Cyclothymic depression is a depression caused by dramatic mood changes. It is considered to be a form of bipolar II disorder where the patient will at one moment feel highly irritable and then fall into a state of depression. Some symptoms of this depression are, as mentioned above, the person drifts between a highly irritable mood and more energy, and then they will usually fall into a period of depression. The period of depression is where the person will suffer constant mood swings,...

Most people know that IQ is a measure of how clever a person is, but what is it exactly, and how is it calculated?

It all started with a french psychologist named Alfred Binet in 1905. He was working with retarded children and devised a test with his associate Theodore Simon to measure the mental age of children, as opposed to their chronological age. Then in 1912, the german psychologist William Stern devised a ratio of mental age to chronological age. He found that this...

Just like everything else in this world positive affirmations also can be negated by mistakes. These mistakes keep people from accomplishing their goals when using positive affirmations.

Whether you are already using positive affirmations and not getting results, or plan on using them, here are the top 5 mistakes that can be made. This way you can avoid making them and get the results you deserve.

1. Having an Ulterior Motive

Being unclear as to WHY you want...

It's no shame being a little feminine, of course; however, your feminine side must only be hinted at, in order to be seductive.

So use the content in this article and in my website below if you've ever wished to be more manly. You can start by repeating the following affirmations daily. You can simply read them to yourself or record and listen to them while you're shaving in the morning.

Affirmations are a great way to change a mindset that hinders you and prevents...

Conversational hypnosis was a concept largely devised and attributed to an American psychiatrist by the name of Milton Erickson. Erickson founded the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis and was best known for his theories concerning the unconscious mind and how it is susceptible to suggestion in ways that our conscious minds are not.

Probably the single most important concept defined by Erickson was the trance theory. He believed the unconscious mind is always listening, and...

To be competitive in the job market you need to have academic qualifications and general knowledge in your field. After every training period there are many people who graduate in the field of psychology. This means that competition for job opportunities is stiff. There are some goals in psychology that an employer will be looking for before employing you.

How wide is your knowledge base? An employer will weigh if you truly understand human behavior. Psychology performs...

Understanding the emotions of your child is extremely important as you are one of the most important people in his life.

When he is about three years old, these emotions begin to really come into focus and he becomes aware of feelings of sadness, joy, love, fear, disappointment, anger, happiness, caring and hatred.

Babies have emotions as well but they are mainly elementary emotions such as pleasure, fear, pain, discomfort and basically anything else that relates...

Have you ever wondered why kids have such immense imagination? Do you think that adults have different kind of imagination compare to kids. Imagination is always important aspect to discuss. It’s one of the most important aspects of human mind. It is playing an important role in learning as well as in living. Our well-being is very much determined by our imagination.

One presupposition states that imagination is already with us since we were born. A scientific study...

In an ideal society there would be no need for lies. But we live in a world of deception. And whether you want to play or not, you’re in the game. The question is, do you want to win? The first important aspect is to know when a person is lying. The following can give clues on the 'forbidden art of lying'

Signs of Deception
Once you realize that you’re being lied to, should you confront the liar immediately? Usually not. The best approach is to note the fact...