In this category, you’ll find articles related to our mental world like abilities and processes. It contains information on how our thoughts, feelings, and emotions make up who we are and how we learn.
Psychology uses many different techniques and tools during therapeutic processes. The timeline technique is one of them. It’s used to gain self-knowledge and self-understanding. Although this technique has a humanistic and systemic perspective, all types of psychologists use it because it…
Is there really such a thing as male menopause? More than a few middle-aged men have reported symptoms like loss of sexual desire, weight gain, fatigue, changes in sleeping patterns, and mood swings. Some experts say that these symptoms may…
People with depression are more vulnerable to fatigue. Simple chores, like bathing and getting out of bed, may require more effort on their part. In addition, fatigue can play a role in other byproducts of depression, such as abstinence and…
SSRI discontinuation syndrome arises when, after taking SSRIs for a certain period of time, you abruptly stop taking them. The body can’t adapt to this sudden serotonin drop. This leads to symptoms such as nausea, trembling, migraines, sleep disorders, etc. Before…
Self-esteem and depression are very closely related. Although depression can be caused by more than one thing, clinical studies reveal that low self-esteem makes people more vulnerable to this condition. This is because not accepting ourselves can emotionally drain us. Self-esteem…
Ivan Pavlov‘s experiments with dogs are very well-known in the history of psychology. People built a psychological learning theory from his small accidental discovery. Pavlov’s studies have helped us understand associative learning through classical conditioning. Classical conditioning consists of associating an…
Throughout history, many theorists have elaborated their own personality theories. Recently, a group of researchers from Northwestern University in the United States analyzed data exhaustively. Their results challenged the established personality paradigms. In this sense, they discovered four personality types. The social…
Knowing when to let go is the secret to well-being. However, letting go of things makes many people uncomfortable. There’s a good reason for this. We live in a society that encourages us to always get and keep, not let go. Psychologists‘…
In the last few years, there has been an alarming increase in the prevalence of social withdrawal syndrome. This phenomenon is characterized by voluntary reclusion and solitude. The people afflicted by this condition perceive their external world as hostile, violent,…
Compassion is a quality that is beneficial to our personal relationships. In addition to putting ourselves in another person’s shoes, it lets us perceive and understand their emotions. However, too much compassion can lead us to suffer from a condition that psychologist…
There can be delicate realities behind hyperactive children. However, we sometimes simply medicate those behaviors. As striking as it may seem, we do so without first understanding the factors that drive certain behaviors. Some children suffer from stress, come from…
Brainwashing is the subject of many movies and documentaries, like the one about communists in Vietnam who brainwashed US soldiers. However, the process isn’t always as dramatic as it seems in the movies. You may understand the concept of brainwashing better…
Whether we like it or not, life is dynamic. Nothing remains static. Therefore, what today is, may not be tomorrow. Still, overcoming resistance to change can be a daunting task for many people. In fact, some try really hard to…
Solution-focused therapy allows you to find solutions to your problems rather than just dwelling on the problems themselves. Thus, it represents the study of solutions that have been successfully used to solve specific problems. This therapy aims to explore alternative…
Informed consent is one of the primary tools psychologists use to put their professional ethics into practice. You could think of it as a two-way dialogue between the patient and the healthcare provider. During this dialogue, they discuss the benefits…
Stress-related insomnia isn’t uncommon. Difficulty falling asleep is often conditioned by an overactive mind. Sometimes it feels impossible to shut our brain down before going to bed. Our thoughts and worries may be so prominent that they keep us from…
American writer Jake Reilly first spoke about a digital diet. Initially, he did it as an experiment, but it later became a famous article called “Digital Obesity and the Digital Diet“. It all started when Reilly realized that he couldn’t…
Have you ever heard of Dorothea Dix? Unfortunately, most people have never heard of this incredible woman. Dorothea Dix was a pioneer of mental health reform and made important contributions in her field. Her tireless dedication improved living conditions and treatment…
We must realize that there are many more symptoms of depression besides the ones we usually study. There are attitudes, states of mind, and behaviors that apparently have nothing to do with this disorder but are, in fact, deeply related…
The mistakes that block consciousness have to do with that Western tendency to interrupt processes. It instills the idea that we can be in control of everything when we really can’t. All processes exist because they must and they take the…
