by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Nov 27, 2018 | Alternative Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Natural Remedies, Psychotherapy |
Color psychology is the study of hues as a determinant of human behavior. Color influences perceptions that are not obvious, such as the taste of food. Colors can also enhance the effectiveness of placebos. For example, red or orange pills are generally used as...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Jan 27, 2017 | Counseling, Emotions, Psychological Development, Relationships |
Robert Plutchik was a psychologist who developed a psychoevolutionary theory of emotion, considered one of the most influential classification approaches for general emotional responses. Plutchik suggested that there were eight basic emotions; anger, fear, sadness,...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Dec 20, 2016 | Depression, Family Therapy, Marriage Counseling, Psychotherapy, Relationship Counseling, Relationships, Therapy |
A genogram, sometimes called a family map, is a pictorial display of a patient’s family relationships and medical history. It goes beyond a traditional family tree by allowing the user to visualize hereditary patterns and psychological factors that punctuate...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Sep 11, 2016 | Child Development, Psychotherapy |
A life cycle describes the different stages that a living organism goes through during its lifetime. The duration and number of life stages differ from specie to specie. German-born American psychologist Erik Erikson developed an elaborate theory of human development...
by San Jose Counseling Therapist | Jul 29, 2016 | Counseling, Motivation, Relationships |
The two-factor theory (also known as Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory and dual-factor theory) states that there are certain factors in the workplace that cause job satisfaction while a separate set of factors cause dissatisfaction, all of which act...
