We all have our own unique working styles. Working styles (Hay, 1996) are unique patterns of behavior, communication, and decision making that we adopt in our personal and professional interactions. These are the preferred ways we approach our work, collaborate with others, and handle challenges. These styles can vary from person to person, and they …
The games people play are the unconscious ones. Imagine that you care for your friend, go above and beyond to help her, and you prioritize her needs over yours. Further, your friend confides in you for her problems, believes that she is incapable of solving her own issues, and depends on you. Over time, you …
Strokes are the food for our psychological hunger. A stroke is a token of acknowledgment or reinforcement given by one person to another. According to Eric Berne (1961), it is the “currency of human relationships”. It is like nurturing water to a growing plant, and crucial for well-being and satisfaction. Through strokes, you either approve or …
Have you ever pondered the following questions? Is my life structured enough to give me appropriate direction? Do I feel energized in my life? Do I have a friend or a loved one that I enjoy spending time with? You can relate your answers to the concept known as psychological hunger. According to Eric Berne …
Sometimes people may experience symptoms of depression, but may still be able to go about their daily lives and meet their responsibilities, wearing a smiling mask, living with a condition known as high-functioning depression or persistent depressive disorder or dysthymia. People with high-functioning depression frequently have an outward appearance of accomplishment, motivation, and calmness, making …
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Part I Grieving the loss of loved ones: Grief is a natural emotional response when you lose someone or something (particularly when it is an irreversible loss). You may sometimes have overwhelming pain. You may experience shock, anger, frustration, guilt, embarrassment, numbness, remorse, blank, disbelief, and desperate. It may alter your day-to-day routine and may …
Very happy to share that I delivered a lecture on “AN OVERVIEW OF LEARNING DISABILITIES” at PSGR KRISHNAMMAL COLLEGE (GRG INSTITUTIONS), COIMBATORE, TAMIL NADU. Delighted to share some salient points. LEARNING DISABILITY Learning Disability (LD) is a neurological condition in which the brain’s ability to send, receive and process information gets affected. Children with Learning …
‘Development’ is a constant process of transformations brought on by experience and maturation (both physically and psychologically). Development and degeneration are the two developmental processes that begin at conception and cease at death, and they essentially co-occur throughout life. Early years of life are characterized by growth, while later years are dominated by degeneration, yet …
Have you ever wondered how the human brain stores memory and how this memory is induced to produce the experiences of the past in current living? How does the brain operate in thinking? How much memory is retained and can it disappear? Is memory specific or generalized? The fact is that everything which has been …
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Do you know that You can change. You can transform. You can establish self-control and self-direction. You can discover the reality of a freedom of choice. You can realize that you are responsible for what happens in the future. All the above could be achieved when you understand the blueprint of the mind with a …
