Some ‘thinks' only a psychologist can believe!: Recent Episodes
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Timely, topical and controversial issues in psychology presented for you by the Psychologists Association of Alberta
The study of 'happiness' and where we stand today...HINT: relationship more important than we thought
Relational mobility and the benefits of tolerance, curiosity and even enthusiasm...nod to psychedelics.
I would ask people listen carefully for he would hope you hear the voice intended relative to activism...PS Bernie Saunders said "don't need BILLIONAIRES" Not Millionaires as he/I said...
Diagnostic algorithms, altruism and its benefits, and a return to Nussbaum (one of my heroes)
The GLP-1 receptor stuff that is associated with unexpected benefits and the concept of pre-addiction genetic false positives...lastly ADHD as risk factor in longevity as well as 4 factors in considering this disorder
Recent review of "super agers" and the difficulty in figuring out what makes this possible
The question of neuro-plasticity activation with ibogaine, getting psychology out there to make the world better, self-concept and moral engagement, presence as important with couples, and never too late to be seen as neurodiverse, apparently.
Under the half-life of knowledge in our discipline, from time to time we have to update things. The latest from JAMA Psychiatry...latest on Rx...and an interlude on prosody in treatment!
The mystic can shake hands with our discipline if you put aside the battle for essentialism.
Alcohol use and distress connection, evaluating risk in patients, diet and personality, virtue and warmth, and being is a man as a health risk
Social media re-do, set/setting for psychedelics, drug warnings by FDA, mindfulness as too personal, meditation apps. and precautions, and the cynic and the skeptic
Dungeons and dragons and racism, use the negative to win political office, of course more psychedelics, and the role of the spiritual in well-being...
The ethics associated with suicide recusing, change in PTSD consideration, self-regulation/mentalization as the calm, receptive and directive approach Amundson advocates...
How do this kids take their weed? How good are we at prescribing? Effects of additional Buddhist practices?
Single article regarding the darker side of those who invest in leadership...yeah, he uses Trump as example...
some psychedelia update, social contagion, sound ‘ouches', trans- cranial stimulation in treatment, and Finns vs Irish in happiness
Many disorders are spectrum in nature so we are moving from a nominal approach to a continuous approach in speaking of diagnosis...
The recent unpacking of Unexplained Aerial Phenomenon invites us to weigh in...also is AI ethical?
As support for primary health care, we ought know a bit about diets and their efficacy as well the recent public policy push to reduce harm to teens related to social media
Parents and their role relative to homework, LSD impact on anxiety, and treatment failure in psychotherapy,
Multi-factorial pursuit of ways to know us and what we think and then how to influence us! And a view from Canada!
A metaphor for off-track or less than logical thought and pursuit of treatment protocol for psychedelic integration...trip killers and trip expectancies/placebo in ketamine experiment...
There has been a-lot on the liberal/conservative personality differences South of the border. Recently research in Canada has further articulated the character distinctions related to right or left leaning here at home.
There exists reasonable discussion qualifying progressive aspects of education, parenting and therapy: Lukianoff, Haidt and Shrier
The reduction in amygdala arousal associated with habitation and the costs personal, social, and political...
A single article from the Journal of History and Philosophy of Psychology speaks to the wedding of the culture of psychology to the permutations in the ‘culture’ of others
A review of the early research and its condensation regarding personality/temperment types in children
Socio-economic benefits for kids, social media and mental health, emotions and link to well-being, mice and the benefit of psychedelic experience for them, ADHD and political activity, sober vs alive in drug treatment debate, placebo revisit, and (here he goes) self-care re-doubt
Psychologists have searched for years for empirical evidence regarding the possible existence of Santa Claus...this is one more brick in that wall!
The paradoxical effect of trigger warnings and the impact of lockdown drills on children’s well-being.
Spontaneous Trait Inference: the book/cover judgements we make and the limits to systemic prejudices involved...sleep and how sleep ought be considered in all clinical presentations
The counter argument to free will and the extension of deterministic perspective relative to prediction...
Danile Ariely’s chilling account of conspiracy and its impact on his professional life and the role of religion in justifying ones social position
Forgive the return, but want to keep it on point relative to previous concerns expressed.
What does a-lot of checking in really mean, yours vs ours financially, use of COVID as excuse, and the utility of therapist pain in couples work
Prediction relative to self-injury and suicide has recently been bolstered by proposals for a DSM designation and a new quantitative instrument
The increasing use of popular psychological terms in the online courtship business and a return to the serotonin-depression controversy, Ritalin and later substance abuse(?), and finally coffee vs. caffeine in performance enhancement
Though it is estimated that slightly under 2% of youth (12-17) express concern for gender assignment by nature and it is estimated that only about 4000 youth were involved in any form of re-assignment, transgender politics lights up the right. While banning transgender medical and psychological care in many states, Red States have emphasized support for treatment akin to Conversion Therapy: Gender Exploratory Therapy
Body image and self-critique and the role of nakedness in its reduction and re-visiting of the latest wave of psychedelics research.
The role of skeletal/muscular system in well-being, cognitive functioning, and depression. The replicability crisis re-visited.
Salient factors and dynamics which facilitate the role of parent in fathers: gatekeeping, identity theory and role in father positive engagement
This is a podcast I did in January of this year but was concerned about posting as it touches upon issues that are controversial-listen to Intro.-but following Monica Williams recent presentation for the College, Blast Off!!! Thank you Monica for opening the door to allyship, and especially the definition of civil courage! And know the difference between civil courage and virtue shouting/moral grandstanding...
A book review of A Cure for Darkness: The Story of Depression and How We Treat It by Alex Riley with Amundson’s cute anecdotes
Has trauma become a concept too diluted by popular infusion to be of value(?) and Empathy and it’s precious quality
Recent work on diet and exercise in cognitive decline in the production of Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor; the six minute effect. Also a new window on adderall
Each year APA announces the most read/downloaded articles from the 89 journals they publish...here they are!
What happens when you love something or someone relative to brain and identity-hey sorry for all the coughs, tested negative though!
The microbiome is gaining importance in relation to human behaviour and challenges the centrality of the nervous system as the belle of the ball. And nose picking as risk factor(?)
While extroversion has been shown to be a valuable psycho-social resource there is a dark side and as the data comes in on transgender, we have to keep our eyes open.
Supplemental to an earlier podcast on Terman’s longitudinal study, a discussion of additional information on what makes life better, or worse.
Some personal stuff about this famous 20th century criminal and an article re-interpreting his last formal psychological evaluation
Coffee redeemed, but not with ‘fake’ sugar, and some pot/pain clarification. Oh yeah food depiction in cinema!
A couple articles from this website-acupuncture for use in chronic pain, the strength of junk food and cannabis lung harm plus some stuff on junk food and how to fight its compelling nature!
Psychology is especially posed to provide support for this form of health and mental health treatment...he says that bit about PAA and the reason for podcast twice!
Cautious and prudent consideration regarding these cool treatments..."time not passion will determine truth" i think Disraeli said?
What works with dogs, works with kids or vice versa and look at the research with cats!
Research that takes on myths regarding immigration and the role of psychology in addressing timely, topical and controversial issues
Were Cheech and Chong prototypical or not relative to cannabis and maybe a better way to consider adversity in childhood
Have tracked this issue in podcasts before so important to track it through the latest stats, information, and role conceptualization
What we know about who gets involved in conspiracy mentation and involvement-the shadow of facism looms large. Listen long enough and he will get to the actual articles...
Demographics regarding exposure to porn and the debate regarding negative consequences and the positive potential in pornography
The best of us are often filled with doubt and tentativeness while the worst of us are emboldened by certainty and intolerance ...
Financial incentivization in clinical practice and the top 10 articles offered this past year from APA
The battle over uncertainty in making decisions and the use of deceit to serve ones self and dental psychometrics as well as the utility of multi-cultural experience
A discussion of the Big Four-burnout, compassion fatigue, traumatic distress and vicarious traumatization-in mental health practice
an editorial commentary based upon opinion in Medscape on mass murder and the role of ‘mental illness’ in these horrific events
What ought be the impact of ASD diagnosis on legal process and a creepy alternative to prison...
The benefit of episystemic curiosity and the issue of neurodiversity as consolidating concept for ADHD and finally how pain can become the primary narrative in a patient’s life, and the costs
Following the works of W.E.B. Du Bois and Ta-Nehesi Coates, an article on the burden and costs of the definitions of whiteness and white privilege
Neurofeedback/mindfulness up-date, somatic symptoms and treatment, and why it is time for Tai Chi, but couldn’t resist a little bit on the magic-averse
Medscape as a resource for us relative to biological treatment; emphasis upon drug interaction, compilation on psychedelic research and treatment implications and ADHD biological treatment getting popular in France!
APA special issue of the role of psychology in public policy and building the good or better life
Factors related to age and cognitive decline, normative brain development, and suicidality in psychologists
Nutraceuticals and phytoceuticals are often linked to mental illness and its treatment. What however does make a difference and to what degree?
The divisions discussed and propositions offered here are in actuality a part of the problem and we might be a bit ashamed of any smugness the content provides...
A peak into the issue of Artificial Intelligence in psychology; no not the moral nor ethical implications involved but its use in day to day professional life
What we ought to really think about when we are ‘doing our research’ and additional relevant thoughts thereof...
Optimism as unrealistic self appraisal and the costs to health and well-being and parental trust as inoculation against a precarious world...
Time to time, there are articles that touch upon the edge of the mainstream and here is another one...Zombie science and basis for the odd/quirky, effect of distance healing study, haunted house experience, and hearing voices!
Mindfulness reminder, work and eating, micro-breaks, and emotive music to be nicer AND Amundson has to run quick from his walk out music b/4 it gets too real!!!!!
Primal/foundational beliefs, new term to lay on your friends, Rollo May to the rescue, oops! mindfulness not always to the rescue, anti-woke warriors and response to such...
The impact on conduct/behaviour of Taekwon Do with kids and opportunity to wax poetic on my involvement in the sport!
Latest psychological data on Tylenol, Nudge qualified, implicit bias training effects, Rap to the rescue, and clowns in the hospital!
Pornography has united the left and the right in regards to concerns for its impact upon individuals involved as consumers and performers: a response to Billie Elish’s comments on the impact of porn upon her sense of sexuality.
Closed ended vs. open ended enquiry through the lens of conversational implicature and limited ‘language games’...huh?
Useful conversations on the issue of vaccination in the interest of polarization avoidance: the costs of medical innovation weighed and measured
The issue of standards and ethics and efficacy in psychedelic therapy has been discussed but what of the moral/cultural/political ramifications of this intervention (watch for where he says nirvana but meant Valhalla)
Brain implants/zap for the OK, use the supernatural to evoke better behaviour, more psychedelic research, and after death family therapy!
To go from phenotypic expression to underlying basis for such with an emphasis upon genes
The ‘butler lie’, COVID does the brain, drunken bees, me and the other, Freudian slips and dove vs hawk kids.
Apparently talk therapy is ‘talk’ therapy and the patient will tell you how much and what to talk about!!
Why play, Free Play vs Structured Play, How Teaching Modes played out in COVID, Bullying, and Screen time Effects on developement
Psychology tells us what makes us happy, oops more racial errors in lethal force, more...video...game...stuff (sigh), and the cost of empathy or is it compassion?,
Exploring the works of Appiah, Ta Nehisi-Coates and others on diversity within the previous categories of ethnicity and race: the use of racial metatheory as clarification.
The Society for Improbable Research and their annual awards and personality type indicators (MBPI)