The Psychological Challenges of Returning to Education as an Adult
Many who return to education in later life find the transition from work to study a difficult one.…
What Is a Midlife Crisis?
Use the phrase ‘midlife crisis’ and most people will probably laugh. But the midlife crisis is no joke.…
Can a Relationship Survive an Affair?
Ask a marriage guidance counsellor to list the questions they most often hear and somewhere near the top…
The Psychology of Humor – What Makes Something Funny?
An anonymous comedian, tired of having his work dismissed as trivial and fluffy, once joked that “there is…
The Birth of the Modern Mind
In 1992, the American philosopher Francis Fukuyama published a book provocatively titled The End of History and the…
How Individualism Affects Society and Your Mental Health
The value placed on individualism varies from one society to another. Some, like the United States for example,…
Anger Management: Understanding and Controlling Anger
At times, the world can seem almost designed to provoke anger. Inhabitants of the average modern city are…
The Human Need for Meaning
The Swiss psychologist Carl Jung once remarked that human beings could withstand almost any amount suffering so long…
An Introduction to Sigmund Freud
In the history of ideas, few writers have been so controversial as Sigmund Freud. To this day his…