Psychology Articles

Psychology | By Art Kleimer @ Monday, 28th August 2006 @ 5:19 PM

Regardless of your personality type, values and behaviors, the journey to achieving a balanced, happy life will be much easier, and much more successful and harmonious if you learn to understand and communicate effectively with the people you meet on your journey. We're talking about finding common ground among the four major personality types: Supportive, Direct, I (ego centered) and Controlling, focusing this time on the Supportive, or S, personality type. How Supportive People See... more...

Psychology | By Art Kleimer @ Monday, 28th August 2006 @ 9:03 AM

Regardless of your personality type, values and behaviors, the journey to achieving a balanced, happy life will be much easier, and much more successful and harmonious if you learn to understand and communicate effectively with the people you meet on your journey. We're talking about finding common ground among the four major personality types: Supportive, Direct, I (ego centered) and Controlling, focusing this time on the ego centered, or I, personality type The I people of the worl... more...

Psychology | By Richard MacKenzie @ Monday, 28th August 2006 @ 12:54 AM

During any working day I get asked a number of questions regarding hypnosis. I have listed a few down with some answers in this article. Can anyone use Hypnosis? The short answer to this question is yes of course; anyone can use Hypnosis. However some people find it easier than others to achieve a deep level of hypnosis. Later in the book you will learn how to put yourself into a Hypnotic trance. If you do have difficulty, just stay with it. It's true what they say, "Prac... more...

Psychology | By Mike Shery @ Sunday, 27th August 2006 @ 11:02 PM

Suicide is among the scariest words in our language; it inspires an immediate horror among the family and friends of the victim. People frequently experience a gut-wrenching dread, denial, shock, fear ... and even guilt. It is a word so charged with universal dread, guilt and burning emotion that people will avoid talking about it almost at all costs. It has become an intractable taboo. We must discuss it, however, because the statistics are staggering: In 2001 suicide was the 11... more...

Psychology | By Brian Walsh @ Sunday, 6th August 2006 @ 3:12 AM

There is a biorhythm operating 24/7 in our body known as the Basic Rest-Activity Cycle (BRAC). While some biological cycles last for many days, the BRAC oscillates consistently at between 90 and 120 minutes. Rest portion: During this healing response portion of the cycle, there is more right hemispheric electrical activity, a spatial cognitive mode, and a settling down of the autonomic nervous system. Midway through the rest cycle is a trough of about twenty-minutes. This is when many ce... more...

Psychology | By Richard MacKenzie @ Saturday, 5th August 2006 @ 12:29 AM

The debate is an ongoing one, and no one seems to know the definite answer. So is Hypnosis actually an art or is it a science. Loyalists from both the camps will fervently argue about their case being stronger; however, I maintain that hypnosis is a combination of both these streams. So there! It's a win-win situation. Researches studying the nature of hypnosis have found that it's a state of near trance, where the person undergoing hypnosis is extremely relaxed, both internall... more...

Psychology | By Saleem Rana @ Tuesday, 1st August 2006 @ 1:47 PM

When I was in graduate school for psychology, our rallying cry was "Go with you feelings." When somebody got up in front of class to give a presentation and we were in a rowdy mood that's what we said. When one of our gang hesitated over a project, whether it were conducting some original research or figuring out how to get a date, that's what we said. And when we were in a session with a client, that's what we said, too. The reason we pas... more...

Psychology | By Arun Pal Singh @ Wednesday, 26th July 2006 @ 1:43 AM

In order to practice hypnosis for therapeutic reasons you will need three elements: imagination, concentration, and a real motivation to be hypnotized. Every time someone works with a group to induce hypnosis we can still say we are talking about self-hypnosis. It is every person's individual option if they wish to collaborate with the operator and experience hypnosis. Releasing the power of your subconscious mind takes some time and practice, but it can then be used ... more...

Psychology | By Kathryn Seifert @ Tuesday, 25th July 2006 @ 8:51 PM

John Couey?s trial for the sexual battery and murder of Jessica Lunsford has been postponed due to trial complications. The archdiocese of Dublin recently admitted that more than 100 Catholic priests are alleged to have sexually abused at least 350 children since the 1940's. In the US several teachers have been arrested for having sex with their teenaged students. Desperate Housewives star, Teri Hatcher, revealed she was sexually abused by an uncle as a child, but kept it secret for man... more...

Psychology | By Tristan Loo @ Friday, 21st July 2006 @ 4:48 PM

Our appearance is the first form of communication that we send to people that we meet. Within the first five seconds, that person who notices you will have already made some general assumptions about your personality based upon how you look. Obviously, your hygiene reveals a wealth of information about who you are and what your personality might be. Hygiene can reveal a person’s social attractiveness, laziness, intelligence, social class, education, level self-acceptance, culture, and organiz... more...

Psychology | By Kathryn Seifert @ Tuesday, 18th July 2006 @ 9:57 AM

A study by Stickle and Blechman (Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 2002) found that fire setting was associated with early onset severe and varied antisocial behaviors among juveniles. A new study by Seifert examined the characteristics of a group of 153 fire setters. Fire setters were defined as youth who set fires that are not of a utilitarian nature and may have a risk of harm to others. There appear to be two groups of fire setters: aggressive and non-aggressive. A... more...

Psychology | By Saleem Rana @ Saturday, 15th July 2006 @ 10:58 AM

In the field of psychology, many people are aware of how trauma can ruin a person’s life, throwing it off-track, bringing misery and chaos in it’s wake. But what most people are not aware of is that the opposite can happen. Something really good can happen to a person that elevates their lives to the level of greatness. For lack of a better term, I am calling this experience “profound knowledge.” This is something fascinating and worth exploring. A 13-year-old-boy bo... more...

Psychology | By Hugh Rosen @ Friday, 14th July 2006 @ 9:11 PM

Albert Camus, the French philosopher and novelist, opened his treatise, “The Myth of Sisyphus” with the following statement, “There is but one truly serious philosophical problem and that is suicide.” He found no meaning or purpose in life and believed that we were born into an absurd world. Yet, he concluded that we should go on living, nevertheless. I believe suicide is a mystery because to live is a basic instinct of the humans, while to self-destruct runs counter to that drive to sur... more...

Psychology | By Dr Mike Shery @ Wednesday, 12th July 2006 @ 10:12 AM

Finding a counselor can be confusing and frustrating...answering machines, insurance, credentials that look like alphabet soup etc.... Of course, quality is an over-used word but, how SHOULD people select and find a counselor, psychologist, or psychiatrist? 1. My first suggestion: Find a counselor, psychiatrist or psychologist who demonstrates concern for your peace of mind...not only in therapy but also where fees are concerned. Some professionals will require you to pay... more...

Psychology | By Ann Estlund @ Wednesday, 12th July 2006 @ 2:46 AM

A friend asked me, "What is grief, exactly?" I gave him the simple answer: "Grief is the natural response of a body and mind to a traumatic loss." But, I realized that definition doesn't help anyone who has not grieved really understand grief, nor does it alleviate grief for anyone experiencing it. Whether we care about our own or someone else's grief, we must study the process and its symptoms to be helpful. Symptoms can include feelings of despair, dep... more...

Psychology | By Barbara Holstein @ Tuesday, 11th July 2006 @ 8:12 PM

Mentoring and learning from each other is much more that taking a course or explicitly giving someone advice or help. Almost every moment of every day when we are with people has the potential for becoming a mentoring or a learning situation. We talk, gesture, and involve ourselves in many ways with many people. The exchange can be uplifting, informative, reassuring, kind or it can be depressing, depleting, annoying, bothersome and more! I'm sure you can think of both some good and som... more...

Psychology | By Jeff Casmer @ Wednesday, 5th July 2006 @ 5:18 PM

Every since civilization started many people have been suffering from psychological disorders such as sadness and strange and awkward behavior. There have been many of scientists that have tried to figure out the cure for them and treat these disorders. Classifying psychological disorders have their roots back far in ancient times with the Romans and the Egyptians. Even today, classifying psychological disorders follow a medical type model. However, classifying psychological disorder... more...

Psychology | By Ann Estlund @ Wednesday, 5th July 2006 @ 1:54 AM

Most widows go through a crazy emotional rollercoaster as they move from one stage to another. One moment they are flying high and the next they are sinking morosely into a pit. They can be on level ground one minute, but the next may find them perching warily on a high wire or chugging up a hill and churning up a pot of steam, ready to blow at the first turn. Looking back on my own years of grief, and writing articles, a book* and two websites** about it, I believe that each stage of gr... more...

Psychology | By Kathryn Seifert @ Tuesday, 4th July 2006 @ 9:00 PM

In a time when resources are scarce and problems are many, professionals are choosing evidence-based practices to improve outcomes related to services. Evidence is emerging that school-based mental health services are an effective and cost efficient way to improve school performance and mental health and reduce behavioral problems. To assess the effectiveness of school based mental health (SBMH) services to provide these outcomes in students from Pre-K - 12th grades, Robert Schmidt, M.... more...

Psychology | By Simon Cruise @ Friday, 30th June 2006 @ 1:18 AM

You can tell a lot about how a person feels about you from the amount and kind of eye contact they give you during conversation. Noticing very little eye contact may suggest they’re feeling bored. While a heavy, unbroken gaze can bring about intense feelings of attraction, or even love. Numerous scientific studies have shown that the act of two strangers simply staring into each other’s eyes for 2 minutes was enough to create passionate feelings for each other (Kellerman, Lewis, Laird, 1989). So... more...