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Interpersonal theory of suicide

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> For example, suicide rates have been lower on Super Bowl Sundays than other Sundays, and it is believed that the social connectedness that occurs from being a fan of a sport's team increases one's feeling of belongingness.

The interpersonal theory of suicide attempts to explain why individuals engage in suicidal behavior and to identify individuals who are at risk. It was developed by Thomas Joiner and is outlined in Why People Die By Suicide. The theory consists of three components that together lead to suicide attempts. According to the theory, the simultaneous presence of thwarted belongingness and perceived burdensomeness produce the desire for suicide. While the desire for suicide is necessary, it alone will not result in death by suicide. Rather, Joiner asserts that one must also have acquired capability (that...

Hardly a proof of the hypothesis though.

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> Previous studies on Icelandic students have shown that men are more dependent on passion in order to succeed at something. This study confirms the earlier findings. Men require more passion. In six out of eight test questions, men score higher on passion than women.

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@tchrist but until the end of this semester this month, courses are still all conducted online. The weather here didn't become too hot to tolerate until this month. Each student connects to the class via a computer via internet remotely rather than really gathering in a physical room, so probably not everyone is in a hot room - some may be in an air conditionered room.

Oh.

I am in the university dorm, where there is no air conditioner or electric fan.

but I don't know where other students are when connecting to the class.

I am occasionally in my office/lab, where there is no air conditioner or electric fan, either, when connecting to the class.

How do other students in your dorm manage?

@Bohemianrelativist That's crazy.

I never moved back home after my first year at university all because the lab where I worked had air conditioning, and a couch. :)

I would imagine that you could acquire a small electric fan for something like 5 to 15 euros.

1:49 AM

@tchrist I don't know many students in the dorm. I only heard a math student complaining his room in the 4th floor is burning hot and asked me if my room in the 1st floor is the same hot. I think my room in the 1st floor is less hot than his room in the 4th floor, but it is still often too hot to tolerate, especially when studying.

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@CowperKettle Passion is a squishy concept. I would like to see the test questions that produced those results.

I have noticed the seminar rooms , like my office have no air conditioner, and some of their windows are left open. But every time I let my windows open, there are insects or bugs flying in.

Optimally you want it below 25C, the closer to 18C or 20C the better. Anything above that is going to bug you, and above 30C may be dangerous. Humidity makes it worse, and lack of moving air makes it worse.

Yes, you'll die if you keep your windows closed.

Needs screens on the windows. We've been through this.

there is no screen window here.

Barbarians.

But it only gets 20 inches of rain a year. Places that get less than that often don't need screens because they don't get enough moisture for there to be bugs everywhere.

But you've said you have a lot of bugs. That's too bad.

1:53 AM

no, there is always some kind of creature flying in as I let the window open.

I am going to sleep.

So long as it doesn't bite you or sting you or fly into your eye, you should be ok. Just annoyed.

Some people are phobic about insects though.

@tchrist they will fly around my room and produce noise.

Noise? That's very interesting. Few bugs do that.

Bees buzzing? Don't worry about those. Just don't argue with them.

they are something like moths or butterflies or some kind of bug which likes to fly around light.

some other bugs don't make noise but die in my room. Then soon you find a lot of dead bugs in my room.

"Moths" are nocturnal, "butterflies" diurnal. The only moth I've ever heard is a sphinx moth, which makes a sound like a hummingbird's wings.

@Bohemianrelativist Better a dead bug than a dead boy. Ask the senator.

Sorry, bad joke. Still.

If finding a dead bug in your room troubles you, I'm thinking your distress may be abnormal.

1:58 AM

that moth-like creature which flied in when I let the window open just climbed by my table.

Is he cute? Pretty? Or boring and dull?

I have cats. They take care of such things for me.

@tchrist that happens often, not just occasionally.

@Bohemianrelativist You are not supposed to eat them.

Especially all dried out like that.

the windows platform in my office has a lot of dead bugs just because I let the windows open from time to time.

I sometimes find a dead fly or moth here or there, near the windows. It could not bother me less.

It's strange that they come in to die. That's not their goal.

2:01 AM

sometimes some dead mosquito dies in my note, making my note dirty.

Seriously, you have to keep cool. The bugs do not matter unless they bite or sting you.

Do you have OCD?

I am going to sleep. Talk to you the other time.

Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder

I'll take that as a "yes". :)

> Entomophobia is an extreme and persistent fear of insects. It's what's referred to as a specific phobia, which is a phobia that focuses on a particular object. An insect phobia is one of the most common types of specific phobia. A phobia is overwhelming and causes significant anxiety.

I know people with that. I am not one.

Entomophobia

Entomophobia is a specific phobia characterized by an excessive or unrealistic fear of one or more classes of insect, and classified as a phobia by the DSM-5. More specific cases included katsaridaphobia (fear of cockroaches), apiphobia (fear of bees), myrmecophobia (fear of ants), and lepidopterophobia (fear of moths and butterflies). One book claims 6% of all US inhabitants have this phobia.Entomophobia can be developed in some ways. One of them is by having a scary experience or if the person believes that the insect is dangerous. For example, if the person thinks a butterfly is venomous, they...

It's often related to fear of contamination.

But I imagine that where you came from, there really are very terrible diseases you can get from mosquitos. So this is not irrational.

Ticks, which are not an insect but a kind of arachnid like spiders and mites and scorpions, also carry sometimes-terrible diseases. They don't fly though.

I have friends and family who have all suffered from serious illness from such creatures.

Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is a cluster C personality disorder marked by an excessive need for orderliness, neatness, and perfectionism. Symptoms are usually present by the time a person reaches adulthood, and are visible in a variety of situations.The cause of OCPD is thought to involve a combination of genetic and environmental factors, namely problems with attachment.This is a distinct disorder from obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), and the relation between the two is contentious. Some studies have found high comorbidity rates between the two disorders but others have...

> OCPD is highly comorbid with other personality disorders, autism spectrum,[8][9] eating disorders,[10] anxiety, mood disorders, and substance use disorders.[3]

"comorbid" means that it occurs along with the others.

I have to close the fricking back door because mosquitos are flying in. ARGH!

Ok, I don't like them either.

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If you turn this chart 90 degrees, you will get nice medal ribbons.