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Proactive and reactive aggression

Proactive and reactive aggression

Much of human aggression is either adaptive or derived from adaptive strategies. Thus, it appears that patterns of violence have been shaped by natural selection. However, the question of whether a person’s propensity for aggression has become relatively low or...
Active listening

Active listening

“Active listening” means full concentration on what is said, and not just passive “listening” to the speaker’s message. Verbal communication is crucial in every aspect of life. Active listening can help you collaborate more effectively,...
Resilience 

Resilience 

Resilience  is the process and outcome of successfully adapting to challenging life circumstances, especially through mental, emotional, and behavioral flexibility and adaptation to external and internal demands.   Several factors influence how well people adapt...
Sadness: a valuable emotion

Sadness: a valuable emotion

Nobody wants to be sad. However, sadness is healthy! The emotion of sadness is essential to our survival and has been part of the human experience since the beginning of time. Grief is our body’s way of telling us that an event (such as the death of a loved one,...
Resistance

Resistance

Psychological resistance or resistance is a psychological term originally used by Sigmund Freud to refer to the patient’s blocking of memories from conscious memory during psychoanalysis. This is a phenomenon often encountered in clinical practice when patients...