For decades, standard conceptions of “intelligence” have been called into question by psychologists and academic researchers alike. It wasn’t until recently—in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s—that broader, more encompassing conceptions of intelligence have emerged. Since then, discussing intelligence in general appears like a fool’s errand because the term can now include emotional intelligence, social intelligence […]
Mindfulness Based Interventions: In Search of Empirical Support
“Mindfulness” has become the buzzword in psychological circles recently. Even the briefest of Google searches will lead to articles like, “The High Profile People Who Embraced Mindfulness, Meditation and Wellbeing In 2014” and “Mindfulness Is Just as Effective as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Treating Anxiety, Depression” Following the bio-medical model, psychologists seek to refine and implement interventions […]
Transference: Perception is in the eye of the beholder and we need to talk about it.
The client-therapist relationship is a very unique kind of relationship. The client bears their worries and their concerns – private details about their lives typically (or often, not even) shared with close friends – to someone whose explicit role in the client’s life is to hear those details. How the client understands their therapist, perceives […]