Psychology
« Previous Entries101 ways to cope with stress
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008Stress is the most common daily psycological problem for all of us. But there are a lot of ways to cope with stress. Here is a list of 101 ways to cope with stress:
Get up 15 minutes earlier
Prepare for the morning the night before
Avoid tight fitting clothes
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What is Forensic Psychology? It’s Not Silence of the Lambs!
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 by Matthew T. Huss - Creighton University Fields of Psychology
Forensic psychology is one of the fastest growing areas of psychology as suggested both by an increase in the practice of clinical psychology within our legal system and the increasing interest expressed by undergraduate and graduate students. However, students often become interested in the field because [...]
Psychology Degrees
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008Psychology is a scientific subject. It is one of the most interesting subjects of Science. The name in itself explains what the subject is about. Psycho means the human mind / the human brain and logy means the theory or the logic.
The subject delves into the logic behind human mind / human brain. Our brain [...]
Exercise Elevates Mood - Until And Unless You Stop
Friday, March 21st, 2008A study of an elderly population of men and women has determined that while exercise improves mood, it has no long-lasting effects if it is stopped. “To reap the beneficial effects of exercise on mood, you have to continue to exercise,” says the study’s lead author, Donna Kritz-Silverstein, Ph.D., UCSD School of Medicine associate [...]
Experiences Beat Possessions: Why Materialism Causes Unhappiness
Friday, January 18th, 2008Materialism is a dirty word. It also gets a bad rap in psychology. Studies consistently show that people who agree with statements like “You will buy things just because you want them,” tend to be:
Less satisfied with life,
Less happy,
More likely to be depressed,
More likely to be paranoid,
More likely to be narcissistic.
Not a pretty picture, right? [...]
7 Tips for dealing with confrontation
Friday, January 18th, 2008A
lot of people cannot handle confrontation and start to shake, they lose control
of their voice pitch, and they want to hit out and cannot control their thoughts
properly. It can be frustrating when someone is putting us
down and you can’t argue back as you have got a touch of confrontation
jitters. This is the [...]
Remember your dreams
Friday, January 18th, 2008Your
dreams can be amazing for communicating with you. Sometimes dream
are just dreams and is the process of making sense to what has happened to
you. However dreams can also be a way to answer questions you have been
asking yourself.
A simple technique for remembering your dreams is to simply tell yourself
as you drop off ‘I [...]
90 minute sleep cycle for a better life
Friday, January 18th, 2008It has been shown that an average sleep cycle lasts for around 90 minutes. The
90 minutes consist of 2 distinct states rapid Eye Movement, REM, sleep
and nonREM (nREM) sleep. There are various cycles within this 90 minutes
cycle but the main ones are REM and nREM.
I have read a lot about this but [...]
The art of listening
Friday, January 18th, 2008I have met a lot of people in my lifetime and the one thing
that every single one of those people have wanted is for someone to listen
to them. Listening
to someone, actually actively listening, is a great and underused skill in
the world. a lot of people are too used to talking and trying to [...]
Clear the clutter
Friday, January 18th, 2008here have been so many times I have been overwhelmed with
the amount of clutter that has gathered in my home and my workspace. Sometimes it gets so much
I just can’t start for wondering where to start.
We are inundated every day with junk mail through the door, paperwork from
the kids school, paperwork from club meetings, and [...]
Train your brain
Friday, January 18th, 2008I am trying to stop eating as much rubbish as I can just now. My downfall is biscuits and cakes. If I see a pack of cookies you can be pretty
sure that with a cup of tea or coffee they will be all gone in a matter of
minutes. I want to stop eating them [...]
Roll the dice to relieve the monotony
Friday, January 18th, 2008Do you ever feel you do the same things over and over again and it feels like
Groundhog Day? Why not take a leaf out of the Dice Man’s book and roll
the dice and make a choice for you.
Luke Rhinehart wrote the Dice Man back in 1978 and it is still as fresh today
as it was [...]
Breathing for health - Noise removal breathing
Friday, January 18th, 2008One of his techniques which I have used in the past and recently discovered again is called ‘Noise removal breathing’
Win hypothesised that for every situation in our lives there is a different breathing pattern. This is logical as when we are angry our breathing pattern is different from when we are calm and relaxed. This [...]