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Global viruses lead to mental health problems among population
New research at the Department of Psychology has revealed a dramatic increase in loneliness and symptoms of anxiety and depression as a result of the pandemic restrictions. Women and young people are the hardest hit.
New studies have revealed that women and young adults in particular are among those who are experiencing a marked increase in mental problems as a result of social distancing measures. Foto: NTB/Scanpix
During the pandemic, symptoms of anxiety and depression have increased two to threefold in Norway. This increase is the same for loneliness. Omid Ebrahimi is a psychologist and double PhD candidate at the Department of Psychology (PSI). Accompanied by Asle Hoffart and Sverre Urnes Johnson, he is leading a research project designed to investigate the connection between distancing measures, isolation and quarantine as related to the coronavirus and mental health.
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Bruce Kasanoff: How Likely Are You to Sense God s Presence? LinkedIn 3/4/2021 © Provided by LinkedIn
The basic idea: An international, multi-disciplinary team of researchers has identified two attributes that make individuals more likely to have vivid experiences of God (and spirits). They conducted four studies involving over 2,000 participants across five countries: the United States, Ghana, Thailand, China and Vanuatu.
The first attribute is
porosity, which the researchers define as:
the idea that the boundary between “the mind” and “the world” is permeable. Intuitions that wishes or curses might come true, that strong emotions might linger in a room to affect others, or that some people might be able to read minds are examples of porosity.
Two key factors facilitate the experience of spirits or gods
Human history has been shaped by vivid experiences of gods and spirits, from Augustine’s conversion to Christianity after hearing a disembodied voice to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s decision, after hearing God’s voice, to move ahead with the Montgomery bus boycotts.
Now Stanford University anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann, the Howard H. and Jessie T. Watkins University Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences, has identified two attributes, porosity and absorption, that make individuals more likely to have these kinds of experiences. Over the course of four studies of more than 2,000 participants from many different religious traditions in the United States, Ghana, Thailand, China and Vanuatu, Luhrmann and her team demonstrate the power of culture in combination with individual differences to shape something that we normally think of as a given – what feels real. Their findings are detailed in a study pub
By Sandra Feder
Human history has been shaped by vivid experiences of gods and spirits, from Augustine’s conversion to Christianity after hearing a disembodied voice to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s decision, after hearing God’s voice, to move ahead with the Montgomery bus boycotts.
Stanford researchers have identified attributes that make individuals more likely to have the experience of the presence of gods and spirits. (Image credit: Marc Olivier Jodoin / Unsplash)
Now Stanford University anthropologist Tanya Luhrmann, the Howard H. and Jessie T. Watkins University Professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences, has identified two attributes, porosity and absorption, that make individuals more likely to have these kinds of experiences. Over the course of four studies of more than 2,000 participants from many different religious traditions in the United States, Ghana, Thailand, China and Vanuatu, Luhrmann and her team demonstrate the power of culture in combination with
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