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Brian Haner Jr.
19 March 2008 @ 08:18 am
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This last week or so I haven't been around as much as I would like to be, especially these last few days. My aunt died, and she was rather close to us, so the world's just been chaos for a while. I didn't know her too well, but my mum did, and it's disabled her a little, so I've had to do more around the house than sit on my fat ass like I usually do >< Put this on top of the work I have to do anyway and you have a very sleepy bunny whose body decides it's REAL cute to knock her out at 8pm >:[ AKA, when I usually get online.

So I'm sorry, and things should straighten out after the funeral on Thursday. To Sloan and Miley-blob especially ><

Love,
Kay.

xx
 
 
Brian Haner Jr.
08 March 2008 @ 04:46 am
Anonymous ONLY. If you're logged into your journal and you comment, it takes the fun out of things.

1. One secret:
2. One compliment:
3. One non-compliment:
4. Lyrics to a song:
5. Your age:
6. How long we've been friends(Are we even friend?):
7. A hint to who you are:


C'mon, test my analytical abilities.
 
 
Brian Haner Jr.
07 March 2008 @ 09:33 am
What is psychology?

All your sweet little life you've been trotting around under the assumption that the physical sciences (physics, biology, chemistry, etc) are the basis of our very existence. That such things explain every moment, allow investigation into the very fabric, and offer peace and truth in a climate where religion is becoming a fading impracticality.

Sweetest bundle of bullshit I ever heard in my life.

Life, the universe and everything. 42. The meaning of life itself? The key to what living is? Perception. That's all it is. What's the point of someone telling you that black is black if you see it as blue? What's the point of someone telling you you're happy if you're sad? Why know the biological framework of a dog when you think that dog is not only a cat, but your longterm lover?

One day you will grow up big and realise the world does revolve around you. People will try to tell you differently, but it does. The world is subjective, and if something hurts you then it's hurtful, if your life takes a negative turn then the entire planet must be overwhelmed with evil, if spinach aint your thing then spinach is a fucked up entity and anyone who DOES like it is fucked up too.

Life, the universe, and everything is what you perceive it to be. And with a census of 6 billion and counting isn't the perception of humanity what shapes our world? Not zero-dimensional point particles or one-dimensonal extended objects. That shit is nothing if the brain can't process it. They wouldn't even exist, to us, if a human brain didn't form those theories and experiments and lessons.

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Topics for the next term:

Personality - What is it and what is yours?
The 16 Personality Factors - The inherent qualities and categories of people and their definitions.
The Big Five Personality Traits - Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism - OCEAN and its meaning.

It might not look like much but personality is one of the broadest fields of psychology and explains pretty much everything the subject's about. I thought it would be a good introduction into the subject at its basic level, and you should be honoured I consider you smart enough to process this already.

Other regions explored include cognitive therapy, neurological science, art and music therapy, psychological diagnosis of mental illness, child, criminal and occupational psychology, developmental, emotional, experimental and evolutionary factors, as well as a little of the social and psychophysical implications. We'll touch on methods, experiments and tests as we go on. I might even diagnose a few of you while we're at it. Be prepared. Drawing a tree might end in me committing you.

The teacher:

For those of you who don't know me already, my name is Dr. Brian E. Haner, phD. I graduated in 2006 with full honours in a doctorate of psychology, philosophy and psychotherapy (PPP) from Oxford University, England. From there I went on to experience hands on work in St. Trinity, the hospital further into the city here, and decided I wanted to teach only when I saw the position was open.

You need to be a little mentally shaken to work in psychology and even worse to teach it, which is why my methods are often deemed many things. Unorthodox, sporadic, eclectic and spontaneous at best. Bad-ass, mind-boggling, impossible and damn right screwed-up at the most excellent.

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Current Location: My office.
Current Mood: energetic
Current Music: None - watching Buffy on my laptop.
 
 
Brian Haner Jr.
23 February 2008 @ 10:33 pm
I know one of you. Just the one. And even though his ego is enough to make up for the lot of you, I'm curious.

Anyway, Sunday, 7pm, apartment 14. Bring as much alcohol as you can carry. Any gate crashing brats will be strung up by their clip-on fringes.

I need some adult company for once. IM me. We can compare ink. I'll even let you play on my Wii.

so synystuh
 
 
Brian Haner Jr.
25 January 2008 @ 09:08 pm
You're a lucky bunch of sprogs, huh? For one, you have a pretty nice place here, one I will probably end up defacing at some point during the year. Or, at the very least, day. Secondly you've been blessed with a teacher such as I.

The name's Brian, you can call me that if I like you. If I don't, you can call me whatever the fuck you like; I won't be listening to you anyway. I specialise in psychology, which means if any of you had brains I'd be dissecting the fuck out of them, but alas, I'll save that until you grow into big people. For now you'll probably just be my guinea pigs instead.

I'm 26, I'm from So Cal, and I spent the last six years in London. I don't have an accent, but I do have a photograph of me throwing up on the London Eye, which is something far more valuable to take away. And leave. I have a degree I'm willing to stick up your ass if you dare to question me, though secretly I'll love you for it.

You'll be coming to my classes. You will. They're an elective, but if you don't sign up I'll personally stalk you down armed with a Biro and a clipboard. You don't want that to happen to you, do you? Not in front of your friends. Even though you're welcome to tell them you're screwing me afterwards, if it soothes your damaged ego. But still, the wounds will be there, so get your ass to my fucking classroom. You'll learn amazing things. You'll figure out how to woo girls. I'll teach you how to tell when your Dad is really drunk and why your heard hurts when you try to think about mirrors reflecting their selves.

We'll have neuroscience mixed with psychotherapy. We may dabble in criminology and art and music therapy. You'll know how a mad man's head works, if you don't already, and you might just see how to execute the perfect murder. I'm thinking experiments involving eggs, tables and hairspray, but I'll have to get back to you with that.

So, you're going to be in my next class, I know you are. Just bring a change of clothes and wet wipes. And come to my office any time between 12pm and 5pm to sign up and grab your new textbooks. I'll post class times when I get a rough idea of the numbers.

- Brian.
 
 
Current Mood: apathetic
Current Music: Make It Wit Chu - QOTSA. It makes me wanna rub against things. Hm.
 
 
 
 

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