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Philosophy and PsychologyEvaluating Your Purpose in Life: The PIL Test

Logotherapy considers meaning to be one of the foundations of life. According to this philosophy, having a meaning in life…

EmotionsHow to Deal with Negative Thoughts

Your internal communication, especially regarding the way you talk to yourself, shapes your mood. That means it can sink your…

Personal DevelopmentTen Skills for a Happy Life

You might believe that happiness is a matter of luck. Nothing could be further from the truth. The truth is that happiness or total well-being is m...

Healthy HabitsWhy Some People Achieve Their New Year's Resolutions While Others Don't

Exercising more is one of the most popular New Year's resolutions. Almost everyone who makes resolutions wants to lose weight.…

ResearchExperiencing Violence as a Child Can Leave its Mark on the Brain

Many psychologists, neurologists, and psychiatrists have shared their opinion on whether or not experiencing violence as a child has an…

EmotionsMental Digestion: A Possible Source of Intestinal Problems

The digestive system is very sensitive to emotional states. It isn't strange for someone to get too surprised about something…

TherapiesSystematic Desensitization or Exposure?

Systematic desensitization and exposure are two tools psychologists use a lot. Usually, people consider them useful for putting someone in…

CuriositiesBlue Monday: The Saddest Day of the Year?

"Blue Monday" is the name some people have been calling the third Monday of the year. According to psychologist Cliff…

Social PsychologyThe Content of a Stereotype: Sociability and Competence

The stereotypes you maintain are closely tied to the image you have of a particular group. A stereotype if a…

BiographiesWolfgang Köhler: Intelligence and Chimpanzees

Wolfgang Köhler was one of the most renowned proponents of Gestalt psychology. He concerned himself with trying to explain one…

Cinema, Television, and PsychologyThe Joker, the Perfect Villain

The Joker is one of the public's favorite villains. His popularity is so great that he doesn't even need Batman…

CultureWhat's Instrumental or Operant Conditioning?

Operant conditioning, also called instrumental conditioning, is a learning method. It consists of creating associations between reinforcement (rewa...

Organisational PsychologyBusiness Communication: Types and Characteristics

The professional world is made up of companies and business people, of course. But it also includes freelancers, small businesses,…

Cinema, Television, and PsychologyUncovering V, The Revolutionary Leader in V for Vendetta

V is the emblematic hero of Alan Moore and David Lloyd's comic V for Vendetta. Of course, most people probably…

ResearchNeurogaming: Playing with Your Brain

Neurogaming is a new way to play video games. It involves using your brain waves to perform actions within the…

Social PsychologyJay Haley and Strategic Therapy

The strategic therapy of Jay Haley is characterized by the therapist having a lot more initiative than in other types…

TheoriesFranz Alexander and Psychosomatic Medicine

Franz Alexander was one of the most notable proponents of psychoanalysis of the 20th century. There are people who will…

TheoriesFive Albert Bandura Quotes on Social Learning

Albert Bandura is a Canadian psychologist. He currently works as a professor at Stanford University. His research publications, that take…

CultureJoseph Campbell and the Power of Myth

Joseph Campbell was, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the greatest mythologists of all time. His life changed…

Organisational PsychologyHow to Plan Out Alternate Futures

The future is, by definition, uncertain. In other words, you can't know what the future holds. In many cases, it's…

ResearchWhich Area of the Brain is Responsible for Pessimism?

Most of us, at one point or another, have felt or shown a pessimistic attitude. But what's pessimism exactly? Is…