JuniperPublishers-Psychology and Behavioral Science

  Abstract Upon reviewing the scientific research in the fields of pathological addiction and trauma, we find that there is a broad overlap between the neurophysiological substrate of memory and learning mechanisms in subjects suffering from these two ailments. We observe how these patients may develop an extraordinary ability to use their addiction, or their post-traumatic personality, in a generative way, by polarizing their functioning more and more intensely and pervasively around the substance or the post-traumatic transformation, which ends up functioning as an attractor, as defined in Complexity Theory. Such a process then sometimes also brings these patients to a ‘titanic’ type of functioning, which - again according to Complexity Theory - may be described as a hypercycle. We further observe that such dissociation from every other part of the personality is like the phenomenon described by Ferenczi [1] with the concept of Orpha, which takes place after a t...

  Journal of Psychology - JuniperPublishers Abstract The article deals with the problem of mental activity of the brain during wakefulness and sleep. It is noted that all the current understanding of sleep and wakefulness are based only on the study of neurophysiological processes, without taking into account the mechanisms of mental activity brain that are still poorly understood. It is shown that the mental state of a person, and sleep are closely related. Propose new approaches to the study of the nature of the mental activity of the brain, based on the methodological principle of "mental processes can directly register and study only with the help and participation of living structures.” The basic scheme of the systemic organization of mental activity of the brain during sleep and while awake. Keywords: Psyche; Mind; Brain; Sleep Introduction The brain is a unique organizatio...

Journal of Psychology - JuniperPublishers Introduction When we think about forgiveness we often think of something we confer on others- I forgive you. In truth we cannot forgive others without understanding our difficulties in forgiving ourselves. Forgiving oneself for addictive behavior is immensely difficult; alcohol, heroin or your drug of choice pulled you away from the world of the living. When you enter into a full time relationship with drugs your human relationships fade in importance. Addictions do this to people, regardless of who you are or where you came from. Do not allow your world to become narrow, for your shame and grief for the pain you have caused can make you avoid the very people you need the most. It is quite possible, if you are open to a process that involves acceptance of human frailty and imperfections, to forgive yourself. I have seen people return from the abyss of shame and guilt to a position of understanding and forgiveness thousands of time. Whe...

Journal of Psychology - JuniperPublishers Abstract This study investigated the potential effects of home court advantage (HA) or disadvantage (HD) in recent (2013-2016) Division I men’s and women’s college basketball games. Performance statistics (points scored, points allowed, rebounds, free throw percentage, field goal percentage, fouls committed and winning percentage) were analyzed from two mid western (1 men & 1 women) and two southeastern (1 men & 1 women) Division I teams. Data were collected from each team’s regular season games (N = 329) over the course of a three-season period. Based on previous literature, it was anticipated a slight advantage would be found for teams playing at home versus playing at the opponents’ locations. Current findings showed an advantage for teams playing at home, though this advantage was not seen in all performance categories. All teams showed significant increases in points scored, field goal percentage, rebounds and winning per...