If you have recently divorced after many years of marriage, or if you know someone who has, you are not alone. Late separations, sometimes called gray divorce, are increasing. Why do couples have a failed marriage after a long life together? What can be done to avoid them? The leading causes of a failed marriage among married couples for the last few decades…
Neurosis is a term that describes an underlying psychological problem. So are there neurosis symptoms and is it possible to detect these signs? Before we explore neurosis symptoms and their causes, let’s look at how the term came about. The term neurosis was first coined by a Scottish doctor, Dr. William Kullen. He used it to describe any ailment where there was no…
Unhappy marriage signs are what some never envisage for their marriage. When a couple gets married, they usually aspire to do so for life - or at least for a long time. Sometimes your desire is fulfilled, but in others, everything goes overboard simply because of unhappy marriage signs and the relationship that was once promising, unfortunately, comes to an end. What did…
If you are a woman reaching a certain age, you might be wondering about the menopause. For example, when does the menopause start and is it the same for every woman? The answer, as with everything about the human body, is not simple. There are average ages for the onset of the menopause, normally between 44 and 55 years. But it can vary…
In today’s society, it’s often difficult to stay connected to our authentic self. Fortunately, there are ways we can restore this connection. We live in a culture that makes it almost impossible not to build walls around our truest, most authentic self. We learn early on to suppress emotions and portray perfect “put together selves.” This is detrimental not only to us as…
Jealousy can be a constant worry, can take over one’s life and we can refer to a lot of different psychology of jealousy situations and behaviors. For Ellen Berscheid (an American social psychologist), jealousy would have to do with the interdependence of lovers. In her psychology of jealousy theory of interdependent emotion, she explains that as soon as a relationship between two people…
What is the truth about body image and self-esteem? Body image is the way a person perceives his body and it’s also made up of a person’s beliefs. Body image and self-esteem is the systematic, cognitive, affective, conscious as well as unconscious perception that an individual has of his body, a perception that he acquires during his development and through his social relations.…
Have you ever wondered why your partner is so angry? Or why your boss is? Or why do some angry people in your life are more easily provoked than others? Angry people attack others and turn people away from them. And while all you want to do is probably leave that angry person alone, think about what might be causing it. Here are…