psychology

Influenced by the Chris Rock thread about NLVD…just thought I should shed light on a rare personality disorder that most people haven’t heard of. How to define schizoid personality disorder? It’s like going into a foreign country where you don’t speak the same language. The language being...

Just as the title says, do you have an interval voice in your head that narrates the things you’re doing/thinking. If so, do you have constant conversations with yourself? Do you visualize conversations you’re going to have in the future, or playback past situations that occurred? If not...

Let's see something. How many positive terms can we list that affirm positive qualities of black people? I ask cuz I realize I can't really think of any words that would be the opposite of: nikka c00n Bedbuck/bedwench Sambo Mammy Uncle Tom

Dr. Joyce DeGruy discusses post traumatic slave syndrome and how it affects us til this very day. Even when we don't realize it.

Anybody ever taken a form of this test? I originally took this personality test in college, and I've taken it twice since then. The second time gave me the same result, and my most recent time taking it, my personality type changed. :huhldup: Went from an INTJ to INTP-A. :leon: Maturity I...

traditional masculinity is, on the whole, harmful." Updated guidelines issued this month by the American Psychological Association advise mental health professionals to consider traditional masculinity as psychologically harmful. Latest Politics Perspectives The Media Culture 00:04...

Do we need more black people in the psychology field or is that unimportant in the long run for black folks?

Benjamin Paddock, the father of the Las Vegas gunman, in a 1960s wanted poster, at left, and in 1977. Among the many unanswered questions is what influence, if any, Mr. Paddock’s absence and infamy had on the life of his son, Stephen Paddock. CreditWayne Eastburn/The Register-Guard, via...

Duane E. Buck barged into his girlfriend’s Texas home after she broke up with him and killed her and a friend. Later that morning in July 1995, he fired a rifle at his stepsister, who survived because the bullet just missed her heart. His guilt was never in doubt, and Mr. Buck, 54, who is...

I've noticed that most of the women in my life without a strong father figure end up either severely mentally damaged or sexually promiscuous. There isn't really anything in-between on this spectrum for them. On the other hand, men without strong maternal figures can go several different...

I came across this article Tennessee County to Inmates: Sterilize Yourself, Get 30 Days Off Your Sentence on social media...and noticed a few :mjpls: discrepancies. For example: I looked up the demographics of the area, WHITE COUNTY :mjpls:, TN. IT'S ONLY 1.64% BLACK. White County, Tennessee -...

Spin of the Reddit with the HOH movement thread where see just how demonic it can get when cacs want to break another person down. Shyt like this is why I sometimes :picard: when I read a news story that a kid in a prodiminantly cac school was bullied to the point of committing that. Cause I...

@RickyRawls on Twitter has a new podcast about breaking down white pathology. It's a decent listen.

I was having this conversation with my homie the other night and the point at issue was whether the average drug addict falls into that cycle because they were already depressed or is it usually some other, external factor that brings them into that world, and then the depression kicks in...

A Black Man Was Just Found Hanging from a Tree in Atlanta I'm not sure how to feel right now. Two innocent black men killed for no reason in a god damn day. One being held down and shot like an animal. The other never even got his seat belt off. Both had their families watch them die on the...

The Psychology of Supremacism: Whether White, Male or Human White supremacism, male supremacism, and human supremacism have common roots. What is supremacism about generally? It’s about a fragile sense of superiority (covering a sense of insecurity) that must be actively promoted to be...

Which one ya'll rolling with? #GMB, is this all :duck:? @Dwolf @PeridotPuss @7Revo @bcrusaderw @CinnaSlim @saturnin @1984 @KOOL-AID

Has/is anybody dealing with/dealt with this? Over the last couple of months/weeks Ive been feeling really uncomfortable around people and large crowds. It's been nearly getting to the point where I don't want to leave my apartment either at times (i leave only when i have to) and now it's...

Why psychology isn't science The article is a few years old but still poignant. Discuss.