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Freud and the psychoanalytic unconscious
Probably the most detailed and precise of the various notions of ‘unconscious mind’ — and the one which most people will immediately think of upon hearing the term — is that developed by Sigmund Freud and his followers. It lies at the heart of psychoanalysis. Consciousness, in Freud’s topographical view (which was his first of [...]
Psychological abuse
Psychological abuse, also referred to as emotional abuse, is a form of abuse characterized by a person subjecting or exposing another to behaviour that is psychologically harmful. As of 1996, there were “no consensus views about the definition of emotional abuse.” Psychological abuse involves the willful infliction of mental or emotional anguish by threat, humiliation, [...]
Blended Learning
Blended learning is the combination of the different style of learning using the technology and instructor. Instructor takes the face to face sessions for providing pertinent information to the learners and then motivates them to take the advantage of the different medium of learning like e-learning. Technology has helped a lot in development of certain [...]
Secrets of a happy marriage
No one can truly know what goes on inside a marriage except the two people involved, but researchers are getting increasingly good glimpses at what makes couples tick, how relationships are stressed and what factors can keep the spark alive. The goal: To find out what keeps love alive and couples together. Putting marriage under [...]
Smells – even smells we don’t notice — affect our judgment of others
I had a newspaper route up until I was in the ninth grade, and what I dreaded about the job was going door-to-door collecting subscription fees. The worst part was probably the odors in some of the houses. One house emanated a toxic mixture of Lysol, alcohol, pet dander, and cigarette smoke. These people inevitably [...]
Advice for Valentine’s Day
From the red used in ancient rituals to today’s red hearts on Valentine’s Day, the rosy hue has been tied to carnal passions and romantic love across cultures and millennia. Now recent psychological research provides the first empirical support for society’s enduring love affair with red. A study by two University of Rochester psychologists published [...]
Living with children
For 30 years, Gastonia resident John Rosemond has been providing useful information and tactics on handling everything from preschooler’s biting to teens staying out past curfew to harried parents. And beginning today, his words of wisdom begin appearing in The Gazette on Sundays. The addition of Rosemond’s column to the newspaper comes at a time [...]