Based on historians Cantilino and Carvalho (2001), if we look at the history of humanity, we will see that initially epilepsy indicated something like “demonic possession” or “accumulation of evil humors”. Some scholars such as Hippocrates (460 to 377 BC) and Galen (131 AD), already had a view that epilepsy would be a disease of brain origin. However, only in ...

Aiming to better define the notion of group, Martin Baró uses the criterion of the perception of members as members belonging to that gathering of individuals, the group, to characterize it. The author cites several moments in which individuals in society relate to or approach their peers. Therefore, the author establishes this criterion of perception as a member, insofar as, ...

Yesterday I wrote a text about gravity-type problems, those that we can’t do anything to change. Today I would like to bring you the 3 types of problems (or issues) described by this amazing author named Byron Katie in the book Love Reality. There are problems that belong to me (1), problems that belong to the other (2) and problems ...

Religion for Carl Gustav Jung was, from an early age, the center of his attention and the target of his studies. The fascination it exerted on the Swiss psychologist was such that a good part of his works can be considered an attempt to understand the religious phenomenon, forming, in the general set of this author’s thought, a great treatise ...

“Everyone knows we have complexes. What few know, however, is that complexes can have us…” (Carl Gustav Jung). Hello friends! More than 100 years ago, Jung – who collaborated with Freud for about 7 years and created Analytical Psychology – was performing his famous Experimental Studies. In these works, which were later collected in the 2nd Volume of his Complete ...

One of the most fantastic books I’ve ever read on psychology was written by Martin Seligman, the creator of positive psychology, called Learned Optimismwhich was translated as learn optimism🇧🇷 The author begins by describing two pieces of research that helped start cognitive psychology – a breaking point with behavioral psychology, when he talks about learned helplessness. Watch the video about ...

Changes are part of life. Going to a new city, deciding on an international career, changing profession, marital status, job, home, life. There are the desired changes and also the unforeseen ones. Regardless of how it is, new situations lead us to seek different ways of adapting and give us the opportunity to broaden our experiences and mature. Sometimes the ...

Is “everything worth it if the soul is not small” true when choosing a college? Hello friends! Practically every day I receive this question: “Is it still worth doing psychology college?” It is the question of anyone thinking of going to college, maybe even dreaming about the possibility for a long time, whether they are in school, have already graduated ...

List of two hundred and fifteen films with psychological themes! The films are for students, professionals and anyone who wants to know more about the area. See also – 48 Psychology Documentaries: online, free and unmissable Psychology and TV Series – Complete List 10 hours to Paradise Bodybuilder Dennis, 38, would like to find true love. He has never had ...

When we say that a person is undergoing analysis, we mean that this person is undergoing clinical treatment with psychoanalysis, that is, he is undergoing therapy with a psychoanalyst. In this text you will learn how the beginning of an analysis process is, and we also talk about the difference between demand and desire. We will use Freud’s theory and ...