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Marc Brackett on Emotional Intelligence and the Mood Meter

Marc Brackett on Emotional Intelligence and the Mood Meter

I should be posting this under the “Coping Skills” section of this blog, but I will leave it here to make it more easily accessible. I’ve unsurprisingly been struggling somewhat to find really useful and helpful articles and information about coping skills, sadly it’s not one of the more easily available subjects to find material about. This is an excellent and particularly valuable talk, although very long, about techniques to regulate emotion and devise adaptive coping strategies, and strategies to…

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Emotional Intelligence: From Theory to Everyday Practice – YouTube

Emotional Intelligence: From Theory to Everyday Practice – YouTube

A very interesting talk about emotional intelligence, from theory to practical application. Long, but well worthwhile. Brought to you by Yale.

20 Signs That Your Boss May Be a Psychopath | Psychology Today

20 Signs That Your Boss May Be a Psychopath | Psychology Today

An interesting article, it seems as a society we reward this sort of behavior. Not consistently, or deliberately, but it does seem that there is a higher percentage of this personality disorder in management than there should be. … and some tips to help you survive him or her. Source: 20 Signs That Your Boss May Be a Psychopath | Psychology Today

A neuroscientist explains: Trump has a mental disorder that makes him a dangerous world leader

A neuroscientist explains: Trump has a mental disorder that makes him a dangerous world leader

An interesting article with case study. Source: A neuroscientist explains: Trump has a mental disorder that makes him a dangerous world leader

The Insanity Defense | Psychology Today

The Insanity Defense | Psychology Today

An interesting article explaining the Insanity plea An Intersection of Morality, Public Policy, and Science Source: The Insanity Defense | Psychology Today

What Part of Borderlines are Crazy and Dangerous Do You Not Understand? – YouTube

What Part of Borderlines are Crazy and Dangerous Do You Not Understand? – YouTube

Another interesting video which raises some valid and important points. But be cautious, the style of these is candid and at times fairly blunt and sometimes a little angry. My experience is that anger is natural, but one needs to let go of the anger at some point.

“Falling through the cracks”: Challenges for High School Students with Autism | The Well

“Falling through the cracks”: Challenges for High School Students with Autism | The Well

An interesting article regarding ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder) in high school students. Awareness of the shortfalls in the school systems as far as providing support for students suffering from ASD is concerned. Source: “Falling through the cracks”: Challenges for High School Students with Autism | The Well

The most important lesson from 83,000 brain scans | Daniel Amen | TEDxOrangeCoast – YouTube

The most important lesson from 83,000 brain scans | Daniel Amen | TEDxOrangeCoast – YouTube

A particularly interesting talk, well worth watching.

Recognizing and Understanding Abuse in a Borderline Personality Disorder Relationship

Recognizing and Understanding Abuse in a Borderline Personality Disorder Relationship

Another informative and helpful article. Providing the most comprehensive collection of information related to bipolar disorder. Whether you or a loved one has bipolar disorder, you need this information now and you won’t find most of it on any other site related to bipolar disorder. Source: Recognizing and Understanding Abuse in a Borderline Personality Disorder Relationship

Stop Walking on Eggshells: Secrets of Limit Setting – Randi Kreger – YouTube

Stop Walking on Eggshells: Secrets of Limit Setting – Randi Kreger – YouTube

An interesting talk on setting boundaries (Phrased in the talk as limits). The talk is sound advice for anyone, even outside of the context of Personality disorders. The same advice can be applied in the work context, although slightly differently. Take away points from this are the five C’s she mentions, but also that one would benefit from giving consideration to what one’s own personal boundaries are pro-actively. Also something which is fundamental is that one needs to take responsibility…

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