Psychology
Psychic Intuition - Secrets of the Human Mind
We are well aware that the human mind holds untapped intelligence. What is it? How does it work? Those are the things that we do not know. It can be that small voice that speaks to only you, giving you advance information. It can be the hunch that tells you to [read more...]
The Problem with Denied Emotions in Psychotherapy
Psychotherapeutic processes are meant to deal with psychological problems, ranging from the mild ones like simply a depressed mood, to more subtle ones like the controversial problem known as dissociative identity disorder. Thus, one aspect of dealing with the [read more...]
Happiness - Not a Destination But a Journey
What is happiness? What is being happy? Well, I bet you have your own perception and definition of happiness or being happy. But most of us may have the wrong idea of what happiness is all about. Happiness is a part of life. It’s like a roller coaster ri [read more...]
Where Our Sense of Self Worth Comes From
To live our day to day lives fully, we need to have a sense of self worth. But where do we get this sense? From what do we base it on? Certain psychologists (principally Jennifer Crocker, Ph.D.) identified seven factors that we base our sense of self worth on. [read more...]
Our Concept of Who We Are and Success in School
Are you in school? If so, what have you learned about relating how you conceptualize yourself with having success in your studies? Now, you may have heard that esteeming yourself does not necessarily mean you are going to be successful in your studies. This is [read more...]
Facebook, Friendster and Farmville - A kid’s New Addiction?
Parents are pre-occupied with school matters for their kids these days. But their kids are pre-occupied with social networking websites like Facebook, Farmville and Twitter. This is quite unfair because while their parents have their minds on their kids and [read more...]
Our Self Knowledge and Behavior
As people, we can live either not knowing or knowing ourselves better. Of course, the latter option is the better option. Now first of all, what we conceive of our “self” is not necessarily an accurate picture. It may be an idea built on how we des [read more...]
Five Aspects Of The Self In Your Life
There are many kinds of theories about knowing the self, or self-knowledge for short. According to one theory (by Neisser, Ulric), our self-knowledge comes from different sources of information. And a certain source of information can be seen as establishing a [read more...]
The Psychological Need of Autonomy
Okay, so what is autonomy? And why do we need it? Well, first of all, autonomy is volition. It is having a conscious choice about your actions your decisions being in a sense entirely your own and no one else’s. Interestingly, autonomy is often confused [read more...]
Intrinsic Motivation and Competence
Okay how do we motivate ourselves from within? When we were children, maybe we tried to learn something new like riding a bike. When after having learned it, perhaps unconsciously, we reaffirmed ourselves-we say to ourselves we have learned something new and c [read more...]