Group items tagged

Carl Rogers (1902-1987) is truly the central figure in the humanistic orientation. Rogers' person-centered theory emphasized the concept of "self-actualization." This concept implies that there is an internal, biological force to develop one's capacities and talents to the fullest.

Crisis Care \n \nAddress GPO Box 292, Adelaide SA 5001\nTel. Crisis assistance: 13 1611. Administration: 8124 4424\nFax 8124 4422\nWeb www.familiesandcommunities.sa.gov.au\nParent Body Families SA\nHours Mon - Fri 4pm - 9am; Sat, Sun, public holidays 24 hours. Administration: Mon - Fri 9am - 5pm\nComment Provides a statewide professional social work service to individuals and families in crisis. During office hours, contact local Families SA centres\nServices \n\n * Child protection assistance\n * Domestic violence support\n * Family conflict support\n * Financial support in urgent situations\n * Foster care or other alternative care for children\n * High risk adolescence behaviour support\n * Homelessness assistance\n * Natural disasters assistance\n * Personal trauma assistance\n * Suicide prevention and support

Although all introductory Psychology textbooks warn against any simplistic correlations between neurotransmitters and complex behavioral and cognitive measures like Personality traits, I am going to do exactly that in this post.

"Researchers have long known that people cling to their personal biases more tightly when feeling threatened. After thinking about their own inevitable death, they become more patriotic, more religious and less tolerant of outsiders, studies find. When insulted, they profess more loyalty to friends - and when told they've done poorly on a trivia test, they even identify more strongly with their school's winning teams. #implicit learning: k. gained without awareness #rain-imaging studies of people evaluating anomalies, or working out unsettling dilemmas, show that activity in an area called the anterior cingulate cortex spikes significantly. The more activation is recorded, the greater the motivation or ability to seek and correct errors in the real world #disorientation begets creative thinking. "

I write about my personal experiences this last week in working through depression, using mindfulness, walking, and cognitive restructuring - as well as Twitter, and drawing wisdom from a John Sandford novel, Rough Country.

Emotions can create a tremendous amount of leverage for positive change within a person as every emotion is reasonable and rational within its own context - even the "bad" ones. They allow you - as a change worker- to achieve profound results by tapping into a subject's emotions at a deep level, which in turn can transform the way a person thinks. There are 7 primary emotions that persuasion masters use to do this, interested to find out what they are? Visit the HypnosisTrainingAcademy to discover the 4 Emotions of the Apocalypse and the 3 Musketeers Of Virtue - and how you can leverage each of them so you can help your subjects lead healthier and happier lives.

Has this ever happened to you? You meet someone and quickly fall into a deep conversation. And although you've just met this person, you feel an instant bond. This experience is known as Instant Rapport. For hypnotists, instant rapport is an invaluable tool when it comes to building trust and setting the parameters for effective communication - meaning it can make or break your hypnosis practice. Interested to find out how you can master rapport so it flows effortlessly and becomes second nature when you're working with a subject? Visit HypnosisTrainingAcademy.com now to get your FREE eBook and MP3 audiobook to discover top rapport building secrets, including the 7 most common barriers to building rapport and the 5-step conversion formula for instant rapport building. Discover how you can enhance your hypnosis practice today.

Dealing with - and breaking free from - an unhealthy relationship is never easy. But the good news is, there are strategies available that can pave the way for a healthy recovery. In this heartfelt interview with a master hypnotist, Karsten Küstner, he shares his journey into hypnosis, in addition to a very personal account of how he dealt with narcissistic abuse in an unhealthy relationship. Listen to this interview to find out how Karsten found his passion for helping others overcome abusive relationships so they can transition into more confident, healthier versions of themselves. Go ahead and listen to this heartfelt interview now by heading over to the Hypnosis Training Academy.

Credit their brain waves: they synchronize before and while musicians play a composition, according to new research.