How does a pandemic like the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) affect people’s psychology, general attitudes and motivations? When difficult times arise you often get to see people’s true nature, both the good, and the bad. We all have survival instincts including fight or flight responses, these instincts kick in to overdrive when such an event like […]
This article is a basic look into dream analysis. It will mainly be covering the work and findings on dream analysis by Sigmund Freud, and Carl Jung. Plus I will be adding some of my own interpretations and views into the meanings of dreams. Sigmund Freud Freud analysed what he called manifest content (what the […]
Almost everyone seems to be searching for comfort, contentment and happiness in their lives, but when achieved, does it breed mediocrity, or perhaps something worse? Many people would of heard the quote “Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters”. I can say from personal experience that when I have been the most content in life, […]
You may be aware of alpha and beta males, but perhaps not a Sigma male. So what is a Sigma male, what personality traits do they have and are you one of them? The Alpha and Beta males are part of the status hierarchy. The alpha male is at the top of the hierarchy, the […]
What personality type is The Joker? using the myers briggs type indicator (MBTI), the big five traits (FFM) and the concept of the shadow from Jungian psychology. Plus other motivations and societal/social causes. (Warning Spoilers) The new Joker movie provides much back story to the creation of the super villain, Batman’s most known enemy that […]
What are the motivations of the climate change protesters (extinction rebellion), looking into the psychology, personality traits, plus what’s really going on inside their distorted minds? On the surface their motivations seem obvious, virtuous and for a good cause. Do these people really think their motivations are pure, selfless and for a good cause? Yes […]
What combination of personality traits on the big five personality traits/aspects scale potentially create the most difficult personality type to deal with, and generally those that will have the most difficult lives? High in Trait Neuroticism This is the most obvious one. Being high in trait neuroticism is to generally suffer with more negative emotion […]
Why do people adopt politically correct (PC), far leftist or social justice warrior (SJW) type views? Is there a reason for this, social, societal or reasons that are connected to innate temperamental/personality traits? Why People Adopt Politically Correct Views? The reason is very simple. Politically correct views are seen as more intelligent, more moral and […]
Why is it that stupid people think they are smart? This article looks into this question and the cognitive bias (The Kruger Effect) that it’s related to. Dunning – Kurger Effect The Kurger Effect is when people believe that their intelligence or cognitive ability is beyond actual reality. It’s an inability to objectivity judge their […]
Why do people seem so scared of showing any negative emotion, or showing a negative side, and is this connected to the rise of mental health issues? This article looks into these questions to try and ascertain if this is so and why. I find it strange that the vast majority of people, seem scared […]