Tips for Successful Conversations with Humans on Planet Earth

This article provides concise points for people looking to improve their communication skills during their conversations. It gives an overview of basic behavioral concepts and gives practical tips to produce amazing results.

What Is A Personality Theory And Why Would I Want To Know

When I tell people I'm a personality theorist, usually their eyes go flat. After all, it's not like I'm telling them I'm a mailman or a plumber. So what is a personality theory, and why would you want to know? A personality theory is a map of generalizations. About what? You and me, basically. And about groups of you's and me's. And about us all as a group. Why would you want to know this stuff anyway? The answer may surprise you.

Why Movie Directors Use Recurring Dreams

The worst part about nightmares is their tendency to repeat themselves. An isolated nightmare may not be cause for alarm, but recurrent nightmares with the same theme become quite troubling for most dreamers. The same is true with movie dream sequences. Directors use the emotional impact of recurring nightmares to ensure that characters deal with hidden fears and imminent dangers.

Development Of Psychology

Psychology as a science is developing with close connection with other sciences, but the greatest influence it suffers from is in sociological science.

When The Words You Use Hurt Someone Else-Part 3-Critical Humor

Critical humor is a form of verbal abuse. It hurts.

What is Asperger's and Where Does It Come From?

Are there alternatives to medically diagnosing people with Asperger's? Personality theorist, Steven Paglierani, thinks so. In this article, he explores how more spiritually minded diagnoses could improve how we offer help to people with Asperger's.

An Interview with the Founder of The Human Knowledge MindMap

The Online Think Tank often gets to discuss important topics with everyone from the Father of the Internet to the Founder of the Human Knowledge MindMap. Indeed, gaining insight into our world and the future helps us better understand the needs of human societies and civilization in everything from the inner workings of the greatest communication device created in the history of mankind to the future of the human mind which operates it.

An Insight into Psychological Tests and Pre-Screening

Did you know that one of the reasons for development of psychological screening techniques was to test whether students are lying? Check out how these technique are now applied for employee screening!

How Do You Decide What to Commit to Memory?

Have you ever considered what you decide to commit to memory; how about what you do not? Recently this subject got a bit of buzz in our Online Think Tank when discussing Mind Mapping and critical thinking processes, methods and philosophy. Everyone has formatted their brain to work a certain way so the question is; How Do You Decide What to Commit to Memory?

Tips and Strategies to Build Rapport with Clients

In previous we’ve discussed the 'business-side' of counselling: marketing tips and business guidelines which can help counsellors build a successful practice. Most therapists possess an innate desire to help others, and because of this emotional involvement, sometimes it can be challenging to convert the potential into practical results. Whilst we’ve tackled the basic premises which can help counsellors enter the market and attract clients, there is still one aspect of the counselling relationship which is indispensable for a counsellor’s success: client satisfaction. But isn’t that a matter of competence and an intrinsic part of being a counsellor? Yes, it is. Being able to progress...

The Dangers of Psychiatry

Not so long ago, the actor Tom Cruise made a few pointed criticisms of psychiatry on the Today Show and was widely attacked for doing so. It seems that anyone who speaks out publicly risks drawing the ire of the defenders of psychiatry. Hardly surprising. A great many families in the US and Canada have members who are receiving psychiatric treatment, even if it happens to be one of the kids on a daily dose of Ritalin.

The Effects Of Genetic And Environmental Factors On IQ

Looks at the factors determining people's IQ.

Y-Series – A Review Of The Questions

An integration and collection of the answers to many philosophical questions is presented. It is based on the scientific, cultural backbone or depending on the belief.

Creativity - Genius and the Eminent Achiever Considered

As the coordinator of the Online Think Tank it is essential that one has a good grasp on what a creative person is, what a genius is and what the difference and similarities are between those and the eminent achiever. Not long ago, I decided to look into these concepts of psychology to determine what exactly it was all about. Reason being that people from all over the world contact us to join our organization.