If we only have a dollar in our pocket, then most of our decisions become financial decisions. If our partner is an abuser or controller, then the majority of our decisions are based on our perception of the abuser’s potential reaction. This is just one aspect of Stockholm Syndrome, as described by our guest contributor, clinical psychologist Dr. Joseph M. Carver.
Is it always your fault? Have you experienced the mean and sweet cycle? Are you walking on eggshells? Does your partner pass the waitress test? These are among the topics touched on by clinical psychologist Dr Joseph M Carver, PhD, in a guest contribution on dating ‘losers’. Dr Carver will be available to answer relationship questions or comments you’d like to post at the end of this article.
Trust between client and therapist is central to the success of the therapeutic process, but how can people working online foster the same kind of trust that builds between people working face to face? Online therapists and clients alike may be able to learn from new research on fostering trust in online communications.
A study at the University of Bonn shows that when the boss keeps breathing down your neck, your motivation plummets. The psychology of trust and the psychology of working under explicit performance targets turn out to be such that managers who ‘trust’ induce, on average, a higher performance and hence earn higher economic payoffs than those who ‘control’.
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