Psychology provides extraordinary tools and strategies for management conflicts much more effectively. Find out what lies behind certain behaviours and how you can react and overcome those situations that you face in your day-to-day life.
Power is a delicate subject in a relationship. Both partners would like to be in a position of dominance above the other, whether they realize it or not. On the other hand, power struggles can influence couples in many ways,…
Expecting people to change for you is useless. This often happens in relationships where one person wants the other person to change for the better, behave properly, and love them the way they want them to. However, those expectations are…
What exactly is the narcissistic supply? Before defining it, let’s first analyze the concept of narcissism: what does it mean to be a narcissistic person? The DSM-5 defines narcissistic personality disorder as a dominant pattern of grandiosity (in idealization or…
Knowing how to speak out against bullying or file an official complaint against an educational institution is crucial to put an end to the problem. If you stay silent, not only does the behavior go unpunished, but it’ll keep affecting…
As much as you’d like to get along with your significant other 100% of the time, sooner or later there’ll be conflict in your relationship. It’s inevitable, not to mention healthy. Conflict is an opportunity for analysis and decision-making. Some…
The concept of “harassment” is relatively common in our daily lives. For example, we all know that many kids in school suffer from bullying at some point. It can even happen within the home. Then there’s the concept of “mobbing“,…
LGBT violence is the type of violence that occurs within a same-sex couple. This type of aggression, as in any other form of gender and domestic violence, is when one partner controls or dominates the other. This is how the…
To dehumanize means to deprive other people of positive human traits, personality, and dignity. In other words, it’s believing that someone is less human and more animal. Human beings dehumanize others and can also feel dehumanized themselves. The term for…
It’s normal to be envious, indifferent, or even to really dislike that others are doing fine. However, sometimes you might find it hard to feel happy about other’s happiness and this could mean there’s an underlying issue. Most of the…
When you have underlying issues to address, you’ll most likely have issues with other people as well. In particular, it’s clear that there are some psychological difficulties that affect couples, subjective issues that prevent a relationship’s good development. The problem…
You’ve heard of love at first sight, but what about hate at first sight? First impressions can be positive or negative, and it’s certainly possible to instantly dislike or conflict with a person that you just met. Maybe you can’t…
If a difficult student intentionally challenges your authority, you might not know how to react. You might lose control and start making unsuitable gestures, which can trigger bullying and mockery in other students and leave you unable to diffuse the…
A separation or divorce can impact all family members depending on the circumstances. In many cases, it mainly affects the children. Manipulation and lack of respect are the main temptations that no couple should ever resort to. In fact, it’s…
Unexpected situations can have unpleasant consequences that affect us deeply. This is why most people want to have control over what happens to them because humans feel more comfortable when they’re in charge. However, unexpected events are part of life,…
People commonly drop hints instead of saying what they really think. However, dropping hints on your partner, family, or friends on a daily basis can lead to tension. Because those who say one thing and deep down mean the opposite distort…
It’s impossible to avoid conflicts in a relationship. At the end of the day, you’re two very different individuals. But the problem isn’t that people fight. The problem is that a lot of people don’t know how to deal with…
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…
People don’t talk a lot about violence in young couples. Despite the thousands of studies on violence/physical abuse in married couples, violence hasn’t been studied a lot in young couples. This topic is quite striking since we could possibly avoid…
For most people, having a partner is one of the most important aspects of social adjustment and well-being. However, although most relationships are satisfactory, they can also be full of conflicts and discomforting situations. Some of these problems arise when…
One of the biggest challenges when it comes to working with other people is dealing with conflicts of all kinds. It’s necessary to work as a team to achieve individual objectives. However, tension is normal and to be expected. In this article,…