Forget it all, for an instant

Article Abstract:

Winning the lottery is a dream of many people in the United Kingdom, yet it may not bring the happiness that people assume it will. Harvard's Daniel Gilbert argues that people tend to overestimate the impact of developments on their emotions. This may help to protect us from unhappiness, and may also help us to achieve deadlines, since our motivation is stronger if we feel we will be very unhappy if deadlines are not met. Mental illness may involve a more rational reaction to events than the reactions of sane people who have defenses against reality.

United Kingdom, Population information, Lotteries, Other Gambling Industries, Research, Mental health, Happiness, Emotions, Lottery industry

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Stalking out of the mind's shadows

Article Abstract:

Recent research undertaken in Australia indicates that up to 10% of stalking claims could be fictitious. Psychologists believe that some people claim that they have fallen victim to a stalker in order to gain attention and sympathy. Those who are genuinely victims of stalking tend to be embarrassed by their situation and prefer not to attract attention. In contrast, false victims make significant efforts to obtain help from others.

Australia, Legal issues & crime, Offices of health practitioners, not elsewhere classified, Psychologists, Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians), Health care industry, Stalking (Criminal law), Stalking

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Mind and body over ice

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Isolation and monotony cause stress and psychological problems. A suitable personality for survival in Arctic conditions is technical, lacking in social skills, introverted and reserved. Insomnia, depression and altitude sickness are common. Day lengths are abnormal, so biological clocks are affected. Physical disorders are quite rare but dentistry is often needed as tooth enamel cracks in very low temperatures.

Physical fitness, Antarctica, Antarctic regions

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