Cognitive Load Theory (CLT), developed by John Sweller in the 1980s, focuses on the limitations of working memory and the strategies to optimize learning. It emphasizes managing cognitive load to enhance educational outcomes. Key Principles Intrinsic Load: Refers to the inherent difficulty of the material being learned. It depends on the complexity and interactivity of …
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The Spiral of Growth: Exploring Jung’s Theory of Type Development
In the realm of personality psychology, Carl Jung’s theory of psychological types offers profound insights into how individuals develop and use their cognitive functions. Whether we lean toward sensing or intuition, thinking or feeling, these functions exist within us from birth and shape how we process the world. However, developing these functions is a lifelong …
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Being a Psychotherapist: The Role of Transference
Working as a mental health professional is taxing on the individual. Some recent studies have shown that 78% of psychiatrists and more than 50% of psychotherapists reported work-related burnout, according to self-reports (Summers et al., 2020; Olazagasti et al., 2021) As a psychotherapist myself, I can speak to the reality of this experience; however, I …
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Perceptual Differences in ADHD
ADHD continues to gain interest throughout those who do and do not have the diagnosis alike. Why is interest in this neurodevelopmental disorder gaining traction? Likely, it is a confluence of events, namely the movement toward neurodiversity, increasing acknowledgement of adult-diagnosed ADHD, and a continued normalization of mental health, in general. As one of the …
Voices of the Collective
If only we changed this single aspect, then these types of tragedies would be reduced or elminated; it's too much of that and not enough of this; it's actually too little of that and too much of this. In fact, it's not so much either this or that but rather another singluar aspect that hasn't …
Contemplation of the Rain
Let the dams be damned and ameliorate this famined land. Upon what hills will you take a stand; amidst what turmoil will your integrity begin to disband? Our resolve weakens, our countenance grays, yet a force continues to uphold our inner constitution. The nature of numbness raises doubts about whether it's life or us that …
Unified Rationality
In today's socio-political climate, our attitude toward each other is often characterized as polarized, hostile, intolerant, divided, and so forth. The current situation's emotional charge intensifies as the confluence of significant factors (e.g., pandemic, natural disasters, scarcity of resources including economically) both increase in magnitude and expand in scope. Consequently, the continuation of these tests …
Analyzing the Tension of Opposites
All of existence is held together because opposing forces in equilibrium. But what holds these forces in equilibrium? Tension. When in equilibrium, the tension is equal; but, when it is broken, such as in the case of the aftermath of a war, the tension is unequally distributed, resulting imbalances. But, where is the tension being …
The Fundamental Divide
Many living in this modern age will agree with the statement that "we have never been more divided." If not to this extreme, then at least to the degree of acknowledgment of the strong division among the citizens of society. While I am specifically referring to the discord within the United States, the principles and …
A Two Sided Truth 