#biopsychology

[smug-puppy]

It's uquiz time baby! For context Clara's our psych teacher and we hate her x

[bubbas-psych-dump]

neuroscience is so cool cause I think I just figured out what killed Robin Williams

Korsakoffs syndrome- caused by a Thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency, or alcohol poisoning - either or

"areas of the brain that are highly metabolically active are actually the first to be damaged" - Professor

so kids, remember to take your vitamin B1

[the-autistic-vulcan]

A-Level Psychology Paper 2 today

gonna revise biopsych and research methods bc they kill me, good luck anyone else!

[espresso-haired-vixen]

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[theguidinglightartcompany]

During the winter break, we had experimented with our first workshop on Yoga for Athletic Kids. Here's a video on the same (22 min) long: This workshop was held for 5 days, 2 hour sessions each day covering * pranayama / breathwork, * bio-psychology of yoga, * yogic practices, * meditation and * visualization https://youtube.com/watch?v=7NlDE68r2aE #experience #visualization #psychology #yogi #biopsychology #yogabasic #yogaforkids (her: Sønderborg, Denmark) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpA4za7sEEo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[sneef-to-a-snorf-fight]

Omg hiiiii! *regurgitates blood into your mouth because you had a bad hunt and we have a grooming relationship and we’re both girls and also vampire bats* uwu!!

[idlespright]

They said MS (Multiple Sclerosis) was psychosomatic because they couldn't find a biomarker. The patients, they hypothetisized, had trauma from not being cared enough in their childhood and now subconsciously paralyzed themselves with their unmet needs even to death (see e.g. Münch J. Psychosomatische Aspekte der multiplen Sklerose [Psychosomatic aspects of multiple sclerosis]. Ther Umsch. 1995 Feb;52(2):142-5. German. PMID: 7892676.). Then they invented a way to measure the demyelinisation and -boom- MS was no longer psychosomatic.

At least one Psychoanalyst (Casper G. Schmidt, 1984) insisted, that AIDS was psychosomatic. Patients, he said, became depressed because they internalized the homophobia of the society they lived in. That made them die in a "mass hysteria" event. He later died of AIDS himself (in 1994).

PCOS was considered a mental health issue of women.

Other diagnoses show, that you don't even need a lab test or medical imaging to accept, and treat, a physical illness without inventing psychological factors:

Asthma and Parkinson are two well known chronic illnesses without a biomarker. In both cases the clinical diagnosis (e.g. going by symptoms and excluding other probable health issues) is well established.

Doctors aren't gods. They are specialists with a quite narrow field of expertise. Sometimes they forget that fact. Especially when confronted with systemic illnesses like ME/CFS.

There is a plethora of physical abnormalities in ME/CFS that can be measured. Reduced anaerobic threshold, impaired oxygen uptake, mitochondrial damage, higher counts of GPCR autoantibodies, and much more.

Don't let doctors guilt trip and gaslight you.

[mostly-natm]

Run down the list of COVID-19 vaccine side effects, and I’ve got them all, baby. 😎💛✨

[tennessoui]

omg it’s been a while since you’ve updated, so I hope you’ve been having some of the most relaxing few days ever rather than stressful ones. and if it’s the latter, I’m so sorry about that and I hope you get the rest and relaxation you need ❤️😊💖

!!! if i'm being very honest for the past week i had a lot of homemade brownies and did a lot of puzzles while i had very bad internet connection which somehow really felt like. super relaxing and made a lot of other stress go away so.....

thank you so so much for these well-wishes they mean so much 🥺💙 looking forward to what i can give you the next few weeks 💙

[osakiharu]

paper 2 is tomorrow and let me tell y’all. i am SCARED THIS PAPER IS SO STINKY

[mantequillamcwhoremick]

I've been thinking about this post for the past 3 days fuck you

they're like if the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system fell in love

[db2k]

ok ill make gifs all day tday

[thepinkpit]

hot take but i think having doubts is a good thing (HEAR ME OUT PLEASE!!) loa is psychology and neuroscience in various ways, as our assumptions act as a feedback loop. with loa we just condition our mind with the assumption that we have what we want.

so whenever we have doubts i think it’s a good thing because it shows we’re unlearning old, negative belief patterns and training our brain that we have what we want (by affirming). the subconscious tries to protect us from anything that it perceives as a threat (change) so these doubts come up from the subconscious as a way to protect us and keep us in our old, comfortable state, as we’re accustomed to that old state. (look into biopsychology and evolutionary psychology for more on this. it’s how our mind tries to protect us from trauma and danger).

with doubts it shows that hey, you’re doing everything right. you’re unlearning these negative thought patterns and creating a new neural pathway with your affirmations, turning them into assumptions. keep affirming, keep persisting💋

[jennaaswife]

Enid: Guys... I think I'm bi.

Wednesday: Which one?

Enid: What do you mean?

Wednesday: Bipolar? Bilingual? Bisexual?

Enid: Oh, well—

Yoko: *Interrupts* I know! *Smirks and lowers her glasses* A bitch!

Wednesday: Careful, fruit bat. I'd hate to give you a taste of bisection.

Yoko: Huh? Bisec what—

Wednesday: Or perhaps I should introduce you to some bioluminescent plants I've been cultivating. The toxins are really interesting.

Yoko: W-Wait!

Wednesday: Or maybe a little binaural experiment? The sounds of screams can be so stimulating when heard in each ear, simultaneously. Then maybe you'd enjoy a demonstration in biopsychology—how the mind reacts under heavy stress.

Yoko: *Frowns* Wednesday!

Wednesday: Or perhaps a session of biting, slowly, until you're bisected limb by limb. Or maybe just a little binding so I can see you squirm.

Enid: Woah, woah, woah! Babe, calm down.

Yoko: Thank you—

Enid: *Ignores her and continues to talk to Wednesday* I am the only person you will bite and bind, are we clear here?

Yoko: *Sighs and pinches her nose* Oh God.

Wednesday: Crystal clear, Cara Mia. However, I'd only ever consider a little binding if it were bipartisan—equal effort from both parties, of course.

Enid: *Blushes* With pleasure, babycakes.

Wednesday: *Leans closer and murmurs* And you needn't worry, my love, I'd only use binaural sounds for you. You know... whispers in each ear, moa—

Yoko: *Interrupts* Y'all are so gross, stop it! And that's enough 'bi' words for today, or even forever. Jeez.

Wednesday: *Gives her a dead glance* Do you want to be bisected, Tanaka?

Yoko: *Groans* Okay, I'm out of here before I get dragged into whatever bi-disaster you two are planning.

Wednesday: Oh, believe me, our plans have nothing to do with bisexuality.

Yoko: Ugh! *Gets up* One lunch. One damn lunch, that's all I'm asking for *leaves*

Wednesday ignores her and she and Enid starts making out.

Eugene: *Sighs from the corner of the table as he watches them eating each other's faces* Right in front of my sandwitch. Again.

A/N: Saw this meme on Tiktok and decided to make it Wenclair. Got a little bit carried away.

[mostly-natm]

Trying to make the introductory chapter of my biopsychology textbook marginally less dry by pretending that I’m Noonien Soong studying to create the positronic brain (also some Geordi speculation!).

[sillyseelie]

SLAMS IN. HI. rainworld is a game about many things but one thing that it super is about is the evolution of purposed organisms- creatures who were designed to fulfill something and then, regardless, reproduced and changed. we don't know if the ancestors that the creatures of rainworld descend from were even intended to be capable of reproduction, or if it's just a natural result of creating life in the way that void fluid entails. sometimes, like a program that for some reason doesn't run if you delete a very specific jpeg of a pizza, certain things are inextricable from each other- you cannot design a living thing without some unintended consequences, you cannot design a sapient AI without giving it the ability to feel. both in the meaning of emotion and physical sense.

the iterator puppets are ticklish for the same reason that humans are theorized to be- as a side effect of detecting/preventing harm. it doesn't need to be an intentional design facet- simply designing a shell that can experience the full breadth of physical sensation, originally in order to identify and diagnose potential damage to the structure as well as fine-tune the control of things like handling objects, would likely entail the ticklishness response to begin with.

IT’S SO HARD TO JUSTIFY THINKING THE ITERATORS WOULD BE TICKLISH BECAUSE WOULD THEY REALLY…. giant mechanical structures that house tiny Tiny(!!!) puppet versions of themselves to communicate to smaller creatures… Would the ancients code that kind of interaction into their puppets. would it make sense to make them ticklish? on one hand they could relate to tinier creatures more and understand certain sensations …. but then theyd be less robotic… but maybe understanding these things would help them find a solution to the great problem faster??? im trying to think along the lines of how an ancient would rationalize making an iterator puppet ticklish. it doesnt matter actually they can be ticklish if i want them to be.

the puppets are cute though… do you think there’d be any specific places theyd be sensitive? the mechanisms that hold up the puppets are overly exposed and have a lot of draping wires….. i will think about sticking my hand in there and scratching around a little….. i think their noises would be VERY cute. id imagine they’d be very vocal AGHHH im gonna think about this for awhile. Maybe i’ll draw something if someone can give me a specific prompt. but also THANK YOUUU i’ve never thought of it applied to rw much either because I mean.. its rw. but i should. tbh. its very nice to think about tickling in relations to media i never see it for. thanks for the asks theyre very silly!!!!!