Help resistance is a psychological dynamic in which a person requests help and then doesn’t accept it. It is slightly related to the clinical psychology concept of resistance and unrelated to the psychoanalytic concept of resistance. The psychoanalytic notion of…
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Psychometric testing has become one of the most utilized forms of psychological testing over the last several years. A psychometric test is essentially one that attempts to make assumptions about an individual or organization through a series of tests that…
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“Potlatch” is a word that is unfamiliar in many cultures, yet a popular event in others. Trying to imagine what the meaning of the word is could bring to mind several possible images. A fastener on a pot would be…
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Getting outside the constant clacking and mechanical commotion in your mind is essential for psychological relief. Here we will examine three alternatives to medications and traditional clinical therapies. They include connecting to something larger than you, specifically, the natural world,…
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Cultural anthropology is an academic subfield of anthropology, a social science dedicated to the study of man. Literally translated, anthropology means the study of (-ology) humanity (anthropos). Many people are under the false notion that anthropologists simply study old bones…
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Some of us will be quite relieved when people stop thinking in the either/or binary system of black and white. All things, are in shades of many colors, from rich saturated deep hues, to almost imperceptible tints. There is no…
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Margaret Mead Born – 16th December 1901 Died – 15th November 1978 Margaret Meade was a well respected cultural anthropologist, known across the world for her writing and speaking. She was also an intellectual and scientist. Born into a Quaker…
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Loosing someone you love may be one of the hardest things you ever do. Some people may argue that it is better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all. When you have a broken heart,…
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Monoculturalism is a term formed with two root words; mono (meaning one) and culture. One culture is fundamentally the natural state of affairs for a stable society. Societies in transition, collision, conflict and change tend to be multi-cultural and inherently…
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A man I know of, who shared in a portion of my DNA, who was quitebrilliant, valliant and educated went to college, earned his lawdegree and being the patriot that he was, went to war. Never mind which war. War…
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