Human Thinking
How Collective Societal Fear creates Toxic Social Norms
Collective fear often shapes what a society is willing to see, name, and change, and that fear can quietly produce toxic “normal” ways of living.
Abraham Maslow
Psychological theories
In this article, we will introduce some of the major psychological theories that have shaped our understanding of human behaviour,
Societal Toxicity
What Makes a Person Fearful?
What makes people fearful is not just their amygdala and past trauma; it is also living in environments – families, communities, media ecosystems, that repeatedly tell them “you are not safe, you are not enough, and danger is everywhere.”
Cultural Psychology
Iceberg Model of Culture
The Iceberg Model of Culture, is a well-known framework that shows how most parts of any culture are invisible beneath the surface.
Childhood Trauma
Defence-based Behavioural Patterns of the False-Self
In this article, I will try to flesh out the behaviour that is embodied within the phrase; “an ego-bound” individual. That is, an individual that projects themselves via a mask of false self behaviours, designed to cover up their inner sense of lacking or inability, that hides their secret belief that they are irretrievably broken. The term ego-bound, specifically, refers to someone that has largely “become” that mask, and considers it to be part of their authentic individuality.
Core-Self Pruning
Dual-Mask Model of Attachment
Our Theory of DNA-Self, includes the concept that, due to a small child’s ability to forget upsetting or uncomfortable moments, adults may well find that they actually have two masks. One will be hidden, and highly automated.
Blame
Social Interdependence Theory
Social interdependence theory is a foundational concept in social psychology that examines how individuals’ outcomes and behaviours are shaped by their interdependence with others in a group or relationship
Artificial Intelligence
The Frankfurt School
The Frankfurt School refers to a group of scholars associated with the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt, Germany, founded in 1923.
Critical Theory
Critical theory
Critical Theory is a rich and evolving field that seeks to analyse and critique society, culture, and politics
Organisational Imbalance
A Clockwork Orange: Warnings of things to come?
The movie, A Clockwork Orange was a controversial movie when it was released, which suggested that governmental influence may extend to torture and inspiring yobbish behaviour and violence to its citizens.