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- Creating Good Workplace Mental Health in Australia » Mind Blank - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2019 from Mind BlankWant To Know About Workplace Mental Health In Australia? A study conducted by PwC (2014) estimated that mental illness in the Australian economy is costing us approximately $11 billion per year. Further assessments on mental health in Australia can be made by focusing in on how well we ranked ...
Views: 730 - Creative Ways of Dealing with Your Frustration - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2010 from Lori KayWe have all experienced moments of frustration in modern life. Frustration is usually associated with not achieving what you want in a particular situation. Some level of frustration is expected in our lives, and can even be a useful sign to stop and see if we need to make some adjustments. ...
Views: 3419 - Creativity and The Effects of your Particular Surroundings - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2016 from Leon EdwardWhy do you think that on some days you have creative ideas and not on other days? The resolution is not easy to figure out. One day you may find you are more creative when working in a cooler office and the next day low lighting seems to work best. No pattern. Surroundings in fact have a large ...
Views: 1602 - Critical Thinking and Creativity - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2021 from Leon EdwardCritical thinking and creativity go hand in hand. While some might believe of critical thinking as more clinical, while imaginative thinking is more abstract, they're more alike than they are different. The creative individual is most likely to be viewed as a psychological and creative type ...
Views: 1937 - Critical Thinking for Problem Solving - by Submitted on Dec 01, 2021 from Leon EdwardYou can be much surer of a gratifying result when you utilize critical thinking methods to fix issues in your individual or business life. Critical thinking assists you to discard biases, beliefs and predispositions and declarations that are tossed at us through media outlets and make sense of ...
Views: 2191 - Crush It! How to Make a Living Doing What You Love - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2010 from Stacey CurnowSometimes when I ask my clients "If money weren't an issue, what would you do with your time?" they answer that they don't know or that they would sit on a beach all day. I think those responses are understandable, but I'm also pretty sure that they do know, and it's not sitting on a beach all ...
Views: 4408 - Cyberbullying - The H1N1 of Technology: Causation - by Submitted on Jan 12, 2011 from Holli KenleyPart One: Causation © Holli Kenley On January 14, 2010, a bright young 15 year old high school student named Phoebe Prince took her own life after enduring a lengthy period of relentless cyber bullying. As reported by Kennedy ( 2010), the activity directed towards Phoebe was designed to ...
Views: 1834 - Cyberbullying: Not Just Kids, But Teachers Too - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2017 from Sarah DarenDigital technology has been steadily embedding itself into our classrooms for decades, bringing along with it countless invaluable benefits. But as the technology continues to improve, teachers need to keep vigilant of cyber security as well as cyber bullying, something that often goes on among ...
Views: 1295 - Dad’s Broken Heart - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Randy MerglerDuring the many years I’ve worked with families and kids, I’ve met a lot of dads who are walking around with broken hearts. They are men who did the best they knew how to do, within their marriages, as fathers and spouses, and are now divorced. Everyone gets married with the highest hopes, and ...
Views: 4760 - Dad’s Powerful Influence - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Randy MerglerAn abundance of research in the past 10 years has shown repeatedly that involved fathers play a vital role in the well being of their children. Studies have confirmed that fathers have a distinct, necessary and irreplaceable role to play in child development. Fathers bring a quality to ...
Views: 1948 - De-Cluttering Your Mind and Emotions - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2021 from Catherine ChadwickI don’t know about you but I love looking at other people’s homes on Pinterest and other sites. I love looking at other people’s styles and colour schemes and noting the feelings these give me. Of course, now is the time of year when many of us think about ‘spring cleaning’, when we think ...
Views: 549 - Dealing with and treating menopause - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2006 from Nathalie FisetMenopause can be a difficult phase to go through for any woman. Aside from the thought of dealing with physical and emotional changes, menopause has been a cause of unnecessary confusion and worry to those who are nearing this specific phase because they don’t know how to deal with other ...
Views: 989 - Dealing With Anxiety Disorders - What Is Best For You? - by Submitted on Apr 26, 2018 from Frederick Ray RayNo one is new to is new to stress and anxiety. You sometimes feel confused with worry and fear and just feel an anxiety attack once bad things are likely to happen. When they do, your body responds physically by increasing heart speed, hyper-activating your glands to perspire more and making ...
Views: 877 - Dealing with different Personalities - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2011 from Badmapriya MurugesanDEALING WITH DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES There are four major archetype of personalities: dominance, influence, steadiness, and conscientiousness style. Dominance Style People of the Dominance Style like to control their environment by overcoming opposition to accomplish desired results. They ...
Views: 958 - Dealing with Difficulties and Setbacks Along the Way - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2022 from santosh krinskyWe tend to judge things, events, opportunities, setbacks, obstacles and directions from the standpoint of our individual ego-personality. When we take up a spiritual path, we expect that our efforts, and our devotion to the guide or master in whom we rely, will smooth the path in front of us and ...
Views: 528 - Dealing with Mental Resistance to Attempts to Silence the Mind - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2022 from santosh krinskyIt is quite natural for an individual, particularly a seeker attempting to make progress in the yogic process, to internalize the difficulties and blame them on his own weakness, incapacity, or lack of will power. The reality, however, is that this is a continuation of the egocentric viewpoint ...
Views: 530 - Dealing with Obtrusive, Repetitive Thoughts - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2022 from santosh krinskyBefore we can deal with thoughts, we need to have at least a basic understanding of what they are and where they come from, what they consist of, and what the purpose of thought is. Yet, we rarely if ever examine these questions and simply take thought for granted as something necessary and ...
Views: 559 - Dealing With Physical Pain - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2022 from santosh krinskyIn various places, Sri Aurobindo describes the possibility of pain becoming for the spiritual practitioner an intense form of spiritual bliss, Ananda. He is describing the psychological experience of a realized soul who has separated himself from attachment to and identification with the ...
Views: 599 - Dealing with the Subconscient Elements of the Being - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2022 from santosh krinskyAs the individual confronts the various impulses, emotions, drives and thoughts that arise and drive his life and action, he begins to recognise that there are elements that are not easily identified on the surface, and that there is something that cannot quite be grabbed with the intellect, ...
Views: 506 - Dear Dr. Romance: Even after several years, I still feel stigmatized - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2011 from Tina TessinaDear Dr. Romance: I enjoy reading your "Happiness Tips Newsletter" I actually want to ask you some questions. I know you are a psychotherapist, So i thought you might to explain the difference between the mental health unit of an hospital and a psych ward? Why would one feel ashamed to have ...
Views: 1259 - Debunking The Myths Surrounding Hypnosis - by Have you ever been to a fair and watched a hypnosis presentation? Or perhaps you’ve seen one on television. You know the type, where someone crows every time they hear a particular word or some other nonsense. This sort of presentation has diminished the potential usefulness of hypnosis, ...
Views: 613 - Deep Brain Simulation at Jaslok - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2019 from Masuma LinjaviDeep Brain Stimulation at Jaslok Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) is a minimally invasive neurosurgical procedure that has proven to be an effective treatment for the following conditions: Parkinson's Parkinson's Disease, Essential Tremor, Dystonia, Tourette Syndrome. Further illnesses can be ...
Views: 1873 - Defining Good And Evil - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2008 from E. (anagarika eddie) Raymond RockThere are good people everywhere, but how do we define good? Pope Sixtus IV loved Tomas de Torquemada (arguably the most evil man that has ever lived)! Good and evil seem entwined with society’s expectations. Behavior can be considered good by some, bad by others, and volumes are written on this ...
Views: 1112 - Delta Air Reservation 18086--467010 Official Site Phone Number Call - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2023 from Mia ParkerDelta Air Reservation 18086--467010 Official Site Phone Number Call What Is the 1-800 Reservations Number for Delta Airlines? The domestic reservations phone number for Delta Airlines is 18086--467010, and the international reservations phone number is 18086--467010, as of 2015. These ...
Views: 437 - Delta Airlines 18024--564400 Official Site Number Call - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2023 from Mia ParkerDelta Airlines 18024--564400 Official Site Number Call What Is the 1-800 Reservations Number for Delta Airlines? The domestic reservations phone number for Delta Airlines is 1-8024--564400, and the international reservations phone number is 1-8024--564400, as of 2015. These phone numbers are ...
Views: 451 - Delta Airlines 18086--467010 Ticket Booking Number Call - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2023 from Mia ParkerDelta Airlines 18086--467010 Ticket Booking Number Call What Is the 1-800 Reservations Number for Delta Airlines? The domestic reservations phone number for Delta Airlines is 18086--467010, and the international reservations phone number is 18086--467010, as of 2015. These phone numbers ...
Views: 425 - Delta Airlines 18086--467010 Ticket Booking Phone Number Call - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2023 from Mia ParkerDelta Airlines 18086--467010 Ticket Booking Phone Number Call What Is the 1-800 Reservations Number for Delta Airlines? The domestic reservations phone number for Delta Airlines is 18086--467010, and the international reservations phone number is 18086--467010, as of 2015. These phone ...
Views: 435 - Depression & Obsession: Social Media Disclaimers - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2016 from Ericka MartinAt no other time in history have we been able to connect so well with long-distance loved-ones, receive instant feedback on an idea, belly laugh at goofy memes, or find welcome distraction in someone else’s story. In many ways, social media has been a tremendous gift of connection and ...
Views: 1069 - Depressive Personality Disorder - by Submitted on May 24, 2007 from Sam VakninThe Depressive Personality Disorder is not yet recognized by the DSM Committee. It makes its appearances in Appendix B of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, titled "Criteria Sets and Axes Provided for Further Study." It is not clear in what way is the Depressive Personality Disorder ...
Views: 1421 - Deserving - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2014 from Kate JarosinskaOne of the most difficult layers for us to resolve is the one related to self-love. What is self-love? It is the ability to view who you are with unconditional compassion and acceptance. I’ve mentioned this before, and it is worth mentioning this again: anytime we are trying to “fix” something ...
Views: 1614 - Desire — and the Need to Control Desire - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2022 from santosh krinskyPeople believe that suppression of the vital forces that are actuated by the force of desire can lead to imbalance and mental illness. For this reason, Western psychology has recommended the moderate expression of these forces, and has generally counseled having a healthy vital life that does ...
Views: 560 - Detachment from and Mastery of the Surface Nature - by Submitted on May 27, 2022 from santosh krinskyWhen we are first confronted with the concept of detachment from our external nature, we tend to approach it from a mental standpoint and thus, try to shut down our emotions and mental reactions with various types of response such as forms of stoicism, renunciation, or a show of non-caring, or ...
Views: 512 - Details From Sun Labs Self Tanner, About Tone, Evenness And Durability - by Submitted on May 17, 2016 from Family TherapistSelf-tanning may sound paradoxical but it is possible in reality. Many persons throughout the world have enjoyed the look and feel of darker skin. They have been able to this by using sunless tanning products that are safe, reliable, and effective. If you are not a person who enjoys going to the ...
Views: 877 - Determination and Study of Psyche in the Human organism. The Foundations of new Psychology - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2011 from Shukran DadayevDetermination and Study of Psyche in the human organism has become a scientific necessity. Psyche is a complex fundamental problem of mankind, which has an old history. The research of Psyche has always been complex problem for sciences system. However approaching with doubt to existence and ...
Views: 1437 - Determining the Meaning of a Recurring Nightmare - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from Christina SponiasRecurring dreams indicate that the dreamer is postponing an important obligation. This obligation is related to his or her psychological development. By postponing this important obligation, the dreamer will have to face bitter consequences in the future. The truth is that all ...
Views: 1657 - Development of the Witness Consciousness Separate from the Analytical Mind Is Needed to Truly Understand the Springs of Action in Mind, Life and Body - by Submitted on May 07, 2022 from santosh krinskyThe ability to perceive, understand and modify the actions of the body, life and mind requires the development of a new standpoint outside of the body-life-mind complex. For this reason, the attempt to undertake this process with the analytical power of the mind is bound to fail. Not only can ...
Views: 514 - Developmental Disability: A Curse in the Ancient Era - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2014 from Bobby HarrisA blessing for developmentally and intellectually disabled people in the world today is that most of the general population believe in keeping an open mind and their attitude towards disability guided by a tolerant and informed perspective. With the rise of technology, people are more ...
Views: 1529 - Diagnosing Personality Disorders - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2007 from Sam VakninPersonality traits are enduring, usually rigid patterns of behavior, thinking (cognition), and emoting expressed in a variety of circumstances and situations and throughout one's life (typically from early adolescence onward). Some personality traits are harmful to both oneself and to others. ...
Views: 1195 - Dick Cheney’s New Book: ‘In My Time: A Personal and Political Memoir’ - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Joan ChamberlainA Deeper Look at the Controlling Personality. I’m a daily reader of USA Today, a wonderful newspaper. Susan Page, a USA Today writer, wrote a long, informative piece on Dick Cheney after ...
Views: 1738 - Different Psychology Dissertation Titles from Various Branches Of Psychology - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2011 from Donna SantosA thesis on psychology should add original knowledge to the discipline based on previously conducted research work. It should exhibit a good and clear understanding of the subject matter you are discussing. There is a proper format to come up with a thesis to support or claim given hypothesis ...
Views: 3199 - Different Ways to Deal With Imposter Syndrome - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2020 from Caitlin PurvisDo you ever sit down at your desk in the morning and think to yourself, ‘What am I doing here? I don’t belong in this job. Am I a fraud?’? Well, if you do, you’ll be glad to know that you’re not alone. 62% of UK adults experience what is more commonly known as ‘imposter syndrome’. But what is ...
Views: 686 - Differential Diagnoses of Personality Disorders - by Submitted on Apr 05, 2007 from Sam VakninIt is not easy to tell when the patient's anxiety and depression are autonomous and neurotic problems or symptoms of a personality disorder. These should, therefore, be ruled out as differential diagnostic criteria. In other words, the mere existence of depression or anxiety in a patient does ...
Views: 1006 - Dirty Media - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Mohammad hassam HanifMedia A Dirty Truth... There are approx 6,692,030,277 of population breathing in this world, means same numbers of brains are working days and nights, if I am not wrong each brain works differently. Let suppose half of population thinks constructive and another half thinks against. Due to ...
Views: 1088 - Discernment of Good and Bad Thoughts - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2022 from santosh krinskyWhen we initially reflect on “what is a good thought” and “what is a bad thought”, the first ideas that arise almost inevitably harken back to whatever cultural, moral or ethical code prevails within the society of the time, whether this is based on religion or developed cultural understandings ...
Views: 591 - Discover Brain Wave Patterns And What They Mean - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2011 from Greg FrostBrain waves patterns are minute electrical signals emitted as electrochemical connections. The activity can be measured in Hertz and the signals are so weak though they are measured by a device called electroencephalograph or E.E.G. Human brain is constantly thinking even when asleep and to ...
Views: 815 - Discovering The Link Between Emotions And Brainwaves - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2011 from Greg FrostIs it possible that emotions and brainwaves are inter-linked? Though it may surprise one, the answer is a resounding yes. It is the brain, which produces currents flowing all the way in the neural pathways with differing frequencies. Brainwaves are the waves of different frequencies, which are ...
Views: 894 - Discrimination to Recognise the Distinction of Different Forces and the Various Parts of the Being is Necessary for the Spiritual Seeker - by Submitted on May 31, 2023 from santosh krinskyThe Buddhist tradition describes Manjushri as a Bodhisattva who, with his flaming sword of discrimination, cuts through illusion and falsehood to disclose the truth of existence. The power of discrimination between different powers, forces, impressions, suggestions, and their source and intent ...
Views: 692 - Dissatisfaction even after achieving success - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2019 from Parinita BiyaniLet us first define what is success. The technical dictionary meaning of success is the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. It’s the most simplified definition of success. However, every human creates their own definition of success and the most socially accepted meaning of success is to ...
Views: 635 - Distinguishing Between Personal Growth and Inner Growth - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2022 from santosh krinskyWhile humanity embodies the development of the mental consciousness, in principle, it must be noted that this generalisation does not apply specifically to each and every human individual. Just as the field of statistics does not predict any single event, and the observational experiments of ...
Views: 488 - Disturbances Attributed to the Physical Mind - by Submitted on Apr 13, 2022 from santosh krinskyWhat is the physical mind? The element of mental activity that relates to the actual physical substance that conveys and responds to sense perceptions and the operations of the physical body is considered to be the ‘physical mind’. We normally believe that the operation of our mind is ...
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