Quotes About Psychology

German scholar and skeptic Gerd Lüdemann argues that the visions of Jesus experienced by Peter, and then later by Paul, were psychologically induced.

No doctor today would think she was grappling with demons when treating hysteria.

The incapacity to name is a good symptom of disturbance.

When you get smarter you don't stop pulling the wings off flies, you just think of better reasons for doing it.

We poor humans are wired up to always think the worst is gonna happen because it so rarely does.

Bernays was one of the first masters of modern mass psychology. He liked to describe himself as the "father of public relations," and no one disagreed. His specialty was what he called "the conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses.

Even Stalin's absolute power did not delight him absolutely. He exulted in it, yet it roused his self-pity.

Children tend to have more nightmares than adults, but fortunately they appear to have little difficulty putting into practice the idea of facing their fears with lucid dreaming

according to various surveys, the average dream is unpleasant. That average, of course, is of nonlucid dreams. As for lucid dreams, the opposite appears to be the case, with the typical emotional valence being unmistakably positive. Many lucid dreamers have remarked on the emotionally rewarding nature of the experience. The lucid dreamer is free to act out impulses that might be impossible in the waking state.

So how does one go about accepting Shadow figures in dreams? There are many approaches, all of which involve entering into a more harmonious relationship with the darker aspects of oneself. One direct and effective approach is to engage Shadow figures in friendly dialogues.[8] This will make a difference with most people you encounter in dreams (or waking life) and might have surprising effects when you try it on threatening figures. do not slay your dream dragons; make friends with them.

the poet Rainer Maria Rilke surmised, "Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love."[4] In Jung's view the presence of shadow figures in dreams indicates that the ego model of the self is incomplete. When the ego intentionally accepts the Shadow, it moves toward wholeness and healthy psychological functioning.

Sigmund Freud said that the conscience is primarily a product of our early life and culture.

dos personas pueden mirar lo mismo, disentir, y sin embargo estar ambas en lo cierto. No se trata de lógica, sino de psicología.

I have found this to be true in organizations as well as in individual lives. In an organization, the physical dimension is expressed in economic terms. The mental or psychological dimension deals with the recognition, development, and use of talent. The social/emotional dimension has to do with human relations, with how people are treated. And the spiritual dimension deals with finding meaning through purpose or contribution and through organizational integrity.

In the words of Abraham Maslow, "He that is good with a hammer tends to think everything is a nail." This is another factor that affects the "young lady/old lady" perception difference. Right brain and left brain people tend to look at things in different ways.

Is it logical that two people can disagree and that both can be right? It's not logical: it's psychological. And it's very real.

It's not logical; it's psychological.

writing truly imprints the brain

Pygmalion effect

our son's "socially impressive" accomplishments were more a serendipitous expression of the feelings he had about himself than merely a response to social reward.

Sandra and I believe that our son's "socially impressive" accomplishments were more a serendipitous expression of the feelings he had about himself than merely a response to social reward.

I prefer neurotic people. I like to hear rumblings beneath the surface.

Sanity's a virginity of the mind

Self-concept, says Nathaniel Branden, is destiny.