The term “irrational beliefs” was introduced by Albert Ellis (1913-2007) as part of his Rational-Emotive Therapy treatment approach. They describe unrealistic expectations we can have about ourselves or the world which leave us feeling worse than we need to because…
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Picture a small child sitting before a glowing coal fire. The red, yellow and orange flames leap from black caverns, dreamy and magical. Many times, the child has been warned to keep away from the fire, to never, ever touch…
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Although modern psychology, and scientific fact has diminished many of Sigmund Freud’s key points, the fact remains that he was considered by many to be the father of Psychology and his research and ideas laid an important foundation for the…
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FREDERICK “FRITZ” PERLS: GESTALT THERAPY Frederick “Fritz” Perls founded Gestalt therapy (Corey, 2005; Yontef & Simkin, 1981). Frederick S. Perls, a German Jew, born in 1893 is the primary founder of Gestalt therapy along with his wife Laura Posner Perls,…
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Some years ago, I was afraid of night. Death never entered my mind. It was the cause of the death that I feared most. Actually, the fear was that death was supposed to come at night; therefore, someone, a stranger,…
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People might think that living alone is something that you do when you don’t have friends, or that you have somehow failed to find your soul-mate. What people don’t know is that sometimes living alone can be fun, and there…
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Over the years, Sigmund Freud’s (1856-1939) work has been reflected on a countless amount of times, and still very much used to try to understand the human mind and all of its complexities. Freud’s work has been used in various…
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Why would one feel compelled to hold back the natural expression of an emotion? There are many reasons we cry; sometimes we are so happy we cry tears of joy, other times we are so sad we cry tears of…
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I have not one but two mental illnesses. I don’t generally introduce my writing in such a manner but I figure, “Why waste time?” If this is supposed to be about correlation between psychology and mental illness, let’s get on…
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KNOWING YOUR SELF-WORTH In order to know your self-worth the understanding that you are here in the world as an individual is important. You have unique traits and you must use them to fulfill your purpose here on earth. Avoid…
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