Risky brain, safe brain: MIT charts neural pathways involved in decision-making
The findings could help researchers discover new ways to treat psychiatric disorders that feature impaired decision-making, such as depression, schizophrenia, and borderline personality disorder. Risky brain, safe brain: MIT charts neural pathways involved in decision-making Every decision we take is influenced to some extent by emotion, and choices that offer both negative and positive elements – such as picking a higher paying but hazardous job or a safer but less profitable one – evoke them the most, particularly anxiety. Researchers at MIT have now identified a neural circuit that they believe underpins decision-making in situations such as this, and have started looking into mice’s brains to better understand the biological…
No Matter What the Problem, There Are Only Four Things You Can Do
Marsha Linehan, the creator of Dialectical Behavior Therapy, outlined strategies for any problem that you face. From the Emotionally Sensitive Person blog at Psychcentral (which I love) No Matter What the Problem, There Are Only Four Things You Can Do By KARYN HALL, PHD When faced with a difficult problem, you might find yourself paralyzed over deciding what to do. Emotionally sensitive people often have difficulty making decisions, tend to ruminate about issues and can become increasing upset as a result of thinking about the issue over and over. Searching and searching for the right solution, perhaps one that won’t upset others or cause pain or loss, adds to anxiety…
The power of patterns. Why your borderline loved one may think you’re trying to hurt them
Here is a Ted Talk by Michael Shermer on the pattern-finding power of the human brain. After I watched this video, I was struck that this is probably why people with Borderline Personality Disorder or just highly sensitive people develop the belief that people are out to hurt them or that they are being judged and degraded by others. You can purchase a copy of his latest book at Amazon below. See larger image The Believing Brain: From Ghosts and Gods to Politics and Conspiracies—How We Construct Beliefs and Reinforce Them as Truths (Hardcover) New From: $10.75 USD In Stock No related posts.
Two glasses of wine… Remembering priorities
While not BPD-related, this is a story that was posted by a member of the ATSTP Group to let us remember our priorities. Neither the poster or I know the origin of this story: TWO GLASSES OF WINE… When things in your life seem almost too much to handle……when 24 hours in a day are not enough….. remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 glasses of wine… A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty Mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students…
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Today, I have uploaded a new free tool for you to use when making decisions. The purpose of the tool is to help you make more informed decisions and help to combat impulsiveness. The tool is a “decision matrix” where you can map out the advantages and disadvantages of doing something (or not doing it). Here is a link to the tool (instructions are on the second page of the tool): ATSTP Decision Matrix Tool PR: wait… I: wait… L: wait… LD: wait… I: wait… wait… Rank: wait… Traffic: wait… Price: wait… C: wait… No related posts.
Decision making on Colbert?
Video of Jonathan Lehrer discussing his new book How We Decide on Colbert Report.
