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Calm Your Face, Calm Your Mind
By now I expect you to be smiling, or at least smirking, which, as I pointed out in my last post, will improve your enjoyment of this blog. But there’s another facial muscle, which, if you...
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You are not my wife! The Capgras Delusion.
Imagine the horror of learning that your brother is in a coma as the result of a car crash. Now imagine the relief when he emerges from that coma; a relief that is soon shattered by your brother’s...
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Why Are Rape Victims More—Not Less—Likely To Become Pregnant?
Representative Todd Akin of Missouri made two mistakes when he said recently about pregnancy resulting from rape....“From what I understand from doctors, it’s really rare. If it’s a legitimate rape,...
View ArticleWhy Can't He Stay Sober?
Many times, a sex addict shows up for treatment declaring that he’s ready and willing to stop his problematic sexual behaviors, only to continue acting out and lapsing in his sexual “sobriety.” With...
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Bad News, Bearishly Delivered
Bad things happen, and not just to good people. Which means that, in no small measure, hospitals, law enforcement agencies, downsizing corporations, and many other organizations are in the bad news...
View ArticleStop and Swab
This past year has seen a particularly dramatic increase both in the collection of DNA for forensic purposes, and in controversy over its ethical and social implications. DNA forensics can be an...
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Vengeance Is Mine, Saith the Intimidated Negotiator
Maya Angelou once called anger a fire that burns all clean. (Bitterness, the loser alternative in her analogy, is like cancer, eating the host.) But while expressing anger is touted as purgative by...
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He Left a Huge Post-Ironic Hole
Recent books have allowed ardent readers extra peeks into the mind of David Foster Wallace, the writer who killed himself in 2008.Wallace wrote both fiction and nonfiction, usually brilliantly. Critics...
View ArticleThe Other War : Military Suicides and Accidental Deaths
The Other War: Military Suicides and Accidental DeathsFrank Farley, Ph.DTemple University, PhiladelphiaA few years ago a four-star general in the U.S Army asked me to spend a day in a retreat meeting...
View ArticleThe Other War : Military Suicides and Accidental Deaths
The Other War: Military Suicides and Accidental DeathsFrank Farley, Ph.DTemple University, PhiladelphiaA few years ago a four-star general in the U.S Army asked me to spend a day in a retreat meeting...
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22 Olympic Medals: 9 Back-to-School Lessons We All Could Use
Recently there was a fabulous video touting the accolades of imagery and mental visualization from the Washington Post. Not surprisingly, the feature was with Michael Phelps, the most decorated...
View ArticleWhat have we learned? – part two of three
What else have we learned?We learned that some of the more conservative autism organizations are beginning to recognize genetics and diagnosis do not explain what is going on. The CDC is last to the...
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‘We Built It’: The Neuroscience of Success
When President Barak Obama uttered the words ‘"If you've got a business -- you didn't build that," he might as well have inserted a live electrode into the amygdalas of millions of American business...
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Lawless: A Truly Villainous Villain, Part I
The recently-released “Lawless” is a surprisingly violent western (quite an accomplishment in this desensitized world). It’s well-written, well-acted and well-executed. The movie is as strong as a...
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Lawless: A Truly Villainous Villain, Part II
An Associative Map of DisgustThere’s a separate point to be made about Rakes’ mask of civility as it ties into his villainous nature. It has to do with cleanliness and disgust. Bear with me for a...
View ArticleMy Best Solution for Treating Anger Management
MY BEST SOLUTION TO TREATING ANGER MANAGEMENT Once again, let’s give a cheer for Charlie Sheen who made the term “Anger Management” a household phrase. And three cheers for FX for thinking that Charlie...
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