MEMORY

1. Do you have a good memory or a bad memory

2. Do you usually remember things or forget things?

3. Would you like to have a perfect memory? Why or why not? How would it change your life?

4. Who do you know who has the best memory? Can you tell us about them?

5. Who do you know who has the worst memory? Can you tell us about them?

6. What's your earliest memory? When was it? Can you tell us about your earliest memories in detail?

7. What's your most vivid memory? When was it? Can you tell us in detail about it?

8. Have you ever forgotten something important, like your keys or your phone?

9. Have you ever walked into a room and forgotten why you went there?

10. Have you ever forgotten an important date, like a birthday or an anniversary? Can you tell us what happened?

11. As people grow older, sometimes the distant past is easier to remember than the near past. Why do you think this is? Have you ever seen examples of this?

12. Are there some things or times that you will never forget?

13. Are there some things or times that you wish you could forget?

14. Do you have a photographic memory? Do you know anyone who has a photographic memory?

15. Do you have a good memory or a bad memory (that is, do you usually remember things or forget things)? Why do you think this?

16. Who do you know who has the best memory (usually remembers everything)? Tell your group about them.

17. Do you have good memory for names/faces/numbers?

18. Have you had any problems with your memory?

19. Do you train your memory?

MEDITATION

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1. What do you do to relax after working hard or experiencing other challenging or stressful situations?

2. Have you ever practiced yoga? If so, when was it, who was your teacher? What was your experience like?

3. Have you ever done meditation? If so, who was the teacher and what was their instruction? What was your experience?

4. In what ways are mind and body connected?

5. Can you give some examples of how mind and body are connected, from your own experience.

6. Can meditation help to relieve stress?

7. How is meditation different from relaxation, thinking, concentration or self-hypnosis?

8. What are the different meditation techniques?

9. What are the abc's of meditation?

10. Is there any religious implication or affiliation with meditation?

11. Does meditation have any ethical implications?

12. What is the best time of day to meditate?

13. Why do some people use music while meditating?

14. What are the physiological effects of meditation?

MARRIAGE

1. Is marriage over-rated?

2. What do you think about gay marriage?

3. What do you think of the concept of no sex before marriage?

4. What is the secret to a happy marriage?

5. Why are fewer and fewer people getting married?

6. Who has the happiest marriage you know? Why do you think this?

7. How do you think marriage changes people?

8. Do you believe in arranged marriages?

9. Should people stay married if they no longer love each other?

10. Do you think people should agree on a marriage contract before they get married?

11. What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘marriage’?

12. Is marriage different today than it was a hundred years ago?

13. Are there any rules to marriage?

14. What would the world be like if there was no marriage?

15. What is important in a marriage?

16. Is your idea of marriage different now compared to when you were a child?

17. Is it OK to live together before marriage?

18. What do you think of bigamy and polygamy?

19. Do you think there is anything scary about marriage?

20. Why do so many marriages go wrong?

International Marriage

1. Would you marry someone of another nationality?

2. What are some advantages of an international marriage?

3. What are some disadvantages?

4. Do you want to have an international marriage?

5. Do you know anyone who married someone from a different country? If yes, what is their experience like?

6. Do you think it is more difficult to marry someone from a different country?

7. How would your parents feel if you married someone from a different country?

8. Do you think that it is good for children to have parents from two different countries? Why or why not?

9. What is the ideal age to get married? Is it the same for men and women

10. Do you think that gay people should be allowed to marry?

DIVORCE

1. What images spring to mind when you hear the word ‘divorce’?

2. Do you think that divorce is a sin?

3. Do people get divorced too easily and quickly today?

4. What are the main causes for people getting divorced?

5. Why do you think divorce is higher in some countries than in others?6)

6. Who should get the children in a divorce?

7. Should people sign a divorce agreement before they gat married – like Hollywood movie stars do?

8. Should couples have to take marriage guidance counseling before they file for divorce?

9. What effect does divorce have on children?

10. Is being divorced a social stigma in your country?

11. Is divorce a big problem in your country?

12. Would you still be friends with someone after you divorced them (or they divorced you)?

13. Why are divorce rates increasing around the world?

14. Should divorce settlements by fifty-fifty?

15. Why do celebrity marriages end in divorce so quickly?

16. What do you think of quickie divorces?

17. Do you think divorce would be less common if couples lived together before marriage?

18. Does divorce mean part of you is a failure?

19. Would you date someone who had been divorced several times?

20. Do you think being a divorce lawyer would be a good job?

ADDICTION/ALCOHOLISM

1. Do you think alcohol is a drug?

2. What is alcoholism?

3. Do you know of any alcoholics?

4. How do you stop being an alcoholic?

5. What are some of the characteristics of drunk people?

6. Is alcohol addictive? What about tea, coffee, and chocolate?

7. Should marijuana be illegal?

8. Do you think marijuana should be legal or illegal? Support your opinion with facts.

9. Why do you think marijuana is illegal and alcohol is legal?

10. Are some people more easily addicted to drugs than others?

11. Do some people have addictive personalities?

12. If you are addicted to drugs, what should you do?

13. What else can people become addicted to?

14. Why are some drugs more addicting than others?

15. Why do some people get addicted when others do not?

16. What happens in the brain of a person that causes addiction?

17. Should pregnant women be arrested for child abuse if they use drugs (e.g.alcohol) when they are pregnant which may affect the baby?

18. Should women be prevented legally from drinking any alcohol or smoking when pregnant?

19. At what age should it be legal to drink and smoke?

20. What are natural remedies?

21. Should employers be allowed to "drug test" their employees?

22. Why do you think people start using drugs/drinking?

23. What should happen to babies who are born addicted to drugs?

24. What would you do if someone in your family were addicted to drugs?

25. What do you know about drugs?

26. Are we as a society addicted to legal drugs?

HYPNOSIS

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1. What is hypnosis?

2. Do you believe people can be cured of phobias by hypnosis?

3. Is hypnosis dangerous?

4. Is hypnosis "mind control"?

5. Can hypnosis help you?

6. What can hypnosis be used for?

7. Can the hypnotist make you do things against your will
   - like in the movies?

8. Does the hypnotist have any special "powers"?

9. Can anyone be hypnotized?

10. Is a person asleep or is he/she know what is going on around him/her?

11. How does the hypnotist put someone into hypnosis?

12. Does a person lose control when he/she is under hypnosis?

13. Does hypnosis put you into a trance state?

14. Is hypnosis just another name for relaxation?

15. Is hypnosis simply suggestion?

16. Is hypnosis a form of psychological conditioning?

17. When you are in hypnosis are you asleep?

18. Does hypnosis has something to do with the subconscious?

Hypnotizability

1. Can anyone be hypnotized?

2. Can a sleeping person be hypnotized?

3. Is hypnosis a skill?

4. The Science of Hypnosis

5. Is there a scientific basis to hypnosis?

6. Is there a biological basis for hypnosis?

7. So, hypnosis is built-in to our basic biology?

8. Is it true that everything that has ever happened to you is recorded in your brain like a video, waiting to be replayed?

9. Are hypnotic suggestions akin to software and the brain like a computer?

10. Hypnosis: Who's in Control?

11. Does the hypnotist control the client?

12. Are there times when it would be good to be out of hypnosis?

13. Can someone be hypnotized to rob a bank?

14. Will I reveal secrets when I am in hypnosis?

15. Can hypnosis be used to uncover the truth?

Dangers of Hypnosis

1. Can hypnosis be dangerous?

2. Can the hypnotist create a false memory in your head?

3. Can you get stuck in a trance?

4. What does it feel like to be in hypnosis?

5. How do you know you were hypnotized?

6. Is hypnosis safe for children?

7. Is relaxation a prerequisite for hypnosis?

8. What is forensic hypnosis?

Hypnotherapy

1. Is there such a thing as Hypnotherapy?

2. Can hypnosis cure you from addiction?

3. How long does a post-hypnotic suggestion last?

4. Can hypnotherapy help you do better in sports?

5. What problems can hypnotherapy overcome?

6. Can hypnotherapy cure cancer?

7. Is hypnotherapy simply a placebo?

8. Are there other names for hypnotherapy? (yoga , creative visualization)

9. Does hypnotherapy require gadgets or electronic devices?

10. Can hypnosis help you forget someone or something?

Hypnosis and Religion

1. Is hypnosis compatible with Christianity?

2. Do organized religions and cults use hypnotic techniques?

NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES

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1. What is a near-death experience?

2. What causes a near-death experience?

3. Don't near-death experiences prove that there is life after death?

4. Are the people who have near-death experiences very religious?

5. How do people react when they come back?

6. Does a near-death experience really change a person's life?

FACEBOOK

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1. What springs to mind when you hear the word ‘Facebook’?

2. Do you like the Facebook logo?

3. What are the best things about Facebook (advantages)?

4. What's something you don't like about Facebook (disadvantages)?

5. Do you think it’s dangerous putting information on Facebook?

6. What are your favourite Facebook applications or games?

7. How would you sell someone to Facebook who didn’t want to open an account?

8. What is the purpose of Facebook?

9. Would you ever pay to use Facebook?

10. Have you ever put anything on Facebook that you regretted?

11. Can you remember when you first heard of Facebook?

12. What do you think of the name ‘Facebook’?

13. What do you think Facebook will be like a decade from now?

14. What would you like Facebook to do differently?

15. Is Facebook a good place to meet new people?

16. Would you let your 14-year-old child open a Facebook account?

17. Is Facebook here to stay or will something else come along and make it history?

18. What do you think of people who are addicted to Facebook?

19. Do you have a Facebook account?

20. How often do you check your Facebook account?

21. How many friends do you have on Facebook?

22. What do you do on Facebook?

23. Do you chat on Facebook?

24. Do you know any story about a problem because of Facebook?

25. What do you think about accepting any friend request?

26. Do you have any private album that none of your friends can see?

27. How do you protect your album privacy on Facebook?

28. What are some privacy concerns when using Facebook?

29. What do you know about MySpace , Facebook or NK?

30. Would you be happy that companies are targeting your personal information?

31. Do you believe websites when they say they will keep your personal information safe?

32. Do you think most of the world will be online social networkers one day?

33. Is the Internet an important part of your life?

34. Would you want the information you share between your friends to be used to target adverts?

35. What questions would you like to ask Mark Zuckerberg?