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Pain
Hypochondria
Hypochondria is abnormal anxiety over one’s health, characterized by maladaptive and disruptive…
Pain Body
Our pain memories accumulate and repeatedly surface. Eckart Tolle refers to these…
Emotional Discomfort
Life brings notable events that cause discomfort. Learning how to regulate the…
Anxiety and Depression
Anxiety and Depression are self-perpetuating. They often suppress the very behaviors necessary…
Parenting
Modeling Psychology
Modeling in psychology refers to learning through observation and copying the behavior…
Secure Base
A sense of safety provides security for children (and adults) to leave…
Emotional Attunement
A child adapts to living, with the constant flow of love, wonder,…
Being A Good Dad
Father involvement in child raising contributes to the cognitive development of the…
Personal Development
Neurosis
Our minds powerfully process the vicissitudes of life, taking in data from…
Reciprocal Determinism
The psychological definition of Reciprocal Determinism. A theory of human behavior developed…
What is Healthy Living?
We must find an individual path for healthy living that fulfills both…
Is Your Life Expanding or Retracting?
Life is dynamic and complex with all our successes and failures it…
Personality
Big Five Personality Trait
A big-five personality trait refers to the five key personality traits. The…
Agreeableness: A Personality Trait
We like being with agreeable people. They provide comfort without the drama….
Personality: Psychology Definition
Personality in psychology refers to the individual differences in patterns of thinking,…
Personal Preferences
Along with autonomy comes differences. We can travel different paths without fear…
Personality Disorders
Emotional Deficit
Emotional deficit refers to a person experiencing a deficiency in capacity to…
Sadist
Sadist are a personality type that enjoys inflicting pain on others. Sadist…
Masochistic Personality
The masochistic personality exhibits of a variety of maladaptive behaviors, mostly exhibiting…
Empathy Deficit Disorder
Empathy deficit disorder is the condition of not being able to feel,…
Pleasure
Sinful Desire
Internal biological pushes erupt into desire. Society has labeled many of these…
Eudaimonia
Aristotle’s eudaimonia in contrast to modern pleasure seekers (hedonia) describes happiness as…
Hedonic Principle
Theories of the role of pleasure and pain, known as the Hedonic…
Hedonic Treadmill
Disappointed with life, we set sights on major changes that will solve…
Positive Psychology
Fooling Ourselves
We must stop fooling ourselves, solely relying only on a positive attitude…
Negative Attribution Style
A negative attribution style darkly colors our world through negative explanations of…
Explanatory Style
Explanatory style refers to our individual style of explaining experience. Our view…
Realistic Optimism
Optimism is great. However, we must stay grounded with a realistic optimism.
Prediction
Prediction Psychology
According to predictive psychology, our brain engages in a predictive process to…
Complex Systems and Human Relationships
Flourishing requires stepping back to accept the complex systems operating. There is…
Affective Disposition Theory
Affective Disposition Theory: Understanding Emotional Dispositions Affective Dispositional Theory. Psychology Fanatic (Adobe…
How to Stop Worrying
Thinking about the future is an adaptive response to complex problems. But…