Sentences with phrase «of psychological action»

Then come three modes of psychological action which remind us of modern propaganda.

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How he handles grieving while teaching his son valuable lessons — all while dealing with the tremendous psychological baggage from his previous life as a Greek god — is what elevates «God of War» from an impressive, gorgeous action game to a memorable, meaningful game.

Wikipedia defines social proof, also known as informational social influence, as «a psychological phenomenon where people assume the actions of others in an attempt to reflect correct behavior for a given situation.»

WASHINGTON — The political action committee founded by John R. Bolton, President Trump's incoming national security adviser, was one of the earliest customers of Cambridge Analytica, which it hired specifically to develop psychological profiles of voters with data harvested from tens of millions of Facebook profiles, according to former Cambridge employees and company documents.

The best guide we've found to measure that psychological preference is the uniformity or divergence of market action across a broad range of individual stocks, industries, sectors, and security - types, including debt securities of varying creditworthiness.

However, today, I want to focus on how we can identify if we've fallen victim to various elements of psychological warfare that prevent us from taking the proper actions to preserve our wealth.

With the widespread loss of belief in God as law - giver, the idea of being morally bound or obliged — as if this or that verdict on your action hangs in the balance — loses its basic meaning, however much it might retain its compelling psychological effect.

And, mind, this means all kinds and ways of violence: psychological manipulation, doctrinal terrorism, economic imperialism, the venomous warfare of free competition, is well as torture, guerrilla movements, police action.

Psychological operations, according to a field manual produced by the U.S. Army, involve the «planned use of propaganda and other psychological actions to influence the opinions, emotions, attitudes, and behavior of hostile foreign groups in such a way as to support the achievement of [U.S.] nationaPsychological operations, according to a field manual produced by the U.S. Army, involve the «planned use of propaganda and other psychological actions to influence the opinions, emotions, attitudes, and behavior of hostile foreign groups in such a way as to support the achievement of [U.S.] nationapsychological actions to influence the opinions, emotions, attitudes, and behavior of hostile foreign groups in such a way as to support the achievement of [U.S.] national objectives.

If the material was that which encourages violations of Exodus 34:16, and related material, then the proper course of action is treatment, whether using spiritual, or psychological counselling.

In a similar way, U.S. national guard and reserve forces participate in «civic - action» projects in Central America designed to promote positive psychological images of U.S. involvement in the region.

M. Scott Peck has written that for psychological and spiritual health, we must be dedicated to reality, and he offers a helpful image: «The less clearly we see the reality of the world — the more our minds are befuddled by falsehood, misperceptions, and illusions — the less able we will be to determine correct courses of action and make wise decisions.

In 1905 Buber used the term «das Zwischenmenschliche» (a now familiar expression which he was the first to employ) as the social - psychological in general, «the life of men together in all its forms and actions,» «the social seen as a psychological process.»

Which amounts to saying that the Universe, of psychic or psychological necessity (here they come to the same thing) must possess properties fulfilling the functional needs of reflective action.

But as the shooting's psychological wounds began to heal, Monville said she heard God calling her to a new mission: to share her message of hope and to tell others that, even after Charlie's crushing actions, her family not only survived, they thrived.

Social, historical, and psychological factors are not accidental to the man who is addressed and are therefore to be regarded positively in understanding God's action in time and place rather than negatively or at best neutrally and as inconsequential to the decision for or against the addressing Word of God.

The intentional psychological scheme, «within which we deliberate about ends and means, and assess the rationality of actions and decisions,» is necessary because only within this framework are our normative activities possible.

Other major mental health professional organizations, including the American Psychological Association and the National Association of Social Workers, soon endorsed the APA action.

On this novel account, same - sex sex acts were wrong not because they spurn the rational - animal purpose of sex — namely the family — but rather because the desire for these actions allegedly arises from a distasteful psychological disorder.

WORLD: Nothing if you include the study / formulations of philosophy and psychological benefits of religious ritual, along with other social sciences, as part of science... instead of classifying them as belonging to just a bunch of crazy loonies with no cause for their actions.

Doubtless they had contributed to the psychological pressure which had finally triggered the only action tolerable to Luther, to rid himself of the whole terrible burden of his daily life.

There are theological as well as psychological reasons for denying to the idea - forming, abstracting, comparing and critical work of the mind the kind of superiority to physical action, imagination, emotion and unconscious operation that is often claimed for it.

I've been beaten unconscious and left bleeding in the street but nothing compares to the life - long torment and psychological injuries I carry from the non-violent action of the person I trusted most.

It is a story which, in its telling, offers lessons for all the stakeholders - parents, coaches, administrators, and state and national sports governing bodies, in this case USA Hockey - and cries out for action to be taken to stem and control, if not completely eliminate the emotional and psychological abuse that is, all too often, being inflicted on the children of this country in today's ultra-competitive, adult - centered youth sports.

So, it really has a beautiful scope of action on the psychological aspect and I do get a lot of referrals from the psychiatrist and work together with them.

Xbox 360 will also see a new genre of game, the psychological action thriller, launched this year in the form of a new title called Alan Wake, according to Bach.

«Our research suggests that scientists, policymakers, and activists need to understand how culture shapes the psychological antecedents of action to develop policies, campaigns, and interventions that address important social issues.»

«It is not that people from different cultures have more or less proenvironmental beliefs or engage in more or less proenvironmental actions — the triggers for these actions is what varies across cultures,» says psychological scientist Kimin Eom of the University of California, Santa Barbara.

In a study to be published in Psychological Science, researchers from Aarhus University and the University of Copenhagen demonstrate that brain cells in what is called the mirror system help people make sense of the actions they see other people perform in everyday life.

The beneficial effect of SSRIs that has been shown in many studies should thus, according to this theory, not be due to the fact that these drugs exert a specific biochemical antidepressant action in the brain, but that the side effects of the drugs enhance a psychological placebo effect.

The BPS report «Psychological Dimensions of Dementia: Putting the person at the centre of care» highlights a number of areas where action is needed to improve understanding and care, and makes recommendations for commissioning services.

The sorts of technologies this might draw upon are diverse, Schneider says: everything from sensors that monitor the activity of people to software that would guide the actions of military commanders in the field by taking social and psychological factors into account.

«Debunking: A Meta - Analysis of the Psychological Efficacy of Messages Countering Misinformation» was conducted by researchers at the Social Action Lab at the University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign and at the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

«It seems like the brain's communication with the motor system is so hard wired, and this ability to stop an action is so innate that even repeated practice won't really alter it,» says Jan Wessel, assistant professor in the UI Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and corresponding author on the study, published in the Journal of Neuroscience.

They tend to be dominant in their relationship with their spouses, have a higher propensity for sexual excitation (referring to how often and to what degree one becomes sexually excited), are sensation seekers (referring to both exciting and possibly dangerous situations), and score higher on psychological measures of impulsivity, or the inability to control one's actions.

A: As soon as your sleep problems begin interfering with your physiological or psychological functioning — or if your actions in sleep negatively affect the sleep of your bed partner.

Just like there is a psychological construct or default that is unconsciously influencing our ability to follow through with a desired action («I really do want to lose weight and keep it off for the the rest of my life»), there is a tried and true system of needs for the body to maintain an optimum weight.

All the other biochemical, physiological and psychological effects of caffeine come as a result of this primary mechanism of action.

Jnana Yoga: The philosophical approach — study of Upanishads (Hindu scriptures) Karma Yoga: The yoga of action — the path of selfless service Bhakti Yoga: The yoga of devotion — channelling emotion into devotion Raja Yoga: The scientific, psychological approach — the yoga of mental self - control Hatha Yoga: The physical approach — vehicle of the soul (Hatha Yoga and Raja Yoga are the two branches of Yoga that focuses on the physical culture)

Together they create a synergetic and powerful dynamic, due to their combined action of concentration, to directly address physical health and psychological well - being.

As things progress, action takes the place of psychological insights, and gore replaces philosophy.

Knaggs» character, a mute seaman, narrates the film's key sections with an internal voice - over monologue that is more hissed than spoken, leading the audience down all manner of strange psychological paths around the script's action; Knaggs» seaman ultimately rescues the hero from near - certain death.

The following year, Garofalo appeared in no less than five films, with a supporting part in the ensemble piece 200 Cigarettes, a starring role as an unconventional action heroine called the Bowler in Mystery Men (which also featured Stiller), and prominent turns in Kevin Smith's eagerly awaited Dogma, Hampton Fancher's psychological thriller The Minus Man, and the satirical comedy Can't Stop Dancing, in which she acted alongside fellow comedienne Margaret Cho.In 2001, Garofolo took on the role of Catherine Connolly in The Laramie Project, HBO's docudrama chronicling the aftermath of the death of Matthew Shepard, and filmmaker David Wain's comedy Wet Hot American Summer.

Its ambition is admirable: It wants to be an adult thriller like its director's justly famous «Three Days of the Condor,» with political and psychological reverberations, on real - world topics, with a reasonable cause - effect dynamic at play, clear motives, action plausible and not overdone, free of computer effects, full of recognizable, compellingly flawed characters, yet taut and gripping to an astonishing end.

But where Infernal Affairs is less interested in psychological nuance than in Eastern - style elegance of action, Scorsese and Monahan showcase Western - style, actorly character building at its most enjoyable.

But Cuarón fills the dead silence with lots of painful banter, while also providing Bullock — an actress ill - equipped to star in what is essentially a twofer — with a pained backstory that's meant to lend the action a psychological bent.

Suspended uncertainly between a psychological study of a man searching for his past, and an action flick, ROBIN HOOD falls squarely nowhere.

Lone Survivor is a psychological horror adventure with plenty of different endings depending on the actions you take throughout the course of the game.

Phantom 8 Studio's Past Cure is an intriguing blend of surreal puzzle - solving, stealth action, and horror elements wrapped inside a psychological thriller.

Inception (PG - 13 for pervasive action and violence) Christopher Nolan directs this sci - fi, psychological thriller about a master thief (Leonard DiCaprio), capable of hacking into people's subconscious minds while they're in the dream state, who plans to pull off the perfect heist by implanting an idea inside of someone's head.