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Emotional Guidance System
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Sustainable Happiness
Sustainable happiness is more than present pleasure. The best experiences also enhance happiness in the…
Confabulation
We Lie! We lie to ourselves. We’re not consciously evil or deceiving; but we lie….
Adaptation Psychology
At the heart of psychology, development, and our general wellbeing, is our ability to adapt….
Emotionally Connected
A emotionally connected partnership requires putting some personal desires on hold to embrace a partner…
Psychological Benefits of Curiosity in Children
Curiosity fuels seeking and learning. When we stymie a child’s curiosity, we also inhibit their…
Intimacy Destroying Emotions
For relationship growth, we must work through intimacy destroying emotions that arise during disagreements.
Masculine Protest
Masculine protest is a tendency to compensate for feelings of inferiority by exaggerating traditional masculine…
Self Enlightenment
Discovering ourselves is a lifetime process, requiring digging deeper by challenging beliefs. Self enlightenment fuels…
Adler’s Individual Psychology
Individual psychology is a school of psychoanalyst developed by Alfred Adler after he parted with…
Externalization
Who me? We externalize cause to protect our self image, harming futures in the process.
Inner Peace
A staple of wellbeing is finding inner peace. A biological system constantly in stress weakens…
Subjective Interpretations of Kindness
We wrongly assess personal attributes with subjective interpretations. We must challenge self assessments, and embrace…
Paranoid Ideation
Identifying, understanding, and treating paranoid ideation. Paranoid ideation is a symptom of several mental disorders.
Integrating Emotions
We wisely pull wisdom from emotions when we appropriately integrate them into our life experiences.
Awareness Through Movement
Awareness Through Movement (ATM), developed by Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais, promotes self-awareness, movement efficiency, and overall…
Emotional Deficit
Emotional deficit refers to a person experiencing a deficiency in capacity to both experience and…
Ironic Process Theory
The ironic process theory suggests we tend to do and think about those things we…
Child Abuse and Addiction
A notable correlation exists between childhood abuse and addiction. Abuse leads to higher susceptibility to…
Axis II Disorders
Early versions of DSM placed personality disorders on a separate AXIS (AXIS-II Disorders).
Immature Defenses
Immature defense mitigate emotion at the cost of future growth.
Repression
Repression is a defense mechanism employed to exclude distressing memories, thoughts, or feelings from the conscious…
Behavioral Activation System (BAS)
The Behavior Activation System is a neurological system activated in response to the signals of…
Glucocorticoid Cascade Hypothesis
The glucocorticoid cascade hypothesis theorizes that stress wears on mechanisms essential for healthy functioning and…
Bigoted Fool
When we blame, shun, or attack others because of differences, everyone loses. We live in…
Relapse During recovery
Relapse during recovery happens. Successful demands a compassionate response to relapses to prevent hopelessness.
Equanimity
The Power of Equanimity: Finding Balance in Life Equanimity, a state of calmness and composure,…
Who Is Responsible for Addiction Recovery?
Our approach to addiction as a society and individuals have failed. Who is responsible for…
Trauma Resiliency Model
The Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM), created by Elaine Miller-Karas, is a therapeutic approach aimed at…