by jmalouff | Oct 17, 2021 | Social Support
When I worked as a lawyer in Colorado, other lawyers would talk about a drunk-driving expert prosecutors called to testify about the invisible effects of alcohol on a person: alcohol slows reactions, impairs judgment. The lawyers would make finger...
by jmalouff | Oct 17, 2021 | Human Thinking and Behavior
I like naming things. Many people do. My two children have official names, including hyphens. They also have nicknames, Huckleberry and Blue Boy. I also name my cars. I have had three in the past 20 years: The Silver Chariot, Midnight (a car...
by jmalouff | Oct 17, 2021 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Positive psychology
Decades ago a Detriot-based guy named Rodriguez, who called himself Sugar Man, wrote songs and sang like Bob Dylan. I especially like his song I wonder. Rodrguez never made it in the music business. His two albums barely sold in the competitive U.S....
by jmalouff | Sep 11, 2021 | Human Thinking and Behavior, Social psychology
I live in a neighbourhood. I imagine you do too. When I look out my windows I see trees, bushes, and grasses. I reckon those views are good for my health — mental and physical. If I look farther I see the houses of my neighbors and beyond that downtown Armidale....
by jmalouff | Sep 11, 2021 | Human Thinking and Behavior
Individuals who have obsessive-compulsive disorder often have wild thoughts. They may think that they ran over someone and feel a compulsion to go back to check. Or they may think that they will shout out a curse word in the middle of a church service. Or that...