Right Brain, Left Brain

The right brain is the more creative or emotional hemisphere and the left brain is the analytical and judgmental hemisphere. There are specific activities that may stimulate the right or left brain.

Establishing Trust in Grief Management Groups

The building of a trusting attitude goes hand-in-hand with the development of positive self-esteem, a key goal in grief management groups.

Christian Psychotherapy for Convicts?

To what extent can the integration of psychological science and Christian faith be utilized to ameliorate criminal rehabilitative effectiveness? How does psychological research relate to the Bible's ancient principles for coping with emotional crises and the development of Christian Psychotherapy? What effect does Christian conversion have on self-image and self-esteem, and faith-based prison programs? In this violent age of rampant crime, dangerous communities, and over-crowded prisons, a search for knowledge leading to valid conclusions in the area of positive personality change is imperative.

Parapsychology: Maximizing Effectivity Of Targeted Controlled Remote Viewing Techniques

Article discussing various ways to maximize Controlled Remote Viewing (CRV) session results...

We are in the End Days; Oh, Really Now?

Some think the world is coming to an end, they cite signs in the Revelations and current world events. The world is not going to end, in all the written history and much of course which maybe somewhat a modified version of what actually happened nothing has ever been perfect and the doom and gloomers of those past periods too were out in fill force.

Solution Focus Process: Solution Talk vs. Problem Talk Pt 2

Solution Focus does not try to overcome resistance to change, but rather, find where the change is already occurring in the system and accentuating it.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder - Who is a Malignant Narcissist?

QUESTION Number 1 - Who is a Narcissist? Dear Dr. Vaknin, I read the excerpts you placed on your web site with great interest. I wanted to ask: Isn't your definition of malignant narcissism too w...

On Dis-ease

We are all terminally ill. It is a matter of time before we all die. Aging and death remain almost as mysterious as ever. We feel awed and uncomfortable when we contemplate these twin afflictions. In...

Morality As A Mental State

INTRODUCTION Moral values, rules, principles, and judgements are often thought of as beliefs or as true beliefs. Those who hold them to be true beliefs also annex to them a warrant or a justificati...

Artificial Intelligence - What Have We Learned Through Natural Ignorance?

During the late ྌs and early ྖs, I had the opportunity to work with expert systems in real-time production environments. I found artificial intelligence, or AI, to be thoroughly intriguing. I e...

Human Psychological Issues in the Recruitment of Suicide Bombers

The evil is worse than you think.

Emotional Intelligence: The Basics

Emotions are pervasive in our daily existence. From the time we wake up to the time we retire to bed, we experience emotions.

Short Story: The Next Level of Humanity

“Hey Mac, have you ever been thinking of someone and then-bang! - The telephone rings and it’s them on the phone?” “Pinkus, why are you always asking me stupid inane questions that have absolutely n...

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Neurologically Based

Is ADHD even a real disorder? If so what causes it?

Why Does It Seem That There Are More Children With ADHD Than Ever Before?

Where are all of these kids with ADD coming from? Are people just making this up? Is ADHD being over-diagnosed by doctors? Read more...