For almost a decade, we have been living with extremely high levels of unemployment, which has generated multiple losses for people in this situation, in a situation of vulnerability. Mindfulness for the unemployed, among other things, is an effective treatment to combat the discouragement that settles in these people’s lives, and …

Studying for exams can be a tedious and very stressful task. At the same time, immersing yourself in your notes and spending hours and hours repeating and memorizing can be very frustrating,  especially when time passes and you can’t get past the second page. Who has never spent an hour …

Do you know the relationship between ego and Buddhism? Buddhism is one of the few psychological and philosophical currents that deny the inherent existence of the ego. According to Buddhism, the relationship we have to ourselves and others can change. Ego and Buddhism are two inseparable terms. Anyone who wants …

Seneca used to say that when the sun goes down, we see its greatness better. Most of us go through life always looking for “more”: to be richer, prettier, smarter, more loved. Thus, in this state of always wanting to have more than others, we forget that the search for …

Emotional stagnation is not a state that comes because it comes. We are the ones who are in charge of opening the doors for you and, without any obstacles, we give you permission to stay. There are circumstances, times and existences that help to feed it. And none of us …

Sigmund Freud, father of psychoanalysis, noticed phenomena that, for other scientists of the time, went unnoticed. One of them was the manifestation of the unconscious in everyday life. From his observations, a work was born that became a classic on the subject: On the Psychopathology of Everyday Life. In this …

Discover what psychological behaviorism is and how it explains human behavior, emotion, and personality. Psychological behaviorism holds that personality can be explained through observable behavior. It was in 1912 that Watson developed behaviorism, the general theory that includes psychological behaviorism. Later, Skinner extended the theory even further with his formulation …

A team of neurologists from the Charité-Universitätsmedizin Hospital in Berlin (Germany) and the University of Cincinnati (United States) achieved one of the biggest advances of the year in the field of neurology. The brain, just before it dies, generates a wave of electrical activity, a phenomenon that has been dubbed …

Social media is here to stay. This new form of communication has completely revolutionized the way we understand the world. In fact, in some respects we have gained great advantages over earlier times. However, for some people this came at a high price : the beginning of the likes dictatorship …

Living traumatic experiences during  childhood  leaves sequelae in adult life.  This is a fact that underlies popular wisdom, but how do these traumatic experiences influence children’s lives? How do they affect your behavior? How do they influence your way of learning? A recent study looked at how adverse experiences in …