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Hi! I’m Simon Moesgaard, a psychologist from Denmark, and this is my blog about psychology and mental health. Take a look.
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Do You Have a Fixed or a Growth Mindset? Begin to Focus on Growth and Achieve Success
All organisms have the potential to grow and develop, but people may have learned not to.
Posted in Mental Health, Motivation, Perception, Personal Development, Personality Psychology
Tagged development, goals, mindset, motivation, problem-solving
The Beauty of Sleep (Quote)
“Do but consider what an excellent thing sleep is; it is so inestimable a jewel that, if a tyrant would give his crown for an hour’s slumber, it cannot be bought; of so beautiful a shape is it Continue reading
The Brain’s Reward System: Is Dopamine the Only ‘Feel Good’ Chemical?
Much evidence has associated dopamine with the brain’s reward system. For this reason, dopamine has been called the “feel good” or pleasure chemical. Stimulation of the neurotransmitter, dopamine, makes us feel good. Continue reading
Posted in Learning, Neuropsychology
Tagged addiction, brain, dopamine, experiment, reward system
Do Males and Females Really Communicate in Different Ways?
Why do men and women sometimes find it so difficult to communicate? Do they communicate differently, or is that just a stereotype?
When People Lack a Sense of Control in Their Environment, They Make It Up in Their Heads
Whenever people are unable to control and predict their environment, they actively seek to restore feelings of control by behaving and thinking in certain ways. Continue reading
Posted in Rituals
Tagged empirical, personal control, precognition, research, rituals
Your Self-Control Decreases Throughout the Day, Study Shows
Good morning self-control.
New experimental research by Kouchaki & Smith (2014), published in Psychological Science in January, shows that people are more likely to act ethically and to overcome temptation in the morning than later in the day. The authors refer to it as the morning morality effect. Continue reading
Posted in Moral, Self-control
Tagged experiment, goals, morality, self-control, self-regulation, temptation
Psychological Resilience: The Ability to Turn Stressful Life Events Into Personal Growth
Perceiving life events as opportunities for personal growth rather than limitations or threats to security will make you endure even the most challenging aspects of life.
Resilience characterizes people who are able to interact with their environments in ways that promote growth and well-being, despite they may have been exposed to many challenging life events or psychological risk factors. That said, life is by itself a stressful phenomenon. Continue reading
Posted in Coping, Mental Health, Success
Tagged hardiness, resilience, sense of coherence
