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Mindful Check-In
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Protective Interpretations
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Healthy Coping Skills
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Emodiversity
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Sensory Overload
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Recovery by Addition
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Emotional Reactivity
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Openness: A Personality Trait
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Mindful Breathing
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Object Cathexis
Object cathexis is a Freudian term generally referring to the focusing of energy.
Relationship Trauma
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Sunk Costs Fallacy
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Frightened By Emotion
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Logotherapy
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Peace Through Mindfulness
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Depressive Realism
Depressive realism theorizes that mild or moderate depression is associated with more realistic views of…
Immature Defenses
Immature defense mitigate emotion at the cost of future growth.
Adler’s Individual Psychology
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Developmental Tasks
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Schizotypal Personality Disorder
Schizotypal Personality Disorder on the schizophrenia spectrum but strapped with less severe elements of psychosis.
Coping Mechanisms
Coping mechanisms are the more mature cousin to defense mechanisms. Coping mechanisms are conscious strategies…
Cognitive Load Theory
John Sweller’s cognitive load theory hypothesizes that heavy cognitive loads interfer with learning.
Quantum Psychology
Quantum psychology is a pseudo-theory derived from quantum mechanics and quantum ontology.
Epigenetics
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Social Investment Theory
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Park’s Meaning Making Model
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