I think that what sticks is that "pills and potions" are "easy" and "might work." Because sadly there seems to be a hard-wired tendency to want to sit on our behinds and have someone else fix it for us.
Again, I am not a complete pill atheist. They do help some people with some things. But the current trends of popular application are far broader than the evidence merits. And the long-term price is very dear. Nancy Melucci Long Beach City College etc. -----Original Message----- From: Joan Warmbold <jwarm...@oakton.edu> To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) <tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu> Sent: Sat, Jul 23, 2011 7:30 am Subject: Re: [tips] antidepressants What I find so intriguing about your comment Nancy is that this reality hould be so obvious to us all due to decades of research that have evealed what an amazingly adaptable (i.e. plastic) brain we have that is onstantly modifying it's structure and chemistry to effectively deal with onstantly changing circumstances and challenges. Why do we seem to need o learn this over and over again? There are a good number of studies onducted by researchers on how changes in our cognition's and behaviors hange our brain chemistry and brain interconnections. What amazing ossibilities such implies. However, sadly it appears that, to the ontrary, the hard-wired perspective seems easier for the public as well s many folks in our field to latch on to. Joan warm...@oakton.edu > I think the problem is that our lifestyle influences our neurochemistry and vise-versa. So the origin is hard to discern. Nancy Melucci LBCC --- ou are currently subscribed to tips as: drna...@aol.com. o unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=12993.aba36cc3760e0b1c6a655f019a68b878&n=T&l=tips&o=11570 r send a blank email to leave-11570-12993.aba36cc3760e0b1c6a655f019a68b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=11573 or send a blank email to leave-11573-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
