SURRENDER, IN STRIKING CONTRAST TO masochism, is a word that is seldom encountered in the psychoanalytic literature, and even then it often bears an ambiguous meaning. My goal in this paper is to give the term a certain clarity of definition and to study its relation to submission and masochism, which I regard as antitheses to surrender. In order to span the full compass of the meaning I give t...

Methods and results Geneva prison (for men and women) has 300 beds and serves as a remand prison and for short and medium term sentences. One fifth of the prisoners are dependent on opiates at entry. For our study we cross checked prison medical records with medicolegal necropsv reports in the Canton of Geneva. During 1982-6, 102 sudden deaths among former prisoners were recorded, of which a la...

Intelligent Design Theory (ID) has been much maligned recently as Neo-Creationist pseudoscience. This paper looks briefly at the common arguments used against ID, including arguments from methodological naturalism (MN), falsifiability, productivity, and religious fundamentalism. Ultimately it goes on to explain why the theory could be beneficial to our society today and suggests a need for a me...

Bipolar disorder is a mental disorder with chronic and remitting course. The disorder is related to high mortality and severely impairs everyday functioning. Therefore a scientifically sound and practical approach to treatment is needed. Making a long-term treatment plan usually also demands some creativity. The patient is interested in a number of issues, from the choice of therapy in acute ph...

Problem-finding is a complex part of the innovation process. The growth path from motivation to an idea and finally to an innovation requires communication of different viewpoints. This research aims to answer how mobile learning tools could facilitate creativity by supporting both individual reflection and collaboration around ideas. The use of portfolios and web logs in this context is discus...

the process theology is one of the theological systems which spread during postmodern period. this kind of theology tries to revive the spiritual system. david ray griffin is one of the process theologians and has many systematic researches. according to his idea, spiritual system in pre- modern considers the world in a way that is subjugated to an all-powerful being that unilaterally intervene...

Despite being an important component of problem-solving ability, relatively little is known about the linguistic features of creativity and the related constructs of elaboration, humor, and persuasion. In order to better understand the linguistic features of these constructs, two analyses were performed to examine relationships between linguistic features and human judgments of humor, persuasio...

Publication bias in animal research, its extent, its predictors, and its potential countermeasures are increasingly discussed. Recent reports and conferences highlight the potential strengths of animal study registries (ASRs) in this regard. Others have warned that prospective registration of animal studies could diminish creativity, add administrative burdens, and complicate intellectual prope...

Creativity generally involves the conception of original and valuable ideas. Previous studies have suggested an association between creativity and the dopaminergic system, and that physical activity facilitates creativity. Iron plays a key role in the dopaminergic system and physical activity. Here, we newly investigated the associations between hair iron levels and creativity, dopamine-related...