Bowen Theory
Request: Radically departs all from previous theories of human behavior by conceptualizing the family as an emotional unit. Individuals are more strongly regulated by the unit than being autonomous psychological entities.
Psychology
inhibition
"an inner impediment to free activity, expression, or functioning" -- merriam-webster.com
Maps of Meaning, by Jordan B. Peterson
examines the "structure of systems of belief and the role those systems play in the regulation of emotion", using "multiple academic fields to show that connecting myths and beliefs with science is essential to fully understand how people make meaning"
alchemical hypnotherapy
"opens you to your inner world and attunes the body to the higher frequencies that the inner self provide. It teaches you to access your own unique spiritual guides and learn to work and interact with them daily to make changes in your life" -- alchemyinstitute.com
white lie
An often trivial, diplomatic or well-intentioned untruth -- American Heritage Dictionary
Karen Horney
A German psychoanalyst. Her theories questioned some traditional Freudian views. This was particularly true of her theories of sexuality and of the instinct orientation of psychoanalysis. -- wikipedia
deciding to stop picking fights
request: gateway to neutrality?
sunk-cost fallacy
"the phenomenon whereby a person is reluctant to abandon a strategy or course of action because they have invested heavily in it, even when it is clear that abandonment would be more beneficial" -- Google dictionary
the desire for deeper understanding
Request: making sense of... perspectives and accounting for all unanswered questions about a topic or subject
T/F: All depression is a consequence of negative beliefs
Request: Is the idea of ‘clinical depression’ a seductive rejection of responsibility or a well-founded diagnosis?
mob mentality
a demanding, inflated and volatile alignment with a host of others of similar mindset. At the individual level, a false sense of energy empowerment derives from a "mob" of lower astrals in one's aura. A literal, physical mob is not required for mob mentality: it's part of life at anger.
infatuation
can be mistaken as love. It is more of an obsessive and attached style of connecting to someone, as opposed to having real love for a person -- wikipedia
being discouraged over lack of likes on comments
Request: When my comments get less likes than other people's comments, I get a feeling that I must have said something wrong or stupid and feel awkward. Perhaps it is indeed so and means that a comment is outside of the normative range of the community?
pet peeve
Request: taking phone calls in public, using words the wrong way, humble- bragging, etc...
The Whole-Brain Child, by Daniel J. Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson
Different parts of a child's brain develop at different speeds and understanding these differences can help you turn any outburst, argument, or fear into a chance to integrate your child's brain and raise calmer, happier children.” -- amazon