Category Archives: Psychology

Anxiety & Consciousness

Posted on January 23, 2014 by Max West

Louis Menand reviews Scott Stossel’s book My Age of Anxiety: “To say that my anxiety is reducible to the ions in my amygdala”—the home of the fight-or-flight reflex—“is as limiting as saying that my personality or my soul is reducible … Continue reading →

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Which Professions Have The Most Psychopaths?

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Max West

Here’s the definition of psychopathy via the always-reliable Wikipedia: Psychopathy is a personality disorder that has been variously described as characterized by shallow emotions (in particular reduced fear), stress tolerance, lacking empathy, coldheartedness, lacking guilt, egocentricity, superficial character, manipulativeness, irresponsibility, … Continue reading →

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