Jeunese Payne
A Pinkified Girls' World
What is the psychology behind the pinkification of girls' toys? What are companies really capitalising on to sell their products?
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Jeunese Payne
- Mar 10, 2022
- 6 min
How would I describe anxiety to people who don't have it?
Learn the 5 key differences between anxiety and worry.
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Jeunese Payne
- Mar 9, 2022
- 5 min
How inclusive are initiatives for hiring people with autism?
Approximately 78% of autistic people are unemployed, but not through lack of skill or desire to work. Rather, the interview process and the
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Jeunese Payne
- Mar 8, 2022
- 8 min
Male Norm, Female Form
[Original post was published January, 2014] I'm starting this blog post with a geeky fact: In 1987, the producers of Star Trek: The Next...
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Jeunese Payne
- Sep 24, 2021
- 7 min
Depression, Dreaming, and Drugs
Evidence suggests that dreaming is linked to depression. Interruptions to REM sleep with anti-depressants might ease depression.
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Jeunese Payne
- Nov 24, 2020
- 6 min
10 Things Not to Say to a Psychologist
1. “What am I thinking?”
I don’t know because I’m a psychologist, not a psychic.
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Jeunese Payne
- Nov 7, 2020
- 10 min
The Nature of Love and Happiness, Part III: Self Love in the Pursuit of Stoic Happiness
The only relationship you have total control over is the one you have with yourself. If this relationship is the template on which we base
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Jeunese Payne
- Oct 24, 2020
- 6 min
The Nature of Love and Happiness, Part II: Shared Cultural Messages with Ancient Stoicism
Rumi refers to a space unrestricted by the dualistic thoughts, emotions, and events that cause us conflict and pain
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Jeunese Payne
- Oct 22, 2020
- 8 min
The Nature of Love and Happiness, Part I: Insights from Ancient Stoicism
Far from being joyless and heartless, stoics allow themselves a range of emotional responses. The caveat is that we should moderate these
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Jeunese Payne
- Aug 15, 2020
- 3 min
A Thought Experiment: What if Autism was the Norm?
Diversity isn't only about physically-observable differences (age, gender, race), but also about ways of thinking.
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Jeunese Payne
- Aug 1, 2016
- 9 min
Spot the Difference: Psychopath or Sociopath? The Donald Trump Example
If we’re talking about criminality or violence, psychopaths tend to be predatory and calculating, while sociopaths tend to be opportunistic
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Jeunese Payne
- Dec 10, 2015
- 10 min
Misapplication of Psychology: Case of Graphical Passwords
Misapplying or over-applying psychology to graphical passwords gives a sense that graphical passwords are a better solution than they are.
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Jeunese Payne
- Oct 27, 2013
- 4 min
Boys Don't Cry
‘Male-appropriateness’ is rigidly enforced, resulting in less flexibility when it comes to cross-gender behaviour relative to girls
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