Tag: relationships
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Why Couples Fight
Read more: Why Couples FightYou probably have a pretty good idea why you fight as a couple. But here’s a study to tell you all about it. [The study] identified the first type of underlying concern as perceived threat, which involves a perception that one’s partner is being hostile, critical, blaming or controlling. The second type of concern is…
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Brains Like Agreement
Read more: Brains Like AgreementScienceDaily: Brain study shows that the opinions of others matters. Simon Cowell may appear to relish arguing with his fellow judges when they disagree with him, but new research out June 17 suggests that — at least at a neuronal level — he would find their agreement much more satisfying…
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A Little Book on the Human Shadow
Read more: A Little Book on the Human ShadowSomething to consider reading: A Little Book on the Human Shadow, by Robert Bly. You may know Bly as the author of men’s movement tome, Iron John. He’s also a poet, public speaker, and engaged reader of lots of psych lit–particularly Carl Jung, Alice Miller, and Marie Louise von Franz. Shadow reproduces a series of readings…
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Testosterone v. Trust
Read more: Testosterone v. TrustNYT: She doesn’t trust you? Blame the testosterone. Researchers…gave young women a dose of the hormone in the form of a drop of liquid placed under the tongue, then asked them to judge the trustworthiness of a series of men’s faces shown in photographs. The women were significantly less inclined to trust a face when…
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The Married Brain
Read more: The Married BrainNYT: What Brain Scans Can Tell Us About Marriage. Looking at older couples: “They have the feelings of euphoria, but also the feelings of calm and security that we feel when we’re attached to somebody,” Dr. Acevedo said. “I think it’s wonderful news.”