It is difficult for a person being abused to admit that feelings betray their emotions and lead to irrational thinking. ... Loss aversion is defined as a perception of loss that causes you to do something irrational. ... If this person keeps thinking that it will get better, then they are chasing the possibility of a future gain. ... When morality comes in to play, this kind of self-centered thinking backfires. ... The emotional brain can be useful to us in making critical decisions, it is capable of processing a wide amount of information on different parallels, and thus can present varying...

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The processes of knowing, attending, thinking, remembering, solving problems, fantasizing and understanding. ... There are different levels of consciousness: non-conscious, handles information that is not represented in consciousness or memory but critical to bodily and mental activity, such as data needed to breath and control your heartbeat. ... The human mind and its ability for cognitive mental processes like perception; memory, language, problem solving and abstract thinking are what make it (the mind) so amazing. ... When we solve problems, we engage in a form of thinking that is cal...

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Currently there are plenty of research being done to search for critical moments in brain development, genes and any other factors that could lead to schizophrenia. ... Their thinking becomes impaired and their attention span dissolve. ... Therapy can teach them to test their thoughts and perceptions on reality. ...

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