Internalized ableism occurs when an autistic individual absorbs and accepts negative stereotypes, stigmatizing attitudes, and deficit-based narratives perpetuated by a neurotypical society. This psychological phenomenon transforms societal prejudice into personal self-reproach. Autistic... Read more »
There are moments in history when emotional life cannot be understood at the level of the individual alone. We often ask, “What’s going on with me?” but a more accurate question might... Read more »
Emotional dynamics include the function and utility of emotions. Awareness of emotional dynamics can help us avoid conflicts within ourselves and with other people. Importance Emotions create importance. To paraphrase Silvan Tomkins:... Read more »
Emotional dysregulation (ED), common in ADHD, describes a consistent difficulty in managing the intensity and duration of emotional states. Within relationships, this appears as a diminished ability to modulate responses to stress... Read more »
In my opening address at the first International Conference on Existential Psychology held in Nanjing, China, in 2010, I stated, “Existential psychology began in the West, but it does not belong to... Read more »
This study investigated the trajectories and associated predictors of depressive symptoms in women from pregnancy through the first 3 years postpartum. Key Takeaways Two distinct patterns emerge: Most women remain mentally resilient, but nearly... Read more »
We do spend a lot of time in our own minds, even if we are largely ignoring that whole undercurrent of self-experience. The basic shape, structure, and flow of inner experience often... Read more »
In their classic 1998 textbook on cognitive neuroscience, Michael Gazzaniga, Richard Ivry, and George Mangun made a sobering observation: there was no clear mapping between how we process language and what was... Read more »
Can a chatbot make someone lose touch with reality? That’s the question I posed to psychiatrist John Luo of the University of California, Irvine, on a recent episode of my podcast “Relating... Read more »
I’ve been writing about how we use the term “trauma” to name everything painful. Well, there are additional problems with the use of language under the trauma studies. I want to talk... Read more »