Emotions
Emotional Regulation
Emotions energize and push for action. Emotional regulation utilizes emotions, directing them to fulfill life…
This Sorrowful Life
We suffer as part of existence. We are responsible for some, but not all our…
How to Stop Worrying
Thinking about the future is an adaptive response to complex problems. But we need to…
Logic and Emotion
Logic and emotion, sometimes united, often in conflict give, provide guidance and motivation in imperfectly…
Affective Neuroscience
Affective neuroscience addresses the affective aspects of the physical brain, and the corresponding cognitive processes…
Prediction Psychology
According to predictive psychology, our brain engages in a predictive process to budget energy and…
Allostasis
Allostasis is prediction and preparation for demands on our system. This article examines allostasis’s role…
Emotional Reactions
Emotional reactions motivate behavior. Understanding the role of impulses and feelings opens pathways to improve…
Emotional Deficit
Emotional deficit refers to a person experiencing a deficiency in capacity to both experience and…
Emotional Overload
When emotionally overwhelmed, impulses misdirect, destroy futures, and limit opportunity. We must prepare for emotional…
When Feeling Down
Moods interfere with our interpretation of life events. Stepping back widens our views, helps soothe…
Emotional Outbursts
Emotions swirl as we crash into others and experience. The collision creates an emotional storm,…
Reactive Aggression
Reactive aggression is motivated by an outside threat to a persons physical or mental well being….
State-Trait Anger Theory
State-Trait Anger Theory examines individual variations of expressions of anger, including intensity, duration, and frequency.
Emotional Reasoning
Blind reliance on reasoning may mislead. However, emotional reasoning blinds pertinent information from consideration.
Emotional Guidance System
We must listen to our emotions. Our emotional guidance system directs us towards goals and…
Triune Brain
The triune brain theory, proposed by neuroscientist Paul D. MacLean in the 1960s, posits the…
Biphasic Response
A biphasic response is a two phase reaction to a stimulus. For example, scientists and…
Hopelessness
This article explores the complex psychological state of hopelessness, its causes, manifestations, and coping strategies….
Right to Happiness
We live in a serious world, full of deadlines and commitments. We have the right…
Appraisal Theory of Emotions
The appraisal theory of emotion theorizes emotions follow an appraisal of environmental information, and cognitively…
Emotional Hijacking
Emotional hijacking is a psychological term referring to when emotions hijack all others cognitive processes…
Primal Panic: A Journey into the Depths of Fear
Primal panic is an innate affective reaction to overwhelming fear often leading to maladaptive behaviors…
Alexithymia
An exploration of Alexithymia: a disconnection from internal feeling experiences. Often developed to dissociate from…
Negativity
Feeling reactions both positive and negative give wisdom and guidance. Negativity is only bad when…
Emotion Lability
Research on the definition, symptoms, and causes of emotion lability. Emotion lability is often a…
Mental Fatigue
Our minds get tired. Prolonged heightened emotion exhausts our brains and we become mentally fatigued,…
Psychology of Mindfulness
Emotions, often automatic and uncontrollable, signal changes demanding a behavioral response. Mindfulness, an ancient practice…
Overcoming Relationship Anxiety
Overcoming relationship anxiety requires identifying our fears and then courageously moving forward in vulnerability.
Habitual Worrier
Managing worry is a challenge. Childhoods and biological makeup leads to worry. Habitual worriers may…