Harry Stack Sullivan proposed a developmental model of sentience, of “any...primary data of experience” (Sullivan, 1953, p. 28). This article uses theory and case study examples to explore Sullivan’s developmental model in two ways. First, the scope of applicability of the model is extended to everyday experience. Second, using Sullivan’s other developmental theories as analogy, extension of hi...

"Warmth" is the most powerful personality trait in social judgment, and attachment theorists have stressed the importance of warm physical contact with caregivers during infancy for healthy relationships in adulthood. Intriguingly, recent research in humans points to the involvement of the insula in the processing of both physical temperature and interpersonal warmth (trust) information. Accord...

In the past two decades, there has been a rapid increase in the awareness of IPV and the incidents of IPV reported in different countries. In 2002, the issue was raised at the international level by the World Health Organization (WHO) in its first report on health and violence against women (Krug, 2002). According to the report, the lifetime prevalence of physical assaults by intimate partners ...

In this paper we describe: a) the participatory evaluation and grading (PG/E) method principles and algorithm that has been implemented within the on-line learning environment LIFE in two, untrusted (UPG/E) and trusted (TPG/E), versions; b) the outcomes of its use as part of the activities carried on to retrain K12 and high school teachers. The analysis of the outcomes of this case study prelim...

Bulimia Nervosa (BN) is considered one of the leading causes of psychological impairment among women (Striegel-Moore & Bulik, 2007). Lifetime prevalence rates for Bulimia Nervosa (BN) range between 1–3% of women, although many more women experience sub-threshold bulimic symptoms that significantly impair their life functioning (American Psychiatric Association, 2006; Hoek & Van Hoeken, 2003). B...

Based in current debates in aesthetics, we examined whether people’s beliefs match philosophers’ arguments that an original painting or carved sculpture possesses a privileged nature when compared with originals in other types of art. We tested whether participants believe the destruction of an original art piece has different consequences on the ability to experience that piece if the art is v...