Ignacio Martín-Baró was the father of liberation psychology, a movement which completely changed our understanding of social psychology. Inspired by other liberation movements, Martín-Baró focused on studying people’s problems and circumstances.  Community psychology stemmed from his ideas. It focuses on empowering communities,…

Transpersonal psychology is the only school of psychology that studies the processes that transcend individual identity and the states of consciousness. Within this framework, people study transpersonal consciousness based on three broad developmental categories: the pre-egoic, the egoic, and the transpersonal…

Arie Kruglanski is a professor at the University of Maryland. Despite the fact that he was born in Poland, he has spent most of his life in the United States, where he has contributed to the development of different important…

If the brain of a child with autism spectrum disorder was a house, every room would be filled with noise, it’d have complex wiring all over it, and its walls would be very sensitive to almost any stimulus. This excess…

Emotionally mature people know that life isn’t always easy or fair. Therefore, they don’t hold anyone responsible for their happiness or suffering. Likewise, they don’t expect anyone to hold the key to their well-being. They’re the only ones responsible for…

The most common relationship conflicts couples have nowadays are very different from those our grandparents had. Relationships have changed drastically in these last three or four decades. In fact, new sources of conflict have emerged since gender roles and family structures…

All human beings need protection. Sometimes we’re fragile and feel a deep need to be protected. This is a fundamental need that exists from the time we’re born until the day we die. Feeling protected helps us create healthy attachments with those around…

You have surely confused emotions with feelings more than once. We experience both at the same time, and they prove easy to confuse. But it’s very important to know the difference between emotions and feelings. We must manage each one…

Although you may believe that you only need a resume when you’re looking for a job, a cover letter can also help you out a lot. In a cover letter, you can include information about yourself that you couldn’t include…

There’s nothing more attractive than accepting who you are. There’s no greater satisfaction than discovering your value, strengths, and needs. Only then will you make the best decisions, decisions that will make you feel free and filled with that particular beauty…

Not agreeing with others or thinking differently stresses us out due to the fact that we’re social beings who feel comfortable when we belong to a group. That’s why voicing our opinion can sometimes be scary. We don’t want to be rejected, offend…

Teachers who reprimand their students, who lack empathy, who punish them instead of saying “I’m here if you need help”, and who even aggressively confront their students lack emotional intelligence. These behaviors result from their inability to manage their own emotions.…

We decided to adapt this inspiring Pedro Pablo Sacristán story. It begins in a distant kingdom where a brave knight lived. He was so brave that he saved many fascinating characters who needed his help. He had fought monsters, furious…

American History X hit the big screen in 1998. Tony Kaye directed this North American film starring Edward Furlong and a barely recognizable Edward Norton. The movie takes place in modern day United States. In the movie, immigration has changed the…

Voldemort, whose real name was Tom Riddle, is the main antagonist in the Harry Potter saga. From an outsider’s perspective, he’s quite different from Harry. However, if we delve deeper into their characters, we see that they have a lot of…

Much has been said about Stephen Hawking’s life, his illness, his great sense of humor, and his contributions to physics. The Theory of Everything is a 2014 film by James Marsh. In his film, he tries to bring us closer to the British…

Pan’s Labyrinth (2006), according to many people, is filmmaker’s Guillermo del Toro best work. This film represents how much he loves fantasy. The movie was really successful. It won numerous awards, including three Oscars: Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, and Best…

What would happen if your friends and acquaintances had access to your social media accounts all of a sudden? What do we hide in our cell phones? Perfect Strangers (2017) is a Spanish film directed by Álex de la Iglesia…