Traditional models of attachment theory demonstrate a study that was done in 1978 by Mary Ainsworth called the “Strange Situation”. In this experiment, a mother and child were put into a room where another person was present, referred to as the...
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Mental paradoxes are a psychological phenomenon that occurs when a child tries to get certain needs to be met on a repetitive basis, however the parent or caregiver is unable to give the consistent response that the child is wanting. This...
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If an adult has not been taught optimal communication from their family of origin, the concept of pseudo-mutuality is common. Pseudo-mutuality can be defined as a pattern of ignoring topics of conversation and burying them, rather than...
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Childhood trauma can be extremely impactful on neurodevelopment and can have lasting effects on mental health during developmental years into adulthood. For nearly two decades now, professor of Psychiatry at the Boston University Medical School...
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Childhood trauma can be extremely impactful on neurodevelopment and can have lasting effects on mental health during developmental years into adulthood. For nearly two decades now, professor of Psychiatry at the Boston University Medical School...
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Do opposites really attract or do you find that your partner is almost a mirror image of yourself? When we think we’ve finally found the ‘one’ yet we considers them an opposite, this perhaps means they have opposing strengths...
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What do you think of love? What does love mean to you in it’s purest form? Many of us do not think about defining love, yet we spend our lives searching for a partner who will love us. We yearn for ‘true love’ yet, some of us spend our entire...
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Hurt, fear frustration. The brain loves to self-heal, both consciously and subconsciously. Our childhood experiences do have a large impact on our relationships later in live, whether you are open to believing this or not. Aside from what you...
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Childhood trauma can be extremely impactful on neurodevelopment and can have lasting effects on mental health during developmental years into adulthood. For nearly two decades now, professor of Psychiatry at the Boston University Medical School...
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