Theories

The Beatles weren't too far wrong when they insisted in their 1960s song that 'all you need is love'. As…

Mental narratives are the stories you tell yourself about what happens to you. In effect, you talk to yourself,  trying…

Hubert Hermans' dialogical self theory proposes an interesting approach to how we construct the dynamics of our internal dialogue. From…

Psychology draws from different schools and approaches. They each have particular ways of understanding the human mind and behavior. The…

The psychological theory of relativity reminds us that absolute truths don't exist. It also claims that it's often difficult to…

Daniel Batson's empathy-altruism hypothesis claims that empathy favors so-called prosocial behaviors. It's a feeling of great value that promotes t...

Scheler's theory of the meaning of suffering bears important similarities to the ideas of Viktor Frankl, who also addressed this…

Are you one of those people who never give up until you achieve your goals? Or, do you give up…

Happiness, according to Sigmund Freud, defines behavior that's neither foreign nor unknown to us. In fact, the father of psychoanalysis…

Embodied cognition is a concept that emphasizes the role that the environment plays in the development of cognitive processes. It…

The theory of social judgment is an interesting proposal concerning your beliefs and the possibility that they can change. This is associated with ...

"I'll be happy when I get that job". "Everything will be better when I have my new house/ promotion/ better…

Your emotions are continually turning on and off. For instance, at one point, you may be feeling deep sadness then,…

The Jung word association test is one of the most interesting psychological tests. It's based on the idea that our…

The four major Jungian archetypes of the self are also known as 'higher' or 'main' archetypes. In fact, they're unconscious…

Spoon theory is a metaphor that's used to describe the amount of mental or physical energy an individual has to…

Imagine that you've been preparing yourself for years to work for your dream company. One day, you feel that the…

Carol Gilligan proposes a different perspective to Lawrence Kohlberg on the moral development of the human being. In fact, this…

As a human being, you act due to impulses, motivations, and needs. In fact, these are vectors of force that…

Einhorn's theory of happiness defines those decisions you make every day to get away from what you don't want in…

Howard Gardner is a brilliant Harvard professor. His theory of multiple intelligences claims there are eight different forms of intelligence.&helli...