Grief is not just one emotion. Grieving a person’s death, for example, may take weeks, months, or even years. During this time, you may experience grief through different emotions. These emotions are laid out in the five stages of grief. While many of the emotions associated with grief have a negative connotation, they may be … Read more
You are probably here wanting to learn what passive aggressive behavior is, and you’re definitely in the right spot. In this article, we will be going over the psychological definition of it, along with some examples to help you better understand the signs. Everyone displays this type of behavior at some point in their lives. … Read more
Psychoanalysts like Sigmund Freud believed that trauma, memories, and other vital experiences are stored down in our unconscious minds. Even though we are not fully aware of these experiences, they influence our behavior, decisions, and any fixations that we might have. By accessing these experiences and bringing them to the surface, we may be able … Read more
Think about your worst fear. Maybe it’s spiders. Or heights. Or public speaking. Maybe this fear doesn’t interfere with your ability to do your job well or live a normal life. If it does, it may be considered a “phobia.” This is a word used to describe extreme or irrational fears. Often, these fears interfere … Read more
In 1990, HBO released a documentary on Beth Thomas, a 6 ½ year old girl. The documentary, called Child of Rage, was extremely shocking. It included footage of Beth describing, in detail and without emotion, abuse that she experienced and that she inflicted upon others. She stuck her brother with pins. She killed baby birds. … Read more
You may be a psychology student or someone seeking therapy and wondering what exactly Client Centered Therapy is. In this article, we are going to cover the history of it, along with the benefits and drawbacks of this specific type of therapy. What is Client Centered Therapy? Developed by Carl Rogers, Client centered therapy is … Read more
There are a lot of different ways that adults decide to parent their children. Some parents want to be their children’s friends, while other parents want their kids to listen to every word they say, no questions asked. As psychologists have studied parents, they have identified different parenting styles. What Are Parenting Styles? The way that … Read more
Imagine waking up every day without remembering anything from your past and then immediately forgetting that you woke up at all. This life without memories is the reality for British musician Clive Wearing who suffers from one of the most severe case of amnesia ever known. Who is Clive Wearing? Clive Wearing was born on … Read more
Let’s say you’re at a party and make a joke to a group of people. They smile in return, but no one really laughs. Did they think the joke was funny? Are they enjoying your company? Or are they just smiling to be polite, although they’d rather be anywhere else? If you’ve watched some of … Read more
The Lake Wobegon Effect is one of those phenomena in psychology that you can immediately apply to many people in your life. But what is it? Let’s find out! What is the Lake Wobegon Effect? The Lake Wobegon Effect, often called the Lake Wobegon Fallacy, is the tendency to overestimate one’s abilities. This is more likely to … Read more
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