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A Lifespan View of Personality Development

By | | Family, Men's Issues, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Women's Issues

One valuable resource for understanding personality development across the lifespan is Erik Erikson’s theory of psychosocial development. Erikson’s theory posits that psychological development takes place across the lifespan (not only during childhood and adolescence) and is heavily shaped by social relationships at each stage. Erikson’s theory provides a template for understanding emotional and social flourishing across the lifespan by outlining key psychosocial tasks that individuals should ideally achieve at each stage of life. This theory includes eight stages which span from infancy to older adulthood. At each stage, there is a central conflict which centers on developing (or failing to […]

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The Role of Attachment in Relationships

By | | Mental Health, Personal Growth, Relationships, Trauma

According to John Bowlby, British psychiatrist and founder of attachment theory, “attachment is a lasting psychological connectedness between human beings.” The first attachment relationship typically develops with one’s primary caregivers during infancy (first 18 months of life). Attachment theory describes how early caregiver relationships shape our patterns of relating across the lifespan and create a template for how we build and interpret relationships. Essentially, how primary caregivers act towards and meet a child’s needs form the foundation for how a child will perceive and act in close relationships (their attachment style). Attachment theory research, which began in the 1950s and

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Self-Compassion for Stress Management

By | | Anxiety, Mental Health, Personal Growth, Stress, Women's Issues

Amidst the holiday season, there can be a myriad of feelings–everything from joy and excitement to stress and anxiety. Self-compassion can be an effective stress management strategy, both during this holiday season and beyond. What is Self-Compassion? Self-compassion is compassion directed towards oneself. According to researcher Kristin Neff, there are three key components to self-compassion: self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness. Self-kindness is treating ourselves with kindness and considering our own needs. Self-kindness means being gentle and understanding towards ourselves rather than harshly critical and judgmental. With self-kindness, we are soothing ourselves as we would comfort a loved one who is

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