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The 7 Best Self-Help and Self-Improvement Books
When we are looking to work on personal development, the best tools are found within us. But, as it is easier to do well using every resource available to you, we’ve put together a list of the 7 best self-help and self-improvement…
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Psychology
Allport’s Trait Theory of Personality
Gordon Allport (1897 – 1967) was a well-respected and influential American scholar in the psychology field. Allport came from a working family that valued health and education. This resulted in Allport developing a great interest in understanding human motivation, impulses, and…
Self-Defeating Personality Disorder
A few psychologists proposed self-defeating personality disorder (also known as masochistic personality disorder) as a new category of personality disorders to be included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III-R) in 1987. After a series of lengthy deliberations, the group…
How Do Students With School Anxiety View School?
How do students feel about school? This essential question helps us understand students’ attitudes toward learning. If they see it in a positive light, they’ll be self-motivated to work hard. It will also be easier to teach them. In contrast,…
The Self-Medication Theory of Drug Addiction
Since the beginning of time, human beings have been looking for medicinal plants or wanting to consume substances with curative or recreative purposes. This might be the reason why so many people consume psychoactive substances nowadays.
Emotions
How Do Students With School Anxiety View School?
How do students feel about school? This essential question helps us understand students’ attitudes toward learning. If they see it in a positive light, they’ll be self-motivated to work hard. It will also be easier to teach them. In contrast,…
The Causes of Constant Fear of Abandonment
Some people suffer from a constant fear of abandonment. This fear makes them uneasy because they always fear that others will leave them. In fact, they notice everything. They analyze every word to confirm their fears. They think things like:…
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I looked at my inner demons in the eye and discovered what fear was. That paralyzing fear that comes from within and takes control so fiercely that gasping for air seems impossible. That state that makes you feel like your…
Express Your Love to Those Who Are No Longer Here
When a loved one dies, the love we feel for them doesn’t. Although we now have to mourn their death, it’s also necessary to express our love to those who are no longer with us during this process.
Curiosities
3 Beautiful Chinese Fables
Almost all Chinese fables, especially the oldest ones, are short stories with great lessons. People have passed them on from generation to generation and many of them are still talked about nowadays. In this article, we share three beautiful Chinese fables.
Anandamide: A Neurotransmitter That Influences Happiness
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It’s not easy to know when we should speak up and when we should be silent. You could say that being able to recognize the right moment for each one is an art. The proverb “When words are many, transgression is…
Improve Your Self-Esteem With Mindfulness
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Hulk Syndrome: Bruce Banner’s Nightmare
Not a lot of people know about Hulk Syndrome. It’s characterized by sudden explosions of anger. These explosions often turn into violent behavior. The medical name for it is syndrome of Amok. However, people associate it with the green monster Hulk.
Books
Emotionary: A Wonderful Book About Emotional Education
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The Red Book, How Carl Jung Saved His Soul
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The Catcher in the Rye: a Cursed Book
The Catcher in the Rye is one of the most well-known American books of the twentieth century. The writer, J. D. Salinger, managed to capture the essence of adolescence in this novel. Even though reviews were harsh at first, the…
Movies
Take My Eyes: Portraying Gender Violence
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The Sea Inside: When Life is an Obligation
The Sea Inside is a Spanish film that won the 2004 Best Foreign Film Award. Directed by Alejandro Amenábar and starring Javier Bardem, it’s based on the true story of Ramón Sampedro, a quadriplegic who decides to end his life.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri: The Anger Within Pain
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Princess Fiona is Her Own Heroine
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