Guest guest Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 A lot of people I know (women in particular) do seem to blame themselves for everything that goes wrong within their sphere of influence. I've always attributed this sort of cognitive distortion to learned experiences while growing up. This article adds another possible dimension to the issue. I can't speak to the quality of the science, but I do find the theory interesting. Why Some People Blame Themselves for Everything http://www.livescience.com/20739-depression-guilt-blame.html Warning: To read the entire article, you'll need to answer two lame questions to satisfy the marketing folks. Enjoy (or not), ~CJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 5, 2012 Report Share Posted June 5, 2012 CJ wrote: > > A lot of people I know (women in particular) do seem to blame themselves > for everything that goes wrong within their sphere of influence. I've > always attributed this sort of cognitive distortion to learned > experiences while growing up. > > This article adds another possible dimension to the issue. I can't > speak to the quality of the science, but I do find the theory interesting. Yes, interesting. Whatever the " quality of the science " might be (I can't judge), the experimental conclusion has a " logic " error all-too-common in psychological research. " The researchers can't yet say if pre-existing brain problems cause the communication breakdown, or if the depression itself causes this troubling pattern. " The logical error is that *neither* need cause the other, because a *third* agent (unnoticed and not examined) might cause both of them; an uncontrolled possibility . The error has a name. It's called " Post hoc; propter hoc " -- very roughly: " after this (one thing), we get this other (one thing) " -- an *apparent* cause and effect relationship which implies only two " actors " without accounting for, or denying, alternatives. > > Why Some People Blame Themselves for Everything > > http://www.livescience.com/20739-depression-guilt-blame.html > > Warning: To read the entire article, you'll need to answer two lame > questions to satisfy the marketing folks. OT: Not just marketing. When you answer the questions, and return, each " movement " off page generates a bitsy amount of cash for someone. A bitsy here, and a bitsy there, ...pretty soon you have a big bunch. It's called " click-through " revenue. - Bill, ...AS -- WD " Bill " Loughman - Berkeley, California USA http://home.earthlink.net/~wdloughman/wdl.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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