Emotions are energetically charged psychic content. The magnitude and direction of this charge can be mediated or controlled by conscious cognitive processes, such as thinking, and less conscious aspects, such as attitudes. Emotional charges have affinities for like-charged units and tend to form clusters that increase their gravity (psychic significance) and complexity. Moreover, these aspects …
Tag: Psychology
Tension of the Times
One of the hallmarks of Carl Jung's work is his conceptualization of the shadow. Roughly speaking, the shadow consists of instincts, aspects, qualities, and the like that are unrecognized or repressed in oneself. Jung did not believe that the shadow was only comprised of bad things but also included good parts and positive potentialities (Sharp, …
A Societal Denial
So many issues and challenges surround our daily lives. Our level of concern for ourselves and society at large has continued as a perpetual buzz that lies slightly below our conscious awareness. To become desensitized to the chaotic nature of these times is one response to the presence of fear. There are other ways to …
Now What?
And who can argue for the living when confronted with the grave need to litigate for the dead? Where do we go from here as we look off the face of this ledge? Walk away, shake our head, go to bed and blame the issues on what’s wrong in other peoples’ heads. What good does …
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 …
A Decisive Moment in Time
Where are the heroes of old?Are we still under the spell from adopting the lies we were sold?At what point do we bend at the knees and fold?Will healing come through being told that we were right;or is there still a need to fight, wielding our words as knives used to split the wheat from …
Decisions of Motion
Why is it that whenever something comes to an end we tend to, or inevitably succumb to the urge, reflect back upon how it all began? There is a part of me that wants to refuse the tug of the past and instead continue steadfastly moving forward, with my gaze fixed upon the potentialities held …
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 …
Aging and Emotional Preferences
Most of us strive to feel good; this doesn’t necessarily mean we are continually striving after pleasure in a hedonistic sense; rather, our strivings toward feeling good can be described as striving toward feeling a positive affect. In science, and specifically the field of psychology, the term affect typically refers to the visible manifestation of …
A Two Sided Truth 