Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

A genuine smile that is characterized by the skin crinkling around the corners of the eyes.  

A game played that involves a persecutor, victim, and rescuer.  

The stress and adjustment trajectory of divorce depends on the person, the stressors associated with the divorce, and the factors that moderate the impact of the divorce.  

Following the commands of a supreme being is the path to happiness.  

Stressors that occurred in the more distant past.  

The act of challenging irrational beliefs in REBT.  

Also known as traits; the particular characteristics or structural elements of personality that predispose a person to respond in certain ways.  

An enduring tendency to have global expectations of positive outcomes.  

A form of coping in which the stressor or the emotions it evokes are not dealt with directly but are instead avoided or escaped from.  

The idea that mindfulness meditation achieves some of its beneficial effects by the practitioner learning to let go of tendencies to react automatically to stimuli.