Confirmation bias is the tendency to look for; to select information; to interpret information in such a way so that it aligns with or it confirms one’s own preconceived ideas or beliefs. What it means is that, when we believe …
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Congratulations!! You are now aware of your behavioral pattern of saying hurtful things to your partner during a conflict which you generally do not mean. How do you not say hurtful things to your partner in a conflict? How to …
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Why do we end up saying the harshest of things during a conflict to our partner? We have all done this at some time or time or the other. In the heat of the moment, during a conflict with your …
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What is locus of control ? Locus of control is your perception about what influences or controls the outcome of what happens to you or your behavior. Internal locus of control When a person believes that they have significant influence …
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We all strive to succeed and many a times we might fail. None of us is perfect. We are all flawed creatures with real or perceived inadequacies. We all going through difficult times and suffering at many different times in …
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First let us understand who is the bystander in the context of “the bystander effect”. A person or a group of people who observe an inappropriate behavior – like a conflict, harassment, bullying, rudeness, put downs, racism, threats, dangerous actions, …
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Many a times we use the words reaction and response interchangeably. There is significant difference between these two from a psychological and behavioral perspective. I usually have a discussion on this topic with almost every client in my professional practice. …
Sometimes the mistakes we make in life could be small little errors and sometimes it could be major blunders too. It is humanely impossible to not make any mistakes at all. And many a times we would find ourselves …
In the 4th and final part of this series about regulating emotions, I will talk about understanding the multiple layers of emotions that we experience and how to validate these emotions. Here are the previous three parts of this series. …
Understanding the value of emotions and leveraging our emotions in an appropriate way In Part 1 of this series, I spoke about knowing your emotions. In part 2, I spoke about understanding the emotional process and how it impacts your …
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