Quotes About Psychology

It is also true that developing self-esteem diminishes anxiety and depression.

There is a continuous feedback loop between our actions in the world and our self-esteem.

If a self-concept cannot accommodate a given level of success, and if the self-concept does not change, it is predictable that the person will find ways to self-sabotage.

As a psychotherapist I see that nothing does as much for an individual's self-esteem as becoming aware of and accepting disowned parts of the self.

The dread and disorientation that persons with poor self-esteem experience when life goes well in ways that conflict with their deepest view of themselves and of what is appropriate to them.

The level of our self-esteem influences how we act, and how we act influences the level of our self-esteem.

Self-concept is destiny. Or, more precisely, it tends to be.

research discloses that high self-esteem is one of the best predictors of personal happiness

Experiencing our feelings has direct healing power.

Persons who hate themselves hate others.

Not all communication problems are the result of inadequate education; sometimes the cause is a self-concept that generates self-sabotage.

have nightmares all the time, and when I cry

Thus, psychology, as it pertains to man, is properly conceived and defined as the science that studies the attributes and characteristics which man possesses by virtue of his rational faculty.

The psychologist, seeking to understand the principles of human behavior, observes (a) that man, as a biological entity, possesses various needs, and (b) that man characteristically acts to achieve various ends or goals.

If a proper education has to include an understanding of thinking, it also has to include an understanding of feelings.

Emotionally remote and inhibited parents tend to produce emotionally remote and inhibited children.

Custer did not drink; he didn't have to. His emotional effusions unhinged his judgment in ways that went far beyond alcohol's ability to interfere with clear thinking.

it did seem that the thing we are most proud of and the thing we are most ashamed of are but the front and back of the same coin. They torture and thrill all at once.

The only thing you have for measuring what's real is your mind . . . so what happens when your mind becomes a pathological liar?

She supposed it must always be this way; once the unthinkable settles into being the norm you become numb to it. She never wanted to be that numb.

But what if your mind becomes a pathological liar?

The good thing about shell shock is that you don't feel things in the moment. You just feel them later.

Man nennt es "Deindividuation". Es passiert, wenn ein Polizist eine Uniform anzieht oder man sich eine Sonnenbrille aufsetzt, damit die Leute einem nicht in die Augen blicken können. Es ist, als würde man sich aus seinem normalen Ich davonstehlen – man fühlt sich anders, verhält sich anders.

Don't you see? They get into your head! That's where they live! Everything is a manipulation with them. They didn't hire you for your skills, Raj – they hired you because they know what I like – who I'd like! They probably have a database on all my boyfriends, and every kid I ever had a crush on growing up. And I'll bet they have one for you, too.