Automatic Activation

The authors conducted the experiment in which one group of women was exposed to rape-related words and the other group was exposed to neutral words. Then the participants had to read the scenario about rape. The ambiguous scenario described the aggressiveness of man and the behaviour of woman who could possibly provoke the aggressive actions of man.

Personal Traits Towards Effective Counselling

What are the personal qualities associated with being an effective Counsellor? Counselling theorists and researchers have given this question much attention and research has identified a framework of personal skills which are shared among highly effective counsellors...

Groups and Group Counselling

Group counselling is a challenging and dynamic form of counselling that requires all-round professional skills from counsellors. It implies that any challenges a counsellor may find in helping an individual can potentially duplicate, triplicate, or vastly multiply - however...

Effective Counselling and the Objectivity Challenge

Most people tend to be compassionate. Perhaps it is a human evolutionary trait, or simply the manner in which we have been trained to understand and act upon our emotions. Or it could stem from the need to help others in order to achieve a sense of belonging. In modern society...

The Word: Personality

Life is a learning experience. The complexity of human behaviour is finely related to the several mechanisms which define how, what and when we learn about the world...

Adolescence: A Sine Quo'on Of One's Life

Adolescence is like a bridge between the stage of infancy and adulthood. It is during this stage of adolescence that varied changes takes place in one’s body both physical and psychological

Forensic Psychology: Key Historical Figures

To fully appreciate a subject it's important to be aware of the key historical figures who helped shape its identity. This article identifies a number of individuals who did just that within the field of forensic psychology.

Brain and Brawn: Let the Crazy Child Write

Great writing is deep thinking. The center of creative thinking is the non-verbal intuitive brain. I once ruled our lives as children when we did stuff beyond imagination. As adults, the school system and hypnosis of social condition emasculated and over-shadowed the genius within and creativity lay dormant. Now, the crazy child is awake again to begin the creative process of productive writing. But you must know how to prime the brain and stimulate the creative juice so that the crazy child can start writing effortlessly.

Response of the News and Understanding the Feelings Sexual Abuse Brings

Caring for a child who has been sexually abused can create emotional swings in the caregiver. This article assists the caregiver in understanding the emotions with suggestions in managing the feelings while parenting the child.

Being A Sociopath Means You Do Not Follow Rules of Society

If you are a sociopath it means you do not follow rules of society and it probably means your mind works much different too. In fact it also probably means you have not been brainwashed into the political correctness of the forward progression of society.

Reasons & Psychology Behind Why People Lie

Insights into why people lie and how to spot a liar from a hundred paces.

Got Your Goals Strategy?

What if there was an easy strategy to obtain the goals of your wildest dreams? Would you spend two-minutes daily for 21 days to master it?

Does Ones Ancestry and Genes Help Define Them as a Person?

For those of us who are into our genealogy to help us discover who we are and answer some questions about our family's heritage; one can only wonder how similar our ancestors were to how we are? Having studied my family tree like so many Americans I find it quite fascinating indeed.

Psychological Testing: A Brief But Useful Introduction

If you're serious about pursuing a career as a psychologist, there is a very good chance that you will have learn about and become comfortable with the concept of individual difference and psychological testing. The aim of this article, therefore, is to provide a brief but useful introduction to the two main types of testing that you need to be aware of.