<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536</id><updated>2024-11-01T01:35:51.396-07:00</updated><category term="Definition of Psychology"/><category term="Evolutionary Psychology"/><category term="Health Psychology"/><category term="Quantitative Psychogy"/><title type='text'>The Definition of Psychology</title><subtitle type='html'>Another essential part of the definition of psychology could be the occurrence of the seven unifying designs that will style one common groundwork for all</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>29</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-2336604891732270311</id><published>2011-12-10T18:09:00.002-08:00</published><updated>2021-06-26T06:04:38.234-07:00</updated><title type='text'>What Is Hypno-psychotherapy?</title><summary type="text">Psychotherapy
Psychology is the study of human behaviour. It seeks to look at the motivational drives within an individual and offer an explanation to the behaviour that is demonstrated.

Psychotherapy is the use and application of psychological knowledge to help people understandthemselves and begin to make appropriate changes, or to be comfortable with who they are.

Psychotherapy has several </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/2336604891732270311/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/2336604891732270311' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/2336604891732270311'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/2336604891732270311'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/what-is-hypno-psychotherapy.html' title='What Is Hypno-psychotherapy?'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DE1uU3S-UFiy4ZmUfIh73t0VInbdruPHzzbL6Xcv6LGpbZhVkZqjoXiuZTrAP89_aGNVpXp4IG9H7tIrO0hcXTlqNOHIko2mpnyw-ef9Rq2tD0177asq0ByBobSSMBmL3NbC3eyMY0yR/s72-c/images.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-2668930520721984307</id><published>2011-12-10T18:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T18:06:55.803-08:00</updated><title type='text'>What is Agoraphobia?</title><summary type="text">Most people have heard of most phobias. Mention claustrophobia, social phobia, or arachnophobia and everyone pretty much knows what you are talking about. Mention agoraphobia, and most people will just shake their heads.

Because of this, many people who get agoraphobia often take a year, and in some cases, many years, just finding out what is wrong with them. Since the panic and anxiety symptoms</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/2668930520721984307/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/2668930520721984307' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/2668930520721984307'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/2668930520721984307'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/what-is-agoraphobia.html' title='What is Agoraphobia?'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-5382325312815098102</id><published>2011-12-10T18:04:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T18:04:16.560-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Psychopath and Antisocial</title><summary type="text">Roots of the Disorder
Are the psychopath, sociopath, and someone with the Antisocial Personality Disorder one and the same? The DSM says &quot;yes&quot;. Scholars such as Robert Hare and Theodore Millon beg to differ. The psychopath has antisocial traits for sure but they are coupled with and enhanced by callousness, ruthlessness, extreme lack of empathy, deficient impulse control, deceitfulness, and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/5382325312815098102/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/5382325312815098102' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/5382325312815098102'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/5382325312815098102'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/psychopath-and-antisocial.html' title='The Psychopath and Antisocial'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8jicXz3YFn8OfbdQ4EcCSE6f306TA0omSVOx-GkCGifDkE_7AvXhi6xyMDcrrh-VLGt-picg-JeaVXObxS4p5IGcY9eDNoqQIuAdvu4chdgqR8zRgXYN48KOg8lh-5aSPx0A17PjssGLn/s72-c/hello-psychopath.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-5488080007268547467</id><published>2011-12-10T18:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T18:02:41.881-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Nature of Soul</title><summary type="text">It is the nature of soul to grow, to heal, and to love. As we enter into the world, we emerge as a tiny child. We are open. We do not have conditions placed on us by our parents or ourselves. We have not closed ourselves off from any possibility. It is though the world lay at our feet. We are a bundle of unconditioned purity.

As we age, conditions are placed on us to direct us along our paths </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/5488080007268547467/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/5488080007268547467' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/5488080007268547467'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/5488080007268547467'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/nature-of-soul.html' title='The Nature of Soul'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-5050588719432327617</id><published>2011-12-10T18:00:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T18:00:17.323-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Narcissist&#39;s Confabulated Life</title><summary type="text">Confabulations are an important part of life. They serve to heal emotional wounds or to prevent ones from being inflicted in the first place. They prop-up the confabulator&#39;s self-esteem, regulate his (or her) sense of self-worth, and buttress his (or her) self-image. They serve as organizing principles in social interactions.

Father&#39;s wartime heroism, mother&#39;s youthful good looks, one&#39;s </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/5050588719432327617/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/5050588719432327617' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/5050588719432327617'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/5050588719432327617'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/narcissists-confabulated-life.html' title='The Narcissist&#39;s Confabulated Life'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-2744494896191473505</id><published>2011-12-10T17:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T17:57:37.083-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Heart of Grief</title><summary type="text">Hospice patients come to our care after being cut, burned, and poisoned. Surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation treatment are the normative methods of care for most of the patients who enter a life-threatening disease. Hospital staff members are trained to be aggressive about curative care.

Hospice care is a phase of care whereby aggressive treatment is no longer appropriate. Palliative care </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/2744494896191473505/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/2744494896191473505' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/2744494896191473505'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/2744494896191473505'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/heart-of-grief.html' title='The Heart of Grief'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-4367727792197358635</id><published>2011-12-10T17:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T17:55:29.557-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Habit of Identity</title><summary type="text">In a famous experiment, students were asked to take a lemon home and to get used to it. Three days later, they were able to single out &quot;their&quot; lemon from a pile of rather similar ones. They seemed to have bonded. Is this the true meaning of love, bonding, coupling? Do we simply get used to other human beings, pets, or objects?

Habit forming in humans is reflexive. We change ourselves and our </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/4367727792197358635/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/4367727792197358635' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/4367727792197358635'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/4367727792197358635'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/habit-of-identity.html' title='The Habit of Identity'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-4367272736815797349</id><published>2011-12-10T17:53:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T17:53:20.830-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) - Pros and Cons</title><summary type="text">The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, fourth edition, text revision [American Psychiatric Association. DSM-IV-TR, Washington, 2000] - or the DSM-IV-TR for short - describes Axis II personality disorders as &quot;deeply ingrained, maladaptive, lifelong behavior patterns&quot;. But the classificatory model the DSM has been using since 1952 is harshly criticized as woefully inadequate by many scholars and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/4367272736815797349/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/4367272736815797349' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/4367272736815797349'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/4367272736815797349'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/diagnostic-and-statistical-manual-dsm.html' title='The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) - Pros and Cons'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-4164178332384364500</id><published>2011-12-10T17:50:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T17:50:47.379-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Choice between Yes and Yes - A Psychological Revelation</title><summary type="text">You laugh at the story, don&#39;t you?

The method used to get Kara into bed seems a bit like trickery. And who am I to say that it&#39;s not? Yet I want you to pay attention to one thing. Kara was glad to be given a choice between yes and yes.

Your clients are not much different

Clients come to you every single day asking you to give them a choice. A choice between yes and yes. Instead all you&#39;re </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/4164178332384364500/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/4164178332384364500' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/4164178332384364500'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/4164178332384364500'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/choice-between-yes-and-yes.html' title='The Choice between Yes and Yes - A Psychological Revelation'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV14PdwCtLgrg5boxlbbcjus0NN8_U4fo7Ee_wtZhHD1BiBM9DWlb1EuJ7VoqKJ0HXpJXvNeUaYqZLKwTJ6g-jJSTWzclreluze_xDo-flHQdH5ebelqkylYAOry3GyA-YQBMpReHPplOG/s72-c/1307458693-40.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-1169199053171268408</id><published>2011-12-10T17:47:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T17:47:54.951-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Self Defense And Street Fight Psychology</title><summary type="text">Let’s speak about the psychological aspect of a street collision. You should differentiate two items. You must realize, whether your fight is a result of a usual domestic conflict, or you are attacked by a robber, killer or bandit. Your actions will flow depending on these circumstances.

If it is an everyday domestic conflict that happens in the street (someone pushed you or your leg, disturbed </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/1169199053171268408/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/1169199053171268408' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/1169199053171268408'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/1169199053171268408'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/self-defense-and-street-fight.html' title='Self Defense And Street Fight Psychology'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-5541774280171129463</id><published>2011-12-10T17:46:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T17:46:27.704-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Psychological Tests</title><summary type="text">Personality assessment is perhaps more an art form than a science. In an attempt to render it as objective and standardized as possible, generations of clinicians came up with psychological tests and structured interviews. These are administered under similar conditions and use identical stimuli to elicit information from respondents. Thus, any disparity in the responses of the subjects can and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/5541774280171129463/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/5541774280171129463' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/5541774280171129463'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/5541774280171129463'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/psychological-tests.html' title='Psychological Tests'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-8013349151238082962</id><published>2011-12-10T17:44:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T17:44:42.123-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Psychoanalysis - Definitions and Instinct</title><summary type="text">Scientific theories appear influenced for the conditions of the social life in the economic aspects, politicians, cultural etc. They are historical products created by concrete men who live its time and contributes or radically modify the development of science. &amp;nbsp;Sigmund Freud (1856-1839) was a Viennese doctor whom changed in an extreme way the imagination about the psychic life.
His </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/8013349151238082962/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/8013349151238082962' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/8013349151238082962'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/8013349151238082962'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/psychoanalysis-definitions-and-instinct.html' title='Psychoanalysis - Definitions and Instinct'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-2172304099636998782</id><published>2011-12-10T17:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T17:42:36.398-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Persuasion Techniques</title><summary type="text">Some of the best persuasion techniques have been developed from NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) methods. For example, if you hear a person saying, &quot;I see,&quot; a few times, they are probably processing information visually, according to NLP. To influence them then, you would use phrases like, &quot;You can see how...&quot; or you would actually show them things. A more auditory person would be influenced by</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/2172304099636998782/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/2172304099636998782' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/2172304099636998782'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/2172304099636998782'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/persuasion-techniques.html' title='Persuasion Techniques'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-1913136491579829431</id><published>2011-12-10T17:41:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T17:41:04.055-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Personality Testing; Myth and Realities</title><summary type="text">It is commonly believed myth that personality testing instruments can measure your personality and predict your future behaviors. The pre-employment testing mechanism has been following this creed without any solid evidence. The testing industry claims all out validity. The educational institutions and employer organizations use them for screening purposes. Their transparency and equity has even </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/1913136491579829431/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/1913136491579829431' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/1913136491579829431'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/1913136491579829431'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/personality-testing-myth-and-realities.html' title='Personality Testing; Myth and Realities'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-4483588570030599601</id><published>2011-12-10T17:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T17:39:03.979-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Personality Test:Successful People Have Difficulty Changing</title><summary type="text">A hard working partner at a major law firm, John B., finds that he gets short with co-workers especially when under stress. &amp;nbsp;He is not viewed as a “team player” by other members of the firm and the support staff avoid him. &amp;nbsp;In spite of feedback and coaching from his colleagues, he has experienced little progress in modifying his behavior. 

Judy S. struggles with balancing her personal </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/4483588570030599601/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/4483588570030599601' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/4483588570030599601'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/4483588570030599601'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/personality-testsuccessful-people-have.html' title='Personality Test:Successful People Have Difficulty Changing'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-1370147861240681264</id><published>2011-12-10T17:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T17:36:51.926-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Pathological Narcissism, Psychosis, and Delusions</title><summary type="text">One of the most important symptoms of pathological narcissism (the Narcissistic Personality Disorder) is grandiosity. Grandiose fantasies (megalomaniac delusions of grandeur) permeate every aspect of the narcissist&#39;s personality. They are the reason that the narcissist feels entitled to special treatment which is typically incommensurate with his real accomplishments. The Grandiosity Gap is the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/1370147861240681264/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/1370147861240681264' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/1370147861240681264'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/1370147861240681264'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/pathological-narcissism-psychosis-and.html' title='Pathological Narcissism, Psychosis, and Delusions'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-8019939196402709337</id><published>2011-12-10T17:33:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T17:33:48.251-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Narcissistic Personality Disorder - Prevalence and Comorbidity</title><summary type="text">What is the Difference between Healthy Narcissism and the Pathological Kind?
In my book &quot;Malignant Self Love - Narcissism Revisited&quot;, I define pathological narcissism as:

&quot;(A) life-long pattern of traits and behaviors which signify infatuation and obsession with one&#39;s self to the exclusion of all others and the egotistic and ruthless pursuit of one&#39;s gratification, dominance and ambition.&quot;

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/8019939196402709337/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/8019939196402709337' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/8019939196402709337'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/8019939196402709337'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/narcissistic-personality-disorder.html' title='Narcissistic Personality Disorder - Prevalence and Comorbidity'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EVRXEIFbTxc/TfiV8-VTeRI/AAAAAAAAAXI/OOAxX7klujY/s72-c/sunbelt-narcissistic-personality-disorder.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-632696576691244545</id><published>2011-12-10T17:21:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T17:21:27.398-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Military Psychology: The Latest Developments</title><summary type="text">Aside from the billions of dollars spent on military hardware like planes, submarines, aircraft carriers and state of the art missiles, militaries and armed forces of the United States of America has also relied on military psychology to further boost its war time efforts to finish of battles and gather intelligence.
This form of war strategy is very effective and applied to captured prisoners of</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/632696576691244545/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/632696576691244545' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/632696576691244545'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/632696576691244545'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/military-psychology-latest-developments.html' title='Military Psychology: The Latest Developments'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-6875751569458508693</id><published>2011-12-10T17:19:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T17:19:13.854-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Is Road Rage A Psychiatric Disorder?</title><summary type="text">Recent headline: “Road Rage may be due to medical condition called Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED)”
WHAT IS THE SCIENCE BEHIND THIS?The study, reported in the June (2006) issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry was based on a national face-to-face survey of 9,282 U.S. adults who answered diagnostic questionnaires in 2001-03. It was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health.
</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/6875751569458508693/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/6875751569458508693' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/6875751569458508693'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/6875751569458508693'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/is-road-rage-psychiatric-disorder.html' title='Is Road Rage A Psychiatric Disorder?'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-4720271957766445973</id><published>2011-12-10T17:16:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T17:16:19.902-08:00</updated><title type='text'>How to Access States in Hypnosis Using Revivification</title><summary type="text">Conversational Hypnosis is a type of hypnosis where it is very important to access certain states of mind in order to set triggers to change lives for the better. In order to do this you must learn and know how to access those states to start the trigger process with a clean and pure state of mind.

Access State Principal plays a huge role in this process. This is because the clarity of the state</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/4720271957766445973/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/4720271957766445973' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/4720271957766445973'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/4720271957766445973'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-to-access-states-in-hypnosis-using.html' title='How to Access States in Hypnosis Using Revivification'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-8414733988262965133</id><published>2011-12-10T17:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T17:14:25.188-08:00</updated><title type='text'>How cults create an artificial personality in their followers</title><summary type="text">The title seems ominous because it mentions that cults make an effort to change ones personality but in a sense we create artificial personalities all the time. We use one when we are shopping, another when we are dating and one when we are buying a car. They are all a different and useful form or &quot;I/me&quot;.

Cults may do this in the most dramatic way with an end result that even Jack&#39;s family </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/8414733988262965133/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/8414733988262965133' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/8414733988262965133'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/8414733988262965133'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-cults-create-artificial-personality.html' title='How cults create an artificial personality in their followers'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-8352408579966950444</id><published>2011-12-10T17:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T17:12:11.094-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Discover the Secrets of Personality Type</title><summary type="text">Have you ever wondered why your spouse, coworkers, or children seem to think so differently from you? You may not understand why they make the decisions they do, or why they place such importance on things that seem inconsequential to you. It is possible to understand the answers to all these questions. The secret lies in the theory of Myers-Briggs personality type.

In the 1960’s a psychological</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/8352408579966950444/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/8352408579966950444' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/8352408579966950444'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/8352408579966950444'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/discover-secrets-of-personality-type.html' title='Discover the Secrets of Personality Type'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-335250105141478282</id><published>2011-12-10T17:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T17:06:51.421-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Common Features of Personality Disorders</title><summary type="text">Psychology is more an art form than a science. There is no &quot;Theory of Everything&quot; from which one can derive all mental health phenomena and make falsifiable predictions. Still, as far as personality disorders are concerned, it is easy to discern common features. Most personality disorders share a set of symptoms (as reported by the patient) and signs (as observed by the mental health practitioner</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/335250105141478282/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/335250105141478282' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/335250105141478282'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/335250105141478282'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/common-features-of-personality.html' title='Common Features of Personality Disorders'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-9119730187341050248</id><published>2011-12-10T17:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T17:07:22.585-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Can a Dream Tell us of the Future?</title><summary type="text">Much has been written regarding dreams and their meanings or purpose. Mankind has been fascinated with our dreams since the first dreamer awoke and wondered about what their visions meant. Since ancient times we have looked to our dreams to find signs of what our future holds. The first written dreams we know of were in 4000 BC. The earliest writings we have on dreams are primarily texts on their</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/9119730187341050248/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/9119730187341050248' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/9119730187341050248'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/9119730187341050248'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/can-dream-tell-us-of-future.html' title='Can a Dream Tell us of the Future?'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_9F9_RUESS2E/Sy7FrxhcuxI/AAAAAAAAB68/bquNhw15yrc/s72-c/13-Interesting-Facts-about-Dreams-spaceship.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2334763328837740536.post-3642860281834275797</id><published>2011-12-10T16:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-12-10T16:56:24.465-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Axes of Personality Disorders</title><summary type="text">Personality disorders are like tips of icebergs. They rest on a foundation of causes and effects, interactions and events, emotions and cognitions, functions and dysfunctions that together form the patient and make him or her what s/he is. &amp;nbsp;The DSM uses five axes to analyze, classify, and describe these data. The patient (or subject) presents himself to a mental health diagnostician, is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/feeds/3642860281834275797/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/2334763328837740536/3642860281834275797' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/3642860281834275797'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/2334763328837740536/posts/default/3642860281834275797'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://definition-of-psychology.blogspot.com/2011/12/axes-of-personality-disorders.html' title='Axes of Personality Disorders'/><author><name>amsalak</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07276330335484324048</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>