Authenticity, I suggest, is a continuum, a spectrum of stages, that may never end, since the self is a largely unknown thing, and that exploration of self, if done with regular determination, is always going to be revealing “new stuff”.
The DNA-Self theory proposes that each new-born enters the world with a pre-populated schema network, this is a complete developmental blueprint encoded in genetic material, shaped by prenatal environment, containing latent traits, skills, and associated needs awaiting activation through exploration.
Scapegoating is a troubling concept that plays a significant role in social dynamics and psychology. Scapegoating is the practice of singling out a person or group for unmerited blame and negative treatment.
There is a societal version of the “broken record” phenomenon, where a false narrative is repeated so often that it becomes ingrained, leading to internalized blame and self-doubt.
Incongruent coping; compliance, emotional disengagement, and passive “freezing”, is a trauma-driven survival strategy. Although safer in the short-term, it limits growth and contributes to distress unless recognized and transformed into more adaptive, congruent coping and incongruent coping styles.
Behaviourism can help deepen our understanding of how societal systems of reward and punishment condition individuals, shape ego processes, and ultimately entrench a culture of blame.
Canadian mental health law can be quite complex, due to differences between how the legislature for each province was historically created. Within this document, we compare the mental health laws of two provinces, to highlight some of the key differences.
Political Propaganda The evolution of political propaganda from World War II to modern times is rich and complex, This article attempts to pull out differing themes we can see as they travel through time and expand into other areas of social control and manipulation. We can break it down into Read more
The Theory of Rationality, often associated with Rational Choice Theory, is a framework used to understand decision-making processes.
Expected Utility Theory rests on a set of fundamental axioms of rationality that guide how individuals make decisions under uncertainty.