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Get started learning about the nuts and bolts of human psychology. PsychMechanics is targeted at readers who desire intriguing, valuable, and useful information about the human mind in a simple, easy-to-understand language.
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5d ago
Emotional dysregulation is the inability to handle emotions. Emotions are signals our minds send us to help us meet our needs. In this sense, they’re adaptive and enable us to navigate life. However, they can spiral out of control and become maladaptive if not appropriately handled. For example, it’s normal to feel jealous when your ...
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1w ago
You’re probably aware of the freeze response. Like the fight-and-fight response, it’s another way humans deal with stressful and traumatic events. Freezing in the face of fear allows mammals to avoid detection from a predator. It also gives an organism time to process the threat and decide a course of action. This response is usually ...
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1w ago
Neuroticism is one of the dimensions of the Big Five personality assessment, one of psychology’s most reliable personality assessments. The meaning of ‘being neurotic’ has evolved. In simple terms, it means to be emotionally unstable. A neurotic person has a greater tendency to experience ‘negative’ emotions like: They’re prone to getting stressed and, when stressed, ...
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3w ago
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a recognized mental health condition in which the sufferer experiences intrusive memories, flashbacks, and nightmares about their traumatic event. PTSD is often caused by a one-time traumatic event such as being in a war, accident, or a natural disaster. Over time, experts studying PTSD realized that traumatic experiences are not ...
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3w ago
Irritable Male Syndrome (IMS), or the ‘grumpy old man’ phenomenon, is when older men are constantly angry and irritable. Also called andropause, it’s the male version of menopause. Men with IMS seem to have a short fuse, always complaining and about to explode. While it’s not an officially recognized condition, insightful books have been written ...
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1M ago
The term ‘hoovering’ comes from the popular vacuum cleaning brand. In relationships, hoovering is the tendency of a toxic person to ‘suck in’ their victim back into the toxic relationship dynamic. While it can happen in any relationship, it’s common in established romantic relationships. Toxic and abusive relationships tend to have this cyclical pattern to ...
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1M ago
“The biggest danger, that of losing oneself, can pass off in the world as quietly as if it were nothing ..read more
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1M ago
What is emotional permanence? Emotional permanence is defined as the capacity to believe that others love and care about you ..read more
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1M ago
Emotional immaturity is acting in ways that show you can’t manage your emotions. We all experience emotions. They’re a double-edged ..read more
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1M ago
What is OCD? Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a recognized mental disorder in which a person suffers from obsessive, fear-based thoughts ..read more