Solution Focus Process: Solution Talk vs. Problem Talk Pt I

Solution Focus does not try to overcome resistance to change, but rather, find where the change is already occurring in the system and accentuating it.

Jack the Ripper

Jack the Ripper is sometimes referred to as the world's first serial killer. This is not true. He was, however, the first serial killer to strike in a major metropolis and be reported on in the international press. So he was the world's first media murderer. This is his story.

Animal to Animal Telepathy

There has been much study on Telepathy in the animal kingdom. Many have experienced telepathy from human to human. Some have experienced telepathy from pets, both sending and even on rare occasion receiving. There are so many studies that show it is not coincidence or explainable by probability.

Split Personality - A Myth or a Reality?

In this world today, there are a lot of unbelievable diseases. One of them is the disease of human's mind, and a split personality is counted as one of the disease. Not many of people around the world believe if this disease really exists or not, or they rather think that the person is acting. I was on my way from Bangalore to Mumbai and on the way, as I was interacting with one person and suddenly we got this topic, “Split Personalities” and started discussing about it. When I was in collage, I had one very good friend, by name Mr. T. Kiran Kumar. The uniqueness of our relation was our compatibility and depth of understanding. If we are with kids, or classmates or elderly people or uneducated people or females or highly intellectuals, how we will behave, was purely on the type of circle or group we were into. Believe me, our attitude, approach, behavior, and the way to react to a situation was based on the type of group we were into. Does that mean that we were having split personalities? If that is the case then all of us are having split personalities. We behave differently with our family members, with our friends, our spouse, and unknown people, right? Lets see. Let us understand the term “Split Personality”.

Psychological Tips for Effective Studying

* Revise regularly - Revision should be continuous if you are to gain a deep understanding of the subject. It should not be superficial and rushed. Cramming might help you remember a few...

The Attention Spanner

The mind was a pattern recognition system, which followed a relentless cycle - perception, recognition, interpretation and action. Consciousness had a small role in those immense systems. You were alone in this vast programmed power plant with just a little joystick. That joystick controlled attention.

Dogs Use Psycho-Cybernetics To Accomplish Goals

Dogs picture in their minds an event of an activity they wish to perform whether it hunting a rodent, greeting their human companions at the door or retrieving a stick. This helps them set goals similar to psycho-cybernetic human intent goal oriented human endeavors. We know dogs do this for two reasons. One, when they sleep their paws move as if they are running.

Nature VS Nurture - Theories of Personality in 21st Century

Is your personality natural, nurtured or spiritual? Strong criticism on nature vs nurture theories. Genome, Quantum Physics and Determinism have been analyzed. Most of the personality claims don't stand the test of modern discoveries. The riddle has become complex since ever.

Let Us Label Everyone, Categorize Them All

Have you ever noticed the labels we use? She is pretty; He is smart; they are jocks, Liberals; they are creative, he is a psycho, alcoholic, moron; she is a shark cookie, on and on, we label people. Yet, I have met many a person in my travels and each individual is a little bit different. The differences are what make it so cool.

Autism and Oxytocin

One characteristic of autism is a lack of a sense of empathy towards other people. Acute stress can inhibit oxytocin release in humans, and that may explain sudden anger if someone is experiencing a lot of stress. Scientists believe that research on oxytocin may help to develop a treatment for people with autism.

Analytical / Intuitive Thinking

This article discusses the different strengths and weaknesses of analytical and intuitive thinking, which combined may be called holistic thinking. Because thinking is in its nature invisible and abstract, the article uses an analogy by way of representation: the anatomy of the cornea.

Persuasion Techniques

Some persuasion techniques can be learned in a few minutes and used today. Here are some of the simplest and most effective.

Eye Tricks

What can you tell from a person's eyes? What can you do with your own? Here are some persusion and mind-reading eye tricks.

Tall People Have an Advantage in Life

Many people do not believe that your height has anything to do with your success in life, yet you should realize that it indeed does.