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How To Anticipate the Unexpected -
 - Philip Yaffe (790)  
According to the adage, "Travel is broadening". In other words, when you leave your home and go somewhere else, your mind will expand because of the differences you will see. For me, the most valuable, mind-expanding differences are not the big ones that you might be prepared for by reading and... ( added 1 year 73 days ago.) |
A Different Outlook On Psychology -
- David Tanguay (9,577)      
David Tanguay  
I do not believe in wasting valuable time attempting to understand the complexity of the human mind. I leave such an assignment to the only one qualified with such authority, the creator himself.
I believe most abnormalities in the human species, are due to social conditions. Not through a... ( added 4 years 106 days ago.) |
Five Reasons People Change -
- Ken Warren (61)
As a practising therapist for most of my career, I considered myself in the change business - helping people break problem patterns of behaviour. But anyone who works with people knows that not everyone sees the need for change or is motivated to take action.
I am thinking of parents I knew... ( added 262 days 4 hours ago.) |
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Pithy Prose: The Wit & Wisdom of Eric Hoffer -
- Philip Yaffe (790)
Part 10 of an occasional series I am a collector of quotations. I have been ever since I learned how to write, I mean professionally, not in primary school. I am particularly fond of what I like to call "pithy prose". These short quotations can cover an unlimited variety of subjects: love... ( added 1 year 6 days ago.) |
Why Does Time Go Faster As We Get Older? -
- Philip Yaffe (790)
It is a widely accepted adage that, "The older you get, the faster time seems to go." But why should aging have this effect? After all, there is the parallel adage that, "Time flies when you are having fun." But as we age, time flies whether we are having fun or not.
So what's going on?
I... ( added 1 year 92 days ago.) |
IQ Test Or IA Test? -
Steve Gillman (10,762)
An IQ test is supposed to measure one's "intelligence quotient," to provide a basic rating of how smart a person is. When we try to measure people in this way, we hope it will predict how well they will perform in either their profession or academic work. Of course we know that this doesn't work... ( added 1 year 212 days ago.) |
A Little History From Past to Present Day Psychology -
- David Tanguay (9,577)
David Tanguay
The history of psychology as a scholarly study of the mind and behavior dates back to the Middle ages. It was widely regarded to a branch of philosophy until the middle of the 19th-century when psychology developed as an independent scientific discipline in Germany. Psychology borders on various... ( added 1 year 254 days ago.) |
Karma Simplified (Part 3) -
- E. Raymond Rock (3,068)  
E. Raymond Rock
Karma can be imagined as a psychic record of all our desires that impels us toward the activities and actions that we are inclined to perform. Karma colors each consciousness that is created moment-by-moment by mind, and we act accordingly. We establish habit patterns of greed or giving, hatred... ( added 2 years 205 days ago.) |
Karma Simplified (Part 1) -
- E. Raymond Rock (3,068)
E. Raymond Rock
When someone harms us, its natural to strike back an eye for an eye. Or, is it turn the other cheek? Jesus may have had a different slant on things when he disagreed with an authoritative paternal God Jesus may have understood karma. There are hints that his lost years acquainted Him with... ( added 2 years 205 days ago.) |
What factors determine our IQ? -
Alexander Roulinski (488)
For the last 140 years, scholars have been preoccupied with identifying the exact factors that influence one’s IQ. The numerous studies on the subject have led most scientists nowadays to the belief that one’s IQ is determined by a variety of both genetic and environmental factors, although there... ( added 2 years 263 days ago.) |
How Do We Define Intelligence? -
Alexander Roulinski (488)
For centuries, people have been trying to define intelligence. However, a universally agreed upon definition proves to be elusive so far. To some, intelligence is the ability to acquire new information and to adjust to new circumstances, while others regard the skills to solve complex problems as... ( added 2 years 263 days ago.) |
Teacher Classroom Management Survival Skills: Ideas to Manage Unmanagable Students -
Ruth Herman Wells (2,741)
"Nothing seems to work with that child!"
Have you ever said those words? If you work with very out-of- control students, chances are you have said those words more than once. You were right. Nothing was working to rein in that youngster. In this article, we'll explain why nothing worked, and... ( added 4 years 36 days ago.) |
Mental Illness as Social Deviance: A Closer Look at Cross Cultural Psychiatry -
DanSaenz (416)
Mental Illness as Social Deviance:
A Closer Look at Cross Cultural Psychiatry
Daniel T Saenz * New Mexico Highlands University * Spring 2005
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Love Addicts and the Emotionally Unavailable -
Cheryl Dusty (845)  
Cheryl Dusty
Are you a love addict? Or are you emotionally unavailable? Love addicts give a disproportionate amount of time, attention, and value to the person to whom they are addicted. This value is above the value they place on themselves. The focus often has an obsessive element about it. Love addicts... ( added 4 years 118 days ago.) |
Can’t Memorize Anything? Why Your Memory Stinks -
- Sten Andersen (383)
If you’re like everybody I know and their grandma, you feel that your memory stinks. You can’t even memorize your grocery list – and when you’re finally done shopping, you’ve got no idea where you parked the car. If you’re lucky, you don’t mix up the names of your two youngest ones, who you’ve... ( added 4 years 124 days ago.) |
What is your Parenting Style? -
Dr Virgil Davis (382)
Parenting Styles and Social-Emotional Development
Most parents, naturally, want their children to grow up to be socially and emotionally competent. Certainly there is no shortage of "expert" child-rearing advice, from talk shows, how-to books, parents and in-laws, and well-meaning friends.... ( added 4 years 176 days ago.) |
Which Therapy Method Is Most Effective? -
Dr Virgil Davis (382)
Is One Type of Psychotherapy More Effective than Another?
If an individual is seeking the assistance of a competent therapist to work out a particular problem, the question of "which type of therapy is more effective"?, may come to mind. The success rates of different types of therapy has... ( added 4 years 176 days ago.) |
Mood Disorders -
Dr Virgil Davis (382)
MOOD DISORDERS
I do not care for anything. I do not care to ride, for the exercise is too violent. I do not care to walk, walking is too strenuous. I do not care to lie down, for I should either have to remain lying, and I do not care to do that, or I should have to get up again, and I... ( added 4 years 176 days ago.) |
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder -
Dr Virgil Davis (382)
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
If you have ever had the experience of not being able to get a catchy, repetitious jingle out of your mind, or of needing to go back and make sure you have locked all the doors even though you are sure you have, you should have a sense of what it is like to... ( added 4 years 176 days ago.) |
How I Was Overtaken By Evil Eye Envy! -
John Anagnostou (78) 
You are about to embark on a journey that only a percentage of the world’s population has made. Throughout the journey, you will gain insight that will expand your horizons in the evil eye phenomenon.
My name is Aphrodite and I was 15 years old when mother and I took a vacation to Greece more... ( added 4 years 201 days ago.) |
What Can Body Acceptance Get You? Plenty! -
Karin Kratina (32)
If being told to lose weight actually helped people to lose weight, there would be no fat people.
If being told they "will die if they do not lose weight" by a medical doctor (as was told to one of my clients only 40 pounds above "ideal") or that they "are unsightly" (as Ann Landers has done)... ( added 5 years 128 days ago.) |
Make Your Mind An Ocean Using Positive Psychology -
Louis Alloro (64)
"When your mind is narrow, small things agitate you very easily.
Make your mind an ocean." - Lama Thubten Yeshe
* Do you have an easy time wallowing in whats wrong: the negative? *
If so, then youre like most of us. We all filter our experiences -- but most of us pay too much attention to what... ( added 215 days 17 hours ago.) |
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Five Reasons People Change -
- Ken Warren (61)
As a therapist for most of my career, I considered myself in the change business - helping people break problem patterns of behaviour. But anyone who works with people knows that not everyone sees the need for change or is motivated to take action.
I am thinking of parents I knew whose adult... ( added 261 days 15 hours ago.) |
FAQs on Non-Verbal Communication/Body Language -
Hal Warfield (73)
1. I don't understand this stuff about non-verbal language. I say what I mean - how does the way I say it make a difference?
An article in Discover magazine on how we recognize faces said that we have such powerful brain "circuitry" for facial expressions that we insist on seeing faces where... ( added 1 year 75 days ago.) |
The Meaning Of Dreaming! -
Tracy Lenyk (3)
Do you ever wake up in the morning and say, “that was an amazing dream!" Do you ever wonder what your dreams mean? I have been dreaming vividly for years. And I have been asking myself for a long time; what do my dreams mean. I want to share an excerpt from a book that answered so many questions... ( added 1 year 109 days ago.) |
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