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Psychoanalysis
Michael Schreiner | February 19, 2014Grasping For Power
The ruthless politician Frank Underwood from ‘House of Cards’ makes a side comment to the viewer, as he...
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Behavioral Psychology
Michael Schreiner | February 19, 2014Pick Your Battles
Good counselors learn that they need to moderate the frequency of their comments during sessions. It’s not just...
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Grief
Michael Schreiner | February 18, 2014Getting Closure
Sometimes it can sound a little cliche when we hear someone say they need to get closure. Maybe...
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Existential Psychology
Michael Schreiner | February 18, 2014Eye For An Eye
“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind” -Gandhi When we think of justice what we...
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Couples
Michael Schreiner | February 18, 2014Couples Seeing The Bigger Picture During Fights
Sometimes an issue looms so large that all else is obscured, and both partners find it very important...
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Depression
Michael Schreiner | February 17, 2014Interest In Life
It takes many people a long time being depressed before they come to terms with it, admitting to...
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Couples
Michael Schreiner | February 14, 2014Have I Told You Lately That I Love You
Valentines day is a manufactured holiday but the cultural pressure is so intense that completely ignoring the hubbub...
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Psychoanalysis
Michael Schreiner | February 14, 2014Free Association
Free association can be thought of as the first therapeutic intervention. It was designed by Sigmund Freud and...
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Existential Psychology
Michael Schreiner | February 13, 2014How To Know If You Understand Something
Beginners usually think they know much more than they actually do because they haven’t bumped up against any...
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Existential Psychology
Michael Schreiner | February 13, 2014Loss Aversion
Loss aversion means that you are more negatively affected by the prospect of losing something than you are...