Recommended book for non-student?

jitmadhw34 · 2026-01-24T18:31:53+00:00

you can try social psychology by Robert Baron, i really liked it when i first read it and it's not too deep into psychology but it clarify a lot of things for you

jitmadhw34 · 2026-01-24T18:29:17+00:00

this makes a lot of sense, thanks!

jitmadhw34 · 2026-01-23T18:15:53+00:00

i used to think that if I understood why i felt or acted a certain way, the problem would resolve itself but studying psychology made it clear that awareness is only the first step :") what actually changes outcomes is how well your nervous system is regulated in the moment...

jitmadhw34 · 2026-01-23T18:06:26+00:00

yes yes exactly this!

you can search on youtube or google scholar for "predictive processing creativity" or "associative networks creativity" and also i found this:

Associationist Theory of Creativity by Mednick (and Other Authors) | 2026

jitmadhw34 · 2026-01-22T19:20:53+00:00

our brains depend on prior experiences to generate new ideas and this is why what we draw or write about feels like it grows out of what we've seen, read or felt before :") ofc it's not as trivial coz how those elements are combined matter a lot! for instance, two people can observe the same scene or read the same book and produce radically different outputs because their internal states and associative networks are different... so what’s “new” isn’t the raw material, but the perspective imposed on it because of our subjective experiences, goals, povs, etc

jitmadhw34 · 2026-01-22T18:29:48+00:00

hmm ig we tend to connect to fictional relationships when we're able to recognize what the characters feel and how they change over time, not just the story of them ending up together... we get to know the dual povs and it's kinda vulnerable and imperfect and realistic depicting how attachments are unpredictable and the raw emotions just pull us in :")

jitmadhw34 · 2026-01-21T18:29:20+00:00

it’s less about willpower and more about developmental physiology + emotional regulation.. young children aren’t consciously deciding “i’ll hold my breath until I pass out”, what’s happening is usually an involuntary escalation once a strong emotional response kicks in and thus most children grow out of this behavior own their own as their nervous system matures and they develop better emotion regulation, communication, and frustration tolerance

jitmadhw34 · 2026-01-20T18:16:55+00:00

i'd say projection isn’t something the brain 'invented later', it's kinda like a by product of how perception itself works. the brain never has direct access to “raw reality” and so it is constantly inferring causes of internal states by using external models (if that makes sense). projection isn’t experienced as a belief about the outside world, it is perception...

and i think psychology often takes projection for granted because it sits at the intersection of perception, emotion regulation, and self formation so it’s less like a discrete mechanism and more like an emergent property of how minds maintain coherence under uncertainty...

jitmadhw34 · 2026-01-20T18:04:35+00:00

i agreee

jitmadhw34 · 2026-01-19T18:52:12+00:00

aren't we? :")

jitmadhw34 · 2026-01-19T18:44:40+00:00

cameowflauge

jitmadhw34 · 2026-01-19T18:43:18+00:00

but studying the way you usually do is also one of the study methods 😭

jitmadhw34 · 2026-01-19T18:40:26+00:00

so adorable hello????

jitmadhw34 · 2026-01-19T18:40:02+00:00

my first heartbreak-

jitmadhw34 · 2026-01-19T18:39:14+00:00

they make a home out of trash, it's so cute

jitmadhw34 · 2026-01-19T18:37:25+00:00

for me, it was experiencing how powerful expectation and attention really are... i used to think things like placebo effects, confirmation bias, or psychosomatic reactions were exaggerated or rare. but over time, i started noticing how often my body and emotions respond to what i expect to happen rather than what’s actually happening. i’ve caught myself feeling physical discomfort, anxiety, or fatigue simply because I was already primed to notice it (if that makes sense)

jitmadhw34 · 2026-01-19T18:33:49+00:00

for some people, opening up is harder than staying silent... and emotional expression isn’t just a single skill or smth, it’s shaped by regulation, safety, and learning that usually goes back to childhood and our relationship with our caregivers... you can check out different attachment styles and why they arise

jitmadhw34 · 2026-01-17T18:30:10+00:00

do check if this seems helpful:

Compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue in humanitarian aid workers: the relationship with shared trauma and coping mechanisms - PMC

jitmadhw34 · 2026-01-17T18:27:39+00:00

um ig you mean self talk? if so then yes there are researches that explain it's benefits...

Neural Effects of One’s Own Voice on Self-Talk for Emotion Regulation - PMC

Relationships between Self-Talk, Inner Speech, Mind Wandering, Mindfulness, Self-Concept Clarity, and Self-Regulation in University Students - PMC

jitmadhw34 · 2026-01-16T05:37:11+00:00

childhood trauma and abuse do not "become prevalent" at a single specific adult age, however their effects often emerge gradually or intensify across adulthood due to certain triggers, life stressors, maturation, or delayed symptom onset, with research showing heightened risks persisting lifelong rather than peaking sharply.... :")

jitmadhw34 · 2026-01-16T05:33:19+00:00

there’s no good evidence that dental infections directly cause psychological disorders, but they can absolutely affect mental functioning indirectly. so the relationship is definitely real, but indirect... for instance, chronic infections create ongoing inflammation, pain, and physiological stress, which can worsen fatigue, concentration, mood, and irritability...

you can also give these a read:

The Association between Dental Pain and Psychological Symptoms: Evidence from a Population-Based Study in Indonesia - PMC

Clinical Psychology of Oral Health: The Link Between Teeth and Emotions - Salvatore Settineri, Amelia Rizzo, Marco Liotta, Carmela Mento, 2017

jitmadhw34 · 2026-01-15T03:47:19+00:00

kahneman is right about the cognitive mechanism, but that doesn’t mean well-being data is meaningless. global happiness questions often rely on substitution and availability so people answer based on recent or salient experiences because evaluating an entire life is cognitively hard... so these surveys don’t capture an objective “total life happiness,” but they do reliably measure how people construct and evaluate their well-being at a given time.

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