Cedar Writes

Tag: wisdom

  • Indicium Dificile Part II

    Indicium Dificile Part II

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    I’m back after a long and busy day that left me with no time (or, frankly, brains) to blog. Picking up where I left off with the final part of the Hippocrates quote, I’ll dive into what it is that makes judgement so difficult. As my book-loving dragon friend commented on the last post, it’s…

  • Blast from the Past: Immature Vs Mature

    Blast from the Past: Immature Vs Mature

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    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…