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There are few things more debilitating to humans than fretting about things we can’t do anything about. Research has found a strong correlation between depression and our locus of control – the term psychologists use for the range of things we feel we can directly impact. There is actually ...
Me too. So I perked up when reading this article entitled, “The truth about grit: Modern science builds the case for an old-fashioned virtue – and uncovers new secrets to success“. In recent years, psychologists have come up with a term to describe this mental trait: grit. Although ...
Although the main focus of the Gestalt psychologists was that of perceptual groupings (e.g., similarity, proximity), the notion was that this grouping had implications also for memory and retention. As noted by Postman (1972, p. 4), Wolfgang Köhler stated that those factors that are ...
The psychology of happiness is a relatively new field of study, but it has already gained popularity among scientists and psychologists. It is based on the idea that happiness is not just an emotion, but a state of being. It is a way of living in which people experience a greater sense ...
“Some of you’ll know that I struggle with mental health. I grew up with the language you describe here, used as normal communication in everyday life. I have found that armchair psychologists are generally fairly insecure and use the language to defend themselves against something they don’...
This construct covers both “hedonic” wellbeing (typically known as subjective wellbeing in empirical studies), and a more objective understanding of the “good life,” which is in congruent with optimal functioning championed by positive psychologists (Keyes, 2005, 2007; Deci & Ryan, 2008; ...
What emerges from Blum's tale of Wertham's court battle is a profound sense of our struggle as a culture to deal scientifically with mental illness. Most people fundamentally believe that criminals like Fish are "bad" and "evil" and should therefore be killed. Psychologists today still fight...
Above, I’ve retold some of the thoughts that occurred to me as I recently listened to the book “Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts”, by veteran social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson. (See here for this ...