MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'aversion'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:30:59 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4190566&cid=t_137644_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FBb2saIvert0%2F Moving on from the last post of Why You Make Poor Decisions I thought I’d conclude things by offering you a quick run through of some of the more common cognitive biases that you will probably be subjected to from time to time. Today we are going to follow a mythical woman called Helena as she goes to the Mall and see how easy it is for her to make mistakes if she is completely unaware of her cognitive biases. For the record, Helena is in no way connected to my wife, Helen. It is purely coincidental that their names are so similar. On arriving at the Mall, Helena (not Helen you understand) decides to grab a coffee. Whilst standing in line somebody comments on how nice her hair looks. Immediately somebody next to her concurs and before you know it there are half a dozen people nodding the... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4190566 Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:36:34 +0100 4190566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3742286&cid=t_137644_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F07%2F10%2Fwhy-we-like-to-keep-busy%2F Do people like to keep busy for no reason? Or is being idle okay with most of us? Psychological researchers (Ysee et al., 2010) set to find out. In two experiments with college students, researchers discovered that we can be happy doing nothing at all and remaining idle. But given even the slimmest of reasons to be busy doing something, and most people will opt for doing something over nothing. The researchers also found that people were happier when they were busy, even if they were forced into busyness. How can people be happy being busy, if that busyness serves no purpose? In the first experiment, researchers had 98 students fill out surveys individually, and then gave them a choice before filling out a second survey 15 minutes after completing the first — they could drop off the... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3742286 Sat, 10 Jul 2010 10:30:19 +0100 3742286 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3216661&cid=t_137644_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F01%2F28%2Fthe-evolutionary-situation-of-behavior%2F Thomas Brennan and Andrew Lo recently published their interesting paper, titled “The Origin of Behavior,” on SSRN.  Here’s the abstract. * * * We propose a single evolutionary explanation for the origin of several behaviors that have been observed in organisms ranging from ants to human subjects, including risk-sensitive foraging, risk aversion, loss aversion, probability matching, randomization, and diversification. Given an initial population of individuals, each assigned a purely arbitrary behavior with respect to a binary choice problem, and assuming that offspring behave identically to their parents, only those behaviors linked to reproductive success will survive, and less reproductively successful behaviors will disappear at exponential rates. This framework gen... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3216661 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:00:54 +0100 3216661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3178850&cid=t_137644_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2010%2F01%2F16%2Fwhen-to-buy-or-sell-stocks%2F This is all about Loss Aversion or why losses hurt more than gains feel good. To answer the question when to buy or sell stock you need to understand this meta cognitive process. Well Lehrer here can tell you all about it. Lehrer, a critically acclaimed science writer and the popular blogger behind “The Frontal Cortex,” explains what the latest in cutting-edge research can tell us about how our minds work. How do we make decisions? And how can we make decisions…better? Related posts:Brain Blogging, The Fourty-Fifth Edition The new Grand Round of Brain Blogging is up... Brain Blogging 44th edition Welcome to the forty-fourth edition of Brain Blogging. In... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. (Source: Dr Shock MD PhD) Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3178850 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 09:13:51 +0100 3178850 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2463342&cid=t_137644_180_f&fid=38619&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FALifeCoachsBlog%2F%7E3%2FKosPgJHFNi8%2F A few weeks ago I was pondering doing some advanced NLP training in Colorado. It appealed to me largely because two of the trainers leading the course were people I have the utmost respect for, Steve Andreas one of the fathers of NLP and Andy Austin the author of one of my favorite books on NLP, ‘The Rainbow Machine’. However, when I sat down to work out the cost of the training itself which was very reasonable, 6 nights hotel accommodation and the time I’d need to take off work, I realized it was going to be nudging the $5k mark. Did I want it that badly I wondered? The honest answer is probably not, because I let the early bird discount expire and did nothing about it for several weeks. Then a few nights ago I happened to mention to Duffy a friend on Twitter that I was still consid... Life Coach Blog: The Discomfort Zone : blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2463342 Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:51:22 +0100 2463342 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1848201&cid=t_137644_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2008%2F10%2F03%2Fsituational-sway%2F From AtGoogleTalks (54 minutes): Ori Brafman and his brother Rom Brafman visit Google’s Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss Ori’s book “Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior.” This event took place on June 13, 2008, as part of the Authors@Google series. Why is it so difficult to sell a plummeting stock or end a doomed relationship? Why do we listen to advice just because it came from someone “important”? Why are we more likely to fall in love when there’s danger involved? In Sway, renowned organizational thinker Ori Brafman and his brother, psychologist Rom Brafman, answer all these questions and more. Drawing on cutting-edge research from the fields of social psychology, behavioral economics, and organizational behavior, Sway r... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1848201 Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:01:10 +0100 1848201 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1136826&cid=t_137644_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F01%2F08%2Fthe-psychology-of-deal-or-no-deal%2F The results of psychological research surround us every day, but few of us are aware of them. Psychology is interested in the study, observation and explanations for individual human behavior. It’s not about studying mice in labs anymore (although that’s still done, mostly in undergraduate psychology classes) so much as it is about studying real people in pseudo-real situations to better understand how and why people act, think or feel in the ways that they do. Sometimes that research results in unintended offspring, such as the U.S. television show, Deal or No Deal. Hosted by Canadian comedian and actor Howie Mandel, the show revolves around a single contestant who has to make a simple risk aversion choice — choose to keep an unknown amount of money the contestant hold... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1136826 Tue, 08 Jan 2008 15:58:00 +0100 1136826 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=783952&cid=t_137644_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F08%2Foral-defensiveness-and-budgetary.html Many, many lifetimes ago, I was a purist. My first born child lived on a diet of ambrosia. [translation = organic, fresh produce, lovingly prepared without salt or any other pollutants] Sugar was an unknown substance to her. It is directly because of this mistake that I now suffer the consequences.My youngest son, now aged 6 and a half protects his mouth, because he has oral defensiveness. This symptom is one of many that an autistic child may or may not have. [translation = optional extra with no additional charge] He is also neophobic. [translation = fears food] His bravery in the food department has grown considerably over the last few years following early intervention to help de-sensitize his mouth. Instead of only eating three foods [Goldfish, Cheerios and milk] he now enjoys a relat... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=783952 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 18:24:00 +0100 783952 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676251&cid=t_137644_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Fplay-ball.html It is a curious development. Pal comes over for a playdate with my oldest son. This pal loves to play outside. [translation = typically developing peer] When we bought this house, it came with it’s own stick, a big one. At the top of the stick is a net for playing netball. I thought it was a bit of an eyesore myself, so I grew Morning Glory all over it as a disguise. This act did not endear me with the neighbours for some unaccountable reason. I was advised by those same neighbours, that the stick was meant for playing the popular game of baseball and that I should restrict my gardening activities to other areas of the yard. I was at a bit of a loss to know where the yard was, but I didn’t let that worry me unduly. But I digress.Pal is very keen to play this sport with my son. We spend... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676251 Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:57:00 +0100 676251 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=654524&cid=t_137644_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F06%2Ftenacity.html When I mention that my son has a limited diet, many people are sympathetic. Many people experience the child who only eats a diet of pizza, chicken nuggets and other fast food items. My son eats "none of these" things, with the exception of fries. [translation = chips] Currently he enjoys a diet of some 17 exclusive items. Whilst I take many opportunities to widen his diet, I’m not in the least averse to a little help from any quarter. [translation = I have no shame]I am up a ladder in the kitchen replacing the camping items. It is a galley kitchen. [translation = major thoroughfare with the family room and garage at one end, and access to the rest of the house at the other end.] My daughter pursues her little brother with a vengeance. I stand back and let her do her stuff. I have no ide... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=654524 Sun, 03 Jun 2007 00:57:00 +0100 654524 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=488331&cid=t_137644_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fweaning-onto-solid-food.html I attempt friendly chit chat with a stiff upper lip to hide the cat’s cradle of elastic bands covering "my braces." As it turns out, this woman works at some health thigummy place and her husband has had jaw surgery. She commiserates with me about liquid food and stray fibres. She advises me of the importance of protein in my diet. I used to have a vague and random knowledge of the subject, but over the last few years and especially lately, such matters have dwindled in priority. Too stress the point, she reminds me that a lack of protein can have dire consequences for an otherwise healthy person. She leans forward to belabour the point, ‘yur hair il fall out in hand fulls!” I consider the tufts of grey hair that currently decorate my scalp.I return home with renewed vigour to consum... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=488331 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +0100 488331