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Cognitive Dissonance

Cognitive Dissonance
Understanding this experiment sheds a brilliant light on the dark world of our inner motivations. The ground-breaking social psychological experiment of Festinger and Carlsmith (1959) provides a central insight into the stories we tell ourselves about why we think and behave the way we do. The experiment is filled with ingenious deception so the best way to understand it is to imagine you are taking part. So sit back, relax and travel back. The time is 1959 and you are an undergraduate student at Stanford University… As part of your course you agree to take part in an experiment on ‘measures of performance’. Little do you know, the experiment will actually become a classic in social psychology. The set-up Once in the lab you are told the experiment is about how your expectations affect the actual experience of a task. Perhaps you wonder why you’re being told all this, but nevertheless it makes it seem a bit more exciting now that you know some of the mechanics behind the experiment. Related:  Health

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self help - Google Play This SERIOUS self improvement app contains the ingredient to help one to step forward to life. These are some of the content:- Healthy Abundance Mindset- Meditation- Goal Setting..and many more! Ideal for those who wants to self help themselves! Read below to read some tips since you are already here. So how do you stay calm, composed and maintain self esteem in a tough environment? Imagine yourself as a Dart Board. Dart Pin #1 : Negative Work EnvironmentBeware of “dog eat dog” theory where everyone else is fighting just to get ahead. Dart Pin #2: Other People’s BehaviorBulldozers, brown nosers, gossipmongers, whiners, backstabbers, snipers, people walking wounded, controllers, naggers, complainers, exploders, patronizers, sluffers… all these kinds of people will pose bad vibes for your self esteem, as well as to your self improvement scheme. Dart Pin #3: Changing EnvironmentYou can’t be a green bug on a brown field. Dart Pin #4: Past ExperienceIt’s okay to cry and say “ouch!”

Mindfulnet.org:The independent mindfulness information website - Home Cortisol and Stress: How Cortisol Affects Your Body, and How To Stay Healthy in the Face of Stress Cortisol is an important hormone in the body, secreted by the adrenal glands and involved in the following functions and more: Proper glucose metabolism Regulation of blood pressure Insulin release for blood sugar maintanence Immune function Inflammatory response Normally, it’s present in the body at higher levels in the morning, and at its lowest at night. Although stress isn’t the only reason that cortisol is secreted into the bloodstream, it has been termed “the stress hormone” because it’s also secreted in higher levels during the body’s ‘fight or flight’ response to stress, and is responsible for several stress-related changes in the body. Small increases of cortisol have some positive effects: A quick burst of energy for survival reasons Heightened memory functions A burst of increased immunity Lower sensitivity to pain Helps maintain homeostasis in the body Cortisol secretion varies among individuals. Email This Page To A Friend

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Switching off after work: why it's important and how to do it It is not unusual for people to think and reflect about work issues during their leisure time. But many individuals find they are unable to escape from their work – thinking or ruminating about work issues dominates much of their free time. This can actually be counter-productive and may also increase health risks. Surveys have found that up to 70% of employees find it difficult to unwind after work, and worry about their job outside working hours. Inadequate recovery or poor disengagement from work has been associated with a number of health problems, including: cardiovascular disease, fatigue, negative mood, and sleep disturbance. Techniques for helping workers switch off and unwind post-work: 1. Research on memory has revealed people are better able to remember unfinished tasks than completed ones. Similarly at work, if you don’t finish off a piece of work, it may pop into your memory even when you are well away from the workplace. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Self-esteem Written by Christine Webber, health writer, broadcaster and psychotherapist Self-esteem is a term that is commonly used. But what does it actually mean? The word 'esteem' comes from a Latin word that means 'to estimate'. So, self-esteem is how you estimate, or regard, yourself. And if you want to check whether your own levels of self-esteem are healthy, try asking yourself these questions. Do I like myself? People with low self-esteem find it hard to answer yes to all or most of the above. Remember – you're uniquely special! A good way to start improving your self-esteem is to acknowledge that you are special – because there's no one else quite like you. Not only are your fingerprints and DNA different from everyone else's (unless you have an identical twin), but your mind, and how it thinks and operates, is totally your own. This means that out of 7 billion people in the world, you are a one-off. You have other rights, too. Put behaviour in perspective Halt destructive thoughts Keep calm.

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