psychology and its bastardization

Dec 17, 2008 14:20

I know the word 'subconscious' is used to denote those parts of our mind that are supposedly hidden from us.... Now, despite my know-it-all leanings, I will admit to being the worst student of psych I know. It's not that I'm not good at what I do. It's that I forget it entirely too quickly. You'd think by now I'd have amassed a storehouse of ( Read more... )

terminology, fw, oh psychology, fetish

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rhealitycheck December 17 2008, 16:16:19 UTC
what? just... what?!

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hydriotaphia December 17 2008, 21:23:03 UTC
The internet is for porn?

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rijane99 December 21 2008, 16:22:35 UTC
But what will *I* do with a B.A. in English?

As a rule, the Internet's job is to produce a) porn and b) misinformation.

Off to internalize the unconscious vs subconscious thing (though that makes me feel like I'm passed out while dealing with whatever it is I'm dealing with...)

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hydriotaphia December 26 2008, 22:42:22 UTC
Do you have a BA in English? I thought it was in Pol Sci and Creative Writing?

BA in English = versatility! Lookit me. I've been a teacher and bank lackey with my English BA.

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rijane99 December 29 2008, 19:56:39 UTC
Um.

a) I was riffing on "Avenue Q" (which you are definitely going to see now, even if I have to re-enact it with sock puppets) and

b) Creative Writing is a sub-major in the English Department at Miami. I think my diploma reads "Bachelor of Arts in English- Creative Writing and Political Science"

I remember promises from advisers and English Dept. lackeys of being qualified for anything! Anything! The world will be your oyster! Shellfish abound!
Turns out, here at least, I'm qualified for precious little except to speak the language. And I do that too fast.

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