Psychology

Lack of motivation can cause laziness, guilt and depressive feelings. On the contrary, being motivated can give us a sense of purpose and well-being. It is common to try fight to maintain the momentum of motivation in the different daily aspects of work and personal life. Many people associate motivation with willpower and believe that …

Being angry consumes a lot of energy; this is considered one of the most difficult emotions to deal with. Many people in the world allow anger to take control of their actions and as a result hurt themselves or others. Fear is a mechanism that allows us to adapt to the environment and allows us …

Despite the fact that the word ignorance is generally meant as a negative or pejorative term since no one would like to be considered ignorant, the truth is that we are all ignorant of something. Also, as we will see later in this article, there are several types of ignorance. The following types of ignorance …

Today is a special day, the great time to conquer this great project that you have worked so hard for. You get up with a lot of emotion and, although nervous, you know you’re going to get through this. So when the coffee is served, you throw it at yourself. When you try to clean …

To procrastinate is to postpone, leave tasks that we don’t want to do or that we don’t like, but that are important, until later. Es encontrar siempre algo better que hacer ou no hacer to avoid doing what we don’t want to do. How many times have we not picked up the phone before doing …

Holidays, although they are an indispensable element in the life of any working person, also come with possible problems of which we must be aware. For example, the discomfort that occurs when one lands on the first day of returning to work unprepared psychologically, an experience that can significantly affect many people. It is clear …

Men experience certain emotions and situations that are not easy to express. For this, it is important at all times to take stock of the emotions by accepting them as they are, and above all to know the methods to be able to bring out these emotions. 6 emotions a man goes through and rarely …

Personal crises occur when we experience a change in our life and it is difficult for us to adapt. A time when reality clashes strongly with the expectations we had placed in ourselves and what we hoped our life would be like. We feel that we do not have the necessary tools that allow us …

Often a complex problem comes before us and we don’t know how to solve it. Suppose, for example, that during the exam period, two assessments coincide and we do not know how to start studying. Or let’s say that when solving a math problem, we get stuck and don’t know how to get to the …

Have you ever had that weird feeling of not being the same person with the whole world? I remember a vivid description of our modern condition caught my eye years ago. It got me thinking, et hasta cierto punto, the effect of a revelation. It was based on the following image, easy to see and …

Do you remember what you dreamed of last night? Think about it: for something we do almost every night, remembering your dreams is a difficult task. Studies show that we forget about 95% of a dream and almost immediately. And it doesn’t stop there, because making sense of your dreams can be even harder. This …

September is a start. One way or another, we have started the year. Although we went on vacation in July, the feeling is that it is in September that the summer really ends and, in addition, we inaugurate the new school year. Everything we’ve been through over the past few months is still with us …

Procrastination is the tendency to delay the completion of tasks or obligations, consciously or semi-consciously. It is a problem which, if not taken care of, settles in the daily life of the person, conditioning his rhythm of life and causing him to accumulate things to do and reasons to suffer from stress. When we internalize …

Motivation is a complex concept and largely defines our success and even our quality of life. That is why in this article we are going to talk about how to increase our motivation through two key questions. Exploratory questions and motivational questions. Levels to boost our motivation Exploratory questions they are essentially about being more …

Emotions are psychophysiological reactions inherent to human beings. We all have emotions; however, these states are difficult to understand and classify. In fact, we believe that there are no rules, and that each person expresses their emotions in a different way. Nico Frijda was a well-known German psychologist and researcher, who devoted much of his …

Emotions are the way human beings give meaning and form to our feelings, without them we would act like a kind of automaton. Emotions are reactions of our body in response to things we see or experience. The cause of emotions is usually identifiable to us and normally this feeling occurs for a limited period …

Due to the rise of therapies and awareness of the importance of mental health in today’s society, it is common to hear in the media or on the streets such concepts as self-esteem, emotional dependency, emotional intelligence or the comfort zone. . These topics can be covered by both mental health professionals and people outside …

We would speak of self-acceptance when we refer to this attitude that people have towards themselves when it comes to showing recognition and approval of their own abilities, qualities but also of their limits. On the other hand, unconditional self-acceptance is an attitude that a person can develop towards himself and which consists in accepting …

The amount of free time we have during the summer can make some people feel bad for a variety of reasons, such as indecision and anxiety about what to do and how to take advantage of this time off. On the other hand, it is also possible that you simply do not know how to …

The long-awaited summer vacation is a time when, in theory, we can rest all day, recover our energy and do all the activities that we cannot do during the rest of the year. But in practice, there are those who at this time of year face stressful and anxiety-provoking situations that they struggle to manage …

The summer holidays are the period most anticipated by a large part of the population, the moment when we have internalized that we will be able to have several days in a row to disconnect from the routine and the weight of our professional responsibilities. However, the mere fact that we like to take advantage …

In a society where we are increasingly expected of us, a greater ability to reconcile private life and work and a greater predisposition to constantly adapt to technological and social changes, it is not surprising that many of people believe that they are not enough. Today it seems that even sitting down to eat with …

Tests are scientific instruments widely used in the field of psychology to measure and assess skills, knowledge or functions. When a test measures what it claims to be valid, when it measures well, it could be said to be reliable; both characteristics being very important for a psychological test. Classical Test Theory (TCT) is that …

Most people, when they think of vulnerability, often see it as a weakness. It’s something that makes them weak and exposed. What if we saw vulnerability in a different way? What if we saw it as a fortress? In this article we will explore the idea of ​​vulnerability and why it is important to have …

Throughout life, people can experience various personal crises of a different nature, these being a sign that something in our lives needs to be taken care of, so it is important to look for all the signs and to try to find its origin. And it is that a personal crisis could become an opportunity …

Summer is coming and most people are taking a few days off. At this time of year we often find ourselves tired of the daily tasks we have been doing for the past few months. We book vacations in the hope that they will be happy, carefree days. Recommended habits for the summer I offer …

At work or at home, there may be times when we have to take care of a mountain of tasks or goals in a period of time that seems too short, which overwhelms us physically and mentally. Although the main cause of this is not always within us (for example, it can be due to …

A young man visits a wise old man and asks him: -How can I live in the present? -Very easy, when you eat, you eat, when you walk, you walk, when you hug, and when you chop the onion, chop the onion. “Anyone does that,” said the young apprentice. -No, when you bathe, you think …

There are a number of mental phenomena, in the form of images, which arise without any particular stimulus being present which triggers or activates them or, on the contrary, could remain active in the mind when the stimulus which caused them triggered is no longer in front of the subject and all are known as …

The word instinct is translated into Latin by instinctus which means impulse and motivation, it has its root in the term instingere which is composed of the verb stingere which is interpreted as impulse, to motivate or incite and the prefix -in which refers to something internally. As its etymology indicates, instinct would be an …