Author: T. Franklin Murphy
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Compassion Satisfaction: Finding Fulfillment in Difficult Helping Work
Read more: Compassion Satisfaction: Finding Fulfillment in Difficult Helping WorkCompassion satisfaction is the fulfillment people experience through helping others in their work. That fulfillment can coexist with emotional exhaustion.…
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Social Emotions: Belonging, Attachment, Shame and Guilt
Read more: Social Emotions: Belonging, Attachment, Shame and GuiltA friend remembers a difficult anniversary. Someone we admire seems distracted while we speak. We notice the hurt on a…
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Losing Face and Saving Face in Goffman’s Theory
Read more: Losing Face and Saving Face in Goffman’s TheoryLosing face can make an ordinary mistake feel like a threat to who we are. Erving Goffman’s theory reveals how…
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Structuralism in Psychology
Read more: Structuralism in PsychologyStructuralism sought to understand conscious experience by examining its basic elements. Explore Titchener’s use of introspection, his differences with Wundt,…
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Shame and Anger: When Feeling Exposed Leads to Defensiveness
Read more: Shame and Anger: When Feeling Exposed Leads to DefensivenessA missed agreement can become an argument about character when criticism touches a painful sense of inadequacy. Following one couple’s…
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Fear of Compassion: Why Kindness Can Feel Threatening
Read more: Fear of Compassion: Why Kindness Can Feel ThreateningKindness can feel threatening when care carries fears of dependence, obligation, or lowered standards. Research on fear of compassion explores…
