Everyday Thangs with Miss Pat

Finding the "Me" in Media

This is part two in the Egocentrism series. This is a breakdown of how egocentrism helps us to understand media in relation to what we know, feel and experience. This is a look at audience behaviors and the reasons why we love some things and hate others. 

Why Children throw tantrums

Have you ever wondered why children throw tantrums? Learn straight from the mind of a 4 year old. Today we are starting a new series on Egocentrism. Today's podcast is part 1 of 3. We look at Egocentrism as a psychological term and break it down with some everyday examples of egocentrism throughout different stages of life. The definitions and references are from verywellmind.com. If you would like to learn more about Piaget, feel free to look up his stages of development.

Bonus Content Theory of Mind

This episode is a discussion of Theory of mind and it's intersection with culture and our subjective perceptions. How does the fact that you see the world from your own point of view affect how you relate to people? How does it affect how you love and relate to people? In this episode we reveal the next term that we will be discussing right at the end of the episode. The definition references are from Oxford Dictionary, Wikipedia.com and verywellmind.com

How the mind understands religion

Today we are looking at Theory of mind in reference to Religion. This is part three of three in the Theory of mind series. Religion is one of the widest topics to look at. There are 7-12 main religions but in the full scope of big and small religions, there are over 10 000. We only looked at two today, Christianity and greek mythology. I looked at the definition of religion according to wikipedia because it seemed more encompassing than some disctionary definitions. How do we relate to God? Does He have a mind? Is it possible to even know Him at all? Tune in and find out.

How we understand Television characters

Today's episode is looking at the Theory of Mind in reference to media. We look at Theory of mind from two perspectives, the perspective of the creator and then the consumer/viewer. Our reference text is the American sit-com Black-ish and the definitions in the podcasts are taken from Wikipedia.com , verywellmind.com and simplypsychology.com. As a disclaimer, these are areas of interest that are still being researched, so if you have any insights, please share.

How we understand each other

Today's episode explores a psychological term called, Theory of mind. The episode explores a simplified version of Theory of Mind and how we as human beings use it daily to navigate all the relationships we have. There is reference to verywellmind.com and simplypsychology.com

You do you Booboo

This episode is all about respecting other people's choices even if you do not agree with them. I explore this topic through a hair story. I have moved from natural hair, to straightened hair and back to natural hair again. And in that journey I have learnt to respect and not judge people's choices with their hair or anything else in life.

What's it all about (Intro

Welcome to Everyday things with Miss Pat, where we discuss life from the perspective of Media, Psychology and Religion. Join me for interesting conversations every week.