Later morning. You have spent time cleaning
up your notes and putting all those from 2004-2013 under one folder even though
cleaning up details are still needed. You placed your notes in your old MacBook
(that you had loaned to Bob) after you also cleaned it up and are now updating
software on. The MacBook is now another backup that can be used at any time.
I feel better about all
this. I need to download a backup from August 2011 of Encounters in Mind also.
If something were to happen to the blog I want a copy of how it is not just my
notes before I put them online. I made changes from time to time while online
-- both additions and deletions before posting.
Now that you have your Natural Reader once
again you may also want to make copies of your near final draft for listening
and to give to Aunt Patsy and Uncle Ernie. - Amorella
I have thought about it;
well, I did at one time. But I don't want to burden them.
Let them be the judge of that. - Amorella
I need to do my exercises.
By all means, go to it. Later, dude. -
Amorella
1152 hours. Loading
updates into the MacBook, and I am presently uploading the notes onto my 16 gig
portable flashdrive. No doubt writing is a part of my self-described
obsessive-compulsive disorder. Such is life. I figure that if you don't lean toward
or have a disorder or two you're not a normal human being. (Look at the pot
calling the kettle black.)
You wrote it, not me. - Amorella
When you begin Pouch
13 we have an intro to the 'robotics' sequence first. Ship's disorders are
built in that's how we start. It would help if you check common human mental
disorders or however you classify such matters. - Amorella
Okay, this peaks my
interest. --- I didn't find
anything helpful. --- The only one applicable is obsessive-compulsive.
That will do then. - Amorella
Wow. I cut the Wikipedia
article down to the first twelve pages. There is a lot of material here.
You split a Penn Station
chicken teriyaki sandwich and fries for lunch and each had a Graeter's child's
dip for dessert. For you two this makes a good day. You are at Kroger’s on Tylersville
for chicken soup ingredients and baked potatoes for supper. While you are
waiting let's select pertinent information on obsession-compulsion behavior for
Ship. - Amorella
I would never have thought
to make Ship have such a disorder.
It is managed, an escape valve for anxieties
and other such matters that might affect Ship. This is monitored and it can be
shut down with a pushanpull so he presents no danger to himself or others.
Nature has its own way of surviving when needed. So does Ship. Who's he going
to talk to except the non-Ships who are 'masters' except when safety is
concerned, well, usually. Ship did allow or set conditions so the Cessna tapped
a wingtip to his structure. This presents a question for Yermey if not anyone
else. - Amorella
** **
Obsessive–compulsive
disorder
Selected and edited from
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Obsessive–compulsive disorder
(OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that
produce uneasiness, apprehension, fear, or worry; by repetitive behaviors aimed
at reducing the associated anxiety; or by a combination of such obsessions and
compulsions. . . .
The phrase obsessive–compulsive
has become part of the English lexicon, and is often used in an informal or
caricatured manner to describe someone who is excessively meticulous,
perfectionistic, absorbed, or otherwise fixated. Although these signs are
present in OCD, a person who exhibits them does not necessarily have OCD, and
may instead have obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), an autism
spectrum disorder, disorders where perseveration is a possible feature, bodily
disorders or habit problems), or no clinical condition.
Despite the irrational behaviour, OCD is
sometimes associated with above-average intelligence. Its sufferers commonly
share personality traits such as high attention to detail, avoidance of risk,
careful planning, exaggerated sense of responsibility and a tendency to take
time in making decisions. Multiple psychological and biological factors may be
involved in causing obsessive–compulsive syndromes. Standardized rating scales
such as Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale can be used to assess the
severity of OCD symptoms.
Obsessions
Obsessions are thoughts that recur and persist
despite efforts to ignore or confront them. People with OCD frequently perform
tasks, or compulsions, to seek relief from obsession-related anxiety. Within
and among individuals, the initial obsessions, or intrusive thoughts, vary in
their clarity and vividness. A relatively vague obsession could involve a
general sense of disarray or tension accompanied by a belief that life cannot
proceed as normal while the imbalance remains.
People with OCD understand that their notions
do not correspond with reality; however, they feel that they must act as though
their notions are correct. For example, an individual who engages in compulsive
hoarding might be inclined to treat inorganic matter as if it had the sentience
or rights of living organisms, while accepting that such behavior is irrational
on a more intellectual level.
Compulsions
Some people with OCD perform compulsive
rituals because they inexplicably feel they have to, others act compulsively so
as to mitigate the anxiety that stems from particular obsessive thoughts. The
person might feel that these actions somehow either will prevent a dreaded
event from occurring, or will push the event from their thoughts. In any case,
the individual's reasoning is so idiosyncratic or distorted that it results in
significant distress for the individual with OCD or for those around them.
Excessive skin picking (i.e., dermatillomania) or hair plucking (i.e.,
trichotillomania) and nail biting (i.e., onychophagia) are all on the
Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum. Individuals with OCD are aware that their
thoughts and behavior are not rational, but they feel bound to comply with them
to fend off feelings of panic or dread.
Some common compulsions include counting
specific things (such as footsteps) or in specific ways (for instance, by
intervals of two), and doing other repetitive actions, often with atypical
sensitivity to numbers or patterns. People might repeatedly wash their hands or clear their throats, make sure certain items
are in a straight line, repeatedly check that their parked cars have been
locked before leaving them, constantly organize in a certain way, turn lights
on and off, keep doors closed at all times, touch objects a certain number of
times before exiting a room, walk in a certain routine way like only stepping
on a certain color of tile, or have a routine for using stairs, such as always
finishing a flight on the same foot. . . .
People rely on compulsions as an escape from
their obsessive thoughts; however, they are aware that the relief is only
temporary, that the intrusive thoughts will soon return. Some people use
compulsions to avoid situations that may trigger their obsessions. Although
some people do certain things over and over again, they do not necessarily
perform these actions compulsively. For example, bedtime routines, learning a
new skill, and religious practices are not compulsions. Whether or not
behaviors are compulsions or mere habit depends on the context in which the
behaviors are performed. For example, arranging and ordering DVDs for eight
hours a day would be expected of one who works in a video store, but would seem
abnormal in other situations. In other words, habits tend to bring efficiency
to one's life, while compulsions tend to disrupt it.
People with OCD can use rationalizations to
explain their behavior; however, these rationalizations do not apply to the
overall behavior but to each instance individually. For example, a person
compulsively checking the front door may argue that the time taken and stress
caused by one more check of the front door is much less than the time and
stress associated with being robbed, and thus checking is the better option.
Other
common comorbidities and OCD-like conditions
People with OCD may be diagnosed with other
conditions, as well or instead of OCD, such as the aforementioned obsessive–compulsive
personality disorder, major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, generalized
anxiety disorder, anorexia nervosa, social anxiety disorder, bulimia nervosa,
Tourette syndrome, Asperger syndrome, attention deficit hyperactive disorder,
dermatillomania (compulsive skin picking), body dysmorphic disorder, and
trichotillomania (hair pulling). In 2009 it was reported that depression among
those with OCD is particularly alarming because their risk of suicide is high;
more than 50 percent of patients experience suicidal tendencies, and 15 percent
have attempted suicide. Individuals with OCD have also been found to be
affected by delayed sleep phase syndrome at a substantially higher rate than
the general public.
Psychological
An evolutionary psychology view is that
moderate versions of compulsive behavior may have had evolutionary advantages.
Examples would be moderate constant checking of hygiene, the hearth, or the
environment for enemies. Similarly, hoarding may have had evolutionary
advantages. In this view OCD may be the extreme statistical "tail" of
such behaviors possibly due to a high amount of predisposing genes.
Selected Editing from Wikipedia -
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
** **
Work with it, orndorff - Amorella
1555 hours. I cleaned up the selected pieces from the
article as we are sitting at the far north end parking lot of Pine Hill Lakes
Park looking onto the winterized trees, grasses and a fork of Muddy Creek (north
bound) that runs through the park. Carol finished her book last night and is
reading the local paper or today's arrival of Time magazine. I am
surprised to see the "Psychological" paragraph that gives positives
for such disorders in terms of evolutionary survival. That alone gives credence
to the marsupial humanoids creating/allows such a mechanism to be built into
Ship's functionary and social behaviors. This is interesting. What questions
would I ask these aliens if I did not know better?
This is taken care of. Each Earthling is
prepared a few questions, but that will commence in the latter half of this
segment. Time for a break. Carol will be ready to leave in just a few minutes. -
Amorella
Boy, did you had that timed well.
Your observations, young fellow, but I catch
them first. - Amorella
If I could use your power of observation, I might be
like a Sherlock Holmes.
You are not that quick. - Amorella
What you say makes sense. I am not. I would have to be
you.
The body slows the mind down because the
body will survive when it can. Mostly it comes down to a biochemical mix poured
into a cocktail of localized physics then the eventual attachment of
heartansoulanmind. In here, the soul may arrive early but it means little to
nothing unless a heartanmind is nourished along the way. - Amorella
That's rather cold and heartless.
That is exactly what I'm talking about, boy.
In here if the person (of any higher species) is cold and heartless the soul
will wither on the vine, so to speak. Heart always triumphs mind. It is a rule
rarely if ever overturned. This is an analogy (with very limited imagination).
Milton's character of Satan (if human-like) might fit the exception. - Amorella
This is interesting. All kinds of delimitations are
built into these books.
Yes. You need not be consciously aware of
them because it may hinder your imagination. This is the reason it is more
practical with your allowing me to tap the keyboard with your fingers. -
Amorella
I like this, Amorella. I pick up interesting aspects
(views) getting to peek into your observations.
Yes, sometimes you do. - Amorella
This is difficult for me to believe, Amorella
No belief needed boy; why would you need
belief when you have evidence through the books themselves (at least from your perspective
as a writer). - Amorella
This is indeed how I see it.
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