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  1. Re:Accuracy of IQ tests on Gene Found That May Affect IQ in Males · · Score: 1

    IQ tests as they are used today have a margin of error of about 100%. They were never meant to measure intelligence.

    /Psych student.

  2. Re:As a psychologist on Anxiety Disorders Discoverable by Blood Test · · Score: 4, Informative

    It depends on the patient. In my opinion, benzodiazepines should NOT be used for long term treatment (anything longer than 2 weeks or so). What I've observed to be most effective is beginning an SSRI (or in some cases SNRI), and if needed using a benzodiazepine to control the symptoms/side effects until the S(S/N)RI has stablized. Then Cognitive Behavioral Therapy while the patient is on the anti-depressants, and then slowly taking them off of the antidepressants.

  3. Re:As a psych student on Anxiety Disorders Discoverable by Blood Test · · Score: 1

    Look in to denial--many people diagnosed with mental disorders go through the same stages that someone diagnosed with say, cancer, would.

  4. Re:As a psychologist on Anxiety Disorders Discoverable by Blood Test · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I disagree. While I feel that recovery should be placed upon the patient, it is important to let them know that they are not responsible for causing the disorder. My significant other was extremely bothered and felt that she was a failure for having an anxiety disorder, but I remind her that "(She) isn't responsible for having the disorder, but she is responsible for her recovery."

  5. Re:What if their anxiety disorders involve needles on Anxiety Disorders Discoverable by Blood Test · · Score: 1

    In that case you can either give them an anxiolytic (anti-anxiety agent such as alprazolam [Xanax]), or "put them under"--although I would expect that in all but the strongest cases a benzodiazepine would work well enough.

  6. As a psych student on Anxiety Disorders Discoverable by Blood Test · · Score: 4, Informative

    As a psych student planning on specializing in anxiety/depression, this is great news. A blood test would make it a lot easier for people to acknowledge that they have an anxiety disorder. Currently one of the greatest challenges a psychologist faces in these disorders is getting the patient to see that they really do have one and it is impacting them negatively.

  7. Thankfully on HBO Attacking BitTorrent · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Closed registration torrent sites will be able to weed out the poisoners.

  8. Re:But there's a catch! on BitTorrent Gets $8.75M From Venture-Capital Firm · · Score: 1

    Gosh... I'm really trying hard to make this a funny bittorrent joke, but I find that I've just described actual commerce. How depressing.

    The depressing part is that you were trying really hard to make a funny BitTorrent joke, right?

  9. Re:On Behalf of Slashdot on World of Warcraft Interview "Responses" · · Score: 1

    Come on, that isn't very fair. I'm a community college student thinking about applying for an internship, and I could write much better responses.

  10. Re:weird... on World's Smallest MP3 Player · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I would die to listen to one of those!

  11. Re:weird... on World's Smallest MP3 Player · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Well, just let me take a quick listen...

  12. Don't you worry on New International Serenity Trailer Released · · Score: 1

    They did dumb down a few minor things, but the movie is great.

  13. Re:As it hasn't been said yet... on 60th Anniversary of the Atomic Bomb · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Most of the people on that team did not want the bomb actually used before Japan was given a chance to see the capability that it gave the United States. The majority believed that this would be the case--the mere display of such power would get Japan to surrender, not getting a firsthand perspective by being hit twice.

  14. Summary on Homebuilt 19" Mini-ITX Server Rack · · Score: 4, Informative

    TOTAL SPACE:
    4643Gb > 4.53 Tera bytes (28 Harddrives)

  15. Can someone explain to me? on Tetherless Wireless · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Why is it that the download:upload speed ratios are almost always at least 2:1, and usually 3 or 4? Is it solely to deter servers/filesharing?

  16. Practice makes perfect on The Art of Computer Virus Research and Defense · · Score: 4, Insightful

    But how do AV researchers dissect such malware, especially when virus writers have devoted so much time to avoiding detection and perfecting their craft with self-decrypting viruses, polymorphic shellcode, and obfuscated loops.

    It is important to note that virus authors who have perfected their craft create viruses that are not found.

  17. These things are SMART on Pharm-Bot Goes On Rampage · · Score: 5, Interesting

    My grandmother was hospitalized for brain surgery a year ago, and I spent long days in the hospital. They also had a Waldo, and let me tell you, they were advanced. They would navigate around people, use the elevators (push the buttons, shuffle around in the elevator when it got more/less crowded, wouldn't get into the elevator if it was too full.) It annoyed some of the nurses because it would ask them to do something, and if they were busy so they decided to ignore it, Waldo would remind them every minute or so. I wish everyone at the hospital was as courteous as Waldo ;)

  18. Re:125 nonprofit publishers on Publishers Protest Google Library Project · · Score: 1

    No.

    Non-profits still have employees, and a lot of them do get paid. Non-profit means that the company's main goal isn't to generate profit.

  19. Re:Importance on Scientists Solve Riddle of Unpopped Popcorn · · Score: 1

    As a psychologist this kind of thing really bothers me. Should we not study generalized anxiety disorder because it isn't as harmful as substance addiction?

    Similarly, should we let people free who comit armed robbery because murder is a worse problem?

    Yes, I did just compare popping popcorn kernels to GAD and armed robbery.

  20. Translation on Pros and Cons of Firefox Critically Evaluated? · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    At first I was excited because I thought I was going to get to finally read an enlightening, in-depth article that critically examined the browser. I should have known better.

    Should be read as:

    At first I was excited because I thought I was going to get to read an article about how Firefox is the best thing ever. It turns out it wasn't written by me and is therefore wrong.

  21. Re:law? on Forty Years of Moore's Law · · Score: 2, Informative

    A theory is an integrated set of principles that organizes and predicts observations.

  22. Re:Hello, where's the penis? on Spam Kings · · Score: 1

    I know, it's absurd. They SHOULD have replaced it with "%#?!$."

  23. Re:Heh. on Robotic Nanotech Swarms on Mars... in 2034 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I know what you mean about the sense of superiority and I think that it [the complex] is completely rediculous. Slashdot is "News for Nerds." Then there is "It's not news, it's Fark." I come to both for seperate reasons and thinking that you are better than another group because you like funny news or you like tech news is, well, idiotic. But damn, we're better than k5 ;)

  24. Re:Heh. on Robotic Nanotech Swarms on Mars... in 2034 · · Score: 0

    Just to get it out of everbody's system:

    I for one welcome our -1, Offtopic overlords! /Sorry, it didn't work.

  25. Re:Old Times on In Depth Reactions to EA / ESPN Deal · · Score: 1

    Jesus, you listed Baseball Simulator 1000, Ice Hockey, and Bases Loaded...I LOVE those games. You get added as a friend.

    I set up my xbox to play NES games and really only play Bases Loaded (and occassionally Bubble Bobble or SMB1/3)