Make a mountain out of a molehill Making a mountain out of a molehill is an idiom referring to over-reactive, histrionic behaviour where a person makes too much of a minor issue. It seems to have come into existence in the 16th century. [edit] The idiom is a metaphor for the common behaviour of responding disproportionately to something - usually an adverse circumstance.[1] One who "makes a mountain out of a molehill" is said to be greatly exaggerating the severity of the situation.[2][3] In cognitive psychology, this form of distortion is called magnification.[4] The term is also used to refer to one who has dwelled on a situation that has long passed and is therefore no longer significant.[5] The phrase is so common that a study by psychologists found that with respect to "familiarity" and "image value", it ranks in the top quartile of the 203 common sayings they tested.[6] It is an example of exaggerative accentuation.[7] Origin[edit] Molehills at the foot of a Scottish mountain References[edit]
The Nature Of Consciousness The legacy lives on at alanwatts.com I find it a little difficult to say what the subject matter of this seminar is going to be, because it's too fundamental to give it a title. I'm going to talk about what there is. Now, the first thing, though, that we have to do is to get our perspectives with some background about the basic ideas that, as Westerners living today in the United States, influence our everyday common sense, our fundamental notions about what life is about. And there are historical origins for this, which influence us more strongly than most people realize. Ideas of the world which are built into the very nature of the language we use, and of our ideas of logic, and of what makes sense altogether. And these basic ideas I call myth, not using the word 'myth' to mean simply something untrue, but to use the word 'myth' in a more powerful sense. So basic to this image of the world is the notion, you see, that the world consists of stuff, basically.
Borderline personality disorder The disorder is recognized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Because a personality disorder is a pervasive, enduring and inflexible pattern of maladaptive inner experience and pathological behaviour, there is a general reluctance to diagnose personality disorders before adolescence or early adulthood.[5] However some emphasize that without early treatment symptoms may worsen.[6] There is an ongoing debate about the terminology of this disorder, especially the suitability of the word "borderline".[7][8] The ICD-10 manual refers to the disorder as Emotionally unstable personality disorder and has similar diagnostic criteria. There is related concern that the diagnosis of BPD stigmatizes people with BPD and supports discriminatory practices because it suggests that the personality of the individual is flawed.[9] In the DSM-5 the name of the disorder remains the same.[5] Emotions[edit] Behaviour[edit] Self-harm and suicidal behavior[edit] Sense of self[edit]
Downloads Gapminder Slides Download Gapminder’s slides, free to modify and use in any way you like! Here are the slides used in our public presentations and TED talks. Gapminder Tools Offline Handouts & Lesson plans (PDF) Interactive presentations (Flash, PowerPoint etc.) Life expectancy is a very important measure when we compare the health of different countries. Use this animated presentation when you lecture about HIV. A complete package of animations for your lecture. Is the world a better place? Från Liberia till Singapore. A clickable presentation on MDG4. Arabic version of Human Development Trends. Karolinska Institutet awards the Nobel Prize in Medicine. Barnadödlighet och antal barn per kvinna. For the Tellberg Forum. An interactive chart about gender equity (% women in parlament) in all countries. The Income Distribution of the World over time. International health data for learning.
Codependency Development and scope of concept[edit] Historically, the concept of codependence "comes directly out of Alcoholics Anonymous, part of a dawning realization that the problem was not solely the addict, but also the family and friends who constitute a network for the alcoholic."[3] It was subsequently broadened to cover the way "that the codependent person is fixated on another person for approval, sustenance, and so on Some would retain the stricter, narrower dictionary definition of codependency, which requires one person to be physically or psychologically addicted, such as to heroin, and the second person to be psychologically dependent on that behavior.[5] Patterns and characteristics[edit] Codependency describes behaviors, thoughts and feelings that go beyond normal kinds of self-sacrifice or caretaking. People who are codependent often take on the role of mother hen; they constantly put others' needs before their own and in doing so forget to take care of themselves. Narcissism[edit]
Social rejection This scene of the Admonitions Scroll shows an emperor turning away from his consort, his hand raised in a gesture of rejection and with a look of disdain on his face.[1] Social rejection occurs when an individual is deliberately excluded from a social relationship or social interaction for social rather than practical reasons. The topic includes interpersonal rejection (or peer rejection), romantic rejection and familial estrangement. A person can be rejected on an individual basis or by an entire group of people. Furthermore, rejection can be either active, by bullying, teasing, or ridiculing, or passive, by ignoring a person, or giving the "silent treatment." The experience of rejection can lead to a number of adverse psychological consequences such as loneliness, low self-esteem, aggression, and depression.[4] It can also lead to feelings of insecurity and a heightened sensitivity to future rejection. Need for acceptance[edit] Rejection in childhood[edit] Romantic rejection[edit]
Narcissistic supply Narcissistic supply is a concept in some psychoanalytic theories which describes a type of admiration, interpersonal support or sustenance drawn by an individual from his or her environment (especially from careers, codependents and others). The term is typically used in a negative sense, describing a pathological or excessive need for attention or admiration that does not take into account the feelings, opinions or preferences of other people. Fenichel, Simmel, and "narcissistic need"[edit] The term "narcissistic supply" was used by psychoanalyst Otto Fenichel in 1938 in describing the way in which a narcissistic individual "requires a 'narcissistic supply' from the environment in the same way as the infant requires an external supply of food".[1] Building on Freud's concept of "narcissistic satisfaction"[2] and on psychoanalyst Karl Abraham's work in "Short Study of the Development of the Libido",[3] Fenichel highlighted the "narcissistic need" in early development. See also[edit]
Get Anyone to Like You – Instantly – Guaranteed Get anyone to like you - Instantly - Guaranteed If you want people to like you, make them feel good about themselves. This golden rule of friendship works every time - guaranteed! The principle is straightforward. The simple communication techniques that follow will help you keep the focus of the conversation on the person you are talking to and make them feel good about themselves. The Big Three Our brains continually scan the environment for friend or foe signals. Eyebrow Flash The eyebrow flash is a quick up and down movement of the eyebrows. Head Tilt The head tilt is a slight tilt of the head to one side or the other. Smile A smile sends the message "I like you." Empathic Statements Empathic statements keep the focus on the other person. Example 1 George : I've been really busy this week. Tom : So you didn't have much free time in the last few days. Example 2 Tom : Free time has been at a premium in the last several days. Flattery Asking a Favor
The importance of fun | Write Anyway with Alice Bradley Rooster! by Alice Bradley When I was in graduate school, one of my instructors advised us all to pursue a hobby that was right-brain-centered. Something like art, or photography, or the banjo. Anything that got us out of writing mode, she said. I interpreted this as, “Take a photography course and then maybe you’ll have a backup career if this writing thing stalls.” Fast-forward to many years later, when I was in the throes of one of my worst depressions ever. “Faaaahn?” “Fun,” he said. “What is this ‘faaahrn’?” Before I left that day, he commanded me to spend the next week doing nothing but activities I enjoyed. I was so depressed that the only thing I could think to do was watch movies on Netflix, so I did that for a week. But drawing and painting, I thought, that was fun. It’s been over six months and I’ve been drawing and painting almost every day, since then. What’s fun for you?