Lynn P. Rehm developed a model to explain depressed feelings. The model consists of three self-control loops that are defective: self-monitoring, self-evaluation, and self-enhancement.
Ten thinking errors that make people depressed
In “The Feeling Good Handbook,” American psychologist David D. Burns describes how the mind…
Overgeneral memory
People with depression often recall memories of a general nature. General memories refer to something that...
Sexual motivation women
Sexual activity isn't always the result of sexual arousal and desire. Researchers have mapped out the motives for having sex with a partner…
The Four Memory Traps of Depression
People with a depressed mood interpret and store the past differently than their healthy peers.
M & M Experiment
In a well-known experiment (Gopnik and Astington, 1998), children aged three to six were shown an oblong bag of M&Ms and then asked what they thought was inside. They all answered "M&Ms," and presumably were all disappointed to see that there was only one […]
Dalmatian pattern recognition.
Find the Dalmatian: Somewhere in this picture is a Dalmatian hidden. If you look for it, you'll probably find it, and once you do, you won't be able to imagine it without it. Consider this: is that Dalmatian actually there, or have you just […]
Better to be proud than pitiful, thinks the fox
Once upon a time, there was a fox who was terribly hungry. He passed a bower and saw some delicious grapes hanging high up, "perfectly ripe, it seemed, dark purple." He longed to eat them, but he couldn't reach them. The wall was much too high. He had a hard time reaching them […]
Autobiographical memory, “My worst sins”
In his book "Why Life Speeds Up as You Get Older," author Douwe Draaisma asks himself: "Why do we have an insanely good memory for humiliations?" "My worst sins" have a humiliating effect. In his search for an answer, he turns to psychologist Willem Wagenaar. Wagenaar has studied his diary […]
Children naughty due to strict punishment
When parents often punish harshly, their children become rebellious, disobedient and aggressive – but strangely enough…