Throughout our lives we experience good and rewarding moments, but we also have to face the loss of our beings loved ones and other sad events. Losing a loved one can trigger a variety of intense feelings such as pain, anger, sadness... For some...
In our day to day we talk about empathy, but what does it mean to be empathetic? Empathy can be defined as the ability to identify, understand and share other people's feelings or perspectives. In order not to confuse it with compassion, we must bear in mind that empathy is intrinsically...
With being emotionally open we refer to those moments in which we share with other people intimate feelings belonging to to our personal sphere. We all need friends in our lives, be it a simple friendship or relationships, as social beings we like to have people...
The meaning of the colors depends on the culture and circumstances. Color is a form of non-verbal communication. Yellow color
A father is a reference figure in the life of her son. The death of the father or mother marks a turning point in the destiny of those who have lived this farewell experience, an experience that every human being goes through at some point in their life. In such a situation, the son...
People with emotional maturity have resources with which they respond assertively to external events. This maturity increases resilience through a capacity for adaptation with which the person is able to transform these external events through a response...
The concepts of emotion and feeling are often confused because it seems that they have a great similarity, so much so that even in psychology they can often be used as if they were synonyms. However, we are talking about two different experiences. The words emotion...
When someone ignores you and, in turn, you have no interest in that person, then there is no emotional conflict because interests of both are fully compatible. However, when someone interests you in any way, however, you receive the response of indifference, then,...
Envy is one of the emotional experiences that you can feel as the protagonist or, also, as the recipient of the gaze of others. In the first case, the discomfort you feel is internal. In the second situation, you can suffer the effects of the actions of those people who show their envy...
A mother is a vital reference figure. For this reason, the passing of this loved one produces a feeling of emptiness. The love of a mother is unique. Unconditional love, support and generosity are qualities that define most mothers. The story of a human being...
Normally, when we talk about unwanted pregnancies, the image of a young adolescent who has become pregnant or from a woman who has been raped and now does not know what to do. Although this usually happens continuously, there are also other cases that must be taken...
Traditionally, we have defined ourselves as a rational species, with a strong ability to control emotions through conscious processes and rational. However, the most modern theories of psychology state that we should give more importance to feelings and capacities such as empathy...
There are objectives that when we set them depend mainly on us. However, there are other goals that are more complex. because they imply a degree of reciprocity. This is the case, for example, with friendship. The desire to have friends and meet new people is very common in people of...
Some men going through the crisis of 40 years experience fantasies with young girls, with starting a new life, with "freedom", etc. At that age the person begins to see the end of her life closer and closer, which can generate anxiety or panic attacks and related thoughts...
The vast majority of people have at least in mind, a series of plans and objectives that we want to achieve. However, also There are people who, despite the fact that their plans are short-term, have a hard time getting down to work and starting to carry out what they want, and this is not only for them....
Friendship is one of the great experiences in life. It would be positive to stop observing arguments as a symptom of negativity. that are also part of friendship. Especially, of those bonds of maximum trust. If you've gotten mad at your best friend for a specific reason,...
Sadness and loneliness hurt, they make us feel vulnerable. However, in such a situation, try to rationalize this discomfort to understand that it is not a definitive period. You can do something to change your own inner perception because your attitude changes your world. Do not let...
There are many models in psychology designed to seek our well-being and guide our internal motivation. One of the best known models is that of Abraham Maslow, this humanistic psychologist devoted much of his career to creating a model of hierarchies of needs known as Maslow's pyramid....
Our attachment style affects our life, from the choice of our partner to how our relationships progress. For this, recognize Our attachment style can help us understand our strengths and weaknesses in relationships. Attachment is established in childhood with our parents...
It is not always easy to manage an angry situation. When we argue with someone, we are likely to lose control and end up raising a little voice. But we have to bear in mind that, by yelling, the only thing we do is make the problem more important and that the other person also...
All of us have experienced guilt at some point in our lives. This feeling, despite being quite Uncomfortable and annoying, it also often brings with it extremely positive aspects if it is transformed into responsibility. If there were no responsibilities, there would be...
"The flapping of a butterfly's wings can cause a hurricane in another part of the world" This phrase summarizes this curious theory which states that, every little act that we do has enormous consequences in the world and in the people around us. We cannot calculate the effect they will produce...
Throughout your life you will meet different people. The level of maturity of an adult says a lot about where he is. And even though The most important relationship that a person establishes in her life is the one she has with herself, indirectly, the immaturity of others can also affect you...
Punctual nervousness is logical when it has a cause that produces it, a specific reason. However, when nervousness turns in a frequent component of the way a person feels, then, this is an indication that there is something that should be modified internally. A...
Can psychology, in addition to curing people with mental illness, make people happier? We define positive psychology as a scientific method whose objective is to rigorously study the bases and reasons of psychological and emotional well-being, from the origins of psychology,...
On many occasions expressing our feelings and emotions can become quite a complicated task, especially when we have never been used to it. It may be that we know how to identify what we feel and know ourselves well, however we do not know what is the best way to...
It is said that red was the first of the colors to receive a name. This tonality is part of the so-called primary colors and the we can find in many elements that are found in our day to day, in nature, clothing, advertising... however, throughout history,...
Discussions are very constructive when they have a reason for being and an assertive development. On the contrary, when the person feels a constant loss of energy as a result of arguments that seem to become a habit, then, it is convenient to correct this attitude because it...
When we speak of emotional attachment we refer to that emotional bond that is generated between a baby or child and the adult who cares for it, usually the father or mother. In 1958, the psychologist John Bowlby was the first to describe and study the types of attachment that exist and to date their theories....
Getting angry is human. However, it is important to remember the wisdom of Aristotle's message: "Anyone can get angry, that is something very easy. But getting angry with the right person, in the right degree, at the right time, with the right purpose and in the right way, that certainly does not work....
One of the most obvious symptoms that we are going through a period of vulnerability in our self-esteem is that we compare ourselves with relative frequently with others. And, furthermore, the nuance of the comparison acquires a negative prism for those who position themselves in a role of inferiority. This attitude produces...
The shame of others is a feeling that is born from social intelligence based on empathy. That is, the human being has the Ability to put oneself in the place of the other or to project oneself in possible future situations similar to those observed in other people. In this way,...
Are you a person who jumps to the minimum of change? There are people who are more "angry" than others, that is, people more susceptible to anger and that, at any moment, they can see how their mood and mood change. It is an impulsive reaction that can greatly complicate living together...
All of us at some point have responded by putting ourselves on the defensive in a given situation. True suffering begins when This internal tension becomes chronic. Being in a defensive position already says it all by itself. It means you have a vision of a world map where you must...
Sometimes matters of the heart become a riddle that causes pain to those who do not understand why their sentimental history it is marked by experiences that repeat a similar pattern of unrequited love and disappointment. It is in these cases that affective involvement derives...
Albert Ellis, created the theory of the emotional "ABC", a cryptic name that serves to facilitate the didactic and educational work of which he also Ellis flaunts. He tried to establish the main "Irrational Beliefs" that we mostly share the people of Western societies, either by education,...
Emotions are powerful forces that exert a great influence on the behavior of man and animals. The term emotion As a psychological concept, we find it in areas of study as diverse as general psychology, clinical psychology, psychobiology, ethology or...
Emotion involves the entire nervous system. But there are two parts of the nervous system that are especially important: The system limbic and autonomic nervous system. The autonomic nervous system, together with the hypothalamus, regulates the pulse, blood pressure, respiration, and arousal...
The concept of emotional intelligence began to gain strength in the mid-nineties with Daniel Goleman, as of the publication of a book that contains the same title. Although in previous years we had already been talking about it, this new concept, which takes into account the influence...
"Children are inherently vulnerable, yet at the same time they are strong in their determination to survive and grow." Radke-Yarrow and Sherman(1990) History is a first-rate witness of the unimaginable capacity that human beings can manifest to overcome tragedies, catastrophes, experiences....
