Visionary7903
11-29-2005, 02:04 AM
I found this GEM of a discussion on
http://forum.avantlabs.com/index.php?showtopic=20214[/ur
l] about the research article pasted below. I think this could explain a few things about how some people interpret
people's reactions to pheromones on this forum.
I also think that the correct attitude to take when wearing
mones is as [url="http://forum.avantlabs.com/index.php?showuser=214"]eclypz (http://forum.avantlabs.com/index.php?showtopic=20214)
writes:
"On the other hand, stay grounded in your own reality, hold yourself only your standards, be comfortable
saying whatever. Remain physically composed and relaxed. Speak with the slow soft confidence that you have when you
are the one running the show and just watch what happens with others around you. With a litte bit of "I don't give
a crap about social cues, I AM THE SOCIAL CUE" attitude you can surprise yourself with the results."
http://www.eurekalert.org/pu
b_releases/200...u-mdp112105.php (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-11/qu-mdp112105.php)
Mildly depressed people more perceptive than others
Findings
published in international journal Cognition and Emotion
(Kingston, ON) – Surprisingly, people with mild
depression are actually more tuned into the feelings of others than those who aren't depressed, a team of Queen's
psychologists has discovered.
"This was quite unexpected because we tend to think that the opposite is true,"
says lead researcher Kate Harkness. "For example, people with depression are more likely to have problems in a
number of social areas."
The researchers were so taken aback by the findings, they decided to replicate the
study with another group of participants. The second study produced the same results: People with mild symptoms of
depression pay more attention to details of their social environment than those who are not depressed.
Their
report on what is known as "mental state decoding" – or identifying other people's emotional states from social
cues such as eye expressions – is published today in the international journal, Cognition and Emotion.
Also on
the research team from the Queen's Psychology Department are Professors Mark Sabbagh and Jill Jacobson, and
students Neeta Chowdrey and Tina Chen. Drs. Roumen Milev and Michela David at Providence Continuing Care Centre,
Mental Health Services, collaborated on the study as well.
Previous related research by the Queen's
investigators has been conducted on people diagnosed with clinical depression. In this case, the clinically
depressed participants performed much worse on tests of mental state decoding than people who weren't depressed.
To explain the apparent discrepancy between those with mild and clinical depression, the researchers suggest that
becoming mildly depressed (dysphoric) can heighten concern about your surroundings. "People with mild levels of
depression may initially experience feelings of helplessness, and a desire to regain control of their social world,"
says Dr. Harkness. "They might be specially motivated to scan their environment in a very detailed way, to find
subtle social cues indicating what others are thinking and feeling."
The idea that mild depression differs from
clinical depression is a controversial one, the psychologist adds. Although it is often viewed as a continuum, she
believes that depression may also contain thresholds such as the one identified in this study. "Once you pass the
threshold, you're into something very different," she says.
http://forum.avantlabs.com/index.php?showtopic=20214[/ur
l] about the research article pasted below. I think this could explain a few things about how some people interpret
people's reactions to pheromones on this forum.
I also think that the correct attitude to take when wearing
mones is as [url="http://forum.avantlabs.com/index.php?showuser=214"]eclypz (http://forum.avantlabs.com/index.php?showtopic=20214)
writes:
"On the other hand, stay grounded in your own reality, hold yourself only your standards, be comfortable
saying whatever. Remain physically composed and relaxed. Speak with the slow soft confidence that you have when you
are the one running the show and just watch what happens with others around you. With a litte bit of "I don't give
a crap about social cues, I AM THE SOCIAL CUE" attitude you can surprise yourself with the results."
http://www.eurekalert.org/pu
b_releases/200...u-mdp112105.php (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-11/qu-mdp112105.php)
Mildly depressed people more perceptive than others
Findings
published in international journal Cognition and Emotion
(Kingston, ON) – Surprisingly, people with mild
depression are actually more tuned into the feelings of others than those who aren't depressed, a team of Queen's
psychologists has discovered.
"This was quite unexpected because we tend to think that the opposite is true,"
says lead researcher Kate Harkness. "For example, people with depression are more likely to have problems in a
number of social areas."
The researchers were so taken aback by the findings, they decided to replicate the
study with another group of participants. The second study produced the same results: People with mild symptoms of
depression pay more attention to details of their social environment than those who are not depressed.
Their
report on what is known as "mental state decoding" – or identifying other people's emotional states from social
cues such as eye expressions – is published today in the international journal, Cognition and Emotion.
Also on
the research team from the Queen's Psychology Department are Professors Mark Sabbagh and Jill Jacobson, and
students Neeta Chowdrey and Tina Chen. Drs. Roumen Milev and Michela David at Providence Continuing Care Centre,
Mental Health Services, collaborated on the study as well.
Previous related research by the Queen's
investigators has been conducted on people diagnosed with clinical depression. In this case, the clinically
depressed participants performed much worse on tests of mental state decoding than people who weren't depressed.
To explain the apparent discrepancy between those with mild and clinical depression, the researchers suggest that
becoming mildly depressed (dysphoric) can heighten concern about your surroundings. "People with mild levels of
depression may initially experience feelings of helplessness, and a desire to regain control of their social world,"
says Dr. Harkness. "They might be specially motivated to scan their environment in a very detailed way, to find
subtle social cues indicating what others are thinking and feeling."
The idea that mild depression differs from
clinical depression is a controversial one, the psychologist adds. Although it is often viewed as a continuum, she
believes that depression may also contain thresholds such as the one identified in this study. "Once you pass the
threshold, you're into something very different," she says.