Essays - psychology
Sixteen Rules to Live By
Posted 2009-07-27 18:51 by manarafo
1. Get and stay out of your comfort zone. I believe that not much happens of any significance when we're in our comfort zone. I hear people say, "But I'm concerned about security." My response to that is simple: "Security is for cadavers."
2. Never give up. Almost nothing works the first time it's attempted. Just because what you're doing does not seem to be working doesn't mean it won't work. It just means that it might not work the way you're doing it. If it was easy, everyone would be doing it, and you wouldn't have an opportunity.
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Psychological Aspects of Aging
Posted 2009-07-27 18:50 by manarafo
I started my lecture to a class of graduate nurses studying the "Psychological Aspects of Aging" with the following case presentation:
The patient neither speaks nor comprehends the spoken word. Sometimes she babbles incoherently for hours on end. She is disoriented about person, place and time. She does, however, respond to her own name. I have worked with her for the past six months, but she still shows complete disregard for her physical appearance and makes no effort to assist in her own care. She must be fed, bathed and clothed by others.
Mindfulness
Posted 2009-07-27 18:50 by manarafo
Mindfulness is about examining who we are, with questioning our view of the world...with being in touch...investigating inwardly our own nature as beings and, particularly, the nature of our own minds through careful and systematic self-observation. ..paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally. ..a diminished awareness of the present moment inevitably creates other problems for us as well through our unconscious and automatic actions and behaviors, often driven by deep-seated fears and insecurities.
Marriage Zen
Posted 2009-07-27 18:49 by manarafo
To a large degree, we marry and couple with someone who represents much of ourselves. To hate a mate as time goes on, is to really see what you think of yourself. Couples may or may not resemble each other in looks but inside the similarities are uncanny.
Marriage is two mirror images walking through life. One may be more evolved
than the other but similarities and values largely coincide even if they
show up differently. For example, the partner who cheats when the other
doesn’t, is really the outcome of both making decisions.
Islamic Psychology
Posted 2009-07-27 18:48 by manarafo
Psychology should encompass the mind, body, and soul. At the present moment in modern scientific psychology, as British scholar Cyril Burt stated, psychology has lost its soul, then its mind, and finally its consciousness. A pure indication that modern psychology was headed for a downfall.
Psychology today, a pseudo-religion, has come close to reducing us to our bio- and neuro-chemical properties, just like animals.
Islam and Psychosomatic Medicine
Posted 2009-07-27 18:47 by manarafo
Islam and Psychosomatic Medicine
The most important cause of morbidity today is the stress and strain of life. Not only this, but directly or indirectly the stress and strains of life are also one of the most important causative factors of coronary artery diseases which stands out as the number one killer of mankind today.
"We are born in pain, we die in pain and in between there are pains both psychic and somatic". One cannot avoid stress in life nor can we live without stress. It is essential for the development of human faculties.
The Concept of Mental Health in Islam
Posted 2009-07-27 18:46 by manarafo
Man is made up of body and soul. Each of these two components of man has its innate needs. The body has it innate needs that must be satisfied in order that the individual can live and the human species can survive. The soul also has its innate needs that express themselves in man’s spiritual longing for knowing God, belief in Him and worshipping Him. Satisfaction of these spiritual needs determines man’s feeling of security and happiness.
Conflict arises between these two components of man. This conflict is, in fact, the basic psychological conflict that man suffers in his life.
Causes of Psychological Malnutrition
Posted 2009-07-27 18:44 by manarafo
Individuals who are not getting their daily nutrition requirement of recognition tend to compensate by substituting superficial interactions for real contact. The following list of strategies describes the various styles of behavior through which we may try to get our needs met indirectly without admitting we have them. (Note that the level of sophistication increases as you move up the scale.)
1. The Conformist. You find yourself accepting abuse in a relationship because you don’t feel you deserve anything better.
