Quotes About Psychology

Compreensivelmente, talvez, os fumegantes estavam sempre à beira da histeria. Mas havia uma questão do tipo ovo ou galinha nesse fato: será que eles entravam em pânico porque seus corpos não paravam de soltar fumaça, ou será que soltavam fumaça porque suas mentes estavam em constante estado de pânico?

Não existem atos que não sejam egoístas. Quando as pessoas fazem coisas para os outros, é sempre por causa dos seus próprios motivos psicológicos pessoais.

Kernberg has found narcissistic patients to be filled with "intense hatred and fear of the image of a dangerous, aggressive mother," a fear which, he says, "represents a projection of his own aggression, linked to the rage caused by his frustration by mother.

Because we are social animals, we not only lie for our own benefit, but we lie for the benefit of each other (Vrij, 2003, 3–11).

Neck touching takes place when there is emotional discomfort, doubt, or insecurity.

there is no single behavior that is indicative of deception—not one (Ekman, 1991, 162–189).

Eye blocking is a very powerful display of consternation, disbelief, or disagreement.

Violations of personal space cause us to become hypervigilant; our pulse races and we may become flushed (Knapp & Hall, 2002, 146–147).

It is estimated that humans are capable of more than ten thousand different facial expressions (Ekman, 2003, 14–15).

Commandment 5: When you interact with others, try to establish their baseline behaviors

neurotransmitters

Countertransference is described as the therapist's reaction to the patient's transference. Like transference, countertransference is a reflection of earlier events and unresolved conflicts in the therapist's own life that are now "projected" onto the therapy situation.

The serial murderer often seeks the very form of capital punishment that is being held over his head as a deterrent.

affective instability, emotional dysregulation, and interpersonal sensitivity has little resemblance to classical depression. It is also the key feature of BPD

Civilians and pop-culture psychologists talk as though achieving bravery is the end of the journey. It's not, it's the beginning. And after learning bravery, you must learn to deal with pain. Because after true bravery, there's always pain." Lisbeth's smile turned sad. "Unless you die." Trace nodded. "Yes. Unless you die. Bravery is dangerous. Cowards live longer.

being psychologically incapable of understanding the concept of moral problems,

Many rookie software managers think that they can "motivate" their programmers to work faster by giving them nice, "tight" (unrealistically short) schedules. I think this kind of motivation is brain-dead. When I'm behind schedule, I feel doomed and depressed and unmotivated. When I'm working ahead of schedule, I'm cheerful and productive. The schedule is not the place to play psychological games.

Relationship games always carry a risk," he managed lightly. "D/s can be dangerous, because it explores the most primitive sides of ourselves. Those involved must have a high degree of trust and a very, very healthy devotion o one another. Like religion, it can be a spiritually enlightening experience, or it can be an expression of psychosis. And somewhere in between, it can be tremendously fun.

The body is entirely neutral, my lady. It just likes sex. It's the mind that fucks up our compass.

It turned out that for every category of traumatic experience you went through as a kid, you were radically more likely to become depressed as an adult. If you had six categories of traumatic events in your childhood, you were five times more likely to become depressed as an adult than somebody who didn't have any. If you had seven categories of traumatic event as a child, you were 3,100 percent more likely to attempt to commit suicide as an adult.

Being deeply lonely seemed to cause as much stress as being punched by a stranger.

The vitally important corollary is that evolution shaped us not only to feel bad in isolation, but to feel insecure." It's a beautiful theory.

As a culture, in the Western world, we work longer with each decade that passes. Ed Deci, a professor of psychology who I interviewed at the University of Rochester in upstate New York, has shown that an extra month per year has been tacked on to what, in 1969, was considered a full-time job.

The science is so clear on this that a recent summary explained: "It is now obvious that stress can cause structural changes in the brain with long-term effects.