she says in “Laughing Matters,” a new documentary that digs deep into the journeys of 12 comedians as they juggle telling jokes and their own struggles with anxiety, depression and other mental health issues. Learn more at: https://nypost.com/2019/10/10/sarah-silverman-i-took-16-xanax-a-day-as-a-teen/
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Friday Mar 11, 2022
Today Ralph and Jim look at “fake news”. They discuss the motives behind spreading it and how to evaluate the veracity of content of news posted online.
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In this Ted Talk we are warned that we may all be guilty of promulgating fake news:
https://www.ted.com/talks/christina_nicholson_fake_news_it_s_your_fault
A 14 year old unpacks the terms CRAPP and Fable as acronyms to help us the identify real and fake news: https://www.ted.com/talks/hannah_logue_how_to_spot_fake_news
This is the Wikipedia site that Jim mentioned. It is comprehensive but if you print it you will use a lot of paper, not to mention ink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_news
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
Sunday Mar 06, 2022
Today Jim and Ralph explore the link between depression and sleep. Does depression cause sleep disorders or do sleep disorders cause depression. Tune in and listen as we unpack this complex relationship.
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This study adds to the evidence that, particularly for middle-school boys and girls, inadequate sleep is a risk factor for early adolescent obesity. Future research needs to examine the relationship longitudinally and to study potential mediators of the relationship.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1038/oby.2010.242
Not depressed by not feeling great? You may be languishing. This Ted Talk by Adam how to combat feeling of emptiness and alienation .
https://www.ted.com/talks/adam_grant_how_to_stop_languishing_and_start_finding_flow
Six tips for getting a better night’s sleep.
https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_6_tips_for_better_sleep
We need to be able to talk about depression.
https://www.ted.com/talks/kevin_breel_confessions_of_a_depressed_comic
Here is what the Mayo Clinic writes about transcranial stimulation.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/transcranial-magnetic-stimulation/about/pac-20384625