Hi Marco, I don’t think I described boredom as a ‘positive thing’ at any point. I personally see it as ‘negative’ (provided we use the terms...
Hi all, It would be helpful if someone would recognize the items below and tell me if they are derived from some particular instrument or scale. I have the...
Hi Russ, No, you did not describe boredom in itself as positive or negative, but it's the aim of the methods you use that you describe so positively. Is it...
Hi, This is the paper I refereed to. Maybe what I should understand is that the items were elaborate only for this particular study, and the psychometric...
Hi Russ, Marco and all, I would like to jump in the discussion. I notice I am feeling a little uncomfortable with the strong emphasis on values (maybe this is...
Hi Paul Looks like it could also measure narcissism to me. Cheers Tony ... Re: [acceptanceandcommitmenttherapy] Re: help with a scale Hi Paul Looks like it...
Right on Tony We'd definitely need some items on the high arousal aspect of mania; maybe this is largely which differentiates it from (slightly) less psychotic...
Hi Paul, I think I saw these items in a narcisistic personality trait assessment scale a while ago. I remember I was consulting a database with several...
Hi Marco, I have a sneaking suspicion that we’re saying the same thing, but we’re getting caught in the word machine. I agree with you that there is value...
Britta, My experience has been that us humans can get hung up (stuck) on any mental thing, including the word values. The question: "Is what I am doing moving ...
Hi Britta, You’re making some very important points here. Kelly is always quick to point out the dangers of fusing with values. (Indeed, I have some very...
Hi Russ and others, Very good analyses, the two options, and I completely agree with their content. I have to say I personally sometimes choose option one, for...
Hi all: I found a pretty interesting article on boredom on the on line site for Scientific American in the December 2007 issue. I found by typing in scientific...
Hi everyone, I'm writing my masters on antisocial behavior and quality of life. I'm looking at how prison time affects one's quality of life, and how...
Hi, Diana, If you're looking for conceptual literature, a good place to start is (chapter is downloadable at the ACBS website): Wilson, K. G., & Murrell, A. R....
A very good review article on values from an ACT perspective by Jen Plumb, Ian Stewart, JoAnne Dahl, and Tobias Lundgren will be coming out in the very next...
I have been trying to find the Australian discussion group with no success. Can someone point me in the right direction? Sorry for posting to the world. Jodie ...
Some of this may be useful-I hope. Loving-kindness...jason ________________________________ From: Ann Weiser Cornell...
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I have been trying to locate a good quote. The gist is that most people are unable to change their present/future because they are too busy still trying to...
Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans. John Lennon, "Beautiful Boy" "Today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday" Or. from...
Howdy folks, Two final things: 1) When we say something is ‘boring’ we generally mean it requires a conscious effort to engage fully in the experience,...
These are all good, though not quite right. I believe the quote was from some psychologist or other shrink-type person and the emphasis was very specific and...
Hi all, For the ones who are interested in a combination of modern philosophy, deictic framing and perspective taking (otherwise, please ignore this message): ...
That wonderful book by Viktor Frankl again comes to mind ...Man's Search for Meaning: The Classic Tribute to Hope from the Holocaust by Viktor E. Frankl ......
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