Psychology In Everyday Life: Actor/Observer Effect
One of the joys about psychology is seeing how applicable the concepts are to everyday life. For instance, attribution theory explores how we make causal explanations for behavior – that …
“People don’t talk like that!“
When I am teaching couples, individuals, or groups about communication, a common reservation they express is that “People don’t talk like that.” Some of the common constructions for teaching assertive …
How to Prevent an Affair
Much of my practice is oriented towards helping couples. One of the occupational hazards of this kind of work is dealing with the ugliness of affairs. These choices spare no …
Does Facebook Cause Affairs?
While engaging in couples counseling I work with a lot of couples whose relationships have been threatened by infidelity. Many of these affairs can be linked back to Facebook. Naturally, …
Hinting
What is wrong with what you want? How we share our wants and needs with our spouse determines how well we get them met. This could be sharing something relatively …
