10 curious psychological theories of
Motivation A Life / / December 19, 2019
Psychology of communication It gives just endless opportunities to discover something new to his followers. Because each psychologist surrounds it "raw material" - people who are willing to throw a couple of fresh ideas and serious thoughts to think about every day.
Today we offer you a kind of "psychological Digest" - straight from the tin and hot research that can be useful to you.
mood freeze
We used to believe that letting their emotions go we feel better. The idea of "catharsis" is that releasing their anger, we get rid of the negative.
The subjects of "frozen emotions" believed that the magic pill is able to freeze them, while they were given a placebo. They specifically brought to boiling point and then immediately allowed tablet. All participants noted the almost instant calming and all claimed that they feel considerably better.
That is, you do not need to express their anger or negative emotions, or to drink a magic pill. The trick is that you just have to convince yourself that you will feel better and without anger expression. Just if you are aware of it and calm down without whipping cups, shouting or beating stuffed boss.
"Face" fidbek
According to one theory, there is a certain relationship between the expression and the inner attitude. That is, if you're especially frown, mood immediately deteriorate. If the smile through the power, the mood immediately improved.
And this theory has been tested for the people who got Botox injections. It turned out that they are able to feel empathy (empathy) to a lesser extent due to the inability to express their emotions in the face of received injections. However, the results were not taken into account, as these people did not show much emotion before the injections.
Assertiveness. I - the most charming and attractive!
positive affirmation often make people stronger internally and gives them a much better chance of success in achieving planned. However, in this approach, there is a certain risk. A recent study found that overconfident people in case of failure, it is sometimes very difficult to start something anew. And then, how close to the heart of you took this setback, it may show that the chances of success you have in your future work, in fact, far less than you thought.
Wool-gathering
The term "mind-wandering"I was not really known until 2013, but recent studies have shown that in fact you can obtain certain benefits for your mind (and in school the teacher would tell you that you are a raven think). We used to think that it's bad for our daily work, but studies have shown that you can cope better with tasks and plan for the future, if you occasionally let his mind and allow him to wander far Vistas. Perhaps this is where you can come to an unexpected revelation, because your mind is completely free and takes what used to be either not noticed, or crushed.
Could you do me a small favor?
Technique «foot-in-the-door» (to get a chance at something) allows you to manipulate the way the human consciousness, what it does for you is something very important and difficult, at first simply by agreeing to do a little request. However, there are those who manage to twist it so that in the end makes the man twice (double foot-in-the-door).
This process consists of three stages: small, medium and large, and not just the transition from small to large. Putting the question leads to the latter problem is not so frightening. And even if you need to stretch it a week or two, in the end it still pays off.
heuristic affect
Heuristic - a "rule of thumb" that allows people to draw conclusions and solve problems. Heuristic affect refers to our tendency is not very logical to predict the risk, based on how it looks frightening for us, rather than the actual probability. For example, people tend to take measures to avoid rare but very frightening disease than those who bring less pain and discomfort, though much more real.
purpose template
When we look for a way out of a difficult situation, for example, are trying to cross the street with heavy traffic in the first place, we must determine for itself the main source of danger.
"Template goals" - a guide to search for similar arrays stimulated complexes. And in this you can help... video games. Despite the fact that many are talking about the dangers of video games in large numbers, in fact, there are positive aspects to them. For example, they are the perfect trainer for the search and identification of hazards and the scanning of difficult situations. And the more the game is focused on the action, the more you get momentum to train your attention.
And then I just thought about how a child neurologist friend of mine said: "But in this it is better to play more often!" After she saw one of the games on the wii. "Good develops fine motor skills and wits!" - goodbye added advanced aunt doctor. And it was 5 years ago :)
dark triad
Dark triad - a combination of narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism (Brute force, disregard of the rules of morality and the like). And it not only sounds bad. This is really bad in most cases. Typically, these are people who bring around a lot of pain and trouble, and love such a tyrant - a real torture. But, nevertheless, during the research it was found that these features contribute to the promotion of the career ladder. People with similar features, incredibly persistent and productive. Moreover, they are superior to their more conscientious, a little obsessive-compulsive (prone to repetitive actions) counterparts.
Fear of happiness
Despite the fact that the person believes the search and achievement of happiness sense of his life, his many, in fact, are afraid. It's like a fear of success, when people consciously do anything to get out tasks, as success is and a lot of responsibility and work. In cultures in which secular (worldly) happiness and prosperity associated with sin, a person who has attained it all feels, as paradoxical as it may sound, unhappy. That is, we want to have the material and moral benefit to have a loving family, favorite work and money, but we are beginning to feel very uncomfortable from the rest of society, when all are seeking this. A rich and successful people are often stigmatized by society. People rarely believe that all this can be earned and earned an honest living and not having inherited or stolen.
professional vocation
If you think of the work as his "calling", you'll get much more pleasure from the process. People who think of their work as a vocation, feel more motivated and satisfied. And the key to this is not only a sense of what you are feeling, it is a job - your calling. But what you can live without it.
If your desire is the same as your experience, do you feel more control over their careers, which, turn, can help you feel connected to the greater purpose in life than just work.
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