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The Bloodiest Shows: Why We Watch Violent Television and How it Affects Us
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Anxiety: An Emotion to be Listened to, not a Symptom to be Eliminated
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A Powerful Way To Stop Projecting Onto Your Partner
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We might be living in the heyday of television.
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Challenging the Fantasy Bond
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Watch the Webinar SEE SLIDES FROM THE WEBINAR HERE [divider] Challenging the Fantasy Bond: New Book Now Available! This much-anticipated follow-up to the critically-acclaimed and bestselling The Fantasy Bond tackles the complex question of why so many of us are compelled to repeat the pain of our past while avoiding positive experiences that could…Learn More
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The Hijacked Self: Toward Feeling Alive Without Threat
Apr 18, 2023
In this Webinar: Traumatized individuals often feel compelled to repeat the past through traumatic re-enactments or by engaging in reckless…Learn More
The Psychology of Violent Television: Why We Watch and How it Affects Us
May 12, 2023
In this Webinar: What are the psychological motives that make watching violent television so appealing? In this webinar, Drs. Sheldon…Learn More
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Stop Feeding Your Worry: Understand and Overcome Anxious Thinking Habits
In this Webinar: Dr. Danny Zamir will provide an in-depth understanding of excessive worry (Generalized Anxiety Disorder, “GAD”) based…Learn More
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Our battle against Covid-19 has amplified our awareness of death. This April, Dr. Sheldon Solomon, one of the founders of Terror Management Theory (TMT) will present a special CE webinar that will focus on how existential anxieties aroused by the Covid-19 pandemic have had a pervasive effect on attitudes, behavior, and physical and psychological well-being. Sign up now.
https://www.psychalive.org/pl_resources/the-role-of-death-anxiety-on-attitudes-and-behavior-aroused-by-the-pandemic/
https://www.psychalive.org/pl_resources/the-role-of-death-anxiety-on-attitudes-and-behavior-aroused-by-the-pandemic/
In this Webinar: This webinar with Dr. Sheldon Solomon, one of the founders of TMT (Terror Management Theory), will focus on how existential anxieties aroused by the Covid-19 pandemic have had a pervasive effect on attitudes, behavior, and physical and psychological well-being. Terror management the...
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In this Webinar: This webinar has been developed for both professionals, who work with people with OCD, as well as for people dealing with OCD themselves or with loved ones and want to better understand OCD and how they can get relief from their symptoms In this webinar, Dr. Zamir will give an overv...
For parents, there is a better way to handle your own anger before you act.
https://www.psychalive.org/3-essential-steps-to-take-before-reacting-to-your-kids/
https://www.psychalive.org/3-essential-steps-to-take-before-reacting-to-your-kids/
For parents, there is a better way to handle your own anger before you react.
Even after a strained relationship, narcissists can be hard to leave. Why is this? What makes it so hard to leave a narcissist?
https://www.psychalive.org/why-is-it-so-hard-to-leave-a-narcissist/
https://www.psychalive.org/why-is-it-so-hard-to-leave-a-narcissist/
6 reasons why you may feel hooked on your narcissistic relationship.
Why do certain things trigger us more emotionally than others? A tone in our partner's voice? An offhand comment from a co-worker? A small complaint from a friend? Looking into our reactions can lead to a deeper understanding of the core emotions that drive our lives.
https://www.psychalive.org/name-it-to-tame-it-the-deep-emotions-underlying-your-triggers/
https://www.psychalive.org/name-it-to-tame-it-the-deep-emotions-underlying-your-triggers/
Have you ever wondered why certain interactions or exchanges stir up our emotions more intensely than others?