Key Solution Focus Interviewing Skills

There are several key Solution Focus interviewing skills that are indispensable in moving individuals from problem focus to solution focus.

Narcissistic Personality Disorder - Who is a Malignant Narcissist?

QUESTION Number 1 - Who is a Narcissist? Dear Dr. Vaknin, I read the excerpts you placed on your web site with great interest. I wanted to ask: Isn't your definition of malignant narcissism too w...

The Iron Mask - The Common Sources of Personality Disorders

Do all personality disorders have a common psychodynamic source? To what stage of personal development can we attribute this common source? Can the paths leading from that common source to each of ...

Metaphors of the Mind (Part II)

Storytelling has been with us since the days of campfire and besieging wild animals. It served a number of important functions: amelioration of fears, communication of vital information (regarding su...

Erickson's Theory of Human Development

I’m sure you’ve heard the term “Identity Crisis” before. It’s thought of as a conflict of self and society and its introduction came from one of the most famous psychoanalyst of the 20th century. Si...

Time Out of Mind

Let us first consider the role of time in our lives, then let us consider that role in terms of mental illness. Buddhists and Hindus, among others, propose that time does not actually exist. The West...

The Cyber Narcissist

To the narcissist, the Internet is an alluring and irresistible combination of playground and hunting grounds, the gathering place of numerous potential Sources of Narcissistic Supply, a world where ...

Behavioral Manifestations of Alzheimer's Dementia

As the disease advances, the cognitive decline becomes associated with behavioral manifestations.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Neurologically Based

Is ADHD even a real disorder? If so what causes it?

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is Not Related to I.Q.

ADHD kids are not smarter, nor are they less intelligent, than kids without ADHD. Don't believe it? Read on...

Did Europeans Migrate to the Americas Before Columbus?

The question of whether Europeans migrated to the Americas sometime in prehistory has been a longstanding controversy. In fact, for over 200 years scholars have asked whether prehistoric Europeans possibly migrated to the Americas prior to Columbus’ discovery.

Evolution: The Devil Is in the Details (Part One of Six)

Why is evolution so widely accepted in the twenty-first century? Is it a fact or theory? Is the evidence conclusive? Let's take a closer look and see if we can answer these questions.