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Assertiveness vs. Aggressiveness
Everyone recognizes there is a value to assertiveness. Achieving any goal becomes more likely. Some people, however, confuse being assertive with behaving aggressively, which can lead to defeat.read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Fredric Neuman, M.D. Tags: Behavioral Economics Happiness Relationships Work aggressiveness assertiveness reaching out for a goal reacting properly to aggression. Source Type: news

Why We Judge Our Friends: Stress, Envy & Other Triggers
You may want to believe you don't judge your best friend, but social judgments may be an inevitable part of human relationships.read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Seth Meyers, Psy.D. Tags: Happiness Health Relationships Stress Source Type: news

Why Rebound Relationships Can Be Really Bad For You?
For many people who end a relationship, they become like Tarzan and let go of one vine while immediately grabbing onto another. The problem is that if you grab to soon and lose your grip, you may be in for a devastating fall.read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeffrey Bernstein, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Health Relationships Source Type: news

What Can You Do When a Friendship Abruptly Ends?
When a friendship abruptly ends, it can leave you reeling—wondering what happened, what you might have done differently.read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Irene S. Levine, Ph.D. Tags: Relationships Social Life abrupt end advice dumped friend friendship friendship advice Source Type: news

Why do Women Want Fairy Tale Weddings?
In women’s fantasies about the perfect wedding, it’s the dress as much as the person they’re marrying that takes center stage. At the heart of the wedding dress fantasy lies images we’ve all come to accept from Disney princesses. Not only what they wear, but how they act, also influence us more than we realize, though the movie Frozen might be changing it all. read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D. Tags: Gender Happiness Media Relationships cinderella Disney fairy tale wedding fantasies frozen gender roles gender stereotypes princesses snow white wedding dresses weddings Source Type: news

The Cult of the Imperfect
If we seek perfection in that which we love, we wouldn’t love at all, for no one is perfect or can ever be.read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Arthur Dobrin, D.S.W. Tags: Happiness Relationships Social Life Battle of Britain contradictions perfection perfectionism radar Robert Alexander Watson-Watt values Source Type: news

Heart-Inducing Activities Lead to Enhanced Attraction
What if participating in more fear-inducing activities and enhancing our heart rates actually makes us take more risks and fall for people that weren’t initially on our radar?read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kristine Keller, M.A. Tags: Relationships adrenaline bungee jumping heart-inducing activity sex Source Type: news

Case of the Malleable Memory
Though reconstructing memories can sometimes be beneficial in easing anxiety or getting over grudges, we must proceed with caution. read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 28, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Kristine Keller, M.A. Tags: Relationships love Memory presidential ross perot sex Source Type: news

How "I'm Right, You're Wrong" Destroys Loving Relationships
Rigid, opposing opinions destroy relationships.read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 28, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeffrey Bernstein, Ph.D. Tags: Relationships love marraige Source Type: news

Gratitude, Listening and Leaning In
Central to every relationship is communication, and genuine communication relies on listening. Not just listening to the words that are spoken, but listening wholeheartedly to every aspect of the conversation taking place.read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 28, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michael J. Formica, MS, MA, EdM Tags: Happiness Philosophy Relationships Spirituality active listening authenticity Christmas communication Gift of the Magi gratitude holiday leaning in Michael J. Formica O. Henry wholehearted Source Type: news

To Make Love Last, Leave All Illusions Behind
Falling in love made you a better person, more appreciative, caring, loving, compassionate, and tolerant.read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 28, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Steven Stosny, Ph.D. Tags: Relationships Self-Help certainty compassion illusion love marriage help marriage problems Source Type: news

Relatives: On Cousins "Once Removed" and Unrelated Aunts
On Thanksgiving, we gather with relatives: and in some circles, we debate how we are related. How did that question become expert knowledge? An anthropologist should know the answer... but it isn't that simple.read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 27, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rosemary Joyce, Ph.D. Tags: Relationships Social Life relatives Source Type: news

Gratitude: What I have learned from my patients
There is a very real relationship which exists between patient and therapist. It is a privileged one where respect, trust, safety and being responsible for how you respond and behave are possible and present. Being connected in this way contributes to my view of people that is whole and good and reinforces why healthy relationships matter so very much in life. read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 27, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Judy Scheel, Ph.D., L.C.S.W. Tags: Eating Disorders Happiness Relationships Therapy Source Type: news

Does the "Evil Eye" Exist?
Scholars could not be definitive in dismissing such beliefs and rituals as ridiculous.read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 27, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Maria Baratta, Ph.D., L.C.S.W. Tags: Relationships Source Type: news

The Whites of Your Eyes Convey Subconscious Truths
A new study has found that our eye whites communicate important social cues that are key to our bonding and survival at a conscious and unconscious level,read more (Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center)
Source: Psychology Today Relationships Center - November 27, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Christopher Bergland Tags: Animal Behavior Autism Neuroscience Relationships Source Type: news