Cognitive distortions are like lenses with a distorted focus that are used to see the world, oneself and the other and cause emotional disorders. Albert Ellis’ rational-emotive therapy is one of the branches of cognitive-behavioral therapies. In this text, we will try to talk about the main points of Ellis’ theory and practice. Between stimulus and response The philosopher Epictetus’ ...

In Cognitive Psychology, we find two core beliefs that cause many psychological problems: the belief of not being able (helplessness) and the belief of not being worthy of receiving love. In this text, we will try to better explain how beliefs work in the cognitive model and how these two main beliefs appear. Automatic beliefs and thoughts In the theory ...

Many people spend the money they earn… to buy things they don’t want… to impress people they don’t like (Will Rogers). Hello friends! As I have already mentioned in other texts here on our website, I have a deep interest in the area of ​​administration and economics. I even started a degree in public administration (I interrupted because it was ...

CG Jung CG Jung (1875 – 1961) CG Jung is the creator of Analytical Psychology. Initially a disciple of Freud and considered by him the “crown prince of psychoanalysis”, Jung breaks with some aspects of psychoanalytic theory, especially the concept of libido. Learn more about the split between Freud and Jung, and in particular, about the importance that psychoanalysis had ...

For psychoanalysis, being disconnected or distracted is not an immutable personality trait. Hello friends! In our Course on the Psychopathology of Everyday Life we ​​are now studying Chapter VII – Forgetting impressions and intentions. It is a fantastic chapter, with many examples illustrating the inner psychic conflict between what Freud here calls will and counter-will. In today’s text, I would ...

Hello friends! As many of you already know, I’ve been studying the work of CG Jung since before college, and I’m currently studying the red book and The Complete Works in my doctorate. It’s more than 15 years of study! At the end of 2013, I created the Jung Course so that we could study together all the volumes of ...

Hello friends! This is our 2nd Lesson of the Free Storyteller Course. In this lesson, we have a very specific goal, which is to help you hold your listener’s or reader’s attention by telling a story. And, incredible as it may seem, many, many people don’t know how to do this! Fortunately, it is not such a difficult task. Follow ...

Hello friends! Recently, I received this question here on the site about the relationship between astrology and psychology. I am well aware that many psychology professionals have a certain dislike of astrology and, on the other hand, others study this ancient area of ​​knowledge in depth, which until the 15th century was still taught in European universities. In principle, we ...

Hello friends! Many people have doubts about what is anxiety and what is not anxiety. To better understand what is the mental illness with the highest incidence in the world, it is interesting to move on to the definitions. In this text, we will clarify what anxiety is and describe, in detail, the 5 main types. These definitions are important ...

Books that cannot be missing for those who study, are trained or like to know more about psychology. Hello friends! When we started studying mathematics, we learned set theory. In set A we have the inclusion of certain elements, in set B of others. Between the set A and B perhaps there is the intersection, we can think of the ...