Humans and their Inability to Cope

Many people get so stressed out that they cannot handle any sort of change in schedule and find themselves unable to cope with things. It is too bad that people get stressed over change and it is too bad so many humans have the inability to cope with things when they do change.

Creating the Counsellor Mindset: Part Two

Counselling, Psychology and other professions which are involved with mental health-related therapies require a particular career blueprint which includes a variety of traits and skills. What is this blueprint? In a 4-article series, we depict the major areas which are responsible for building the effective counsellor's mindset. This is Part Two.

Creating the Counsellor Mindset: Part Four

Counselling, Psychology and other professions which are involved with mental health-related therapies require a particular career blueprint which includes a variety of traits and skills. What is this blueprint? In a 4-article series, we depict the major areas which are responsible for building the effective counsellor's mindset. This is Part Four.

Understanding Couples Therapy

Marriage counseling, sometimes called couples therapy, is a form of therapy to help couples identify the source of stress in their relationship and to develop a workable solution to deal with that stress. Its purpose is to resolve conflicts and to strengthen relationships.

The Scientific Credibility of Forensic Psychology

As a forensic discipline, forensic psychology can be located within the broader discourse of forensic science. However, compared to other forensic specialisms e.g. forensic pathology, forensic odontology etc, forensic psychology is often seen as the poor relation. As with psychology in general, it is often perceived, particularly by those outside the discipline as soft or pseudo science. This article examines why this viewpoint prevails and what students studying the topic can do to address the issue.

President Abraham Lincoln's Prophetic Dream That Foretold His Own Death In The White House

President Abraham Lincoln dreamed of his own death not long before he was going to be assassinated. He reported to a friend that the dream had troubled him for days and he could not shake the melancholy it induced. It is as if he were allowed to grieve his own tragic demise in advance.

Female Violence: Speak Softly but Carry a Big Stick

Is female violence is on the rise or are we just more ready to admit that it exists? The answer is yes to both. Female violence is on the rise and we are more willing to face it.

Latent Homosexuality: Paranoid Delusions Rage and Anxiety

Male homosexuality is more of a threat to men than female homosexuality is to women. It is widely agreed among psychotherapists that men who have an underlying fear of their homosexual tendencies often are vehemently abusive in their attacks against homosexuality. While those who do not feel threatened by any homosexual leanings within themselves have a greater understanding and more relaxed in their relationships with people of homosexual proclivities. It is further believed that transsexualists, those who change sex by surgical means, are so afraid of homosexuality that they rather give up their maleness forever than face their homosexual tendencies. Also, men often become sexually aroused by the display of female homosexuality even though they may find viewing any sexual activity between two men offensive. Women, on the other hand, usually exhibit little interest in witnessing an manifestations of either male or female homosexuality.

Adolescent Psychology

Adolescence is the intermediary stage of growth between childhood and adulthood. It represents the period of time during which a person is subjected to an array of biological transformations and runs into a number of emotional tribulations. The ages, which are termed to be part of adolescence, vary by ethnicity and extend from the preteens to nineteen years. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), adolescence encompasses the epoch of life between 10 and 20 years of age. Adolescence is an especially unstable as well as a vibrant period of any person?s life.

A Special Bond Between Animals and Disabled Humans

Animals can be mysterious and unpredictable, but more and more animal behaviorists and others who work regularly with our nonhuman fellow beings are finding that many seem to have a special rapport with mentally or physically disabled people.

Mind Is Found Throughout Life

Mind exists throughout life. Even each cell in the body, for example, has a mind of its own - it knows what its function is, and it proceeds to fulfill it.

Knowledge Of Behavior

Interpersonal expectancy effects research focuses on how one individual's expectations influence another individual's behavior.

When The Words You Use Hurt Someone Else-Part 3-Critical Humor

Critical humor is a form of verbal abuse. It hurts.

Psychology And Its Techniques

Psychology is one of the most ancient sciences which studies numerous aspects of human nature. However it still has open questions and a space for new learning.

Freud Thought The Irish Were Too Difficult To Figure Out

It is amazing how we hold certain folks in history out in such high-esteem. Did you know that Freud may not have been the super psychologist we believe he was? In fact did you realize that he openly admitted that he figured out all about the human mind and psychology of people except he could not explain the Irish and their personality traits.