Sharie Stines

Sendhil Mullainathan Explains How to Generate an Idea a Minute (Part 2) (People I (Mostly) Admire Ep. 38) Steve continues his conversation with his good friend, MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient, and fellow University of Chicago economist. Sendhil breaks... Season 10, Episode 48 We often look to other countries for smart policies on education, healthcare, infrastructure, etc. But can a smart policy be simply transplanted into a...

What is emotional abuse? There is no “one size fits all” description for emotional abuse; however, here is list of typical behaviors of emotional abusers: Abusers will treat another person in a utilitarian manner; as an object to be used, rather than as a person to be valued. They often use targets’ weaknesses against them. They pout and give the silent treatment. Abusers often yell at others, use profanity, and dump their rage on their targets.

By Sharie Stines, Psy.D Last updated: 18 Jan 2016 ~ 2 min read I looked up the word confabulation in the dictionary, and it defined it is a memory disorder affecting a person’s ability to remember facts accurately, without an intent to deceive. Confabulation involves misinterpreted or misrepresented memories, where the confabulator is stating the recollection of events with a distorted or completely false account of what actually occurred. In general, confabulations tend to be quite commonplace.