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Show ASK MARILYN’ BY MARILYN VOS SAVANT | | | | | | want to become a psychiatrist or a psychologist, but something troubles me. Problems that are psychological / are seen as less important than, say, problems that are physical. That iS, people are embarrassed or insulted if you label their conditions “psychological,” but not if you label them “physical.” Psychiatrists are often seen as “not real doctors,” even though they have medical degrees. What do you think? —Beth Peterson,Little Rock, Ark. Sunlight Fights Spots Better. eReCp || Of course psychiatrists (but not psy|| chologists) are real doctors; either way, | the psychological componentsoflife | are every bit as important as the physi- || cal ones, and wesee proofofthat every | day. Why, happinessitselfis “just psy| chological.” Would you rather have a || chronic illness throughoutlife and be | blissfully happy nevertheless? Or would | you prefer to be chronically unhappy throughoutlife, despite being in perfect || physical health? I think mostof us would | choose the former. || My sister gave methis riddle: A fa|| ther gave one son 9 cents and an| other son 16 cents. Whattimeis it? —Becky Upton,Indianapolis, Ind. It’s probably a quarter to two. (Thatis, 25 cents to the two sons.) But if it is, it shouldn’t be. A quarter is a coin or a fraction, not a whole number; and the father gave his sons some combination of pennies, nickels and/or a dime instead. When I’m away from home for a long period of time, and | have food in my freezer, I’m concerned about spoilage occurring during an ex- oe te tended power outage. When | re- turn later to a normally operating freezer, is there any wayto tell | for sure if the food had ever de- | frosted and then simply refrozen whenthe power went back on? | —William H. Rosso, Effingham,Ill. Here’s one way totell: When you leave | your house, just turn one ofyour icecube trays upside down! {'] | wlTH FRESH LEMON SCENT MACHINE DISHWASHER DETERGENT pea hee ae Would you say that thefirst step in anything is the most difficult? —dvJulian Hammer, Carteret, N.J. Sir, if only that were the case, we wouldn't have an overpopulation problem s=ssssssemnsessstasihihennetseessiesicsmsnenssinassieioianentininianeneseemsaiemeean If you have a question for Marilyn vos Savant, who is listed in “The Guinness | Book of World Records” Hall of Fame for “HighestIQ,” send it to: Ask Marilyn, PARADE,711 Third Ave., New York, N.Y, 10017. Because of volume of mail, perSonal replies are not possible. PARADE MAGAZINE - JUNE 5, 1994 - PAGE 19 | Sunlight Powdercontains morespot-fighting ingredients than Cascade. So for dishes so spotless theysparkle, the choice is clear SUNLIGHT |