Saberi Roy

'Scars', Essay and WTF (Warning to Friends)

2011-10-19T05:47:00.009+01:00

The Quantum Poetry Magazine has featured my poem 'Scars' on their website. Please check out.

Also, I have tried to analyse the emotion of Hatred and found it to be necessary as a force for citizen revolts, critical debates, and other constructive social change
The Psychology of Hatred . Hatred is not all that bad.

and one more thing....I googled myself after a year almost and the web is something that can't be controlled. I would recommend that you only click on links that are either mentioned on my blog or website as I contribute directly only to certain sites mentioned on my blog/website. My essays can be republished but stay away from suspicious sites. Some sites even change original content and still use my name as keyword. There are of course, legitimate and good sites who seek permission and post my work with proper credit, so please use your discretion. If you have a nose for what's genuine, you'll understand what I'm talking about.

Happy Knowledge Hunting...

More on Arab Spring

2011-10-09T09:08:00.005+01:00

Please check out my article The Arab Spring: Al Qaeda's Imminent Tryst or Impossible Dream? on Online Opinion.

I write about the opportunities that Al Qeada networks have been seeking in the chaos of the Middle East - whenever there is some form of social change, there are underlying opportunities. The Arab Spring is about people and their need for change and democracy but it is also about disruptive elements like the Al Qaeda seeking opportunities. I believe now both overt and covert Al Qaeda supporters could slowly make their way from jihadists to government officials, although this is always how terrorist groups and members dissociate - some die and some get into politics

Libya, Missing Gaddafi, Missing Weapons and some other stuff

2011-09-21T18:25:00.009+01:00

An article on the Challenges of the Libyan Interim is posted on OpedNews. What bothers me about Libya is that there are many missing weapons and missiles - more than 20000 of these are missing from the Gaddafi regime's weapons storage facility

I have also posted an article on happiness - suggesting that happiness is one of the most subjective emotions, as the reactions to happiness could be more personal when compared with fear or anger (which are accompanied by definite or more objective physical reactions).
My psychology essays are speculative, and the ideas will have to be empirically tested, so these are only meant as the starting point to trigger research rather than conclusive statements.

Your comments

2011-09-11T14:44:00.004+01:00

I happened to log in to one of my psychology essays website and found some comments.

Nikki writes:
Subject: Entertainment

It would be interesting to see a broader approach to entertainment. For example something that pertains to live entertainment (such as circus, dance, religious rites, live music). The obsession everyone has with dissecting video game and movie/celebrity addictions has started to tire me out. It would be great to see this subject put it's attention on more positive side of entertainment, and maybe that way more positive things will come out of it. For example, I'm very curious as to whether story telling, while entertaining, also serves to create and stimulate new ideas in the listener, giving them better tactics to deal with life and help create new, previously unknown emotions in the listener. Or can watching an amazing dancer inspire one to exercise and dance themselves, creating better body awareness and better overall health. Is being transported to a different reality really mindless, or does it provide one with tools of creativity that will help them be more flexible and more innovative. Of course, the mindless entertainment of video games and Hollywood aren't providing this, but if we start to emphasize and improve the entertainment that does, wouldn't that bring us farther?

Comment provided April 03, 2011 at 18:04 pm

Reply - SR
Nikki - I am very pleased that you thought along these lines. Of course, that is what I have tried to emphasize and focused on the personal forms of entertainment as in story telling, playing with a child, listening to music for instance, these are very personal. In fact the personal forms of entertainment are more important to us than the more public forms of entertainment like movies. I wouldn't call Hollywood entertainment mindless, but that is only one type of entertainment which may not have the same impact as the more personal types of entertainment. So of course we need to broaden our horizons when we do our research on entertainment and create a comprehensive psychology of entertainment. This is a more developing field as you see.

Aishwarya writes:
Subject: article

it is a fantastic article on advertisement in psychological aspect and it covers up all the information about advertisement in psychological aspect.

Comment provided April 09, 2011 at 06:45 am

Reply - SR
Aishwarya - Thanks for your comment, I'm glad you found the article helpful. This is one of my most popular articles.

Thanks a lot for yoru comments - SR

Poems and Abstract

2011-08-25T12:00:00.005+01:00

I wish to thank people who have quoted me and/or linked my website/blog. If you want me to acknowledge, please send your links and I will add them to my webpage.
New poems uploaded on my website - www.saberiroy.com/poetry.html

The abstract for the Melbourne Screen Futures Summit 2011 is also up on my website. Let's see whether I can locate the presentation and put that up as well. Link here for abstract

Thanks for your visit. Stay happy and keep smiling.

Egypt

2011-02-14T17:39:00.004Z

The Egypt Revolution as I noted elsewhere is a part of a greater Arab revolution. The Arab world is changing - there is a definite Arab revolution in the Middle East and Northern Africa as all authoritarian regimes are facing direct and strong opposition from the people. The Arab people are reacting to the difference between the world out there and the rigid conditions in their own home country. Open and easy access to information, increasing connectivity and awareness on human rights and democracy issues are clearly making the Arab world hungry for change.

I will soon write an article on this and will post an update here.

Homosexuality

2011-02-02T09:21:00.003Z

I was going through some internet articles on homosexuality and most of them are so appallingly wrong and misleading and homosexuals are so frequently branded as harmful to society. I have here provided my explanations on homosexuality, its causes and social implications.

The Psychology of Homosexuality

Wikileaks....more

2010-12-08T12:33:00.006Z

In my latest article on The Periscope Post I write strongly in favour of Wikileaks and an open accessible society
Wikileaks has done a lot of good work and irrespective of whether releasing US diplomatic cables is a mistake, organizations like Wikileaks gives power to the people and governments and corporate houses should only try to counter them legally and not by freezing their accounts or putting presure by other means

The problem if any lies with the ways and means of information access and although I have some restrictions on whether private and secret information should be exposed, even within an open society, wikileaks has done nothing wrong and the website is working completely within the legal framework of journalism

More here:
Wikileaks: Power and Freedom in a Digital Age

Wikileaks and Information Access

2010-12-03T05:32:00.004Z

An article on Wikileaks up at Global Politician and a slightly different version on Newsblaze.
I'm writing another one and that will be posted soon as well.

Burma elections and Release of Suu Kyi

2010-11-15T12:13:00.004Z

With the Burmese elections and release of Suu Kyi - I simply had to write something on the electoral process in Burma, on the future role of UN in democratic transitions and the road ahead for Burma's Democracy icon

There are two opinion/commentary pieces up

on OpedNews - Aung San Suu Kyi's release - Road to Real Democracy?
and in a nice new newspaper

The Periscope Post - Burmese elections, the UN and Future Democracies

Hiatus

2010-09-16T12:23:00.004+01:00

This blog might just be going through this prolonged hiatus as I'll be holed up for the next few months, writing. Reflections in Psychology parts I&II are going through formatting before going up on Amazon in 6-8 weeks. The essays are in any case available free on the archives of widernet. I'll put up the link once I get it. I'm busy with two books I'm doing and will be doing minimal column or article writing in the next 3 months. A book on conflicts will have release/promotion in 2011. There is also an illustrated book, again for 2011. (more details when the publisher finalizes the release). 2011 will be hopefully more socially active for me after these projects are done.

Take care!

Two New Posts

2010-08-23T12:58:00.004+01:00

Check out a new poem released in Gloom Cupboard - Wet Sands
Poetry editor is Joseph M Gant)

I'm guest blogging for a nice magazine Poetica on the Dynamics of the Creative Process
(Publisher is Michal Magerefteh and Blog Editor is Linda Pressman)

This blog, articles and more...

2010-08-18T15:57:00.006+01:00

A new article on the Psychology of Empathy up at Futurehealth.org

Many of my articles are free and can be republished as an Educational Resource but if you are using them, please republish sensibly and responsibly. I will eventually pull the psychology essays down when all 4 parts of Reflections in Psychology (130 articles) are published in book formats.I keep them as free educational resource though.

I am busy with the next Psychology book (Part -II), and another non-fiction political book which has caught the interest of a US publisher. This means I'm almost always at work and will update this blog less frequently. But I will update this blog as and when something gets published or a new book is released or when there are events/news etc.

Thanks a lot for reading my blog. I wish you a good day.

Shaping Tomorrow Newsletter

2010-07-18T18:48:00.006+01:00

My article on Consumerism Creating Needs was published in the Shaping Tomorrow Newsletter quite a few weeks back (I didn't update this blog somehow)- you might have to register.

Consumerism Creating Needs

Shaping Tomorrow is a UK based futurist Think Tank

Two Poems on Carcinogenic Poetry Magazine

2010-07-17T06:28:00.003+01:00

Two Poems 'Transgressions' and 'Corners of Reason'
are up on Carcinogenic Poetry Magazine, edited by Virgogray Press publisher Michael Aaron Casares

Blogging on Amnesty Blogs

2010-07-05T15:57:00.008+01:00

I am blogging on Amnesty Blogs to have definite watchdogs and monitoring in Burma including Amnesty and the UN, otherwise it is again a case of manipulated elections and a failed hope of real democracy.

Burmese General elections - Another Sham? on Amnesty Blogs

also published in Global Politician

There is also an article where I write about the waste of UK and US security resources as law enforcement officials are forced to run around glamorous Russian spies instead of using the resources for tracking terrorists. here on Newsblaze
Russia's Spying Culture Still a Cold War Remnant

New Article on Futurehealth.org

2010-06-22T16:39:00.005+01:00

There is this new article on Futurehealth.org

The Psychology of Emotions

I'll be putting up psychology articles first on this site before republishing elsewhere. The editor will run one article per week. But the book (Part 2 of Reflections in Psychology with the next 30 articles) should be up soon.

Magazine Updated

2010-05-18T17:04:00.005+01:00

I've finally managed to put up a new issue of The God Signs. It has very good articles - by Michael Austin who has hit the right button by claiming that Richard Dawkins' atheism is primarily based on Biblical Christianity. Emanuel Paparella's article on Vico and Descartes highlights the more rationalistic concepts of reality and Bob Lancer's article on the Jewish Kabballah gives a different interpretation of Creativity. Finally, I have also added Einstein's essay and a short story written by me that was included in school tests. Link here
I am also trying to get an editorial board in place which will only materialize by end of the year.
Also, check out the old disease in a new blog Poemopia

General Elections and the British Media

2010-05-05T23:30:00.006+01:00

The Election heat is really on now and the second article on the role of the British media is published here in Newsblaze. Unlike newspapers in the US which are in most cases neutral and objective, British newspapers endorse political parties and even dig out the dirt and sometimes when there is no dirt, they create the dirt - and come up with stories about politicians which may not have any truth in them.It's less about the battle of the parties and more a battle of the papers. The story is here

UK general elections 2010 and the first TV Debate

2010-04-19T14:06:00.003+01:00

analysis of the first TV debates of the UK general elections in OpedNews

Psychology Articles

2010-04-13T19:20:00.005+01:00

Reflections in Psychology - Part II (the next part of the Psychology Series) will be available by end of April or early May but I will be putting up several of these articles as free resource on the internet.
Thanks much for reading and appreciating my work.
(Some of these articles will be available at the Uni of Iowa digital archive so if you are citing for research, the digital resource would be the best place to go)

Burma and the Judiciary

2010-04-02T21:15:00.003+01:00

New Twists in Burmese Politics published in Global Politician

Help for Haiti

2010-01-24T15:30:00.003Z

You can do your bit for Haiti by donating to Rescue Task Force and World Emergency Relief
Online donations may be made at http://www.wer-us.org/haiti-donation.html

China and Human Rights

2010-01-14T04:57:00.003Z

The death penalty of Akmal Shaikh and now censorship and hacking of Google sites - China has been sending out the wrong signals. Sometimes bloggers have openly and vocally wondered, why should we worry about 'Human Rights'? That's because we live in a civilized society.

The Danger of Chinese Politics - NewsBlaze.com

Two questions.....

2009-12-11T17:32:00.007Z

Bugging me to analysis -

Why did Obama accept the Nobel Peace Prize with a Nobel War Speech? (Clever?)

and

Why did Tiger Woods almost ruin his billion dollar career for the love of 12 waitresses? (Foolish?)

Articles by Sunday hopefully.....
Articles in the National Ledger

Thanksgiving...

2009-11-30T18:22:00.004Z

On this occasion, let me thank my readers and people who have been regularly linking up my work, promoting them on the net and generally encouraging others to read my work. I am always grateful. If you have used and acknowledged my work as a resource/reference, thanks for that as well. I'm always growing as a writer and the support of readers is the best award any writer can ever win. Thanks.

Psychology Articles

2009-11-25T20:33:00.005Z

I have pulled down many (psychology) articles from some of the sites where they were posted 2-3 years back, so if you have cited those articles and linked up, please cite the actual book source. I know there is a lot of panic as these articles were driving a lot of traffic and had high google page ranks and now these links are broken, but I can't do anything about it. I'm planning to pull down some more articles although at least one copy will still remain online for a while. This is because when I started writing these psychology essays, there were few or no essays on the topics chosen and I was trying to provide new insights. Now there are so many that it is difficult to distinguish articles with any real content. From the Psychology of bathing your wife to the Psychology of feeding your dog, there are all kinds of dross out there. Although of course, like everything else some are well written. I'm planning to shift all psychology articles to my website and it's a lot of work actually and will take time.
Sorry again that you may find some links broken. Do come back to this blog and you will always find my content.

New(s)

2009-11-19T06:37:00.005Z

Are the terrorists homeward bound? on OpEdNews - explaining increased terrorism in Asia

Obama's Visit to Asia

also on Amnesty Blogs
Obama's visit to Asia -Real Issues

Republishing..

2009-11-12T15:15:00.004Z

Hey guys/ladies - Please, if you are using my articles on your website or republishing in your magazines, first of all give me credit and mention my name secondly don't squeeze them around or shred them and add bits and pieces from other places and add my name as the author. I'm writing this, as I've seen such things happening. I'm giving away some of these essays for free and it's unfair if there is any misuse.

I have now decided to put up an Original version webpage where all my work will be available in their original version so the readers will know what I endorse and what I don't.

Thanks very much for appreciating my work.

Books

2009-11-06T08:21:00.005Z

Ok, so about my books now. I might just put up Part II of Reflections in Psychology anytime. Let's see what I do. But my novel is going through the 'process of traditional pregnancy'. Which means the traditional publishing method - Agent, publishers and all that. So it's going to take months or let's say even a year before the novel sees the light of the world. But I won't vanish just like that. I will announce when it is out.

Rights to my work

2009-10-20T07:01:00.007+01:00

To my readers and well wishers:

Lot of my work, including stories, poems, articles are posted online and I received quite a few mails for translations rights, curricula inclusion rights, adaptation rights and so on. I would like to emphasize that no part of my work could be translated or adapted at this stage either for my poems, articles or stories as they will finally depend on the publishers.

Having said that, I remember having consented to use of my work for non-commercial school curricula inclusion and if you are using my stories and/or poems in your school curricula, please get back to me and I'll be very grateful. This only applies to people I have directly given consent to include my work in the curricula. Please do not use my work in the curricula if there has been no direct consent from me.

Thanks and best wishes to all my readers.

Obama's Nine Month baby - No-bel!

2009-10-10T15:54:00.005+01:00

The Nobel Committee seems to have miscalculated. Despite Obama's abilities, the Nobel Prize is the last thing a 9 month old Presidency needs at this time....

Nobel Obama - a bit too early? Global Politician

Article

2009-09-01T19:51:00.003+01:00

Show and Sham Trials of our time - Global Politician

also available on Amnesty Blogs
The Show and Sham Trials of our Times

New Book coming up soon.

2009-08-27T14:15:00.004+01:00

Reflections in Psychology -Part II will be available for purchase by mid-2010 (there has been some delay). Parts III and IV will be available by 2011. Please stay tuned. Also, books will also be available on Googlebooks and Amazon in about 6-8 weeks.
Thank you.

Activity

2009-08-18T01:48:00.006+01:00

My dear readers - I'm sorry I did not update this blog for a long time, for nearly four months now. At the moment I'm deeply involved in a novel that I'm writing and there is also a work of non-fiction which will have to be completed. So, thank you for your support and your letters. I will be uploading more psychology articles and some more poetry and socio-political articles as and when I find time to write them.

P.S. The Psychology Forum has been updated.

Saberi

This blog

2009-03-05T15:45:00.003Z

Sorry my dear readers - my blog is running a bit slow because I'm traveling. I'll update posts again around the second week of March
Thanks!

Comments..

2009-02-11T16:05:00.002Z

For those of you who follow my asexuality Q&As - please go to the Psychology Forum

I'll write more on asexuality soon to elaborate my points.
I'll also post links to other articles I've been writing. I'm working on two books now, which is keeping me busy so I might take some time to reply to your comments. For comments on other psychological issues, I'll now be posting on the Psychology Forum. This blog will be more general.
Thanks!

Lots.....

2009-02-02T01:00:00.003Z

Lots of new things happening......so hold tight
ok, not exactly four weddings and a funeral, but
Two books and a website
you can send me feedback, comments by email
take care!
SR

Video - DEC appeal on Gaza

2009-01-27T20:13:00.003Z

Articles on Gaza

2009-01-16T13:26:00.010Z

Long Term Solution to the Middle East Crisis? Examine the perspectives - OpEdnews, PA

Obama's policy options for the Middle East Crisis - Global Politician

Innocent lives caught in war - Gaza - Ovi Magazine

The Middle East crisis

2009-01-08T23:59:00.004Z

Israel has to clearly stop its attacks in Gaza that's incurring too many civilian casualties. Of course Israel lost patience as Hamas has been provoking Israel with repeated rocket attacks and Israel has a right to defend its people. Yet such aggressive move by Israel has only turned the world against it and the people of Gaza who were almost turning away from Hamas may now be uniting just to fight Israel. Hamas' repeated rocket and mortar attacks against Israel could have been dealt with differently instead of such aggressive bombing.The attacks are also not well planned as instead of weapons facilities, the police stations and schools in Gaza are becoming targets. This could be a major diplomatic failure for Israel. Of course Israel is not required to remain silent but this is obviously not the only way.
I'll post links to my articles soon.

Asexuality- Ok let me answer

2009-01-03T13:15:00.007Z

You see there have been many letters and comments sent to me and people suggested that they can have sex and still be asexual or they can masturbate and still be asexual simply because according to the definition of psychology 'they are not sexually attracted to anyone'. This is like having your cake and eating it too! You can't call yourself an asexual (and I know many people simply like to project themselves as asexuals because it's different)and still have a sex life. I never said asexuals necessarily have brain damage. I completely endorse and support asexuality and feel that we should simply understand it better. But brain problems could physiologically lead to asexuality. My problem is with the definition of asexuality. I believe psychologists have to change the definition, asexuality is about 'not having desire of sex and not practising sex' and it is not about 'not being sexually attracted to anyone'. I'm sure many psychologists who think out of the box will agree with me and there are many concepts and definitions in psychology that require a rethink and reevaluation. I'm writing these psychology articles simply to begin a discussion, debate and trigger interests in issues that have not been taken up by psychologists and this can lead to new research directions as well. Doesn't matter whether I'm right or wrong, the important thing is to begin a discussion. You can have your hate campaign against me, I don't understand why you should do it but I'm not too bothered.

Some readers have even written and asked why I post on free articles website - come on, as a writer, my aim is to get more readers..and I'm open minded about all avenues and routes through which I can reach readers

Psychology of Asexuality

2008-12-22T23:05:00.006Z

There are many new comments on psychology of asexuality, I will discuss them and post the comments by first week of January. You can keep sending your comments. I´m taking a break now. For buzzle readers, please check the psychology articles link here on my blog, there are new articles posted on another website.

P.S: Also please note I'm not removing your comments although I am also aware that comments are being removed. You have an option to send comments directly to my email address and I will reply to you on my blog.

Also note if you are promoting or advertising your website, the editors have a right to delete your comment

Wishing you happy holidays........

Break again...

2008-12-20T02:02:00.001Z

Me and my two blogs - and also the magazine will not be updated until first week of January. We're all taking a break. Have a great time....

Terrorism in India

2008-12-07T01:19:00.006Z

Latest update: A detailed analysis of terrorism/counterterrorism methods/approaches is published on Global Politician available here

India has been the subject of repeated terror attacks - and after every attack the Indian government sits up for a while and passes the buck over to Pakistan and then the whole 'nuclear tension' drama starts simmering all over again.....this pattern is repeated over and over

India really needs to set up a Ministry/Department of Counterterrorism, work out a long term strategy to fight terrorism, improve border control and DO something about its terror attacks.

I've written an article about this here
Another one is published here

My article

2008-11-26T22:37:00.003Z

on Burmese Democracy is here:

Burma and a Task Unfinished - Considering the Options

Other relevant links would be :

US Campaign for Burma, and
Burma Campaign UK

On why I do what I do

2008-11-17T20:01:00.003Z

Why I do too many things?

I do poetry - because I have a hypersensitive poet within me and I have to release this hypersensitivity through poetry

I do psychology - because I'm not happy with the way psychology is taught in schools and I want some basic change in our understanding of psychology. Psychology as taught in schools is rather boring and clinical although psychology itself is a very interesting subject. There are many issues in psychology that have never been tackled or discussed - I'm trying to raise / highlight these issues as well.

I do politics - because I tend to feel deeply about the world around me and feel I should speak out about these issues as many of us feel.

I write on philosophy and religion - because I love God (or let's say the power of creation). Finally I'm always in awe as to why and how I am here on this earth and somehow I feel I am indebted to this whole process of creation and want to return something by at least trying to understand the nature of reality and the universe.

Obama continued...

2008-11-08T16:07:00.002Z

on OPEDNews

Obama's challenges and possible directions

psychology articles..

2008-11-06T22:33:00.008Z

Students and Researchers - While using my psychology articles for your studies and research, please remember that many of the ideas presented are my own and may not be according to standard psychological theories. For many articles I have followed known and accepted psychological concepts although many other concepts are mine and not found in textbooks. So please provide complete links and references to my work otherwise your readers will get confused.

I have received quite a few letters from students and readers in the last 3 weeks.
I'll be adding more articles soon and a book format will also be available soon. Thanks and Good Luck!

link to latest

2008-10-20T13:57:00.003+01:00

Obamafied, Obamania, Obamamatopoeia and......suddenly Sarah!

latest posts

2008-10-06T14:24:00.005+01:00

I've found it difficult lately to update my blog and the magazine since I was traveling...although I haven't been exactly lazy - there are some of my new articles published in a colorful and interesting magazine that comes out of Finland - the Ovi - check it out.

Updates...

2008-09-14T08:00:00.003+01:00

I'm working on two books, so this personal blog will not be updated so frequently until the books are released by October or November. I will however continue to update my other blog - the NGOreviews site once a week and magazine The God Signs, once a month. Thanks for visiting....

NGO reviews

2008-08-26T18:22:00.004+01:00

I've added a new blog, NGO reviews that will provide reviews and links to the NGOs that are really making a difference and doing work. I will also provide a rating based on their reports and results. I'll try to review, feature and collect information on at least one NGO every week.

The blog address is www.ngoreviews.blogspot.com

The God Signs

2008-08-16T08:35:00.002+01:00

The Beta version of 'The God Signs' has been put up. The magazine is not officially open but awaits feedback and contributions. Only very good quality stuff will be published. The aim is to find novel ideas on the concept of God and examine the relevance of the God question, considering modern approaches in sciences and spirituality.

Comments and Crime

2008-08-08T08:27:00.009+01:00

I've added The Psychology of Crime
The original version is posted here: The Psychology of Crime

Psychology of Asexuality - Comment

Pretzelboy: I'm skeptical about the idea of sexual repression. As I understand it, the idea goes like this: All people are "naturally" really interested in sex (note that "natural" is unmeasurable and unscientific.) If someone is really interested in sex, it must be because all people are naturally interested in sex. If someone isn't interested in sex (and there are many such people), it must be because they are really interested in sex and are repressing it. This isn't falsifiable and therefore isn't science. Not just that, but it is a form of denial about the obvious fact that some people simply aren't interested in sex.

Saberi: Hello Pretzelboy, thanks for your comment. I agree it is quite difficult to prove asexuality scientifically as we do not have a proper scientific definition of asexuality. As of now, asexuality as 'lack of sexual attraction' is not a very convincing definition. Measuring asexuality is a problem I agree but it is a potential area of research and our first attempts would be to 'define' asexuality. Thanks!

On a different note, one comment from a reader of my poems (Prakash)is that some of my poems are sexual/erotic.
Well Prakash, that's because sexuality is part of our lives and I'm not asexual :-)

latest...

2008-07-29T09:12:00.001+01:00

I've added the Problems and Prospects in Africa - Global Politician

Authorsden

2008-07-27T08:09:00.007+01:00

There are some great people at Authorsden, so check out their work and profiles:

1. John DeDakis - Senior Editor at CNN has published a novel/suspense story 'FAST TRACK' about the 'psychological' aspects of a car/train crash survivor. The protagonist is a young woman, so this should be considered as a markedly bold project as the author is a man. Here's John's website

2. Read other people's work, they are truly remarkable. Some of the names are Jude Forese, Axilea M.U and Anessa Blaine
Jude's work has great depth, Axilea's is characterized by mystery/intrigue and Anessa Blaine is an unusually sensitive poet.

Psychology of asexuality (more comments)

2008-07-13T18:15:00.005+01:00

Ace: Good article. I do disagree on the pathological comments. However I agree the majority of asexuals have some latent or residual sexuality. I label myself nonsexual. I never Mbate, find all sexuality repulsive, am a virgin. I am a good example of a true asexual.

Saberi: Well Ace. Thanks for the comments. If you find sex repulsive it might mean you're repressing something. The reasons for this may be childhood experiences. If you're happy with your life, then fine, otherwise do consult a psychoanalyst.

Rhoda: I'm a low-sexual who has had asexual periods lasting years at a time. I wasn't repressing anything. I struggled and searched for a way to be or at least pass for sexual. I didn't even care much if I mustered up an attraction to men or to women. I just wanted to stop the constant harassment and threats of rape from people who had heard I was "frigid" (a pseudomedical pejorative term for a female asexual). I lived in fear because of gossip. During those times I had sex because society mandates it. It was torture. It left me depressed, confused and clinging to a sense of reality by a thread. When I have stopped I have felt powerful, clear-headed and confident. I just miss being socially accepted, as any woman who has sex will be accepted. If a woman is promiscuous, there is a vast culture of promiscuity that will treat her as "healthy"; she will be popular. If she is married there is a vast culture that will treat her as "stable"; she will be respectable. If she is not having sex at all, there is a vast culture that will treat her as "available". If she is not available, nearly everyone will treat her as "crazy", "witholding" (presumably witholding something that belongs to someone else), and "uptight" (presumably meaning any woman who is no fun must be altered to correct the defect). I am identifying as asexual because it is the shortest answer that comes close to describing my life.
One of the cruellest and most incomprehensible stereotypes of a's I ever heard was that we are "cold" and "don't love anyone". Nothing could be further from the truth. It always seemed to me it was the other way around. It was highly-sexed people who threatened me and attacked me when I first tried to take a stand as someone who had a right not to have sex just to fit in. I still have flashbacks about some of the things men did openly, proud of themselves, with a self-righteous air, to me to punish my speaking up. They thought they were my owners and that I had no right to withold my biological functions from them. I didn't even know some of them. Other people, male and female, have talked down to me, made fun of me and just refused to hear me, pretending I said something else. They seem to be the ones who have trouble being loving. Not all sexuals are unloving, but I think what I've seen tells me the higher-sexed people are by and large the least loving.

Saberi: Hi Rhoda. Thanks for your comments. Well I do agree with some of your points. Especially your categories for defining the sexuality of women. But your views seem to have been shaped by your experiences and your perception of those experiences. Society has in a way given certain importance to sex although it is not an absolute basic need, we can survive without sex. So asexuality should be accepted. Your own condition of asexuality may have been triggered by adverse events in your life and certain portrayals of sex in modern society have become very distasteful and many people are developing this repulsion for sex. So you will find other people like you and there's a community for asexuals. Sometimes we may be highly sexed but simply never realize that we're repressing our sexual desire. If you felt attracted towards anyone, you are not asexual. I don't want to force you to fit in but the fact that you felt threatened by people who tried to have sex with you, shows a certain insecurity. Maybe the fact that you love people is actually a channeling of your sexual energy and it's a good thing. I suggest you use your unrecognized/untapped sexuality for serving humanity, doing some social work or try creative pursuits. If you feel oversexed people are not loving, that may be due to your personal experiences but if you can associate sex with love at some point in your life, your opinions will definitely change. Thanks again!

recently..

2008-06-21T15:18:00.002+01:00

I have added The Psychology of Children
and The Psychology of Business

The Psychology of Communication

Comments (psychology of banking)

2008-05-21T18:15:00.004+01:00

Stanley - I want to know more about the relationship between psychology, banking and finance.

Saberi - Well, Stanley very few books or articles and research papers have been written on this. I recommend you do a thorough search using Google scholar. There's one recent book on the psychology of relationship banking and there are a few papers on customer loyalty, relationship, brand commitment and so on which you will get in any journal database. Very little work has been done on this but potentially a good area of research. Good luck with your search. Thanks!

break...

2008-05-13T13:02:00.003+01:00

My readers/visitors - As you might have noticed, there has been a break in my activities...sorry I've been traveling and will post new articles and updates within a few days. (New articles, stories, poems will again be posted by end of May/early June).

Thanks for your comments and mails.

Saberi

more...and thanks

2008-04-26T08:29:00.008+01:00

I've added The Psychology of Body on 24th April'08.

I would like to thank all who have been providing links to my articles/poetry/webpage from their website. I'm not aware of all the links so cannot thank everyone individually but I am very grateful. Thanks!

Also added article on China on 29th'08, link here

new stuff

2008-04-18T10:40:00.005+01:00

I've added The Psychology of Belief

these days I'm lazy. but more coming up soon.

Article on Buddhism

2008-04-04T21:24:00.002+01:00

Article - Theism, Atheism and Non-Theism in Buddhism, published in the very interdisciplinary magazine of the Metanexus Institute - The Global Spiral.

more added..

2008-03-31T13:24:00.006+01:00

I've added an overview of the Worldwide Nuclear Weapons Program in Global politician.
I've also posted The Psychology of Behavior.

psychology of beauty (comments)

2008-03-29T02:08:00.004Z

Alan: Your psychology of beauty is a good article but mainly based on physical attractiveness, rather than the experience of beauty?

Saberi: Yeah Alan. I do intend to come up with a psychology of aesthetics and there I hope to discuss all aspects of beauty in a more comprehensive manner. Thanks for your comment.

Also thanks to Javed and Jerry for their comments on my psychology articles.

posted

2008-03-18T13:24:00.001Z

Psychology of Animals
Psychology of Banking

also added
Just a little problem - short story
(not really edited, too tired to edit now, almost 3 in the morning but hopefully not too many typos/errors)

also added on 22nd March 08
The Psychology of Beauty

comments - (psychology of asexuality)

2008-03-10T18:39:00.000Z

Andrew: Treating asexuality as pathological is based not on evidence--it has recieved very little study--but on cultural bias and dominant views of sexuality. We could call it "sexualnormativity" if we wanted. Take for example the relationship between asexuality and autism. Even if some asexuals have maladaptive pathological conditions, it does not mean all do, nor does it mean asexuality is necessarily pathological. The fact that non-pathological asexuality is not well represented in the literature is because almost no one has tried to look for it.

Saberi: Hi Andrew. Thanks for the comments. I did not write asexuality is pathological. It is only not a completely normal condition and can have biological, psychological, social or intellectual causes, that's what I wrote. But as I have pointed out it could be associated with biological or psychological problems, then it could become pathological in a certain way. But asexuality will not be pathological if it has underlying social and intellectual causes. As in case of strictly non-pathological asexuality, it is more a preferred choice of celibacy rather than asexuality. Asexuality could be related to hypoactive sexual desire disorder as such a disorder would have biological or psychological causes. I consider asexuality as 'no desire and no practice of sex'.

Andrew:Asexuality is a lack of sexual attraction (or maybe "little or no sexual attraction.) This may or may not mean "not sexual." Under this definition, there is no reason to exclude people who masturbate from this group. Secondly, all the information that you cite, while I have seen it elsewhere is enormously problematic. At this point, we don't know what causes asexuality. We have virtually no data from probability samples or even convenience samples. Almost all data comes from people seeing therapists, who cannot legitimately be assumed to be representative of asexuals in general.

Saberi: Yeah you see, this is where you and I differ. Asexuality is usually considered as 'lack of sexual attraction'. I believe this is an inadequate definition of asexuality and can only lead to more confusion. How do you measure lack of sexual attraction in psychology? The data that psychologists will obtain in this case can really say nothing about actual asexuality. I also wrote something similar about data on asexuality being extremely problematic. As for the information that I use, most of it has been based on my ideas of asexuality and I don't know how you have seen it elsewhere. According to me asexuality is, 'no desire and no practice of sex' and the whole 'no sexual attraction' definition is inadequate from a psychological viewpoint. Thus, if a person masturbates, it shows that he or she has complete sex drive simply not directed towards anyone and the sex urge is simply latent. It does not mean that the person is asexual. That's my opinion.

recently added....

2008-02-27T13:13:00.000Z

Corruption and Culture - Part 1 - Global Politician

Corruption and Culture - Part 2 - Global Politician, 3rd March 08.

Psychology of Asexuality - Buzzle

Reader Comments (Psychology of Atheism)

2008-02-17T21:18:00.000Z

DSAGeorge: "Atheism is largely moving against the establishment, against any form of organized moral culture." - What nonsense! Perhaps to those who live in a fundamentalist society, where children are taught that they must believe in God or burn in Hell, atheism is "against the establishment", but in many societies (including non-communistic ones), people simply don't believe in God for the same reasons they don't believe in other fairy tales. Arguing that atheists "must have had problems with their fathers" is offensive and (frankly) stupid- it would be more likely to be true to argue that those who believe in God do so from an immature need to have a father figure holding their hands at all times- an imaginary one whenever a physical one is not available.

Saberi: Dear DSAGeorge, thank you for your comment. My sentence above is based on the understanding that most societies even today are theistic, we still celebrate Christmas and all religious events. So considering the psychoanalytic basis that atheism is an unconscious desire to resist authority, it is possible that atheism could be broadly understood as largely the need to move against the established and organized moral systems. That doesn’t mean that atheists cannot have their personal morals. Of course they can. As for God being similar to fairy tales, that depends on your definition or understanding of God. To some scientists and even to some theists God can simply be the larger cosmic principle.

Considering your second comment that atheists do not have problems with fathers, well that’s an open issue and as I have indicated I too believe that the Freudian explanation is too limited and generalized. But since father represents God in some way, unlike you I do not consider the link as absolutely stupid. Thanks!

Roger: Buddhism is an atheistic religion and if atheism is all that bad, then Buddhism could be considered as not representing a moral culture?

Saberi: Dear Roger, thank you for your question. I never wrote atheism is bad. Although Buddhism ‘according to many’ is an atheistic religion, I believe Buddhism is completely theistic. Of course that’s another issue. Buddhism does not mention a personal God but that does not mean Buddhism completely denies the impersonal. Buddhism like Advaita Vedanta brings out the moral strength of the individual. Hope this answers your question. Thanks!

Updates..

2008-02-04T22:17:00.000Z

Poem MuseTrap published in Psychopoetica, 2008.

Link here: http://www.fernhse.demon.co.uk/eastword/psycho/08Roy.htm

added....13th Feb,2008

The Psychology of Atheism on Buzzle

Link here:http://www.buzzle.com/articles/the-psychology-of-atheism.html

Reader Comments

2008-02-01T13:00:00.000Z

Mark: Could you direct me to any works on the role of the artist in early societies? Maybe a study in anthropology? I'm interested in the unconscious shamanistic significance of art as a practical tool in human endeavour and development. I'm a writer on heritage issues.

Saberi: Hi Mark, thanks for your question. I haven’t done much research on this but have some idea. You might like to go through - David S. Whitley (1998) Cognitive Neuroscience, Shamanism and the Rock Art of Native California. Anthropology of Consciousness 9 (1), 22–37
There is also a very good book I remember and I’m sure you know. Shamanism – The Beginnings of Art by Andreas Lommel. In fact books by Lommel are good. Basically I think you’ll be looking at Tribal Art and Rock Art and Primitive Art in general. Do go through the Anthropology of Consciousness and many of the issues will have related articles. Also, what about Primitive Art by Franz Boas? Interesting area of research. Hope this helps! Cheers.

Dan: In your Psychology of Altruism, you haven’t provided a development perspective on what makes people Altruistic? Is there a Psychological theory of Altruism apart from Maslow’s that you have indicated or one that does not seem to draw on biological/evolutionary perspectives?

Saberi: Hi Dan, thanks for your question. Psychology as of now seems to be heavily dependent on evolutionary perspectives for the explanation of Altruism. Altruism in fact is a topic for evolutionary psychologists. There may be some flaws to this and the perspectives become limited. Psychoanalysis has been rather dismissive towards altruism considering the fact that psychoanalysis is focused on explaining our primal instincts. I would say psychoanalysis is largely self-centered but many modern psychologists after Jung have tried to move away from that position although a proper developmental psychology of altruism needs to be worked on. Good question. Hope this helps.Cheers.

Recent Additions..

2008-01-25T17:03:00.000Z

1. Geography of Assassination and Politics of Death published in Global Politician - www.globalpolitician.com

2. The Psychology of Altruism - posted on Buzzle.com

copyright issues...

2008-01-20T01:14:00.000Z

14 poems put up on poemhunter have 'some rights reserved' which means they can be distributed widely for non-commercial/educational purposes with proper credit to the author and no modifications. no other poem or short stories available on the net can be used for any purpose whatsoever unless you've written to me and I've given you permission to use. for using articles, please use proper citation with links....SR

Using Psychology Articles

2008-01-13T16:13:00.000Z

Please note - Researchers/Students. My psychology articles are based on my personal understanding of psychology and sometimes I use my own ideas. If you use these articles for your research purposes, please cite the source for your own benefit.You can contact me if necessary. Thanks.

webpage

2008-01-04T19:35:00.000Z

my webpage is going through construction, reconstruction and deconstruction...please check back later for updates.