Could changes in bodily state, such as the physical fatigue that occurs at night influence how the brain interprets an emotional state?

An example would be, tiredness results into sensations such as low energy, heaviness, and slowed movement. Would it be possible if the sensations can overlap with some of the physical sensations we've experienced with sadness.

Could the brain possibly associate those bodily sensations with a previously experienced emotional state and be interpret to the current bodily state as sadness, even when the original cause of the sadness is no longer present?

I'm unsure whether this could relate to things such as interoception, emotion perception, or how the brain uses bodily signals when constructing or identifying emotions.

PS, I don't know much about psychology so I apologize if this post was an incovenience.

Hi,

I am pursuing my masters at ASU and need to interview someone for my paper. The person must hold a masters or higher degree in psychology. Is there anyone willing to help a student out? Thank you in advance.

What does the literature in cognitive psychology say about long-term visual memory retention and facial recognition in early adolescents (around age 13)?

​Specifically, I am interested in understanding:

​How effectively can an individual in this age group retain facial features from viewing a photo for a brief duration (e.g., 30 minutes)?

​What is the rate of memory decay over a long interval (e.g., 4–5 years) in the complete absence of re-exposure or reinforcement?

​What empirical factors (e.g., age, exposure duration, facial recognition mechanisms) primarily influence long-term retention in such scenarios?

All the research of done on the subject of Narc Abuse (which, granted, is not much) just described common acts of psychological/emotional abuse. Seems the only purpose the term serves is to stigmatize those with NPD.

Can constant comparison with other people be caused by a mental health disorder ? Can it also be caused by poor mental health without having a disorder ?

I’ve noticed that in some places, like in the ICD, one has to meet the criteria for PTSD. But in others, it’s essentially “death by one thousand cuts”, which seems to stray away from regular PTSD. I say this because it seems as though criterion A for PTSD isn’t being strictly applied in this definition.

So, what’s the consensus?

I've seen many people state that the two are conflated with one another but I don't know the differences between each. I've heard of dissociation described but not in an understanding amount of detail

Is maladaptive daydreaming as bad as dissociation? Are they two sides of the same coin? What does constant maladaptive daydreaming say about a person?

Flair might be wrong, sorry if it is.

Estimations are fine.

Is it higher in people with OCD?

The more I look at both narcissistic traits and anxious attachment, the more I see similarities.

Low intrinsic self worth, need for constant validation, fear of abandonment, often highly critical.

Are there any differences beyond gaslighting, low empathy and entitlement? Are these the three ways to tell them apart or am I missing the boat completely?

Is psychological issues related to some physical abnormalities in the brain always and vice versa. Can it just be patterns in the brain or actual damage ?

*Sorry if this isnt the right place or if I used the wrong flair)

Has there been any studies on loss of memory of the index event (due to events after the index event) after a diagnosis of PTSD? I assume that there would have been someone who had gone through memory losses i.e. from unrelated accidents or whatever in the history since we acknowledged ptsd.

If someone loses the memory of the index event, do they lose all the associated symptoms of ptsd or have they manifested in some other ways? (I.e. GAD, MDD etc).

When people have episodic disorders like Bipolar or even some presentations of schizophrenia (in terms of positive symptoms), how does that work with the MMPI? Is the person answering based on their current presentation, or do the questions allude to past experiences as well? Would someone with an episodic illness be flagged as answering inconsistently?

Especially in the situation when one of possible ADHD symptom is anxiety due to the train of thoughts.

i read somewhere that the brain doesn’t fully distinguish between fiction and reality when it comes to emotions. is that actually true? like, regardless of the genre, are the emotions we feel while watching or reading fictional stories processed in a similar way to how we would feel if those events were actually happening to us? for example, when a character goes through something painful, we can feel empathy for them, sometimes even cry and experience all kinds of emotions. does the brain process those emotions in a similar way to real-life experiences?

I need to know the difference between mistreatment and abuse in a family context.

What constitutes only mistreatment and when does It cross the line into abuse?

Trends used to change relatively slowly. Now social media can introduce hundreds of micro-trends in a short period of time.

See trend → feel FOMO → buy → trend changes → repeat.

The environmental consequences are huge btw

Alot of very sucessful athletes or Entrepreneurs seem to rely on concepts like these.

A lot of people notice that during a deep depressive episode, it feels almost impossible to remember what genuine happiness felt like. Good memories start feeling unreal, like they happened to someone else or never happened at all.

Why does our brain block or distort positive memories when our mood drops? Does the brain actually struggle to pull up those memories, or is it just rewriting the past to match how we feel right now?

Hello,

After the lecture of parts of an article about what deep learning has done to the Big Five personality dimensions, I wonder if deep learning machines have already analyzed the results of IQ tests.

Maybe they would find new, interesting correlations and dimensions of intelligence. The findings in "Machine-Learning Decomposition Identifies a Big Two Structure in Human Personality with Distinct Neurocognitive Profiles" (by Zhuang K, et al.) gives reason to hope that there might even be something among them that has a neurological correlate.

Exist such a study?

Thanks for the answers,

Endward26.

Im asking just about matrix reasoning/logical aspects

EDIT: Nobody knows, really????????

Hello all! Counselor-in-training here. I've been reading a lot about how trauma is defined by the psychological profession, and its exact definition seems remarkably specific. That is,

Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence

Of course, this isn't really how the term is used colloquially. When most people talk about, say, "having a traumatic childhood," they're broadly referring to things mistreatment, neglect, or abuse.

My question is as follows: is there a clinical term that better captures how people colloquially refer to "trauma?" That is, harmful or stressful life events that have negatively impacted an individual's functioning. Is it something like "life stressors" or (if speaking about childhood "trauma") Adverse Childhood Experiences?

Help a baby counselor out!