Cognitive Distortions Aaron Beck first proposed the theory behind cognitive distortions and David Burns was responsible for popularizing it with common names and examples for the distortions. 1. Filtering. We take the negative details and magnify them while filtering out all positive aspects of a situation. For instance, a person may pick out a single, […]
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To succeed, you should know!
What Success Demands No matter what goals or ambitions you might have, there is one thing certain: There is a price you must pay to get what you want in life. In fact, there’s no sidestepping the fact that any type of success you would like to attain demands something from […]
Your Negative thoughts? What to do?
Exploring Your Unhelpful Thoughts Whenever you experience any kind of emotion, this emotion is always accompanied by a set of thoughts. These thoughts are constructed of words and statements that often manifest in the form of questions. You ask these questions in order to make sense of your emotions and your circumstances. […]
From A to Zinc foods influence your mood
Avocados The monosaturated (“good”) fats in this heart-healthy fruit not only lower cholesterol but help keep the receptors in the brain sensitive to serotonin, thought to boost mood. These same fats will help lower blood pressure, another key to feeling relaxed. Beans Of all the varieties, pinto, garbanzo (chick-peas) and mung are the greatest sources […]
5 Ways to Stay Present + Worry-Free
1. Pay attention to thoughts. More than I should, I let my my mind wander away from the present. Thoughts can become so clear and certain that they seem like fact — even when they are about things that haven’t happened yet. When I realize what I’m thinking, and how now present-minded it is, […]
Mistakes after doing a mistake
1) Refuse to admit that mistakes had been done Some people are so egoistic that they will never accept the fact that they had made a mistake. For this type of people, mistakes are signs of weakness and being the egoist that they are, they will never admit to that. Another type of people who […]
Think Simply
Have you ever felt mentally blocked from finding a solution to a problem you are facing? Most of us have had this experience, and it can be quite frustrating. Writers call it writer’s block, and the rest of us call it stumped, stymied, confused, etc. Brainstorming is one effective tool for helping to remove the […]
Handle difficult people
How to Handle Difficult People A bully at your work is difficult for you to face. He is demanding you do part of his job without pay or credit. How do you handle it? Your neighbors are constantly fighting. They wake you up in the middle of the night with their screams and curses. What […]
Make More Control
How to Take More Control Like money or nuclear power, control can be used for good or evil. You can use it to harm, suppress or destroy lives. Or you can use it to help people, increase your income and improve the world around you. Negative, destructive control gives control a bad name. Yet positive, […]
Can you laugh like a child
How to Laugh about Anything If you cannot laugh, you are in trouble. Life is not fun for you. You take things too seriously and build stress. If you cannot laugh, you set a negative example for others. People tend to dislike you. No one wants to help you get ahead. If you cannot laugh, […]
Personal Power
Personal Power Tip The greater your personal power, the greater your success. How can you increase your personal power “Power is contained in the ability to maintain a position in space. Maintain your position in space otherwise you will lose your power.” — Try this demonstration: Put a coin on your desk. Move it around with […]
The Power of Your Imagination
If you were locked up in prison for ten years, how would you survive? If you feel locked in a bad marriage, bad job or bad living arrangement, it might seem like you are in prison. The stress and depression can be unbearable. Even waiting in long lines, traffic jams or boring meetings can […]
seclusion guidlines
You can find here the seclusion criteria in PDF file , how ,why,when to manage an aggressive or excited patient by seclusion. seclusion-guidelines-feb10
Make Your Family Business , Work For Yourself
Understanding Working in a Family Business F Imagine this scenario: it’s Monday morning, and you arrive at the office early to get started on your week. You need to put in extra hours to make up for your sales partner, A, who hasn’t been working very hard lately. In most companies, you could simply complain […]
Be More Organised , Be Paperless!
Benefits of a Paperless Office There are many benefits with a paperless office, beyond simply having less paper to deal with. While you’re unlikely to have a completely paper-free office, electronic communication and other systems can eliminate much of it. Let’s take a closer look at how this has benefited some businesses: Reduced costs and […]
Model succesful people
Psychological modeling is a form of copying or mirroring the behavior of another person. This can be done on a conscious level of awareness, however we often tend to do this at an unconscious level of awareness during our day-to-day interactions with others. There’s a theory which states that you will only be as successful […]
Negotiate Better
The Negotiator’s Mindset The mindset you bring into each and every negotiation is just as important as the techniques, tactics and tools you use throughout the negotiation process. For this reason we will break down the essential mindset that is required for effective negotiation. Later we will analyze the strategies and tools that will support […]
How your brain decide, behave and interact?
What in the world are meta-programs? Meta-programs are mental shortcuts that direct your decisions, behaviors, actions and interactions with others. They are internal representations of your external experience of reality. They determine how your brain pays attention to things and what it pays attention to. It’s a form of pattern recognition, where your brain attempts […]
How to create ideas
Creating ideas is essential to thrive in this fast-changing world. It puts you ahead of the pack. The problem is: how do we create ideas? 1. Look hard for ideas People weren’t finding dinosaur bones, and they assumed that it was because they were rare. But””and almost everything that Myhrvold has been up to […]
The Ten Characteristics of Effective Problem Solvers
Why is it that some people seem to be natural born problem solvers? Look closer, and you’ll discover that problem solving is much more of a skill than an art. You, too, can become an effective problem solver for your real estate business and your family if you learn to develop these proven techniques. […]
Treating Depression in Patients With Diabetes : Quick Hints
(1) Psychological symptoms of depression in patients with diabetes are more specific to depression than their somatic counterparts (2) Specificity of the somatic symptoms of depression is increased when the somatic symptoms are severe, start concomitantly with depressed mood or anhedonia, are unrelated to diabetes, or appear out of proportion to what is expected (3) […]
Hints On managing Obsessive symptoms in Schizophrenic Patient
Insight: • Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) with poor insight should be considered a severe form of OCD and not be mistaken for a primary psychotic disorder; a careful history is required to ascertain for insight in previous OCD exacerbations • OCD with poor insight may respond to treatment with an SSRI without the addition of […]
Thinking in advance
1. Beware of your thoughts Our best friends and our worst enemies are our thoughts. A thought can do us more good than a doctor or a banker or a faithful friend. It can also do us more harm than a brick. Frank Crane Our mind is a double-edged sword. If we fill it with […]
How to win friends and influence people
How to Handle People Don’t criticize, condemn or complain. Arouse in people an eager want. Give honest and sincere appreciation. Don’t Criticize, Condemn or Complain One of the primary areas that Dale Carnegie focuses on is our ability to handle people effectively under different conditions and circumstances. He points out that we must never criticize, […]
Secret to Amazing Problem Solving (and 10 Specific Ways You Can Use It)
Einstein is quoted as having said that if he had one hour to save the world he would spend fifty-five minutes defining the problem and only five minutes finding the solution. This quote does illustrate an important point: before jumping right into solving a problem, we should step back and invest time and effort to improve […]