Self-Care - AllPsych http://blog.allpsych.com/tag/self-care/ The Virtual Psychology Classroom Tue, 16 Apr 2024 23:57:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://allpsych.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/cropped-AllPsych-Favicon-32x32.png Self-Care - AllPsych http://blog.allpsych.com/tag/self-care/ 32 32 Modernizing Maslow’s Hierarchy through the Lens of Self-Care https://allpsych.com/modernizing-maslows-hierarchy-through-the-lens-of-self-care/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=modernizing-maslows-hierarchy-through-the-lens-of-self-care Fri, 05 Apr 2024 20:53:31 +0000 https://allpsych.com/?p=93489 Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) is one of the founders of Humanistic Psychology. Along with Carl Rogers (1902-1987), Maslow stressed the importance of looking at the whole person rather than reducing individuals to a list of symptoms or diagnoses. Both also placed a central focus on the concept of self-actualization, or the belief that humans possess an…

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]]> Being a Perfectionist Doesn’t Have to be a Negative https://allpsych.com/being-a-perfectionist-doesnt-have-to-be-a-negative/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=being-a-perfectionist-doesnt-have-to-be-a-negative Thu, 24 Feb 2022 04:59:53 +0000 https://allpsych.com/?p=91954 Being a perfectionist gets a bad rap. It is associated with negative outcomes, anxiety and stress. This isn't because perfectionism is bad, but rather the way we approach it is bad. Hurtful Perfectionism Perfectionism is a striving, meaning it is about constant forward movement. This means it is about finding solutions and moving toward the…

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]]> Spotlight on Self-Care https://allpsych.com/spotlight-on-self-care/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spotlight-on-self-care Sun, 30 Jan 2022 22:54:56 +0000 https://allpsych.com/?p=91687 Self-care is the process of reducing stress and ill-being and improving health and well-being. It is about countering the forces that deplete us and building the forces that nourish or strengthen us. Self-care is important to healthy psychological functioning and has become especially vital in the age of COVID-19. Like all animals, human beings are preprogrammed…

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]]> The Importance of Disconnecting from Work https://allpsych.com/the-importance-of-disconnecting-from-work/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-importance-of-disconnecting-from-work Wed, 21 Aug 2019 02:30:23 +0000 https://allpsych.com/?p=2204 You might think that an ideal worker is one who’s always thinking about their job, but that doesn’t seem to be the case. In fact, taking your work home with you at night, whether literally or inside your head, might be a recipe for burnout. Along these lines, a new study suggests that people who…

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]]> The Dangers of Comparing Yourself to Others on Social Media https://allpsych.com/the-dangers-of-comparing-yourself-to-others-on-social-media/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-dangers-of-comparing-yourself-to-others-on-social-media Wed, 08 Mar 2017 17:00:01 +0000 https://allpsych.com/?p=878 Social media makes a lot of things easier. Keeping up with old friends. Sharing your vacation pictures. Comparing yourself to other people. It’s that last one that could be causing problems, according to two new studies published in the journal Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. Social networking isn’t inherently bad for people’s mental health, the…

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