Re: [Zen] Re: [evol-psych] News: Study illuminates the 'pain' of social rejection

2011-03-29 Thread Maria Lopez
ncing the pain without getting entangled on it.     Mayka --- On Tue, 29/3/11, Edgar Owen wrote: From: Edgar Owen Subject: [Zen] Re: [evol-psych] News: Study illuminates the 'pain' of social rejection To: evolutionary-psychol...@yahoogroups.com Cc: Zen_Forum@yahoogroups.com Date: Tu

[Zen] Re: [evol-psych] News: Study illuminates the 'pain' of social rejection

2011-03-29 Thread Chris Austin-Lane
I was under the impression that many of the circuits fired in meal pain are the same as for physical pain? And while wrong thought can certainly hurt, I have never seen any convincing evidence to show we can wish it away. Reprogramming the brain is not instaneous, at least not for every one. Any

[Zen] Re: [evol-psych] News: Study illuminates the 'pain' of social rejection

2011-03-29 Thread Edgar Owen
This is the usual sissy wimp ideology used to support the reality of psychology 'pain' and thus the treatment industry. In reality there is an enormous difference in real physical pain and illusory psychological pain. The difference is that physical pain is caused by an actual physical occurrenc