practice to control your emotions but it is in fact still possible. For example there is no way a child can control his or her emotions they react immediately to a certain situation, although an adult who goes through life can learn to control his or her emotions. It is rare you would find an adult who cries over silly things. As a result I believe that happiness can be controlled if you set your mind to it. Controlling your emotions especially the emotion of happiness needs a certain mind set.…
The topic that I have found interesting throughout the course of general psychology class would have to be from chapter 9 Motivation and emotion on the topic of Yerkes-Dodson Law. The reason that I have found this particular topic interesting is because it is a good explanation to why I feel sleepy during some of my classes. By learning about Yerkes-Dodson Law I have found that it provides ways of optimizing my arousal levels so that I’m more alert during class or other areas of my life. The…
to get birth control without the permission of their parents first. Even though everyone has their own opinion on this manner, who is to say whose right and who’s wrong? From the ages of 13-18 the amount of stress on teens is unreal. They worry about school, grades, sports, boyfriend/girlfriends, and not to mention this is when they get introduced to puberty. Puberty is a change in the limbic system which is critical in the formation of emotions. When you are not fully in control of something…
suggestion that your mind has served up for you to do with as you will. The problem is, being unaware of the essential relationship between yourself and your mind, you react to every thought as if it were a command. Consider your thoughts for a moment. You have both negative and positive thoughts to choose from. You have negative thoughts to protect you from danger, and you have positive thoughts to bring you delight. The best way to think of this is having a negative mind that wants to avoid…
premise of this argument, Descartes states that for the purposes of the argument, it must be supposed that there is a God, or some such being, that created humankind, and so is in control of the mind and thoughts of all people. Descartes goes on to argue that supposing that there is this superior being that is in control of each person’s thoughts, then the individual could be forever being deceived. He explains that because of this, the individual cannot be sure that the world, or any extended…
which addressed potential functions of mind wandering which did not provide substantial causal evidence to support their concepts.This review aimed to structure the literature presented on mind wandering over the last 30 years by framing it in a new context that would influence its integration into main stream models of executive attention. The strength of this review was in how it provided an extensive framework for describing the existing empirical evidence on mind wandering through combining…
A great alternative to the Tech 21 Bass Driver is the MXR M80 BASS D.I.+. Although the basic concept is similar to the Tech 21 offering, MXR does include a gate to help keep processed signals quiet. Controls for shaping your tone include: bass, mid, treble, clean volume, distortion volume, gain, blend and a trigger adjustment for the included gate. This box is powered by phantom power, nine volt battery or wall wart. Patching capabilities include XLR , line level, and parallel outputs. All of…
“Reality exists in the human mind, and nowhere else.” George Orwell penned these powerful words in his radical novel 1984. In this dystopian novel, Orwell explores the idea that if the human mind can be controlled, then so can reality. By using various elements in the story, Orwell creates a message: the mind is the most powerful weapon someone can possess. Orwell uses the conflict of man vs. society in order to show the power of one mind versus the power of a collective mind. Winston is an…
You must be wondering what is the monkey mind. Did you know our mind is often compared to a monkey? The 'monkey mind' is a common metaphor used to describe our constantly spinning minds. Imagine sitting at your desk all set to tackle an essay as part of an assignment. Suddenly you feel like eating something which you believe will allow you to better concentrate. Now that eating is out of the way, you get back at your desk. Just under a minute you decide to fix the printer. Once fixed, you…
does weigh a heavy burden on the mind.…