What Causes Triskaidekaphobia?
Q: What’s up with triskaidekaphobia? Is it contagious? Why would somebody dream up such a silly disease? – Mathgirl …
Is Depression Related to Social Anxiety?
Q: How does depression work? Is it often connected with social anxiety? What can be done about it (other than prescription drugs)? – Anonymous …
Intermittent Explosive Disorder or Functional Behavior?
My home state of Colorado is no stranger to road rage. Right now, a Parker man is charged with two counts of first degree murder, our own Broncos quarterback has been accused of causing injury and destruction of property, and last March a man was shot in the neck during an alleged road-rage incident. If some in the psychology industry have their way, road-ragers may have the perfect alibi in court. And it’s the perfect threat to individual responsibility. …
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How Can I Get My Toddler to Sleep Later?
Q: How can I get my 18 month old to sleep past 6 am? Welcome to the wonderful world of sleep deprivation, I mean parenthood. 🙂 – Cricket …
What Causes Motion Sickness?
Q: What causes seasickness? What can I do about it? – Call Me Ishmael …
Can Memories Be Passed Down Through DNA?
Q: Could memories and feelings be passed from generation to generation in DNA? I grew up in Alabama. The first time I came West I was 21 years old and I knew I was coming “home.” Yet I had never been in this area. The first time I heard Native American chanting and music, it was already in my soul. I do have a great great great grandmother that was Cherokee Indian. Not much known about her and I was not raised with this knowledge. Could this be similar to “déjà vu,” that feeling you’ve “been there before” whe you know you could not have? – Jill, Golden, Colorado
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How Do I Get Grampa to Take His Medication?
Q: My father who lives with us recently went on medication for high blood pressure. He seems fine and he doesn’t have any memory problems. The problem is, he won’t take his medication unless we constantly remind him and it’s becoming a daily battle. How do we get him to take his medication? – Monique, Lansing, Michigan …
Can Drugs Make You Insane?
Q: Dear Iron Shrink,
Can drugs make you insane? My mom and dad say that they can but I think it’s just a scare tactic. – Michael, Dallas …
Do Psychologists Still Use Inkblot Tests
Q: I’m guessing that the psychology industry probably doesn’t even use inkblot tests anymore… but I’ve always wondered how they work. How does seeing a butterfly in a spot of ink give insight into one’s psyche? – Inkblotanonymous …
How Does Memory Work
Q: My wife and I disagree about memory. She says memories are stored just as they are stored in a computer, meaning that information is placed in some physical form and later retrieved. I say that memory is too slippery for that. If we store memories like a computer, why are memories so unreliable? But if they’re not stored like a computer, where do memories go and how do we retrieve them? Help us settle this once and for all! – James & Kathy, Topeka …