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My apologies for having not updated this blog for quite a while, I have been so busy… you know, graduate school will do that to people . So, today, I bring to you something I have been learning about in my physiological psychology course. It is, in my humble opinion, an amazing discovery [...]
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Mirror Neurons and Their Impact on Playing Video Games
Psychoeducational Blog; Catastrophizing Cognitions
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I thought I would take some time to explain what catastrophizing cognitions are. These kinds of thoughts are commonly seen among individuals suffering from addictions. However, after reading this I am sure you will see that you do not have to be suffering from a mental imperfection to experience this kind of thinking, in [...]
21st Century Schooling: Will Game-Based Curricula Facilitate Learning?
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I know, I know, where have I been, right? Well, school kicked in full blast last week and well, I have been trying to balance school work and practicum work (which is part of writing these blogs). In sum, I hope to update this blog once a week, but it may turn into a [...]
The Process of Changing Behaviors Explained
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Up until about a year ago, I feel ashamed to admit, I really did not have a good understanding of the process of change. When I say change, I am referring to behavioral changes (e.g., quitting smoking, stop biting your nails, stop playing video games, stop texting, decreasing Internet use). I was one of [...]
Friend on Facebook, Foe in Reality?
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I just finished reading an article published in The Wall Street Journal titled “How Facebook Ruins Friendships”, by Elizabeth Bernstein. I did have some mixed feelings about the article, but I won’t delve into those quite yet. So basically, Bernstein (2009) posits that Facebook should be used with caution, as it has the propensity [...]
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