Category: Relationships
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What Favorite Film Genres Reveal About Your Brain
Your favorite film genre can tell a lot about how your brain reacts to different emotions. Negative emotions like anger and fear often play significant roles in films, making them essential for understanding emotional processing in our brains. Until recently, the link between film choices and how we respond to negative emotions was not well-explored.
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Newsletter: Why Are So Many People Going Alcohol-Free?
If you give alcohol to a child they almost always think it tastes disgusting. You probably did too. However, due to cultural influences, we encourage people to push past the initial distaste to experience the effects of being buzzed or drunk.
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Breaking Free from Allodoxaphobia and Embracing True Freedom
Caring too much about what others think can trap you. Lao Tzu’s quote signifies this. When you focus on their opinions, it can lead to anxiety and stress. Allodoxaphobia is the fear of hearing others’ opinions about yourself.
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Newsletter: What is the True Meaning of Self-Actualization?
Self-actualization goes beyond just personal success. It means reaching your unique potential in ways that also help others. Examples can be through simple acts of kindness, staying strong during hardships, and staying positive when things get tough.
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Mastering Your Moods By Recognizing Your Emotional Style
Each type has its own unique strengths and challenges, and recognizing these can help in personal development, improving relationships, and creating supportive environments.
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Use “Spreading Activation” to Influence Decisions
Activating a mind network with word associations involves using specific language to trigger related concepts and emotions in the listener’s mind, thereby influencing their thoughts and attitudes toward a particular issue.
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Newsletter: Practical Tips for Better Connections and Improving Communication Skills
You can learn practical techniques to overcome common communication barriers. Alfred Adler believed that every interaction should aim to strengthen the connection between individuals.
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How Letting Go Can Add Security to Romantic Love
This concept doesn’t only apply to romantic love or partnerships—it’s about how you relate to life itself. It boils down to learning to obtain a healthy self-love. Letting go doesn’t mean you don’t care; it means you’re confident enough to let things unfold naturally.
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Why All Problems are Interpersonal Relationship Problems
Key concepts include inferiority/superiority complexes; memories and dreams; love marriage and children; and sexuality and sexual problems. Alfred Adler’s holistic personality-based approach to psychology continues to be relevant today to everyone.