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Month: November 2012

Believing in mirages: The convincing illusion of reality

Posted on26/11/2012AuthorEclectic Moose2 Comments

Last week I wrote about my spaniel, Moose, and how he’s dependent on a ‘blankie’ to help him regulate his emotions (here), mostly because he’s lacking development in the part of the brain that we use to focus our attention. Because of this limitation, his Read More …

CategoriesGeneral, PsychologyTagsbelief, choice, consciousness, illusion, matrix, mindfulness, reality, self

The ‘Blankie’ as Metaphor: Lessons from a Spaniel

Posted on19/11/201219/11/2012AuthorEclectic Moose2 Comments

I’d like to introduce you to Moose. Moose is a four year-old Springer Spaniel who is fixated on his blankie. He also has a stuffed sheep which, along with his blankie, he uses to regulate his emotions. This fascinates me. So this week I’d like Read More …

CategoriesGeneral, PsychologyTagsblankie, choice, dogs, emotions, limbic system, metaphor, regulation

The manufactured self and the illusion of meaning

Posted on12/11/201217/11/2012AuthorEclectic Moose8 Comments

The more I practise as a psychologist, the less I’m convinced that humans are everything we think we are. In fact, I’m more and more sure that we’re a walking bundle of illusion. This notion has been worrying me lately, because the fact that we Read More …

CategoriesGeneral, PsychologyTagsillusion, meaning, self, self concept, self delusion

How ‘feedback loops’ regulate human behaviour

Posted on05/11/2012AuthorEclectic Moose12 Comments

This week, I’m typing in pain. A little mountain biking crash on the weekend has left me with some very bruised ribs. The last few days of responding to my pain has got me thinking about something that I’ve been thinking about for some time, Read More …

CategoriesGeneral, PsychologyTagsbehaviour, behaviour change, feedback loop, human, punishment, reinforcement, reward, self delusion

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