Tag: "psychology"

A Brief Catechesis on Mental Illness and Violence
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A Brief Catechesis on Mental Illness and Violence

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The first written catechism of the Catholic Church, known as the Didache, and dated somewhere in the first century A.D., begins with a sentence of great clarity. It should be memorized: “There are two ways, one of life and one of death, but a great difference between the two ways.” Discussions of the recent mass murders, […]

Maslow’s Hierarchy Revisited—Parenthood’s On Top!
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Maslow’s Hierarchy Revisited—Parenthood’s On Top!

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Sometimes you just want to roll your eyes and say “Duh!”  A team of researchers at Arizona State University, led by evolutionary psychologist Douglas Kenrick, has noticed that most people really like being parents.  Despite the challenges of child-rearing, Kenrick reported that the warmth, the love, the creativity, the sense of purpose and belonging—all of these […]