Advancing Psychological Education for All
I remember when I was younger and people had “cool” parents or grandparents; it was intriguing, a novelty, something many believed was amazing because older adults were generally quiet, reserved, and boring. However, as people my age are now adults and many have kids of their own, immature senior citizens are no longer cool. Now … Continue reading
After one has learned how to listen, he must learn what to listen for. From the psychiatric point of view, there are four basic vocal signals: sounds, accents, voices, and vocabulary. The commonest breathing sounds and their usual meanings are as follows: coughs (nobody loves me), sighs (if only), yawns (buzz off), grunts (you said … Continue reading
America is going through a major upheaval right now. It used to be between the haves and have-nots, but now the war is between those who abide by the law and those who choose to openly partake in criminal activity. While we devour each other in socioeconomic and religious wrangles, the rest of the world … Continue reading
For many people, there is a world of anguish, conflict, and victory they face on the daily basis. Youth can be the most exuberant, the most careless, the most self-sure, and the most unselfconsciously productive stage of life. However, in modern times, youth are being used as medical and psychological experiments by the TV news … Continue reading
Fanatical partisans full of pet theories naturally become intoxicated over them; thus, they are unable to see straight and perceive truth until they recover their intellectual sobriety again. The fates drag the one who does not will; they lead the one who does. Freedom consists not in realizing alleged historical necessities but rather in making … Continue reading
Evil mechanics have been in operation in the minds of men for centuries. Ignorance and all its causes are evil. In some cases, people are unable to discern whether their illness is mental or demonic. Studies assessing individuals with neuro-psychiatric conditions associated with evil-related behavioral abnormalities have been suggesting a potential role of frontal and … Continue reading
If it is of the right kind, thinking can lead us nearer to the kingdom of heaven. However, if it is not, it can lead us nearer to the gates of hell. I do not know about the kind of balance of mind, body, and soul that some assume is normal; but if it does … Continue reading
Youth have a right to expect that we will help the organization of this world in cooperation and goodwill so that tens of millions of them will never in the future have to pay the price of a grim disaster. However, all spheres—intellectual, psychic, political, economic, religious—to some extent follow the developments of their own. … Continue reading
Most people named as targets of hate are far more intimate to participants than unspecified members of a social group. Friends, neighbors, acquaintances, former intimate partners, colleagues, and family members are the people we tend to spend the most time with, care about, and even love or have loved. Therefore, it is no surprise that … Continue reading
When we face the apparent tragedies of sorrow, suffering, and death, we must put our trust in God. Tragedy sometimes comes like a thunderbolt. However, the enduring appeal of tragedy lies in its ability to connect us to something larger than ourselves. By confronting the darkest aspects of human existence, tragedy offers us a glimpse … Continue reading
Who he is emerges from what he glorifies, what he hates, what he builds, and what he buries. Prince Lestat, Lord de Lioncourt, glorifies and…
In the struggle to preserve self-worth, pride often becomes both shield and prison—deflecting painful truths that threaten one’s constructed identity. Aside from a Perpetrator’s externalizations,…
Gratitude is not just “thank you.” It is a posture. It is recognizing that life itself is a gift, that family is a blessing even…
When people perform a version of themselves that is opportunistic or false, it can dominate spaces meant for genuine expression. This erasure of authenticity often…
Randolph Harris II International Institute 