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Behavioral Psychology
Michael Schreiner | March 15, 2016Flattery As Manipulation
If you’re the subject of flattery then nine times out of ten the true motivation is not to...
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Existential Psychology
Michael Schreiner | March 14, 2016Bernie Sanders For President
What we have going on right now in the presidential primaries are the most powerful of human forces...
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Couples
Michael Schreiner | March 14, 2016Relationship Demands
There are certain unconscious demands we place upon our partners. These demands usually have to do with righting...
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Depression
Michael Schreiner | March 11, 2016Losing Interest Does Not Necessarily Mean You Are Depressed
One of the criteria for Major Depressive Disorder in the DSM V is markedly diminished interest or pleasure...
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Existential Psychology
Michael Schreiner | March 10, 2016Move Beyond Defining Yourself In Terms Of Your Value
Those posts on social media imploring you to ‘know your value as a human being’ and to ‘not...
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Michael Schreiner | March 9, 2016Infatuation And Disillusionment In Romantic Relationships
Infatuation, which usually occurs at the very beginning of romantic relationships, and disillusionment, which often takes its place...
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Michael Schreiner | March 8, 2016Jumping To Conclusions
Jumping to conclusions is a common faulty thinking pattern where an assumption or series of assumptions arise based...
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Feminist Therapy
Michael Schreiner | March 7, 2016Insidious Trauma And Neurosis
Here’s the way the DSM-V defines trauma: Exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury or sexual violence...
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Neurosis
Michael Schreiner | March 4, 2016Domination And Capitulation
What consciously manifests as the certainty in being right about a specific issue and the desire for the...
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Existential Psychology
Michael Schreiner | March 3, 2016Rationalizing Isolation As Solitude
When isolated, bereft of community, steps are usually taken to try to rectify the situation. Nobody likes feeling...