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From: silverm@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Jeff Silverman)
Newsgroups: sci.psychology,soc.men
Subject: Re: Definition of abuse?
Date: 12 Nov 92 04:50:19 GMT
Followup-To: sci.psychology
Organization: Boeing Computer Services, Seattle

grohol@novavax.UUCP (John Grohol) writes:

>While "psychological abuse" is itself not a recognized
>psychological disorder, it is indeed an etiological factor
>for a number of disorders (eg.- PTSD). Most psychologists
>would use some common sense when assessing "psychological
>abuse," looking for extreme examples which seem to cause
>the patient difficulty in recounting them, because of
>the emotional trauma associated with the instances.

>So, no, no exact definition, that I'm aware of anyhow,
>exists for "psychological abuse," yet I know it when I see it...

>-John


>-- 
>  "Evil will not destroy            \_\_    John M. Grohol, M.S.
>   When love is in your hand         \_\_   Center for Psychological Studies
>   Now can we make believe            \_\_  Nova Univ, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
>   The mysteries we understand." -SBH  \_\_ grohol@novavax.nova.edu

"We are abusive when we use actions, words, or attitudes to hurt, threaten, or
humiliate others, or which are meant to dominate them or control how they think
or feel.  Abuse can be Physical, Verbal, or Emotional.  It can be active
(doing something) or passive (withholding, or not doing something)."

	From "What we believe" (c) 1990 by Men Working Against Abuse.
	Reproduced without permission.  Contact (206) 461-7824 for more info.
From: P.E.Beaman@lut.ac.uk (Peter Beaman)
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
Subject: handedness
Date: 12 Nov 92 18:47:07 GMT
Reply-To: P.E.Beaman@lut.ac.uk (Peter Beaman)
Organization: Loughborough University, UK.

I have a student examining left handedness.
She would like to know if a questionnaire or performance test exists
which would measure handiness.

This is pretty urgent so if I don't hear anything by the 16th Nov
please ignore

Many thanks from a right handed with left tendencies...

Peter Beaman 

p.e.beaman@lut.ac.uk
From: jrdodd@waikato.ac.nz
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
Subject: Re: Help with fatalistic sui
Date: 12 Nov 92 17:29:30 +1300
Organization: University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand

Thanks to everyone who replied concerning my thesis on fatalistic
suicide.  Looks like giving such a brief outline raised more questions
than it answered.

I'm off to Wellington next week to go over the coroner files,  if I
come to any good conclusions I'll let you know (like,  in February).
It's great doing research in NZ,  it's so easy to cover the whole population.

Jonathan.

Newsgroups: sci.psychology
From: jabutt@sacam.OREN.ORTN.EDU (joe a butt)
Subject: RE: new group for personality types
Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 21:39:52 GMT


	As a compuslive type-watcher, I'd love to subscribe to a group for the
Myers-Briggs, or whatever.  Great idea! 

--Joe Butt
Tenn. School for the Deaf
School Ppsychologist 
INTP
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From: werner@soe.berkeley.edu (John Werner)
Newsgroups: sci.psychology,alt.sex,alt.transgendered
Subject: Re: Why?
Date: 9 Nov 1992 20:42:07 GMT
Organization: UC Berkeley School of Education
Distribution: world
NNTP-Posting-Host: 128.32.157.31

[I left alt.homosexual off the Newsgroups line; it doesn't exist here.]

In article <1992Nov08.142206.7204@donau.et.tudelft.nl>,
thomas@duteca.et.tudelft.nl (Thomas Okken) wrote:
> 
> Why?
> 
> There are certain abnormal behaviours among men, ....
[you can guess the rest]

Why?

Once a month or so, someone feels a need to post this sort of article.  Why
do they expect the rest of us to even *care* what they think about
"abnormal behaviors?"

--
John Werner                         werner@soe.berkeley.edu
UC Berkeley School of Education     510-642-9651
From: Ed.Evans@ofa123.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
Subject: Neurolinguistic Programm
Date: 9 Nov 92 16:09:04 GMT
X-Sender: newtout 0.02 Nov  5 1992

LD>someone is Phoenix Arizona may know (Milton Erickson's base).  Also
LD>discussion regarding Bandler, Grindler, DeLozier and Dilts et al.
LD>Looking forward to replies.  Thank you!

Me too!  Send up a message if you find this information, please.
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From: markts@mcl.ucsb.edu (mark.)
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
Subject: exhibitionism.
Keywords: sex. exhibitionis.
Date: 12 Nov 92 06:56:52 GMT


 just thought i would share something which 
 contradicted what i learned in various
 psych classes. 

 the other night on the bus home from work
 i noticed a 20 (approx) year old guy exposing
 himself to a middle aged woman. 

 they both were white and appeared to be 
 normal (not brain damaged).

 the guy was obviously performing for her 
 benefit (although he tried to make it look 
 like he did not know she was looking), and the
 woman did look. but she was not repulsed 
 (as i was when i glanced back.), in fact she
 seemed rather interested.

 i thought exhibitionists were deviants which
 sickened everyone, especially women.

 i did not know what to do. i thought the woman
 might be in danger, but i remember reading
 that sex-offenders rarely attemp any crime 
 other than the one they usually perform.

 the exhibitionist left the bus at the next 
 stop (he may have seen me look back).

 i am feeling a little quesy just writing
 about it. any thoughts?

 mark.

 mst3k is all i have to say.
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
From: cravener@uhunix.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Patty Cravener)
Subject: Re: Theodore Roszak arti
Organization: University of Hawaii
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 05:29:10 GMT

 "We've missed?" What do you mean, "we", white man?
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
Subject: Night Terrors
From: bell@vax.sonoma.edu
Date: 10 Nov 92 09:43:37 -0800
Organization: Sonoma State University


Hi my name is Jane, and I am a Junior at Sonoma State University.  I 
am looking for some information on Night Terrors.  What are their
causes, as well as what they mean.  I am also interested in if there
is a connection between those with night terrors and those who sleep
walk.  I currently have a class on dreams, but we don't cover night
terrors, and being that I used to do both, I'd like some information.
  Thanks,
  Jane
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
From: christo@psych.toronto.edu (Christopher Green)
Subject: Re: handedness
Organization: Department of Psychology, University of Toronto
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 14:31:49 GMT

In article <1992Nov13.022520.1601@tandem.com> kenr@orleans.storage.tandem.com (Ken Rose) writes:
>
>You might want to try the following book, by a researcher who
>has done a lot of looking into the issue...
>
> Coren, Stanley.
>     The left-hander syndrome : the causes and consequences of left-handedness
>   / Stanley Coren.  New York : Free Press ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada
>   ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, c1992. 

Beware of Coren's work, however. It is poorly regarded in the Medical Community.
According to the _Berkeley WEllness Letter_, there are articles in  recent
issues of _Nature_ (by Max Anderson), and the _New England Journal of Medicine_
that refute Coren's claims. Apparently his methods of data-gathering were highly
questionable.
-- 
Christopher D. Green                christo@psych.toronto.edu
Psychology Department               cgreen@lake.scar.utoronto.ca
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
From: kja@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (krista.j.anderson)
Subject: Possible to Help Smoker Quit?
Organization: AT&T
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 15:45:45 GMT

When I picked up my 7-year-old from school yesterday she was eager
to show me the poster she had made for Aunt Carol.  It said,
"Stop Smoking I Love You".

Since I'd gone to Al-Anon meetings in the early '80s, right away I
started talking about how it was very hard to change other people
and that we really have no control over them, etc.  My daughter
readily admitted that the poster was part of a school project and
is genuinely concerned that Aunt Carol's health is in imminent
danger.  I tried to put her mind at ease, but she's really upset,
so I agreed that we could send the poster and I would call to make
sure my sister understands that we're not trying to make her feel
bad.

We got on a conversation about whether we can or cannot help
smokers to quit.  I mentioned Al-Anon's opinion on drinking
addiction, but added that they could be wrong and promised to ask
about it on sci.psychology.  Then I recalled that when I quit
smoking, about 9 years ago, it was partly to please my daughter's
father and partly because very few people at work smoke (<1%), so
in my case other people's opinions did influence my behavior.
Also, my father had quit while in his 60s and I was impressed by
that.  His reason for quitting was that his smoking was making him
a social pariah. 

So, what are the current theories on helping others to quit
addictions or bad habits?  If possible, what's the best way to
approach the target?

Also, since I fiddle with my rings as a way to remember not to bite
my nails, I was thinking we might send my sister a ring (a nice
one with a pretty gemstone) with the sentiment that if fiddling
with it could help her cut down by a few cigarettes a day, that
would be a step in the right direction.  Is that a good idea or
will it just make her mad?  I know she got mad last year when my
parents got on her case about her smoking.  Also, her SO is a
smoker and she'd quit several years ago but started again because
of a smoker-SO. 

Thanks!
-- 
Krista Anderson
krista@ihlpf.att.com  or  ihlpf!krista@att.att.com  or  att!ihlpf!krista
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Newsgroups: sci.psychology
Subject: Re: Definition of abuse?
From: jim@netlink.cts.com (Jim Bowery)
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 92 06:46:04 PST
Organization: NetLink Online Communications, San Diego CA

ffujita@s.psych.uiuc.edu (Frank Fujita) writes:

> silverm@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Jeff Silverman) writes: 
>   "We are abusive when we use actions, words, or attitudes to hurt,
>   threaten, or humiliate others, or which are meant to dominate them or
>   control how they think or feel.  Abuse can be Physical, Verbal, or
>   Emotional.  It can be active (doing something) or passive (withholding,
>   or not doing something)."
> 
> How does a parent keep a child from doing things that the child wants to
> do, but the parent knows is bad for the child.  It seems to me that by
> definition (above) any control that parent exerts is abuse.  Please
> correct my (obviously mistaken) impression.
> 
Abuse is any behavior by individual members of groups in political 
decline which is disliked by individual members of groups in ascent.

--                    
INTERNET:  jim@netlink.cts.com (Jim Bowery)
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From: U31528@uicvm.uic.edu (V.L. Grunsted)
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
Subject: Re: Critique of Psychotherapy
Date: 10 Nov 92 05:07:21 GMT
Article-I.D.: uicvm.92314.230721U31528
Distribution: usa

For those who were interested, I found the full title of
the book I was inquiring about.

The authors are James Hillman and Michael Ventura (1992).

The correct title is _A Hundred years of psychotherapy and
  the world's getting worse_.

The publisher is Harper SanFrancisco (a division of
HarperCollins, Inc.).


Also, for those who are interested in the topic, there are
several articles in the November/December 1992 issue of the
_Family Therapy Networker_ on the theme "When Therapy Does
Harm." It includes an interview with Hillman and Ventura,
an article on therapists who sexually abuse their clients,
and the issue of dual relationships and its implications for
the therapeutic alliance.

--
V.L. Grunsted, MSW
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
From: sysapj@gsusgi2.gsu.edu (Arturo P. Jimenez)
Subject: Step brother/sister relationships
Summary: Questions regarding relationships between step brothers and sisters
Keywords: step brother sister family relationships divorce remarriage dating
Organization: Georgia State University
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 15:02:10 GMT


I am a single parent raising a daughter.  Recently, I have begun dating
someone who has two boys.  My question regards the relationship situations
which develop between step brothers and sisters.  Have any studies been
done regarding this subject?  How similar would these relationships be to
adopted brothers/sisters?  How do these relationships effect the couple?
etc.

The children are all currently between 4 and 5 years old.  Any comments
or pointers to where go look would be greatly appreciated.

-- 
===========================================================================
Art Jimenez                                      sysapj@gsusgi2.gsu.edu        
Georgia State University Research Foundation     Phone: (404) 651-2648
Wells Computer Center, SPIN-X Development Group   
"NUTS!" -- General A. C. McAuliffe  Bastogne, Belgium  December 22, 1944
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From: g580785c@edinboro.edu
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
Subject: Re: I've got a funny feeling.
Date: 9 Nov 92 15:42:25 GMT
Organization: Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

What the hell is that little saying supposed to mean, and what
does it have to do with sci.psychology?

				J.C.


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
The world is full of Kings and Queens.  Who blind your eyes, then
steal your dreams.  It's Heaven and Hell.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
From: speedy@vax.oxford.ac.uk
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
Subject: Visiting Res Fellowship
Date: 11 Nov 92 17:43:22 GMT
Organization: Oxford University VAX 6620

Herewith notice of a visiting fellowship that may be of interest
to scientists of various disciplines.  I am sending it to a number
of groups on NETNEWS.  Please bring it to the attention of any
suitable colleagues.  Replies to Dean's secretary at the address 
below - not by e-mail, please! Please indicate where you saw the
advert.

Andrew Speedy
Tutor in Biological Sciences
Christ Church
Oxford

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community, and they will be expected to reside in Oxford during
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arrangements with Oxford laboratories.

Each Fellow will be entitled to free family accommodation, a
study-room in college and free dinners.   Return fares from the
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family.   Limited stipends may also be offered, depending on
individual circumstances.

Further details may be obtained from The Dean's Secretary, Christ
Church, Oxford OX1 1DP, and applications should be received not
later than
12 December 1992.
From: nhmas@gauss.med.harvard.edu (Mark Shneyder)
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
Subject: Re: Exercise vs Psychotherapy
Keywords: exercise psychotherapy
Date: 10 Nov 92 17:22:17 GMT
Organization: HMS

In article <1992Nov4.090401.21124@newstand.syr.edu> mdkline@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Mark D. Kline) writes:
>In article <1992Nov03.000014.5388@sco.com> jcohen@sco.COM (Jon Cohen) writes:
>>It annoys me that none of the high-paid
>>mental health experts who I consulted for a couple of years
>>ever said a word such as "It's important to your emotional
>>health to take care of your body," or "I suggest you get
>>started on an exercise program, which will help your anxiety
>>, give you energy, and improve your overall health and
>>self esteem. You are a fat and lazy person and need to move
>>your butt, or your brain will just stew up there and drive
>>you crazy."
>

The person may exercise all he/she wants, but the bottom line is the
issues that trouble their mind will not be resolved by a fitness program
alone.

Higher self esteem and better overall health thru exercise is only
a small boost in the right direction but by no means is a solution.
Alot of active people are more caught up with their problems than laid back
passive types. Activity doesn't guarantee clear mindset. Only the individual
with a clear strong mindset is capable of determining his/her own trouble-free
path to better living.

-Mark
Date: Wednesday, 11 Nov 1992 18:36:18 CST
From: V.L. Grunsted <U31528@uicvm.uic.edu>
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
Subject: Re: Books: General psychology, severe trauma, etc.
 <1992Nov9.102943.1@bcvms.bc.edu>

An excellent book on trauma experienced during childhood (including
physical, sexual and emotional abuse, as well as neglect) is
entitled _Child Abuse Trauma: Theory and Treatment of the Lasting
Effects_, by John N. Briere (1992). I recently heard him speak at a
sexual abuse conference, and his ideas are very refreshing.
One of the topics he explores in this book is the development in
survivors of what he calls "tension reduction behaviors"--meaning,
behaviors survivors use to cope and deal with anxiety. He also talks
about the effects of such abuse on relationships survivors have with
other people. One disclaimer regarding the book is that it is targeted
at clinicians, and, as such, does contain a lot of jargon.
I think Briere does a rather good job, however, of defining
and clarifying the jargon he uses. Anyway, the publisher is Sage,
if you're interested.

Since I do a lot of work with sexual abuse survivors, my book
suggestions are going to reflect that. An excellent book for partners
of sexual abuse survivors is by Laura Davis, called _Allies in
Healing: When the Person You Love was Sexually Abused as a Child_
(1991). Bass and Davis' _Courage to Heal_ is another great book
for sexual abuse survivors themselves (and very, very reader-friendly).

Regards,
--VLG.
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
From: spesau@acs.ucalgary.ca (Shane P Esau)
Subject: Re: Fetish for amputees..why?
Date: Fri, 06 Nov 92 04:20:47 GMT
Organization: The University of Calgary, Alberta

In article <Bx73J6.A9n@ie.utoronto.ca> green@ie.utoronto.ca (Marc Green) writes:
>cworth@OAVAX.CSUCHICO.EDU (CHUCK WORTH) writes:
>
>>In article (Rolf Lindgren) writes:
>>>What's the APS, and why are people leaving the APA for it?
>
>> APS = American Psychological Society
>> APA =    "          "        Association
>

By the way, does anyone have the address for APS - I would like
to become a member or student affiliate (if possible), but I
don't have the address.

Thanks in advance.

Shane Esau
Dept of Psychology
Univ of Calgary
From: kenr@orleans.storage.tandem.com (Ken Rose)
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
Subject: Re: handedness
Date: 13 Nov 92 02:25:20 GMT
Organization: Tandem Computers Inc, Cupertino CA

In article <1992Nov12.184707.7979@lut.ac.uk>, P.E.Beaman@lut.ac.uk (Peter Beaman) writes:
> I have a student examining left handedness.
> She would like to know if a questionnaire or performance test exists
> which would measure handiness.
> 
> This is pretty urgent so if I don't hear anything by the 16th Nov
> please ignore
> 
> Many thanks from a right handed with left tendencies...
> 
> Peter Beaman 
> 
> p.e.beaman@lut.ac.uk


You might want to try the following book, by a researcher who
has done a lot of looking into the issue...

 Coren, Stanley.
     The left-hander syndrome : the causes and consequences of left-handedness
   / Stanley Coren.  New York : Free Press ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada
   ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, c1992. 
____________________________________________________________________
Ken Rose    (kenr@storage.tandem.com)
The Usual Disclaimer:  Any opinions expressed above are mine alone, not
those of my employer (who is kind enough to allow me Usenet access).
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From: grohol@novavax.UUCP (John Grohol)
Newsgroups: sci.psychology,soc.men
Subject: Re: Definition of abuse?
Date: 10 Nov 92 16:49:54 GMT
Organization: Nova University, Fort Lauderdale, FL

While "psychological abuse" is itself not a recognized
psychological disorder, it is indeed an etiological factor
for a number of disorders (eg.- PTSD). Most psychologists
would use some common sense when assessing "psychological
abuse," looking for extreme examples which seem to cause
the patient difficulty in recounting them, because of
the emotional trauma associated with the instances.

So, no, no exact definition, that I'm aware of anyhow,
exists for "psychological abuse," yet I know it when I see it...

-John


-- 
  "Evil will not destroy            \_\_    John M. Grohol, M.S.
   When love is in your hand         \_\_   Center for Psychological Studies
   Now can we make believe            \_\_  Nova Univ, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
   The mysteries we understand." -SBH  \_\_ grohol@novavax.nova.edu
From: dlb@fanny.wash.inmet.com (David Barton)
Subject: Re: PSI powers?
Organization: Intermetrics Inc., Washington Division, USA
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 15:34:02 GMT

In article <1992Nov7.225428.5836@wisipc.weizmann.ac.il>
dov@menora.weizmann.ac.il (Dov Grobgeld) writes:

   My question is simply: Has there ever been any scientifically reliable
   experiment confirming what (I think) is known as 'PSI power' (or
   perhaps PSI ability.) This includes such things as:

       *  telepathy
       *  predicting the future
	  (e.g. telling the symbol of a card before it is turned over.)

To the best of my knowledge, there has been no demonstration of
repeatable, reliable telepathic communication (reliable defined as
being able to transmit and receive a random communication).

Statistical analysis of repeated trials has produced some repeatable
experiments regarding remote viewing (some of which is "future
oriented") and telekinesis (affecting repeated trials of physical
events).  The experiments appear to be repeatable (at least, in the
fairly narrow body of people that have tried).  There is a fair amount
of controversy over the analysis of the results, and whether they
truly deviate significantly from chance results.

A good book is "Margins of Reality" by Jahn and Dunne, which reports
on the work at the PEAR organization at Princeton.  Asking over on
sci.skeptic might produce some results; Roger Nelson of the PEAR
program reads and posts there, as he has the time.  There is a VERY
low signal to noise ratio there (even lower than sci.psychology :)),
so be prepared for a lot of random responses.

					Dave Barton
					dlb@hudson.wash.inmet.com
From: Ed.Evans@ofa123.fidonet.org
Newsgroups: sci.psychology
Subject: Help with fatalistic sui
Date: 9 Nov 92 16:09:00 GMT
X-Sender: newtout 0.02 Nov  5 1992

US>I know it's more complex than this,  and I've got stacks of empirical back-
US>up - anyone got any comments?

Sounds like you've bitten off a very large chunk to explain clearly.  I
see what you're getting at, but I think you'll have to come up with some
sort of controls, which I'm not capable of explaining.  What about the
upper strata of the social/economic hierarchy?  What does it look like,
as far as fatalism among these groups?

I think the gang mentality in Southern California lends itself to your
theory in some ways, but then again, the old sociological theories on
juvenile delinquency come into play, and not to forget ethnographic
studies on Mexican gangs and "machismo."

I wish you luck.  :+)
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