Psychology
Exploring "Why" questions about Psychology
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Why do commercials for prescription drugs have happy imagery contrasted with dangerous side effects?
The happy imagery is designed to get you to want the product they are selling. The dangerous side affects is to conform to federal regulations related to advertising of medications.
why do you become sexually attracted to someone once you develop feelings for them?
Part of developing feelings for someone is caring about their needs and wants. If they want to have sex with you then fulfilling that need is making them happy. Of course you are allowed to enjoy it t
Why is depression a thing, but the opposite isn’t? In other words, why is it chemically possible to be depressed, but you never hear of people who are chemically so happy that basically nothing bad…
That would be [mania] (_URL_0_). It is not an exact mirror image, but states of heightened emotions, energy, decreased need for sleep and hyperactivity do exist and they present with several different
Why does nitrous oxide(whippits) make you feel so good?
Two chemicals in your brain, called dopamine and NMDA, are important in transmitting signals around, and can affect your mood dramatically. Nitrous oxide interferes with how both of these chemicals ar
Why does being lazy feel so good? shouldn’t we naturally feel better working?
Being lazy means we're spending fewer calories. Which is good for an animal which may not get to eat. If you were that hungry, you naturally wouldn't be lazy.
Why do we feel the movement of a car, such as turning and slowing down, more than we feel the movements and changes of speed in an airplane?
It is the same. Commercial airliners just don't make relatively hard maneuvers in most cases, so it's like someone making gentle turns or more slowly changing speed. Fighter jets, on the other hand, c
Why is it sometimes taboo to classify transgender folk as having a mental illness?
Because one criterion for mental illness is that the behaviours and thoughts the person is experiencing keeps them from being able to fully function day-to-day. For example, anxiety disorders and depr
Why do peoples faces turn red when nervous or embarrassed?
Generally when you're nervous or embarrassed, you probably feel like you're in a high-pressure situation. The body responds by releasing adrenaline and increasing blood flow which causes your face to
Why does it feel like time goes by faster as I get older?
A friend and I had this discussion, think of it as a ratio, when you're little, say five or so, and your waiting for your birthday, its 1/5th of your life away, but when your 40, that's merely 1/40th
Why is time considered an Illusion?
Time isn't an illusion, it's a fundamental parameter of the universe. It's not a construct of human imagination it's an inherent property of the universe.