ysabetwordsmith | Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Psychology

This year during Three Weeks for Dreamwidth, I'm writing about reading as a way of becoming an expert in a given subject. Read Part 1: Introduction to Becoming an Expert, Part 2: Architecture, Part 3: Dance, Part 4: Music, Part 5: Painting, Part 6: Poetry, Part 7: Sculpture, Part 8: Conflict Resolution, Part 9: Cooking, Part 10: Coping Skills, Part 11: Gardening, Part 12: Relationship Skills, Part 13: Repairing, Part 14: Survival Skills, Part 15: Archaeology, Part 16: Biology, Part 17: Chemistry, Part 18: Linguistics, Part 19: Meteorology, Part 20: Physics.

Three Weeks for Dreamwidth Part 21: Psychology

Psychology is the science of studying the mind, thoughts and feelings, and behavior. Thus it branches into cognitive science (thoughts) and behavioral science (actions). It underlies counseling, which aims to treat mental problems and promote mental health. Psychology is closely related to neuroscience, studying the brain and nervous system; and to other parts of biology and anatomy such as the endocrine system. Here on Dreamwidth, check out

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Three Weeks for Dreamwidth April 25-May 15

Three Weeks for Dreamwidth April 25-May 15

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ehowton

That's a lot of information! I hadn't heard the "two weeks" for grief thing, but it seems to go against all previously recorded documentation on the subject. And while psychiatry is no doubt influenced in part by breakthroughs in medical science, I'm unsure psychology is. At any rate, thanks for the info!

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ysabetwordsmith

>> That's a lot of information! <<

That's the idea. :D

>> I hadn't heard the "two weeks" for grief thing, but it seems to go against all previously recorded documentation on the subject. <<

You can trace the devolution through several issues of the manual. Allegedly the goal was to make it easier to treat people who have major depression triggered by bereavement, but the manner in which people chose to address this will harm everyone. >_< Yes, it contradicts the whole of human experience and wisdom about the mourning process. The average time to mourn a loss seems to be about a year, which was the original length of the exclusion. But mourning a spouse typically takes about 8 years, and parents who have lost a child generally agree that you don't really heal from that one, you just learn to live around the pain. So this becomes one more piece of society's demand that people hide their grief lest they be punished for caring or not being useful enough, which of course just makes matters worse. In particular, taking drugs to numb the pain is a terrible idea, even if they are prescription drugs. Grief is a process and it's just harder if you can't feel what you're doing.

>>And while psychiatry is no doubt influenced in part by breakthroughs in medical science, I'm unsure psychology is. <<

Counseling was listed under psychology, so I figured that would count.

>>At any rate, thanks for the info! <<

*bow, flourish* Happy to be of service.

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