All Articles by Veronica Pamoukaghlian, MA
Ms. Pamoukaghlian holds a Masters in Creative Writing. She has directed two documentaries shot in psychiatric wards, which were shown at psychiatric conferences all over the world. She directed a feature documentary about the 77-year old senior Decathlon champion of the world (Raulthemovie). She is the CEO of Uruguayan film production company NEKTAR FILMS.
Intelligence – Do You Need it to be Successful?
As early as 1976, the Carnegie Institute of Technology presented a study that attributed 85% of financial success to human engineering skills, namely, self-management and relationship-management, rather than intrinsic or hereditary qualities such as IQ and analytical abilities. Over the last decade, popular culture has embraced the notion of emotional intelligence as a set of skills central to achieving happiness and attaining personal goals. However, popular belief seldom associates emotional intelligence with success in business; it is most often assumed to be connected to success in interpersonal relationships and thought to be more relevant to succeeding in the home than at the office.
From Nymphomania to Hypersexuality
The concept of nymphomania dates back to Victorian times. It was then described as a "female pathology of over-stimulated genitals" and an "illness of sexual energy levels gone awry, as well as the loss of control of the mind over the body." Some of the behaviors that lead to this classification, such as women taking of their clothes in public or grabbing at the first man who came into sight, are consistent with the manic states of bipolar disorder, among many other pathologies.
Mind Games – Science’s Attempts at Thought Control
If both the past and the external world exist only in the mind, and if the mind is controllable - what then? --- George Orwell, in 1984The concept of brainwashing was first used to describe certain obscure procedures carried out in early Communist China, but the idea of "cleansing the mind" can be traced back all the way to fourth century Confucian thinkers.
Bibliotherapy – The Healing Power of Books
A book must be an ice-axe to break the seas frozen inside our soul. --- Franz KafkaIn this era of tablets, videogames and virtual reality, it may seem anachronistic for kids to be told that "reading is good for you." Though there are many ways in which reading can be beneficial for the education of youth, there are other ways in which books can improve our lives.
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