"Perception" - What is it?
Humans have five senses, and they are used to pick up impressions of their surroundings. There are individual differences. These can be caused by the sensory organs themselves, for example because of red-green blindness or high-frequency hearing loss. But they arise mainly during information...
Read More ..."Problem" - What is it?
There are always things that don't go the way you imagined them. But how does this become a problem that takes away your lightheartedness? A problem lives from a difference between where you think you are (is) and where you want to be or think you should be (should). But that is not enough....
Read More ..."Goals" - What is it?
Goals are directed towards the future and describe a hoped-for end state. Like the target state in a problem. It usually requires purposeful action to get there. Goal achievement is supported by well-formed goals. More on this later.
Read More ..."Goals" and "States" - What role does it play?
A typical challenge in dealing with goals and states is that they are often linked in an unfavorable way: "When I have achieved my goal XYZ, then I am ABC". Ideally, goal achievement triggers a positive state, at least in the short term. Little attention often finds that I can go with practice...
Read More ..."Behaviour" - How does it arise?
Behavior is what you make visible to the outside world, such as what you do or don't do, your movements, words, facial expressions and gestures. Combinations of these are behavior patterns. Because the brain is a master of efficiency through automation, behavior patterns very often run without...
Read More ..."State" - What is it?
States describe me in a moment. First of all, this has a physical component: Heartbeat (fast, slow), the pitch of my voice, breathing (depth, frequency), muscle tension and more. Likewise, it has a mental component. I feel relaxed or tense, happy, sad, angry, etc. Observing one's state helps to...
Read More ..."Problem Solving" - How does it work?
Solving a problem - as defined here - results in reduced stressful feelings caused by the problem - or in the ideal case these disappear completely. Other considerations beforehand have shown that the solution of the problem is important for you and that you therefore do not want to or cannot stay...
Read More ..."Meaning" - What is it?
People tend to believe in an objective truth - especially in American/European culture. Something is so and so. Someone is so and so.This overlooks the fact that meaning is first created in a person's mind. Mostly a perception is given a certain meaning without thinking about it, based on previous...
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