Psychology, Behavioral And Social Science

Catharsis in Psychology – History and Therapy

admin — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 14:48:12 +0000

Imagine going through a stressful event. An ending of a relationship or a loss of a job. These events generally might cause stress, trauma, anger, or frustration. When events or people cause us to feel these feelings, we often feel the need to release our emotions. This release of emotions is termed catharsis. This release […]

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Wheel Of Life – A Motivation Guide By Paul J Meyer

admin — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 15:56:02 +0000

The Wheel of Life is a component of positive psychology. This component originated from Tibetan Buddhism and it describes personal happiness and focuses on how to achieve balance in life. Happiness and success are important factors of this concept. The idea of this concept originated from Tibetan Buddhism and then the founder of Success Motivation […]

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Priming In Psychology – Types And Examples

admin — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 19:33:16 +0000

If you were playing a free association word game, and someone said ‘blue,’ it would be more likely that you would say ‘sky’ rather than ‘boat’ or ‘butterfly.’ This happens because the sky and blue are more related to memory than the boat or butterfly. This tendency is called priming. Priming is defined as a […]

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Alderfer’s ERG Theory Of Motivation – Explained

admin — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 08:02:15 +0000

“When people appear to be something other than good and decent, it is only because they are reacting to stress, pain, or the deprivation of basic human needs such as security, love, and self-esteem.” Abraham Maslow Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs was developed into a simplified three-factor model by an American psychologist, Clayton Paul Alderfer. This […]

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Albert Bandura’s Social Cognitive Theory – Explained

admin — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 18:29:31 +0000

We as humans construct our personalities and beliefs based on the multitude of aspects; amongst which the aspect of social influence plays a pivotal role. As we are social beings, we structure and design our perceptions, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours through the interactions around our social networks. Therefore, it is fitting to make the notion […]

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Theory Of Mind – False Belief Test

admin — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 13:47:00 +0000

Theory of mind is the tendency or ability to interpret others by labelling mental states onto them. These states include our own biases, beliefs, intentions, thoughts, emotions, desires and opinions. The theory of mind, as the name suggests, includes ‘theories’ that we form for other people’s thoughts and feelings and how they come to exist. […]

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Is Social Comparison Good Or Bad? Explained With Examples

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 13:42:00 +0000

“Am I capable of doing this?” We question ourselves about our abilities on numerous occasions; Be it in terms of our skills, character, personalities etc. and how do we try to find answers to these questions? The only yardstick by which we measure ourselves is through others. This world is where it is primarily because […]

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Erikson’s 8 Stages of Psychosocial Development – Explained

admin — Sat, 21 Jan 2023 12:15:00 +0000

Erik Erikson was a developmental psychologist and psychoanalyst, who contributed to the study of development, by giving us the stages of psychosocial development. He believed that an individual’s personality develops through 8 stages, from infancy to adulthood. Each stage includes a crisis where the individual succeeds or fails, leading to further development. These crises are […]

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Concept Of Metacognition – John Hurley Flavell

admin — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 13:45:00 +0000

What Is Metacognition? Metacognition is the awareness of one’s thought processes, feelings and emotions. In simple terms, it means to think about thinking, to be aware of one’s thoughts, to evaluate their nature and to regulate them. For example, when a person analyses their thoughts about sexuality, it can be called metacognition. According to John […]

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McClelland’s Theory Of Needs And Motivation – Applications

admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 13:56:00 +0000

David McClelland, an American psychologist developed the theory of needs in the 1960s. It is also called the Three Needs Theory, acquired needs theory, or Learned needs theory. It is a theory to explain motivation and focuses on 3 specific aspects, namely, achievement, power and affiliation. This theory explains what these needs are and how […]

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