For me, Spinoza deserves our respect, not for the fact that he fought against religious suppression and for democracy and peace (which are noble deeds, indeed), but for the fact that he sees rationalism as the solution to human strife. We should use our intellect to try to come closer to the truth, to guide […]
Judgment has two functions therefore: determining and reflecting. Determining involves finding the right ‘universal’, that is concept or word for the situation at hand. Thus this function covers the choice of rule or aesthetic, that is, the metric of measurement. Reflective judgment is particularly relevant to the related activities of aesthetic choice and purposeful behaviour. […]
Written by Irfan Ajvazi
Having discussed extensively on the factors that cause and or aggravate the issue of suicide in Nigeria, all of the previous explanations about suicide will be less meaningful and useful if we do not make practical recommendations to cleanse the society of this pandemic mental disease. This article addresses interventions that help to mitigate the root factors […]
Written by Rukayyah Abdulrahman
As discussed in the previous article, healing ingredients explain those dimensions of the practices that can be related to the empirical therapeutic process, therefore are considered to be factually effective and functional in improving the human state of wellbeing. We will be discussing: prayer, counselling, preaching, fasting, sacrifice, prescriptions. Many psychotherapy clients find it a great relief […]
Written by Rukayyah Abdulrahman
Introduction Therapy is simply defined as a treatment that helps restore a state of well-being and improves functioning of an individual. Traditional approach to healing involves employing non-empirical and or anecdotal means which are based on customs and rites passed down to our generation from our ancestors. The healing technique could be derived from religion, […]
Written by Rukayyah Abdulrahman
The psycho-social problems are those problems that represent the influence of psychological factors and the surrounding social environment on individuals’ physical and mental wellness and their ability to function. This approach is used in a broad range of helping professions in health and social care settings as well as by medical and social science researchers […]
Written by Rukayyah Abdulrahman
Cognitive behavioural explanation Learned helplessness There has been a shift from behavioural to cognitive behavioural explanations of the emotional disorders. This may be exemplified by the changes made to Seligman’s (1975) learned helplessness theory over time. Seligman’s initial theory suggested that depression results from learning that one is not in control of a particular physical or social […]
Written by Rukayyah Abdulrahman
Introduction This paper explores related literature (theories) and discusses suicide employing biological, psychodynamic and behavioural perspectives relevant to the understanding of the underlying causes and course of the subject matter – suicide. Suicide, as discussed in the previous write up, is a critical condition that needs special attention; to enable effective intervention, there is need for […]
Written by Rukayyah Abdulrahman
Abstract The rate of suicide in Nigeria is alarming. There is comorbidity between suicide, personality disorders, depression and addiction. Suicide is common among young adults and adolescents. This write up explores the meaning of suicide, factors influencing it, it’s scope, types and other relevant information that provide insight into the pandemic phenomenon. In subsequent write-ups, […]
Written by Rukayyah Abdulrahman
Many a time, we wonder why we often fail at personal development, personal branding, social relationships (family, work romantic or friendship) etc. It could be as a result of unhealthy use of cognitive heuristics (Jay & Darwyn 1979) which is often an unintentional behavioural pattern. When we get to identify these behavioural patterns, we become […]
Written by Rukayyah Abdulrahman
Sometimes we are curious about our habits, as to why we do somethings we do or how we behave the way we do. What makes the child fear a snake even without directly experiencing any harm from it, why a girl who lives close to a woman that gets beaten by her husband fears or […]
Written by Rukayyah Abdulrahman
Abstract Through an examination of some relevant personality theories, this article will discuss the relationship between personality and substance use, that is, exploring some personality traits as predispositinal factors to substance abuse. Introduction Our attitudes, choices, likes, decisions and all other aspects of our behaviours and mental constructs largely depend on individuals’ personality. In fact, […]
Written by Rukayyah Abdulrahman
There are a number of system of ideas that explain why we act the way we do and in fact how we can be guided to be more productive than ever in our actions because obviously, we all do perform an action or the other. But the question is how healthy, significant and productive the […]
Written by Rukayyah Abdulrahman
Many people don’t know what they want to do, so they do nothing. Some people know what they want to do but still do nothing. And some people spend a ton of time going to seminars, reading and learning about what they want to do, but they never actually take any action on what they […]
Written by Rukayyah Abdulrahman
Self-Confidence simply means the belief in oneself. It has to do with how an individual sees himself/herself. Usually, what makes or mars self-confidence has to do with individual’s experiences—both past and present. Self-Confidence is very important because it’s the skeleton/the frame upon which the outward countenance of an individual is built. A self-confident person will […]
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A greater percentage of teachers’ activities in the class depends on the cognitive abilities of the students; teachers devote most of their time towards ensuring that the students have mentally understood the new information passed to them. In order to enhance this student-teacher relationship, Jean Piaget, a child psychologist, has described four stages of cognitive […]
Written by Lawan Dalha