Psychology Articles

Psychology | By Kathryn Seifert @ Friday, 24th February 2006 @ 6:56 PM

Many people try to hold a raging fire within themselves, but it restlessly and relentlessly gnaws at their core. Some have tried to cover it up with alcohol, numb it with drugs, hide it with shopping, kids, work, or religion, or fuel it with sex. The Baby Boomers looked for eternal youth and to change the world. They thought they would never grow up, but they did. They thought they would change the world and they did. The previous generation looked for the American Dream. Some found it. ... more...

Psychology | By Dave Lloyd @ Thursday, 23rd February 2006 @ 1:51 AM

At some level, all of us experience at different stages of life. Quite often it's a circumstantial anxiety due to a feeling of being out of control, dissatisfied with life circumstances, worried that something bad or worse will happen, or a general feeling of not dealing well with uncertainty. So anxiety is a normal feeling for many, and even a normal sign of being human. Overwhelming Feelings of Anxiety But for many anxiety has become a dominant force in their life, one tha... more...

Psychology | By Dave Lloyd @ Wednesday, 22nd February 2006 @ 10:43 PM

Therapy is a profession that has increased in the awareness of the general population as we've become a culture more focused on self-care and taking care of our body, mind, and soul more consistently. There are many professions that fall under the title of therapy. The most common is that of psychotherapy which encompasses grief therapy, group therapy, couples therapy, cognitive therapy, and family therapy. Individuals who offer services in these types of therapy typically are Counselors... more...

Psychology | By Dave Lloyd @ Wednesday, 22nd February 2006 @ 8:34 PM

Counseling is a profession that aims to help people. It is one that the practitioner enters into knowing that they get the most out of making the lives of those they work with better. And in order to find the type of counseling that works best for you, it is critical that you understand this - the counseling professional you choose is there to serve you, first and foremost. So as you evaluate counseling, specifically mental health counseling like marriage counseling, couples counseling , grie... more...

Psychology | By David Maillie @ Wednesday, 15th February 2006 @ 8:20 PM

Everyone has seen or heard of someone with a photographic memory. We have also seen or know people afflicted with alzheimers, dementia, and low IQ's. Why do some people have such memory power and others either never have it or are stripped of it by disease and neglect. Studies have shown that 50% of brain power and function is genetic, and 50% is environment derived. What that means is that, yes, there are some that are born better off than others - Just like some people are born wit... more...

Psychology | By Sramana Mitra @ Sunday, 5th February 2006 @ 5:24 AM

“That tiny ember of rage flared bright and on dry regrets caught hold.” I went to an opening at Hosfeld gallery in San Francisco recently. The art did not register in me. This strand of poetry did. The Leadership literature is rife with stories of children from broken homes, tortured childhoods, abuse and abandonment, all leading up to destinies larger than average lives. Many psychiatrists say that it is almost necessary to have a feeling of inadequacy in the past driving you, to ... more...

Psychology | By Philip Shapiro @ Friday, 27th January 2006 @ 5:52 AM

The thought manifests as word; The word manifests as deed; The deed develops into habit; And habit hardens into character. So watch the thought and its ways with care, And let it spring from love Born out of concern for all beings. The Buddha A cocaine addict, a working person raising a family, a seeker practicing meditation and service, and a highly conscious sage all have the same motivation: the core drive. We all want avoidance of suffering and permanent L... more...

Psychology | By Saleem Rana @ Thursday, 26th January 2006 @ 6:05 PM

Driven by cultural imperatives and inner promptings, we drive ourselves into a frenzy of action day after day. The urgency of what needs to be done and the limited time we have to do it excites us to become excessive in our activity. Eventually, this force, which is kinetic, runs out, and we become tired, drained, and irritable. What used to be states of high-productivity now slip into carelessness and error. And like a machine that has been pushed to an extreme, parts star... more...

Psychology | By Yaroslav Shakula @ Thursday, 26th January 2006 @ 4:07 AM

Sometimes hate may be very useful. Yes, I mean it. When you pull off your negative emotions on something absolutely unconnected with your family or friends, it saves them from your rage. It is bad when you hate people. However, you may hate personalities. Not real people, but their public appearances. If you do think that Mr. XXX is not a very good economist, and you do hate the policy he runs while he is in the government, why not express you rage? After all, public judgements help peop... more...

Psychology | By David Snape @ Wednesday, 25th January 2006 @ 6:55 AM

The voice on the radio suddenly forced its way into my conscious awareness. Absolutely staggering, I felt it deep in my gut with no uncertainty. Forty Percent of the Afghan economy is from illegal drug production and trafficking. More disturbing is the fact that the United States has nothing that can replace the drug trade for Afghan entrepreneurs. As I contemplated these hard hitting statements, I found myself imagining how different our world could be if we just stuck to some b... more...

Psychology | By Swami Satchidanand @ Wednesday, 25th January 2006 @ 4:49 AM

These psychological ego Strategies arise where separate intelligences are split off from the central stem of your Soul and are Archetypes created and used by the Hurt Inner Children. Hurt Inner Children split off from the Central Soul personality when the person gets traumatised by the painful and corrupt actions of life. These Hurt Inner Children flow in and out of your consciousness and it is these split personalities which use the Strategies like the Violator, the Poor Me and ... more...

Psychology | By Peter Murphy @ Wednesday, 25th January 2006 @ 12:51 AM

Human motivation is a response that our body has to some form of either internal or external stimulation. In simple terms, it means that our body is responding to stimulation. An example is that we are motivated to eat something because we are hungry. We are directing a behavior to a particular goal. Humans need to be motivated to do just about anything in life. That is why it is so Important to set goals. Sure, we may not need to set a goal to eat, sleep or drink. Those are... more...

Psychology | By Saleem Rana @ Tuesday, 24th January 2006 @ 10:00 PM

There are seven critical features necessary for even moderate success. Should any of these features be at a low ebb, then you will find yourself living a life of quiet desperation and bitter failure. Ironically, these key elements can be healed with some sustained effort. Alternatively, should you be able to raise all seven levels of personal power, you will find yourself living in a whole new world, where success becomes the norm rather than the exception. In your efforts to improve y... more...

Psychology | By Saleem Rana @ Tuesday, 24th January 2006 @ 9:44 PM

I did it my way -Frank Sinatra What is a successful life? Success, I believe, is living your life in your own way. It means doing what you love. Money comes when you do what you love because you will do this one thing with passion. Your passion gives you courage and persistence in the face of all obstacles. Even if you lack the skills to do what you love, your passion will drive you to learn those skills. And when you acquire them, you’ll do them better tha... more...

Psychology | By Saleem Rana @ Tuesday, 24th January 2006 @ 8:56 PM

If you're not getting what you want right now, it's because you're using the principles of creativity backwards. You're busy miscreating! Here's how to turn a dicey situation around: assume the feeling of having what you want. When you think it and feel it, it comes to be. First have a dream, a gloriously fulfilling dream. Then ask yourself what it would be like to really be the man or woman you want to be and what would it be like to really h... more...

Psychology | By Saleem Rana @ Tuesday, 24th January 2006 @ 5:48 PM

What is fear? When we were studying emotional imbalances in school, my professor, said fear is an acronym called F.E.A.R. It means a False Estimation Appearing as Real. We project into the environment our feeling of insecurity and see in it dangers to our well-being. Yet the reality out there has too many variables for us to predict it. Thus, all our anticipations are based on our insecurity, rather than a sudden clairvoyance. With the proper mindset, determination, and wi... more...

Psychology | By Saleem Rana @ Tuesday, 24th January 2006 @ 2:52 AM

James Allen, who wrote the masterpiece, As a Man Thinketh, talks about the vital power of the mind in creating success. “All that a man achieves and all that he fails to achieve is the direct results of his own thoughts. In a justly ordered universe, where loss of equipoise would mean total destruction, individual responsibility must be absolute. A man’s weakness and strength, purity and impurity, are his own, and not another man’s; they are brought about by himself, and not by another; and t... more...

Psychology | By Saleem Rana @

When I was in graduate school for psychology, we had a fellow student by the name of Allan who was running a successful clinical practice and had joined our program to improve his credentials. He had a remarkable track record of successful case histories. One day, in a casual conversation during a classroom break, Cindy, a student, asked him what the single biggest reason people did not improve after counseling. What he said made the three of us in this little huddle near the cof... more...

Psychology | By Saleem Rana @

If you have a dream, follow it. No matter how wild, outrageous, and improbable it may seem. If possible travel on your journey with friends who will support you. Friendship can keep your faith alive long after your energy and hope have been worn away. Another thing you might want to do is to go where your probability of success is greatest. When you work long and hard at the apparently futile, remember that your sense of futility is a lie; it is merely your conditioned mind remindi... more...

Psychology | By Zach Keyer @

You've probably heard of the popular saying "It's better to give than to receive." But do you actually know what hidden power lies within this magnanimous act known as "giving?" When you give something from your heart without expecting anything in return, you release a powerful force that will trigger your good deed to "bounce" back to you in amazing, and sometimes unusual ways. I firmly believe that whatever you impart to others wi... more...