Category: Emotional Intelligence
The Good Therapy Blog
February 8th, 2012 |
This case description is the first in a two-part series on Pragmatic/Experiential Therapy for couples.
“Things changed almost immediately once Johnny came along,” Fred explained. “Nothing I did was good enough. According to her, I was selfish and thought only about myself. At first I thought that maybe she was right, so I really tried to devote more attention to her. I called her during the day to say, ‘Hi,’ and I got babysitters so we could have dates, but it wasn’t enough. After awhile it became clear to me that I would never ‘meet the mark’ with her.” Mary painted a different... Read More
February 3rd, 2012 |
Emotionally focused couples therapy (EFT) is an emotional approach used to help couples address problems within their relationships. Clinicians who deliver this type of therapy undergo intense training to be able to effectively use all of the components of the treatment in a productive way that maximizes treatment outcome. EFT training strives to increase a therapist’s ability to process emotions and identify and address attachment styles, and it enhances self-compassion. However, most clinicians report that their own personal... Read More
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February 3rd, 2012 |
Toxic friends come in many forms—they can take much more than they add to the friendship; they can be a chronic complainer; they can tear you down—but the bottom line is that when you walk away from time spent with a toxic friend, you probably feel worse for the wear. If you think you might have a toxic friend in your life, take a moment to reflect on how you usually feel after being with this friend; if what you come up with includes words like drained, tired, unmotivated, worthless, or even downright depressed, you quite likely have a toxic friend. While it might be easy to identify the toxic... Read More
January 25th, 2012 |
From sex and relationships, to confusion about career and life choices, to those persistent and pesky maladies of the mind like anxiety and depression, past-life regression therapy can heal the mind and body.
Past-life regression is a form of therapy commonly known as hypnotherapy. But hypnotherapy, in my opinion, is just a term for a philosophy that has the potential to go much deeper.
What is typically referred to as a state of hypnosis comes with a lot of stigmas and preconceived notions. The layperson has come to see hypnosis as a trance-like state, much like a zombie. In actuality, however,... Read More
November 25th, 2011 |
According to a new study, emotional competence (EC), the ability to understand, manage, express and use emotions, is a skill that can be learned. There are three levels of EC that affect every area of one’s life, knowledge, focus and ability. Knowledge is how much an individual understands about their own emotions. Focus is how well someone is able to manage their emotions and emotional responses. And Ability refers to how a person uses their emotional knowledge to cope with a specific situation in order to achieve a desired outcome.... Read More
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November 24th, 2011 |
When someone is asked to predict their emotional reaction to a future, hypothetical event, they usually underestimate how they will respond, according to previous research. However, a new study, led by Heather C. Lench of the Department of Psychology at Texas A&M University, suggests otherwise. “In past research the tendency to neglect context when predicting future emotions, called focalism, has been shown to result in overestimation of future emotion,” said Lench. “In the present investigation, we address the possibility that... Read More
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November 9th, 2011 |
Emotional intelligence is recognized as an important factor in quality of life and outcome achievement. The body of evidence supporting this theory has increased dramatically in recent years. But little research has examined how education influences emotional intelligence. “Some empirical findings suggest that emotional intelligence, unlike IQ, can be improved through learning and development opportunities,” said Jacqueline Landau of Salem State College, and lead author of a recent study on the effects of classroom participation on... Read More
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October 25th, 2011 |
An employee’s job performance is dependent upon many things, including emotional intelligence (EI). “It has been established that the emotions an employee experiences in their organization affect his/her psychological and physical health, and also that employee’s attitude towards duties, the organization, and work-related accomplishments,” said Tae Won Moon of the Department of Business Administration at Hongik University in Seoul, South Korea, and lead author of a recent study examining EI on the job. Burnout, also termed emotional... Read More
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September 4th, 2011 |
Researchers from the University at Albany, SUNY, conducted a study to determine if anxiety causes a decrease in one’s ability to perceive rapid emotion in visual presentations or if this effect is a result of mood problems in general. Research has shown that depression and anxiety both contribute to challenges with emotional regulation, and some studies have suggested that attention is compromised in people suffering with these issues as well. The researchers... Read More
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August 26th, 2011 |
Family support is essential for dealing with depression during adolescence. But the depression itself may impair a child’s ability to accurately identify their parents’ moods, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Melbourne, Australia, and the Oregon Research Institute in Eugene, Oregon, enlisted 233 adolescents with depression, and their parents, for a study to determine how well the children could gauge parental mood during a conflict situation. The children and their parents were instructed to... Read More
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August 11th, 2011 |
If you remember from last month, Ellen had to decide about attending her friend Robin’s wedding, to be held in a far away resort- it would be a lot of fun, but Ellen didn’t have enough money to go and couldn’t take time off from her new job, either- she was scared she might be fired- she liked the job a lot, and jobs can be hard to come by. On the other... Read More
August 9th, 2011 |
How many times have you heard something like this in your household?
“You remember. I told you about it last week. You said you were fine with it.”
“What? No you didn’t. This is the first I’ve heard about it!”
Whether it’s a teenager talking about a social event, or a spouse talking about a business trip, family life is full of conversations that only the speaker seems to remember! Misconnections, hurt feelings, and chronic frustration... Read More
August 2nd, 2011 |
For people who are dating or dealing with the starting and ending of intimate relationships, a certain question tends to arise... can ex-partners maintain healthy roles in each others’ lives? And if so, when, where, how, and (most obviously) why? Sometimes an ex’s role is clear; for example, a couple who has children together will most likely continue as co-parents in the event of a separation. Other post-breakup scenarios have less obvious answers. Exes can, often... Read More
June 29th, 2011 |
There’s a distinct set of habits that are shared by almost all people who know how to get their partners to be open-minded and receptive, and thanks to decades of painstaking relationship research, we now know exactly what these habits are. If you want to succeed in love, you simply must have specific interpersonal abilities. If you have them, chances are very good that over the long haul your partner will be responsive to your wants and needs. If you don’t have... Read More
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