Category Archives: Psychology Concepts

A heap of psychological facts.

Depression

Depression



Depression is a persisting state of sadness with pessimistic thoughts and a loss of interest or enjoyment.

If you want to further your knowledge of depression, it is highly recommended that you read: Introduction to Coping with Depression (Overcoming: Booklet series) and Depression: The Evolution of Powerlessness.

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Schizophrenia

Schizophrenia



There are two main misconceptions about schizophrenia.

Firstly that people with schizophrenia are violent. This is not true, although some people with schizophrenia can be violent, that is not to say that schizophrenia causes violent behaviour. Many people are violent without schizophrenia. Continue reading Schizophrenia

The Optimism Bias

The Optimism Bias



Humans are fallible creatures. We get things wrong. We get things wrong even when we know statistics about our current condition. Around 80% of us tend to over-estimate our success. Continue reading The Optimism Bias