The thought, feelings, and behaviors of depressed or anxious individuals typically interact in a predictable manner. Because the patient takes his cognitions seriously and places a high degree of belief in his thoughts, he tends to experience many adverse emotions. He then takes these emotions as confirmatory evidence that his beliefs are in fact correct. In other words, he reasons, "Because I feel bad, I must be a bad human being." He doesn't see that he is involved in circular reasoning, and that he has actually created his adverse feelings with his negative internal dialogue. His difficulty is then confounded when he begins to modify his behavior consistently with his beliefs and feelings. For example, the patient who believes that he is worthless and undesirable may begin to avoid associates and friends, and to spend prolonged periods of time alone so as to avoid the inevitable rejection he anticipates. Then, having avoided people, he begins to notice that no one is interacting with him and concludes, "It must really be the case that I am obnoxious since I'm alone most of the time."
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
It's not healthy to take your own thoughts too seriously!
The thought, feelings, and behaviors of depressed or anxious individuals typically interact in a predictable manner. Because the patient takes his cognitions seriously and places a high degree of belief in his thoughts, he tends to experience many adverse emotions. He then takes these emotions as confirmatory evidence that his beliefs are in fact correct. In other words, he reasons, "Because I feel bad, I must be a bad human being." He doesn't see that he is involved in circular reasoning, and that he has actually created his adverse feelings with his negative internal dialogue. His difficulty is then confounded when he begins to modify his behavior consistently with his beliefs and feelings. For example, the patient who believes that he is worthless and undesirable may begin to avoid associates and friends, and to spend prolonged periods of time alone so as to avoid the inevitable rejection he anticipates. Then, having avoided people, he begins to notice that no one is interacting with him and concludes, "It must really be the case that I am obnoxious since I'm alone most of the time."
Saturday, November 26, 2005
Friday, November 25, 2005
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Your Taste in Music: |
| Punk: Highest Influence |
| 80's Alternative: High Influence |
| 90's Alternative: High Influence |
| Adult Alternative: High Influence |
| Alternative Rock: High Influence |
| Classic Rock: High Influence |
| 90's Pop: Medium Influence |
| 90's Rock: Medium Influence |
| Hair Bands: Medium Influence |
| 80's Pop: Low Influence |
| 80's Rock: Low Influence |
| 90's Hip Hop: Low Influence |
| Dance: Low Influence |
| Heavy Metal: Low Influence |
| Old School Hip Hop: Low Influence |
| Progressive Rock: Low Influence |
| Ska: Low Influence |
You Are Mud Pie |
 You're the perfect combo of flavor and depth Those who like you give into their impulses |
Sunday, November 20, 2005
Friday, November 18, 2005
Your Brain's Pattern |
 Your mind is a creative hotbed of artistic talent. You're always making pictures in your mind, especially when you're bored. You are easily inspired to think colorful, interesting thoughts. And although it may be hard to express these thoughts, it won't always be. |
Slow and Steady |
 Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy. They see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder. It'd really surprise them if you ever did something impulsively or on the spur of the moment. They expect you to examine everything carefully from every angle and then usually decide against it. |
Your Career Type: Social |
 You are helpful, friendly, and trustworthy. Your talents lie in teaching, nursing, giving information, and solving social problems. You would make an excellent: Counselor - Dental Hygienist - Librarian Nurse - Parole Officer - Personal Trainer Physical Therapist - Social Worker - Teacher The worst career options for your are realistic careers, like truck driver or farmer. |
You Are an Indie Rocker! |
 You are in it for the love of the music... And you couldn't care less about being signed by a big label. You're all about loving and supporting music - not commercial success. You may not have the fame and glory, but you have complete control of your career. |
Your Blog Should Be Green |
 Your blog is smart and thoughtful - not a lot of fluff. You enjoy a good discussion, especially if it involves picking apart ideas. However, you tend to get easily annoyed by any thoughtless comments in your blog. |
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Entish
To which race of Middle Earth do you belong?
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I've never read the book and only saw the first movie years ago.... but this thing looks like kind of a cool thing to be compared to...
Friday, November 11, 2005
I'm sick.. I think it's either the flu or food poisoning....
and the transmission is dieing on my car/needs to be replaced...
I no longer have 2nd gear...
people behind me get very anxious when I'm stuck at 40km/h because it can't find a gear....
what a crapy couple days...
and the transmission is dieing on my car/needs to be replaced...
I no longer have 2nd gear...
people behind me get very anxious when I'm stuck at 40km/h because it can't find a gear....
what a crapy couple days...
Sunday, November 6, 2005
Pastor electrocuted while performing baptism
Apparently being a pastor can be dangerous even in north america.
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/31/pastor.electrocuted.ap/?eref=aol
http://www.ubcwaco.org/2004/ubc_holder.html
http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/10/31/pastor.electrocuted.ap/?eref=aol
http://www.ubcwaco.org/2004/ubc_holder.html
Friday, November 4, 2005
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Visual Pattern Fluid Intelligence Test Results
Sir Francis Galton, the cousin of Charles Darwin, first popularized the notion of measurable intelligence in the late 1800s. Charles Spearman later discovered that all mental abilities tend to correlate together when statistically analyzed. He called this G. Modern researchers tend to agree that there are two kinds of intelligence, crystallized intelligence (learned knowledge) and fluid intelligence (abstract processing ability). Most non-verbal intelligence tests measure the latter. Some research suggests that fluid intelligence may correlate best to G.
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Visual Pattern Fluid Intelligence Test Results
Sir Francis Galton, the cousin of Charles Darwin, first popularized the notion of measurable intelligence in the late 1800s. Charles Spearman later discovered that all mental abilities tend to correlate together when statistically analyzed. He called this G. Modern researchers tend to agree that there are two kinds of intelligence, crystallized intelligence (learned knowledge) and fluid intelligence (abstract processing ability). Most non-verbal intelligence tests measure the latter. Some research suggests that fluid intelligence may correlate best to G.
Congratulations, you obtained a very high score. I am researching intelligence and personality so I would greatly appreciate if you would use the comment form below to answer the following questions.
What was your childhood IQ measured at? SAT score? GRE score?
What is your career or what career do you plan on pursuing?
How has your intelligence affected your life?
Do you think intelligence correlates negatively with physical attractiveness?
Did you have any problems with any of the questions on this test, was it challenging, easy?
Include your email if you are open to possibly getting some follow up questions from me (your email will be kept private). If you would rather think about the questions and answer later, submit your answers via the contact link.
Your overall percentile is 98% which means you scored higher than 98% of the people who have taken this test. The internet population tends to be more intelligent so your percentile might be higher if the test taking sample was perfectly random. Keep in mind, taking this test more than once will render your percentile score inaccurate because the percentile score assumes these questions were fresh to the test taker.
The point of this test is to challenge you and show you how you compare to other test takers on a set of novel questions. Consequently, I need to keep the answers secret to protect the integrity of the test.
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Thursday, November 3, 2005
I'm moderately helpfull!!!!! yeah!
| Big Five Test Results |
| Extroversion (50%) medium which suggests you average somewhere in between being assertive and social and being withdrawn and solitary. Accommodation (54%) medium which suggests you are moderately kind natured, trusting, and helpful while still maintaining your own interests. Orderliness (46%) medium which suggests you are moderately organized, structured, and self controlled while still remaining flexible, varied, and fun. Emotional Stability (44%) moderately low which suggests you are worrying, insecure, emotional, and anxious. Inquisitiveness (56%) moderately high which suggests you are intellectual, curious, imaginative but possibly not very practical. |
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| INFP - "Questor". High capacity for caring. Emotional face to the world. High sense of honor derived from internal values. 4.4% of total population. |
