How to Stop Ruminating: Breaking the Cycle of Negative Thoughts
What Are Ruminations? Ruminations are repetitive thoughts about a situation that caused strong negative emotions. A person replays unpleasant events or conversations […]
Category: Psychology
Milgram Experiment: Obedience to Authority and Responsibility
The Milgram Experiment: Executioners by Order—How Obedience to Authority Removes Responsibility The Milgram experiment with electric shocks is one of the most […]
Group Effects: Conformity, Obedience, and the Power of Collective Action
Group Effects It’s difficult to resist authority alone. However, a group has power. Freud described this archetypal event in 1921: oppressed sons […]
Free Association and Wandering Attention in Psychoanalysis: How the Mind Recalls the Repressed
Wandering Attention and the Method of Free Association When using the method of free association, a psychoanalyst asks the patient to speak […]
The Art of Bluffing: Techniques, Psychology, and Everyday Use
What Is Bluffing? Bluffing is essentially a deliberate exaggeration or embellishment, designed to take advantage of the other party’s gullibility and create […]
Information Processing Theory in Psychology: History, Stages, and Everyday Examples
Information Processing Theory in Psychology: History, Stages, and Examples Information processing theory is a cognitive psychology framework that examines the mental processes […]
The Subconscious: A Fascinating History of Sleep, Memory, and Learning
Sleep, Memory, and Forgetting When we are awake, we form memories; during sleep, these memories are replayed and transformed. The reverberation of […]
The Pitfalls of Too Much Mindfulness: Dangers of Pop Psychology
The Pitfalls of Too Much Mindfulness: Dangers of Pop Psychology To take care of our mental health, we often try to understand […]
Schizoid, Narcissistic, and Neurotic Ways of Ending Contact
Schizoid, Narcissistic, and Neurotic Ways of Ending Contact In a balanced state, each of us has three lines of personality development coexisting: […]
Phobias: Causes, Types, and Treatment
What Are Phobias? A phobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by intense fear and avoidance of certain objects or situations. Avoidance occurs […]