Psychology

Other measures stirred a deep ambivalence… When Democrats at the Capitol proposed limiting ammunition magazines to 15 rounds, Mr. Hickenlooper did not jump on board. Salon (Mar 19, 2013)

Young people come to class more or less ready to learn, their aptitude and readiness determined by genetics and environment. Scientific American (Sep 12, 2012)

“Be prepared to confront your own claustrophobia when flying this summer, because it is going to be congested,” Mr. Winship said. New York Times (Jun 10, 2011)

A student who is weak in academic courses may try to excel in athletics--an example of compensation.

Another periodical insanity is kleptomania, in which insane stealing occurs at intervals of greater or lesser regularity. Talbot, Eugene S.

The self-aware, thinking part of the mind is called the ego.

A baby is like a little animal; it is swayed by the raw, instinctive part of its personality, the id.

From its environment, the child absorbs a sense of what is right and wrong. This developing conscience has been called the superego.

Unconscious processes struggling towards articulation are at work in both psychoanalysis and art.

In some ways, hallucinations invite comparison with dreams. Scientific American (Apr 22, 2013)

Among the meagre references Freud makes to hypochondria, one instance concerns a patient who had become obsessed by the condition of his nose.

Then came wrenching abdominal pain, which she said doctors dismissed as psychosomatic.

The researchers found an association between tweeting about oneself and high narcissism scores. New York Times (May 17, 2012)

An initial psychiatric evaluation concluded that Breivik was criminally insane while a second, completed in the past week, found no evidence of psychosis. Chicago Tribune (Apr 17, 2012)

Bath salts carry a high risk of overdose and addiction, chest pains, increased blood pressure, increased heart rate, agitation, hallucinations, extreme paranoia, and delusions1.  Scientific American (Jan 22, 2013)

Seeing and hearing things that are not there can be symptoms of manic-depressive, bipolar disorder, or early onset schizophrenia.

As an attempt at rationalization, whenever Buster, who is overweight, orders another banana split, he says, "I have to keep up my strength."

Six-year-old Wilmer sees his new baby sister get all the attention, so he begins to wet his pants again. He is trying to solve his conflict by regression.

Nobody knows for sure, but some experts in sibling research say the powerful bonds that can develop between brothers may have played a role. Salon (Apr 24, 2013)

Of the remaining 200 severely-injured patients requiring trauma care, on average, 20 would die.