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  • Understanding Hypnosis

    Posted on by Sierra Knapp

    A scientific way to promote accelerated human progress that is verified and effective is Hypnosis. It endures a lot criticism because many people don’t believe that it actually works. However, there have been many studies and views from people who are certified hypnotists or have been hypnotized that can help us better understand how it really works, why it’s used, and why some people see it as taboo.

    Hypnosis can “create desired changes in behavior and encourage mental and physical well-being” (what is). Hypnosis can alter many body habits or functions to help an individual. From mental to physical, it can treat chronic pain, make you eat healthier, help your study habits, and even quit smoking. It’s possible that it’s just a placebo affect or just a coincidental push to help someone in the right direction, but many studies and people will vouch for it.

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  • Understanding Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs

    Posted on by Sierra Knapp

    Abraham Maslow researched and came up with his own hierarchy of needs that are now known across all fronts in psychology. It’s important to understand these needs because they are needs of our own species – a humanistic psychology theory surrounding our needs as humans. It’s also important to know the man behind the hierarchy to further our understanding.

    Abraham Maslow was a Brooklyn, New York native; while his parents were “…uneducated Jewish immigrants from Russia” (Boeree). He studied law at City College of New York and then transferred to Cornell, then back to City College of New York. He married and had two daughters. Then, he moved to Wisconsin with his family and attended the university of Wisconsin. He then became interested in psychology and worked with Harry Harlow. After years, he received his PhD in psychology and returned to New York to work with E. L. Thorndike, where he did research on human sexuality. He then served as the chair of psychology department at Brandeis and “…began his crusade for a humanistic psychology – something untimely more important to him than his own theorizing” (Boeree).

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  • Feeling Safe through Ignorance

    Posted on by Sierra Knapp

                People will sometimes only watch what they believe in and what they want to see or hear. Maybe you know someone who watches only a certain news station or reads only a certain newspaper, and they don’t want to give anything else a try. Even if they know what they are reading isn’t true. They are stuck on a station/newspaper. I can see it making sense though. They have always relied on their station for 40+ years and they don’t want to ‘betray’ them. I can understand how one might feel about that.

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