According to the American Heritage Dictionary (2003), operant means to produce an effect that will cause a spontaneous reaction and recognized in Psychology as a reinforcing or inhibiting effect. The law of effect first suggest by Thorndike, in 1911 can…
Read more
There are different types of thoughts people want to suppress as “bad”, and there are different methods for working with them effectively. The first type of thoughts are ‘negative interpretations’ where we take a dim or critical view of ourselves…
Read more
Now Entering Griefland There should be signs posted at every funeral home, every palliative care unit, every dangerous patch of highway: Now Entering Griefland Life Will Be Different From Now On Of course, no sign, anywhere, could ever prepare you…
Read more
Dealing with change can be difficult. Throughout our lives we have to learn to come to terms with change and accept it with open arms. At times, such as bereavement and divorce,his can seem an impossible task. However, change happens…
Read more
For decades, it has been believed – by essentially two camps of respected practioners in the fields of psychiatry and psychology – that the infantile brain, and therefore the extremely young psyche, is either incapable of fully formed experience and…
Read more
The more you try to suppress bad thoughts, the more they flood through your brain. Trying to force yourself not to think “I’m useless” makes you think it even more and it becomes a vicious cycle that can spiral into…
Read more
Today there are more alternatives than ever when it comes to finding psychological help. Your first stop should be at the medical doctor’s office to rule out any medical problems. Its also important to get a referral with certain types…
Read more
I would argue that verbal abuse turns into mental abuse. If you are told that you are worthless enough times, then you hear those words in your head even when your tormentor is not around. And it would appear to…
Read more
Dreams bring understanding, if we start to record them, the understanding will come out from our journals to teach us. By recording them we will see all the themes that play in our dreams. For example, we will start to…
Read more
There is a genius inside everyone, in some opinions. Sometimes we must search for the genius, and in other cases it is discovered quite easily and naturally. For instance, family members of the mentally impaired are usually surprised and delighted…
Read more