Psychology
Exploring "Why" questions about Psychology
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Why does stretching feel so euphoric?
Basically it helps circulate blood through your body. You don't feel good when blood pools in your body.
Why do women get so mad when you accuse their emotional outbursts on their period?
It invalidates whatever they are upset about. Its dismissive and rude. It also, in my experience, is said mainly by those who have no idea if said woman is menstrual at the time as well.
Why do we laugh? Specifically why do we have a physical reaction, such as chest heaving, when we laugh rather than just “feeling” happy?
Most humor is the juxtaposition between what we _expect_ to happen and what actually happens. Take the (lame) joke: > Three men walk into a bar; none of them ducked The humor there is that you exp
Why do neo-nazis and other far right groups in Europe, hate jews today in 2015
Reasons for antisemitism have generally stayed the same as they were in the past. Jews are believed to control most of the financial and media outlets in the world because they have a history of getti
why does it feel good when someone else massages us but not ourselves?
Massages need to take place when you're relaxed. When your massage person does their work you're relaxed, you don't have to do anything while they work on your body. You can't easily massage your back
Why is it hard to speak when we are emotional?
Emotions are caused by chemicals being released in the brain. These chemicals can cause love, panic, fear, nostalgia, etc. When surprising information hits your brain, it can get flooded by these chem
Why are people with bipolar disorder much more suicidal compared to people with just major depression?
I'm not a psychologist, but I did take a couple classes in college. Anyway, my bet is that it's the sharp shift from high to low. When you feel bad all the time, having a bad day isn't super hard on y
why are male animals more colorful and attractive in the animal world but it is the other way around for humans, where most attention for beauty is towards females?
Because female humans don't have to camouflage themselves with their nests in the bushes to hide from predators
Why do people who fall from 3 stories or up get injure/die, but ski jumpers who reach heights of 100+ feet feel barely anything at all?
Skiers are not landing on a flat concrete slab like the people falling. They are landing on steeply sloped snow. It is not the fall that kills you, but the sudden stop at the end.