Psychology, Philosophy and Real Life published the following articles in February, 2012.
Positive psychology is a science that pursues the nature of happiness. It teaches us how to cultivate attitudes, beliefs and behaviors that help build a healthy, happy, robust character. As we learn to modify these core aspects of ourselves, we become more resilient; we become more able to recover and retain happiness.
Often someone will say “I’m depressed” after a bad day or a major disappointment. If this misconception didn’t affect how we respond to real mental illness, I might be able to hold my tongue.
Whitney Houston’s untimely death was very sad but the true tragedy is the reason for it. Addiction is a huge problem in this country and it needs to be addressed in more meaningful ways.
Online therapy is a fertile mix of the comfortable and uncomfortable. You can have a session in your pyjamas, and never look your therapist in the eye. There’s nothing wrong with comfortable…or is there?
Although we are hardwired for empathy, so many people indulge in selfish behavior. Our culture would be in a lot better shape if more people demonstrated empathy — and here are three skills that can help increase empathy.
As long as people continue to seek retribution and revenge they will perpetrate injustice. But it is widely recognized that peace will come only when participants in conflict respect each other’s needs and aspirations. This is an on-going source of tension in the Middle East, and it applies equally to all human relationships and conflict.
Now that technology has saturated the lecture hall along with the rest of society, the challenge becomes making always-on connectivity an asset to learning instead of a distraction.
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