The theme of acceptance has become increasingly popular with the spread of mindfulness meditation practices. One of the authors who worked on this topic, which is so fundamental for mental health, was the creator of Rational Emotive Psychology, Albert Ellis. I’m reading two of his very interesting books, How to stubbornly refuse to make yourself miserable and The Myth of ...

As we know, personality is built throughout life, childhood is where the most peculiar characteristics of the human being are shaped. The influences in this period are constituted from the mother’s first relationships with the baby and during childhood with the other figures that are presented to her, such as: other people in the family, at school; the environment where ...

In the 19th century, psychiatry designated psychosis as a mental illness. Psychosis is better known to people as madness. In this text, you will learn more about the concept of psychosis for psychoanalysis. See also: the personality for psychoanalysis. Freud states that psychosis would be the result of the conflict between the Ego and the external world. The ego fails ...

“What is School Psychology?” and “What is Educational Psychology or Educational Psychology?” Well, confusion between Educational and School Psychology is common. We will now try to differentiate them and show why they should be considered distinct psychologies despite sharing some common characteristics. Psychology is the science that studies various aspects of human behavior. Among such areas, there is education. Educational ...

Hello friends! Imagine that you have a twin brother (or a twin sister). You were born from the same egg, you are identical twins, you have an identical genetic load. Did you imagine? Do you think that because you have a body copy of each other you will be the same? Totally the same? With the same personality traits? Evidently ...

It is very common to hear that the cold is psychological. As this is a phrase that is said a lot – especially now in autumn and winter – I decided to answer a question present in several conversations. After all, is the cold really psychological? Well, to answer this question we must first say what is psychological, right? Have ...

According to Jules Renard, laziness is nothing more than resting before getting tired. Discover the token system, an excellent behavioral psychology method to fight laziness and start studying, working or doing what you’ve been putting off for later. Watch the video on Youtube – Subscribe to Canal Felipe de Souza and read the text below! Hello friends! Laziness means inaction, ...

“The secret is not to run after the butterflies… It is to take care of the garden so that they come to you”. Mario Quintana Hello friends! In Psychology of Eastern and Western Religion, Jung argues that it is typical of our Western world to expect salvation to come from outside. However, as I have said many times here on ...

Suicide is a serious problem that must be faced openly and, as far as possible, as enlightened as possible. In fact, we have to distinguish between the consummated act (suicide) and the attempted suicide (which does not take place). There are still thoughts about one’s own death, the desire that sometimes goes beyond ending one’s own life. In this text, ...

Hello friends! From time to time it happens that I receive questions and emails related to the same topic. These last few days I have received questions that refer to offenses, curses and criticism. In summary, how to deal with people who are difficult to live with because they always present this type of behavior? Well, obviously there is no ...