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OLIVIA A. ARKELL

OLIVIA A. ARKELL

How Gender Roles Impact Men’s Mental Health

Gender roles are deeply supported by and entrenched in the culture in which they reside. Basic psychology teaches us the mass majority of…

5 min readMay 3, 2022

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OLIVIA A. ARKELL

Thought Question #2: Belief and Bias

Belief and Bias: Beliefs that influence our sense of self appear to be more difficult to relinquish once formed. In order to avoid conflict…

3 min readApr 26, 2022

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OLIVIA A. ARKELL

Thought Question #1: Self-Justification

Self-Justification: A strategy used in situations in which a person’s behaviors are inconsistent with their beliefs. We justify why we do…

3 min readApr 19, 2022

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The Brain as a Computational Device: You Are Not Your Automated Thoughts

Most of us are under the impression that we control our thoughts and actions. To some extent we do — however, it’s fairly minuscule…

5 min readNov 6, 2021

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The Age of Self-Deception: A Philosophical Reflection on Misinformed Partisans, Cognitive Biases…

I am one of limited people who actually enjoy talking politics. I find great value in conversating with people who have different…

12 min readDec 12, 2020

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Revealing Negative Associations Towards Stigmatized Methods of Treating Psychological and…

Imagine the following scenario. The pharmaceutical industry discovers an alternative to antidepressants for treating mental illnesses such…

8 min readNov 16, 2020

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OLIVIA A. ARKELL

OLIVIA A. ARKELL

24 yrs. Graduate student in Integrated Behavioral Health. Double majored in Psychology and Philosophy, double minored in Neuroscience and Political Science.

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