Just wondered what people think when they hear the word. I'm a psych student so I thought I'd answer any qustions or listen to views about the subject.
Essentially what is important is that I'm 10 times more capable of manipulation than an advanced 28 year old female lawyer (ouch); I know how you're thinking and why before you do if we're in the same room together long enough and most importantly this iss before I started psych at uni level = ) Scary huh? Soon I can do it professionally.
I am so taking psycology, I'm really good at manipulating now, bwahahaha that would be awesome.
I don't understand how you could use or identify "sycholigical warfare" without the "Psy" part. Psy is the Greek for mind if I'm right - and I am. So either that's a spelling error or you're simply doing the study of warfare.
I wasn't being literal about it. We do more special forces stuff then our jobs, aka, propaganda. It's called PSYOP for short.
Aaaah I see my apologies. Thats' actually quite impressive. Propoganda eh? The only other person I can think of that works in that is "Johnson Press" (for those of you going what's that - it's the company that owns the majority of the BRitish Newspapers!)
RE Alright sounds like something I can my fingers into
What aspects? All of them. I'm very much hoping to do my PHD once I've got the relevant work experience.
I intend to write my PHD on the adverse effects of segregating dyspraxic and dyslexic kids from other kids in a learning environment. You see my theory is that while these children are at a disadvantage they are not neccesarily benefitting from being told about it. It allows them to see themselves as mentally handicapped, stupid or otherwise inferior whereas if they continue to work hard - although they will find things more difficult they will put in the effort and achieve just as well as other non dyspraxic or dyslexic children.
It's almost like using ignorance as a placebo.
So that would basically suggest I am interested in development.
Ur at Edinburgh i presume. Meant to be a nice uni.
If you read into that paragraph more carefully you'll see that my being manipulative, or predicting behaviour has nothing to do with psychology = )
Indeed, the first thing i learnt was research methods. I found the IV DV, validity stuff really quite dull(even though they are essential). I enjoyed the debates on the actual theories quite a lot though.
Developmental psych. is a hot topic in this day and age.
It's almost like using ignorance as a placebo.
I can see where you're coming from given my experience with autism and ASD, and brings to mind a number of questions:
* What importance would you place on the clinical diagnostic schema? Where do you see room for improvement with regards to management?
I have no experience with dyslexia or dyspraxia per se (only incidenally in neurology- I'm a medical student) since my own research background centered on mood disorders, so I'm curious to know how they are considered entities in themselves.
* Specifically, are you at all concerned with discerning organic/physiological correlates? The reason I ask this is because as you probably well know, the topic of ASD aetiology is a controversial one, with people pointing the finger at multiple causes. One point of division is whether the 'cause' is organic (as in toxic agent) although since these disorders are defined clinically the relevance of such debates are questionable.
