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- Definition: Spiritual Transformation - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteSpiritual Transformation and Transpersonal Psychology Transpersonal psychology is a school of psychology that studies the transpersonal, the transcendent or spiritual aspects of the human experience. The Journal of Transpersonal Psychology describes transpersonal psychology as "the study of ...
Views: 4429(2 votes) - Book Review: Change Your Brain, Change Your Life - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Personal Development. Personal Development is the general method used by a person who seeks to improve any or all aspects of their life through self-taught strategies, publicly available information, or techniques taught by experts. ...
Views: 911 - Book Review: Now, Discover Your Strengths - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Personal Development. Personal Development is the general method used by a person who seeks to improve any or all aspects of their life through self-taught strategies, publicly available information, or techniques taught by experts. ...
Views: 703 - Book Review: How to Develop Self-Confidence - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Personal Development. Personal Development is the general method used by a person who seeks to improve any or all aspects of their life through self-taught strategies, publicly available information, or techniques taught by experts. ...
Views: 961 - Book Review: A New Earth - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Personal Development. Personal Development is the general method used by a person who seeks to improve any or all aspects of their life through self-taught strategies, publicly available information, or techniques taught by experts. ...
Views: 693 - Definition: Personal Development Program - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuellettePersonal Development The development of the Character Strengths and Virtues (CSV) handbook represents the first attempt on the part of the research community to identify and classify the positive psychological traits of human beings. Much like the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental ...
Views: 1595 - Definition: Personal Development - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteSelf-efficacy is an impression that one is capable of performing in a certain manner or attaining certain goals. It is a belief that one has the capabilities to execute the courses of actions required to manage prospective situations. Unlike efficacy, which is the power to produce an effect, ...
Views: 2513 - Definition: Personal Skills - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteHow to develop personal skills One way to develop your personal skills is through Interpersonal communication. This is defined by communication scholars in numerous ways, though most definitions involve participants who are interdependent on one another, have a shared history. Communication ...
Views: 16920(1 vote) - Definition: Self Confidence - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteSelf Confidence In psychology, self-esteem or self-confidence reflects a person's overall self-appraisal of their own worth. Self-esteem encompasses beliefs and emotions, and behavior may reflect self-esteem. Psychologists usually regard self-esteem as an enduring personality characteristic, ...
Views: 1526 - Definition: Personal Growth - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2008 from Stephanie OuellettePersonal Growth or self-improvement refers to self-guided improvement—economically, intellectually, or emotionally—most frequently with a substantial psychological or spiritual basis. The basis for self-help is often self-reliance, publicly available information, or support groups ...
Views: 11691 - Book Review: The Secret Language of Business - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Body Language. Body Language is nonverbal, usually unconscious, communication through the use of postures, gestures, and facial expressions. Robert Phipps is the Official Guide to Body Language. The Secret Language of Business: How ...
Views: 2152(1 vote) - Book Review: I Can Read You Like A Book - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Body Language. Body Language is nonverbal, usually unconscious, communication through the use of postures, gestures, and facial expressions. Robert Phipps is the Official Guide to Body Language. I Can Read You Like a Book: How to ...
Views: 4211(1 vote) - Book Review: People Skills - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Body Language. Body Language is nonverbal, usually unconscious, communication through the use of postures, gestures, and facial expressions. Robert Phipps is the Official Guide to Body Language. People Skills: How to Assert Yourself, ...
Views: 3806 - Book Review: The Definitive Book of Body Language - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Body Language. Body Language is nonverbal, usually unconscious, communication through the use of postures, gestures, and facial expressions. Robert Phipps is the Official Guide to Body Language. The Definitive Book of Body Language: ...
Views: 3067 - Book Review: The Power of Body Language - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Body Language. Body Language is nonverbal, usually unconscious, communication through the use of postures, gestures, and facial expressions. Robert Phipps is the Official Guide to Body Language. The Power of Body Language, by Tonya ...
Views: 3256(1 vote) - Definition: Proxemics - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThe term proxemics was introduced by anthropologist Edward T. Hall in 1959 to describe set measurable distances between people as they interact. The effects of proxemics, according to Hall, can be summarized by the following loose rule: Like gravity, the influence of two bodies on each other is ...
Views: 11627(1 vote) - Definition: Facial Expressions - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteA facial expression results from one or more motions or positions of the muscles of the face. These movements convey the emotional state of the individual to observers. Facial expressions are a form of nonverbal communication. They are a primary means of conveying social information among ...
Views: 16519 - Definition: Paralanguage - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteParalanguage refers to the non-verbal elements of communication used to modify meaning and convey emotion. Paralanguage may be expressed consciously or unconsciously, and it includes the pitch, volume, and, in some cases, intonation of speech. Sometimes the definition is restricted to ...
Views: 13506 - Definition: Body Signals - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteUnderstanding body signals Although they are generally not aware of it, many people send and receive non-verbal signals all the time. These signals may indicate what they are truly feeling. The technique of 'reading' people is used frequently. For example, the idea of mirroring body language ...
Views: 2708 - Definition: Nonverbal Communication - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteNonverbal communication (NVC) is usually understood as the process of communication through sending and receiving wordless messages. Such messages can be communicated through gesture; body language or posture; facial expression and eye contact; object communication such as clothing, hairstyles ...
Views: 22758(2 votes) - Book Review: The Power of Positive Thinking - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Mind Control. Mind Control are topics related to women's health, concerns, and lifestyles. Michael Masterman is the Official Guide to Mind Control. The Power of Positive Thinking, by Norman Vincent Peale, is a valuable resource for ...
Views: 3460 - Book Review: Keep Your Brain Alive - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Mind Control. Mind Control are topics related to women's health, concerns, and lifestyles. Michael Masterman is the Official Guide to Mind Control. Keep Your Brain Alive: 83 Neurobic Exercises, by Lawrence Katz and Manning Rubin, is ...
Views: 1542 - Definition: Brain Control - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThe brain is the central information-processing organ of the body. It innervates the head through cranial nerves, and it communicates with the spinal cord, which innervates the body through spinal nerves. Nervous fibers transmitting signals from the brain are called efferent fibers. The fibers ...
Views: 1218 - Definition: Brain Development - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThe study of neural development draws on both neuroscience and developmental biology to describe the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which complex nervous systems emerge during embryonic development and throughout life. Some landmarks of embryonic neural development include the birth and ...
Views: 11039 - Definition: Healing Power of the Mind - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteHealing Power of the Mind Deepak Chopra is an Indian medical doctor and writer. He has written extensively on spirituality and diverse topics in mind-body medicine. He states that he has been influenced by the teachings of Vedanta and the Bhagavad Gita from his native India, and quantum physics. ...
Views: 2121 - Definition: Mind Science - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteCognitive science is most simply defined as the scientific study either of mind or of intelligence. It is an interdisciplinary study drawing from relevant fields including psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, linguistics, anthropology, computer science, and biology. The term cognitive science ...
Views: 5156 - Definition: Subconscious Mind - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteSubconscious Mind Various observers throughout history have argued that there are influences on consciousness from other parts of the mind. These observers differ in the use of related terms, including: unconsciousness as a personal habit; being unaware and intuition. Terms related to ...
Views: 7267 - Definition: Female Communication - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteFemale Communication The Female Brain is a book by Louann Brizendine, M.D. whose main thesis is that women’s behavior is radically different from that of men due to hormonal differences. Brizendine argues that the human female brain is affected by the following hormones: estrogen, ...
Views: 1133 - Definition: Women's Enlightenment - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteWomen's Enlightenment The History of Feminism is the history of Feminist movements. Feminist scholars, have divided feminism's history into three 'waves'. Each is described as dealing with different aspects of the same feminist issues. The first wave refers to the feminism movement of the 19th ...
Views: 1852 - Definition: Women's Rights - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThe term women’s rights refers to the freedoms inherently possessed by women and girls of all ages, which may be institutionalized, ignored or suppressed by law, custom, and behavior in a particular society. These liberties are grouped together and differentiated from broader notions of ...
Views: 5614 - Definition: Gender Roles in Women - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteA gender role is defined as a set of perceived behavioral norms associated particularly with males or females, in a given social group or system. It can be a form of division of labour by gender. It is a focus of analysis in the social sciences and humanities. Gender is one component of the ...
Views: 4303 - Definition: Women's Health Issues - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThe Society for Women’s Health Research (SWHR) is a non-profit organization in the United States whose mission is to improve the health of all women through research, education and advocacy. Founded in 1990, SWHR brought to national attention the need for the appropriate inclusion of women ...
Views: 815 - Definition: Acupressure Training - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteAcupressure: What You Need to Know Jin Shin Do ("The Way of the Compassionate Spirit") is a therapeutic technique of massage. It combines elements of Japanese acupressure, Chinese acupuncture, Reichian segmental theory, Qigong, principles of Ericksonian psychotherapy, and Taoist philosophy. ...
Views: 1467 - Definition: Acupressure Therapy - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteAcupressure Therapy Acupoint Therapy is an extension of Willy Penzel's modern APM system (Akupunkt Massage), and it involves the stimulation of acupuncture points or meridians with a therapy stick. This differs from acupuncture which uses needles, acupressure or shiatsu which uses massage. ...
Views: 1939 - Definition: Acupressure Massage - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteAcupressure Acupressure (a portmanteau of "acupuncture" and "pressure") is a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) technique derived from acupuncture. In acupressure physical pressure is applied to acupuncture points by the hand, elbow, or with various devices. Reviews of acupressure clinical ...
Views: 2494 - Definition: Pressure Points - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuellettePressure Points In the study of martial arts, practitioners do not focus just on increasing the "brute strength" of their strikes, but also on the target of their strikes to maximize the impact, and to achieve specific outcomes. There are several types of pressure points, each of which is ...
Views: 2363 - Definition: Energy Meridians - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteEnergy Meridians Channel, also known as meridian, in traditional Chinese medicine, is the common name of vessel and collaterals. It is the path of running qi and blood, communication inside and outside, and run through top and bottom. (Note: In Japan, "meridian" is known as "keiraku". In Korea, ...
Views: 5428 - Definition: Types of Counseling - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteTypes Of Counseling This is a partial list of the types of counseling available today: * Abortion counseling * Brief therapy * Career Counseling * Christian counseling * Co-counselling * Counseling psychology * Counselor (disambiguation) * Consultant ...
Views: 14980 - Definition: Counseling Services - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteCounseling Services The American Counseling Association (ACA) is a non-profit, professional organization that is dedicated to the counseling profession. ACA is the world's largest association exclusively representing professional counselors. History ACA was founded in 1952 as the American ...
Views: 5334 - Definition: Life Counseling - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteLife Counseling Life coaching is a practice with the stated aim of helping clients determine and achieve personal goals. Life coaches use multiple methods they say may help clients with the process of setting and reaching goals. Coaching is not targeted at psychological illness, and coaches are ...
Views: 7780 - Definition: Therapist - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteTherapists Psychotherapists employ a range of techniques to influence or persuade the client to adapt or change in the direction the client has chosen. These can be based on clear thinking about their options; experiential relationship building; dialogue, communication and adoption of behavior ...
Views: 1265 - Definition: Mental Health Professional - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteMental Health Professional A mental health professional is a person who offers services for the purpose of improving an individual's mental health or to treat mental illness. These professionals include psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, psychiatric nurses as well as ...
Views: 2636 - Definition: Attract Success - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteAttracting Success New Thought affirmations In New Thought and personal development, an affirmation is a form of autosuggestion in which a statement of a desirable intention or condition of the world or the mind is deliberately meditated on and/or repeated in order to implant it in the mind. ...
Views: 710 - Definition: Attract Wealth - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteAttracting Wealth Napoleon Hill (October 26, 1883–November 8, 1970) was an American author who was one of the earliest producers of the modern genre of personal-success literature. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich, is one of the best-selling books of all time. In America, Hill ...
Views: 763 - Definition: Negative Thoughts - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteNegative Thoughts Intrusive thoughts are unwelcome, involuntary thoughts, images or unpleasant ideas that may become obsessions, are upsetting or distressing, and can be difficult to be free of and manage. Intrusive thoughts, urges, and images are of inappropriate things at inappropriate times, ...
Views: 9923(4 votes) - Definition: New Thought Movement - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteNew Thought Movement The New Thought Movement or New Thought is a loosely allied group of denominations, organizations, authors, philosophers, and individuals who share a set of metaphysical beliefs concerning healing, life force, visualization, and personal power. The New Thought Movement ...
Views: 1011 - Definition: Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThe Law of Attraction The phrase Law of Attraction has been used by many esoteric writers, although the actual definition varies greatly. Most authors associate the Law of Attraction with the saying, "like attracts like", usually as applied to the mental life of human beings: that a person's ...
Views: 980 - Definition: Facial Remodeling - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteBOTOX Botulinum toxin is a neurotoxin protein produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. It is one of the most poisonous naturally occurring substances in the world, and it is the most toxic protein.[1] Though it is highly toxic, it is used in minute doses both to treat painful muscle ...
Views: 1905(1 vote) - Definition: Non-Surgical Face Lift - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteNon-Surgical Face Lift Anti-aging creams are moisturisers marketed with the promise of making the consumer look younger and reducing visible wrinkles on the skin. Despite great demand, many such products and treatments have not been proven to give lasting or major positive effects. A decrease ...
Views: 3054(1 vote) - Definition: Facial Toning - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteFacial Toning Facial toning is a type of cosmetic procedure which promises to alter facial contour and reduce wrinkles, sagging and expression marks in the face by means of increasing muscle tone, increasing facial volume by promoting muscular hypertrophy, and preventing muscle loss due to ...
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