1) "When I Woke Up Tuesday Morning, It Was Friday" by Martha Stout. This essay tells us about the ability of the mind to "dissociate" from reality, allowing us to live in a state of divided consciousness. It tells us about instances where this ability was subconsciously implemented by trauma victims to protect their mental state.
2) "Immune to Reality" by Daniel Gilbert. This essay explains the 'psychological immune system', a mental mechanism that protects us from debilitating emotional distress by creating a positive outlook on a situation. It tells us how and why the system has an 'intensity trigger' that allows it to respond only to serious threats to our emotional well-being.
3) "The Mind's Eye" by Oliver Sacks. The examples in this essay show us that the brain is capable of rewiring itself, as we see how several adults who lost their vision in the later stages of their life manage to find new methods of visual imagery which are, in some cases, even more vivid than those implemented by sighted people.
2) "Immune to Reality" by Daniel Gilbert. This essay explains the 'psychological immune system', a mental mechanism that protects us from debilitating emotional distress by creating a positive outlook on a situation. It tells us how and why the system has an 'intensity trigger' that allows it to respond only to serious threats to our emotional well-being.
3) "The Mind's Eye" by Oliver Sacks. The examples in this essay show us that the brain is capable of rewiring itself, as we see how several adults who lost their vision in the later stages of their life manage to find new methods of visual imagery which are, in some cases, even more vivid than those implemented by sighted people.
4) "Control of Pain Motivation by Cognitive Dissonance" by Philip G. Zimbardo. This article explains an experiment to determine whether pain perception, learning, and galvanic skin resistance are altered by conditions of "cognitive dissonance" (cognitive dissonance- the state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, especially as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change) they are by reductions in voltage intensity.
5) "Writing About Emotional Experiences as a Therapeutic Process" by James W. Pennebaker. The article tells us how writing about emotional experiences can significantly improve the person's mental and physical well-being.
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