We are living in an unprecedented era of abundance. Yet so many of us are feeling unsatisfied. Why are we seemingly so insatiable? What is going on inside of us that is making us feel unsatisfied? What is the brain chemistry that makes us feel this way? Is our brain wired for endless insatiable ...

Title: Man's Search for Meaning: The Classic Tribute to Hope from the Holocaust Author: Viktor E. Frankl Year: 1946 (Vienna, Austria) 1959 (United States) Publisher: Beacon Press “When a person can't find a deep sense of meaning they distract themselves with pleasure.” -Viktor Frankl I met ...

“Love is the bridge between you and everyone else.” ― Abhijit Naskar. In this article, we're going to talk about the "humanistic" approach to psychology and theory, based on the works and ideas of experts, Carl Rogers (American psychologist and among the founders of the humanistic approach in ...

Why do we get ruffled when we hear the word "psychoanalysis"? Is it because of what Sigmund Freud said: “Unexpressed emotions will never die. They are buried alive and will come forth later in uglier ways.”? There is no in-between when talking about psychoanalysis, you either love it or hate it! ...

Jonah Hill’s documentary "Stutz" is, in my opinion, a masterpiece. He takes us on a journey of what therapy is, two people (or more) trying to figure out what is the problem and how to solve it, it's not going to be easy nor quick (nor should it be). At the beginning, we can see how Jonah tries ...

For hundreds of generations before psychology appeared on the scene, scientists and philosophers long sought to understand evil and antisocial acts. The first seeds of forensic psychology were planted in 1879, when Wilhelm Wundt, called 'the father of psychology' – formed a psychology lab in ...

What Do You Want to be When You Grow Up? Living in Poland in the early 2000's was never easy. Till this day I can recall certain memories from my childhood as early as 3 years old like they happened yesterday. I lived with my parents, sister, grandmother, uncle, and aunt with her boyfriend in a ...

In my life I have always wanted to help other people. As I grew up, I was part of the Girl Scout’s of the USA where I was able to help my community by volunteering in amazing places and giving back to people in need. Not only did I always want to help these people and my community but I wanted to ...

TED Talks are public-speaking presentations which bring different professionals to discuss a topic from their chosen field. TED Talks cover a wide range of topics from health, to business to science to education among very many others. Therefore, it shouldn't be too surprising that there are TED ...

Psychology is something I've resonated with from a fairly young age. I would say the social sciences were my strongest area academically. As a result, when the opportunity came for me to choose my subjects for both my IGCSEs and A-levels, my strength in social sciences was reflected in my subject ...