‘Miscellaneous’ Questions at Ask the Psychologist: Online Clinical Psychologist, Page 3

Since launching this service in May 2007, we have now published 999 replies to questions sent in by readers!
That means the next question to be published will be our 1000th question.
Hats off to Dr Carver for his seemingly tireless commitment to offering feedback to our readers, and hats off to all our readers for your [...]

Q: I was wondering is there a common phenomenon or psychological term for being baffled by outlandish statements or irrational actions? I am often so perplexed when someone makes a blatantly ridiculous statement or behaves irrationally, that I don’t speak. This is not the case if someone gives a reasonable argument and I disagree — [...]

Q: I was wondering if anybody had done any studies about subliminal messages during surgery?
I have to undergo a shoulder replacement surgery and I want to make a recording or hire someone to talk to me while I am under anesthesia until I wake up and have them tell me things like instead of feeling [...]

Q: I’ve always been curious about the classification of mental “illnesses.” I can understand why a condition would be termed an illness if it makes someone unstable enough to commit murder or cause other types of pain, but what about those situations of “abnormality” where the individual is happy? I was reading about “abnormal” personalities [...]

Q: I am from Singapore and recently found out that my grandmother has some symptoms that are quite fascinating.
My grandma is 73 this year and has suffered diabetes for many years. Recently the condition worsened, so she has to be sent for kidney dialysis (twice or thrice per week). She stays with my uncle [...]