Psychology

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

"a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by repetitive, restricted, and inflexible patterns of behavior, interests, and activities, as well as persistent deficits in social communication and interaction" -- wikipedia.

polarized beliefs

Divergence of attitudes away from the center, towards ideological extremes.

victim paradigm

Request: We know that the victim paradigm is under 200, but what does it have most to do with?

bipolar disorder

Request: According to Doc an genetic disease from which 1-3% of the population suffer.

fatalism

Included in this is the belief that all events are decided by fate and are outside human control, hence humans have no power to influence the future or indeed the outcome of their own thoughts and actions -- wikipedia. Priority request.

running from yourself

Request: I wonder, how many actions are just an escape mechanisms from person’s inner world?

inner child (ACA concept)

In Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) recovery, the inner child refers to the vulnerable, innocent, and often traumatized part of an individual’s psyche that developed as a result of growing up in a dysfunctional or abusive family environment -- Brave AI.

level: the mind is a disease

Request: Sometimes I feel this way about the mind, not sure if it’s just annoyance or there’s some truth to the statement.

"Non-Violent Communication" as taught by Marshall Rosenberg

Priority request. See embedded video for a sample lecture. The principles taught are calibrated.

Gabor Maté

Expert on substance dependence.

In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, by Gabor Mate

"Maté looks to the root causes of addiction, applying a clinical and psychological view to the physical manifestation and offering some enlightening answers for why people inflict such catastrophe on themselves" -- goodreads.

David Buss (academic contributions of)

Priority request: An expert on human mate selection, Jordan Peterson likes him. "American evolutionary psychologist ... he is considered one of the founders of evolutionary psychology." - Wikipedia

desensitization (psychology)

Desensitization in a psychology setting addresses inappropriate or otherwise unworkable emotional responses.

attachment theory

"a psychological and evolutionary framework concerning the relationships between humans, particularly the importance of early bonds between infants and their primary caregivers" -- wikipedia.

The Psychology of Money, by Morgan Housel

"Doing well with money isn't necessarily about what you know. It's about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people." Priority request.