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Tag: psychology
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Bonsai of the Soul
I’ve been fascinated with bonsai for as long as I can remember, along with my affection for orchids, and horticulture in general. Unlike the orchids (looking around at my office window at my happy plants there) I’ve never been able to keep a bonsai alive. Too scattered, insufficient time, and too many moves where there…
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Human Nature and the Progress of Lying
I’ve been having a fascinating conversation this morning with friend and fellow writer Tom Knighton. It started out discussing the article on mouse utopias I’d used as a platform for my Mad Genius Club post today, and then it wandered as these things do into the human pysche and how it affects science. This…
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Psychology, Marketing, and Guesting
Good morning readers. It’s a bright winter morning here, just above freezing and getting warmer, which means the snow is going away. I may enjoy photographing snowflakes, but I don’t want the snow to linger for long! I’ve been a busy lady, so I have two articles up for you all, one my regular column…
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Bibliotherapy
Bibliotherapy Mirror-posted from According to Hoyt this morning. Cedar Sanderson A meta-analysis of the utilization of, and reading recommendations for effective bibliotherapy in a non-clinical setting. Bibliotherapy is the use of reading to improve mental health, reduce anxiety, and increase ‘mindfulness.’ Firstly, what is mindfulness? Psychology Today defines it neatly. “Mindfulness is a state of…
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Blast From the Past: Biases and Assumptions
I don’t recall when I wrote this. I still like it. We are all biased. I’m not only talking about right-leaning, or left-leaning, but many other flavors of assumptions as well. This was brought home to me a couple of times over the last week, and I decided I’d explore the concept here, although it…
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Blast from the Past: Immature Vs Mature
This is pulled from the book I was given for Abnormal Psychology, George Vaillant’s Adaptations to Life. I highly recommend it. In the book, Vaillant uses the example of fantasy versus sublimation as immature versus mature defenses. When a person chooses to entirely escape from reality, they can no longer determine what is real, and…
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Immaturity and Entitlement
en·ti·tle·ment noun -ˈtī-təl-mənt : the condition of having a right to have, do, or get something : the feeling or belief that you deserve to be given something (such as special privileges) : a type of financial help provided by the government for members of a particular group I was asked last week when I…