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Pyshcology!
Brolo
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After getting completely shafted with my Poli Sci degree and not being able to take Psych at all, I've finally managed to weasel in some psych courses into my Visual Arts degree, and I have to say that Abnormal Psych is awesome.
We have just started to learn about Feral Children, the coolest of which is the Wild Child of Champagne, Marie-Angélique Memmie Le Blanc. She was a Native American that was the survivor of two battles that saw her tribe destroyed, then she was sold off as a servant and brought to Canada, before being brought to France.
She was kept in quarantine for a year before she escaped at the age of nine and spent ten years living on her own in the forests of France. She was eventually captured and brought back into society, where she learned to read, write and lived to become a pensioner from the Queen of France.
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So anyway the lesson to be learned here is that psychology is full of crazy stories and I want to hear about cool things that you guys know about psychology.
You can also talk about your experiences with psychologists, psychiatrists, and prescription mind-altering drugs.
We have just started to learn about Feral Children, the coolest of which is the Wild Child of Champagne, Marie-Angélique Memmie Le Blanc. She was a Native American that was the survivor of two battles that saw her tribe destroyed, then she was sold off as a servant and brought to Canada, before being brought to France.
She was kept in quarantine for a year before she escaped at the age of nine and spent ten years living on her own in the forests of France. She was eventually captured and brought back into society, where she learned to read, write and lived to become a pensioner from the Queen of France.
Here's an excerpt:
The story of the Wild Girl of Champagne is detailed by a trustworthy French writer, M de la Condamine. One evening, in September 1731, the people of the village of Songi were alarmed by the entrance into the street of a girl, seemingly nine or ten years old, covered with rags and skins, and having a face and hands black as those of a negro. She had also a gourd leaf on her head, and was armed with a short baton. So strange was her aspect, that those who observed her took to their heels, and ran in-doors, exclaiming, "The devil! the devil!" Bolts were drawn in on all quarters, and one man thought to ensure safety by letting loose a large bull-dog. The little savage flinched not as the animal advanced in a fury, grasping her club with both hands, she discharged a blow at the head of the dog, as it came nigh her, with such force and celerity as to kill it on the spot. Elated with her victory, she jumped several times on the carcass; after which she tried in vain to enter a house, and then ran back to the wood, where she mounted a tree and fell asleep. Thirst, it was supposed, had led her to the village.
You can also talk about your experiences with psychologists, psychiatrists, and prescription mind-altering drugs.
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I'm looking forward to it
That's in the advanced class
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also modern political ideologies
I don't know if my current lack of suicidal ideation is due to the drugs or the lack of booze, but I'm just gonna stay on one and off the other just in case.
I recommend 800 cc's of gin stat
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trust me
he didn't even make eye contact as he said 'don't bother. you need at least a masters' to do anything at all and nobody will even listen to you until you have your ph.d.' she ended up with biomedical science and never looked back
Don't be glib.
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so?
Psychology classes exist so science majors can get some easy A's to boost their GPA.
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at least, my Psych 101 sucks
I hear 102 is fun, though
Also I think I just learned that when you have anxiety in addition to other disorders, and the other ones are being treated by a medication that has a chance of making your anxiety worse, drinking a ton of caffeine right before getting bad news is the worst idea ever.
Or at least I think the caffeine is what is making it worse. Either way it sucks a whole lot.
"continue the Indiana Jones franchise with Shia Labeouf as the main character"
"march our land forces from France to Moscow"
"doctors don't know anything; you should try holistic medicine"
oh wait I'm sorry
I thought we were playing the "terrible ideas" game
that's fine if you want to go to school forever. most people don't.
Unfortunately the classes I needed were full before I could register for classes.
Unless you're independently wealthy and don't really need a job after your undergraduate work, then perhaps a BS or BA in Psychology isn't the degree for you.
It took my wife getting a Masters in Psychology and several years of experience to make as much money as I did when I reached the second tier of Lab Monkey in my career, which is a BS degree in a natural science and 1 to 2 years lab technician experience.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6GxIuljT3w
Another pretty great one was the Stanford Prison experiment. Discussed here.
Also, thanks to my animal psychology class I now have two pet rats, and rats are pretty awesome.
if by forever you mean like four extra years
edit: if its something you want to do, who cares?
This is the same thing I was told and yeah, doubt I'll do it.
What spring does with the cherry trees.
that too
god is that true
film study classes serve the same purpose, plus you get to watch movies
i'm basically defending my own life choice of going for a ph.d.
Is that like phantom limb syndrome, or is it something different?
pretty fucked up
4 years of undergrad to get an honours
2ish years of masters
2-4ish years of ph.d
not a whole lot of jobs on the other end
It's fine if you're into education for education's sake, I guess.
Yeah, I mean if it's your passion no problem. But if you're just sort of interested, it's probably not worth it.
What spring does with the cherry trees.
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I CAN WALK