Quora精選：有哪些祕密只有心理學家才知道?

What are some things that psychologists know, but most people don't?

哪些事心理學家知道，普通人卻不知道？

獲得1460好評的回答@ Anita Sanz：

You don't really know how happy or sad something is going to make you in the future, even though you think you do right now. Put another way, psychologists know that most people are very bad at being able to predict how they will respond to positive or negative events in the future.

即使你認爲你現在做的很好，你也不會知道將來會有什麼讓你開心或傷心的事。換言之，心理學家知道，大多數人不擅長預知將來他們在遇到積極或消極的事件時會如何應對。

Most happiness researchers (like Dr. Dan Gilbert) believe that there is a "happiness set point" for most people, and regardless of positive events (winning the lottery) or negative events (losing your home), a person will generally settle back to their own personal happiness set point, which may be higher than some or lower than some.

大部分研究幸福心理學的人（如丹尼爾•吉爾伯特）認爲，對大多數人來說，有一個“固定的幸福水平”，不管是發生積極的事（彩票）還是消極的事（失去你的家），一個人通常會回到他們自己原來的幸福水平上，或許高一點也或許低一點。

If the happiness set point explains why people can't predict what will make them happy or sad, other psychologists, like Dr. Martin Seligman, suggest that in order to be happier, you have to try to nudge your set point up a point or two.

即使幸福的設定點解釋了爲什麼人們不能預測什麼會使自己快樂或悲傷，其他心理學家，如Martin Seligman博士建議，爲了變得更加快樂，你必須盡力讓你的平均幸福水平提升一點。

I continually work with my clients (and remind myself, as well) that happiness is most likely to be found in this moment, not in any future one regardless of happy plans, goals, and dreams being pursued. And imagining future catastrophes turns this moment into an unhappy one, perhaps more negative than it would actually be if the catastrophe were to actually occur.

我常與我的客戶一起工作（並且也提醒自己），不管你有沒有計劃、目標或是正在追尋的夢想，幸福最有可能發生在這一刻，而不是在未來的某一天。想象未來可能發生的災難會讓此刻變得不愉快，如果災難真的發生的話，也許會更加消極。

獲得810好評的回答@ Ali Alkhatib：

Stereotype threat is a fascinating phenomenon in psychology which describes underperformance among minority groups based on self-perceived stereotypes.

刻板印象威脅是心理學中描述了基於自我刻板印象的少數羣體表現不佳的一個有趣的現象。

What this means is that, if you're part of a minority which you know is typically not perceived to be adept in a certain field, you will do worse than otherwise identical peers who are unaffected by stereotype threat (people not in that minority group).

這意味着，如果你是這少數人中的一份子，並且你知道這個羣體在某一領域並不擅長，你會比其他沒意識到這一點的同輩（不在該少數羣體中）變現得更差。

There have been some studies which have demonstrated tactics to overcome stereotype threat. The first step is education about stereotype threat itself. Make students aware that this is a psychological effect and that this nonsense about Black people being worse at Math or Asians being worse at writing is bogus.

已經有一些研究提出了克服刻板印象威脅的策略。第一步是關於刻板印象威脅本身的教育。讓學生意識到這是一種心理效應，那些關於黑人在數學上表現更糟或亞洲人書寫更差的說法是錯誤的。

But evidence suggests that this only has a temporary effect. To get long-term results, make the student internalize the content surrounding stereotype threat; make them reflect on the content and write about it.

但有證據表明，這只是暫時的影響。要獲得長期的成果，就要使學生內化有關刻板印象威脅的內容；讓他們進行反思再寫下來。

獲得441好評的回答@ Brian Newton：

EMDR - A therapy wherein people use a systemic process of alternate tapping or using a prompt to move the eyes back and forth while vividly recalling traumatic memories. It's theorized that the left/right alternating motion encourages the brain to more thoroughly integrate unprocessed memories.

眼動身心重建法---在回憶有創傷的記憶時，人們系統地交替輕拍或快速來回轉動眼睛的治療方法。它認爲，目光左右移動能讓大腦更徹底地加速記憶處理的速度。

Tourette Syndrome - Is not just yelling out swear words. It does however involve impulses which are very difficult for the person to suppress.

抽動穢語綜合徵-不只是喊着罵人的話。然而，它確實包含衝動的成分，而這種衝動非常難壓制。

Bipolar disorder - Is not someone simply being moody. Full blown (Bipolar I) disorder requires the presence of a Manic episode, which is very intense and can be so extreme as to involve hallucinations.

躁鬱症-不是簡單的喜怒無常。在症狀展現出來時，躁狂會發作，這是非常激烈的，也很極端，涉及幻覺。

ADHD - Is simply a description of a set of symptoms. It is split into Hyperactive Symptoms and Inattentive symptoms. There are MANY other reasons someone can have a hard time focusing, including things like anxiety and depression.

多動症-僅僅是一組症狀的描述。它的症狀表現爲分爲多動症狀和注意力不集中。有許多原因導致注意力難以集中，這些原因中包括焦慮和抑鬱。

Anorexia Nervosa - Can exist in Men, and actually can take the form of excessive exercise or bodybuilding.

神經性厭食症-可發生於男人身上，實際上可以通過大量運動或健身的形式來改善。

People naturally give preference to information which confirms their biases.

人們通常偏愛可以證實他們的觀點信息。

（翻譯：索菲亞）