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The clitoris test: or how do you get knowledge on sexuality

American researchers wanted to find out how people get to know about their sexuality. Were the parents, books, friends, pornography or what the source of Information?

So they asked students about it. And then they did the clitoris test. They compared the results……….

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stereotype

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stereotype behavior and / or stigmatization

We all know about stereotypes, the way of thinking about others which is more related to oneself than to the other person. To judge someone and to address someone via a stereotype often is quite normal. Often, and this is the problem, it also can stigmatize a person, a group including people of colour, women, the elderly and people with mental illness.

Then the stereotype generalizes and

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china-wirtschaft-metropole

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pictures of the radical change in China

We all know about the radical change in China. It’s obvious as change happens everywhere. Change always is embodied in daily life. Just have a look at some photos which show the big difference in social life, in urbanisation, in the job and in relationship. Look at China, say 30 years ago, and look at China today.

http://www.zeit.de/wirtschaft/2014-11/china-beijing-wirtschaft-fs

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father-daughtermain

 

 

 

 

 

 

How father`s and daughter`s body language develop during the upcoming years

People like to look at photos, especially photos of the childhood. It makes you feel familiar with yourself and your family. It mobilises the interest get to know more about you, your life and your development.

A Chinese father has made photos of his daughter and himself every year ……..

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long-ass-hair

 

 

 

 

 

 

The magic of long hair

It just happened that a Chinese woman had her hair grow for the last fourteen years. The actual length was 1,3 m. After she had married and got pregnant she decided a complete haircut though she had loved her long hair. The only reason was that the nutrition would be badly influenced if the long hair would stay like it was in the last fourteen years. She could not be convinced by medical advice.

This example shows …….

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Cultural difference in mother-infant-communication

There’s a lot being said about mother-infant-relationship. There’s also a lot to be said about the possible cultural differences or similarities.

Now it’s proofed that there’s a big difference in the embodied intersubjective engagement in mother-infant-tactile communication. ………..

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fluid intelligence

 

 

 

 

 

 

Peaks of fluid intelligence

Now the truth about intelligence is scientifically proved. The results of this study encourage all people, especially those who still fear not to be intelligent enough.

Intelligence skills peak at different ages. This is the most important result of the latest study on intelligence ……..

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 sleeping otter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

About sleep: good news for Chinese!

Good news for Chinese people, who love to sleep! 😉

The Cleveland Clinic tells us 22 strange and fascinating facts about sleep. If you want to cultivate your sleep, if you want to improve your sleep-competence and if you want to have arguments towards others to strengthen your way of sleeping, have a look!

Here’s some little hint:

  • Sea otters hold hands when they are sleeping so they don’t drift away from each other.
  • Being awake for 16 hours decreases your performance as much as if your blood-alcohol-level was 0,05% (The legal limit is 0,08%)
  • Statistics show that the extra-hour of sleep reduces accidents.
  • Sleeping on the job is a minor problem in Japan. Companies may accept it as a sign of exhaustion from overwork.

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Inside The Sleeping Brain

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Body-Psychotherapy

Body-Psychotherapy is a distinct branch of psychotherapy and has a long history and a theoretical position which is proofed by scientific research. It is theoretically and practically based among others on psychoanalysis, attachment and movement  theory, infant research and neuro-psychology.

Body-Psychotherapy involves an explicit theory of mind-body functioning. The common underline assumption is …………….

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money and love

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reading emotions is worth money

A lately published research says that there’s a quite an obvious connection between emotional recognition and annual income. This does not mean that only people with a high annual income have an emotional competence or emotional intelligence. If you judge from the other way round of course you as a manager or business man are clever enough to earn more money if you’re able to rely on your emotional competence.

And yet on the other hand …………….

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