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Modernizing Maslow’s Hierarchy through the Lens of Self-Care

Christopher L. Heffner, PsyD, PhD — Fri, 05 Apr 2024 20:53:31 +0000

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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Twelve Things that Sigmund Freud Got Right

AllPsych Staff — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 23:39:17 +0000

Sigmund Freud continues to be an influential figure in the field of psychology for his development of psychoanalysis, a theory and treatment approach focusing on the psychological development of mental illness. His work involved exploring the unconscious mind and the impact of early experiences, particularly those related to sexual development and parental relationships, on human…

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Spotlight on Well-Being: We’ve Come a Long Way since Freud

Christopher L. Heffner, PsyD, PhD — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 17:00:11 +0000

Sigmund Freud Just as the world was preparing to enter the 20th century, Sigmund Freud was preparing to shock everyone with talk of unconscious drives focused on sex and aggression. He published Interpretation of Dreams in 1899 and started the professional psychology movement. 100+ years later psychology as a discipline has shed light into the…

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Learning to be Optimistic

Christopher L. Heffner, PsyD, PhD — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 01:37:37 +0000

As a human species, do you think we are more naturally pessimistic or more naturally optimistic? Interestingly, Seligman and others in the field of positive psychology argue that we are naturally more pessimistic. From a biological perspective, as animals, we are preprogrammed to seek out potential danger as a means of survival. Even Freud talked…

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THRIVE 102 Optimism

AllPsych Staff — Wed, 08 Sep 2021 01:00:38 +0000

Reprinted from AllPsych Blog. As a human species, do you think we are more naturally pessimistic or more naturally optimistic? Interestingly, Seligman and others in the field of positive psychology argue that we are naturally more pessimistic. From a biological perspective, as animals, we are preprogrammed to seek out potential danger as a means of…

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THRIVE 101 Seligman Discusses the New Era of Positive Psychology

AllPsych Staff — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 08:54:37 +0000

Martin Seligman, one of the founders of Positive Psychology was president of the American Psychological Association when he pushed to make positive psychology a major force in the mental health and psychology professions. He was wildly successful and many argue that positive psychology represents one of the (now) four primary forces of psychology, including Positive…

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THRIVE 101 Brief History of Positive Psychology – Part 1

AllPsych Staff — Mon, 30 Aug 2021 08:22:11 +0000

Reprinted from Blog Posting It Didn’t Start Off Very Positive I could not think of a better or more ironic way to start a paper on the history of positive psychology than with a quote on the inevitability of pain and suffering. So here it is: “Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between…

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Psychology Bookshelf – Recommended Books

AllPsych Staff — Thu, 29 Apr 2021 05:35:30 +0000

AllPsych Bookshelf We've picked out our favorite books for those interested in learning more about psychology. Includes our favorite positive psychology books and psychology classics from Freud, Skinner, Watson, and Rogers. We've also added popular academic and clinical texts used in counseling and psychology training programs. AllPsych receives a small percentage from Amazon, usually 2-4%…

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The Fading Affect Bias in Pursuit of the Pleasant Life

Christopher L. Heffner, PsyD, PhD — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:10:52 +0000

Fading Affect Bias (FAB) The Fading Affect Bias, or FAB for short, refers to the cognitive phenomenon supported by research showing that memories associated with negative emotions tend to fade faster than memories associated with positive emotions (Skowronski, 2014). This means we tend to forget the bad times at a faster rate than the good…

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Brief History of Positive Psychology (Part 1)

Christopher L. Heffner, PsyD, PhD — Sat, 17 Apr 2021 10:46:54 +0000

It Didn't Start Off Very Positive I could not think of a better or more ironic way to start a paper on the history of positive psychology than with a quote on the inevitability of pain and suffering. So here it is: “Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom.” This…

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