Culture and Psychology

Older Age and the Need for Love and CareGetting old is a natural process for every human being and due to better self care and medical advancement, individuals' life has been extended and people live longer now. It is important to expand the elderly's emotional experiences and be richer as well by positive causes. RadioBamdad.com

Giving care and Love Ourselves and OthersIn order to stay healthy physically, mentally, and emotionally we need to be conscientious of our own well-being. As parents we usually have a hard time saying no to our children when they need us but we also need to have a balance when it comes to giving and helping your children and others. www.RadioBamdad.com

Art is an expression of emotions and extreme creativity. It is the voice we use to express our feelings such as our likes, dislikes, political ideas, social issues, and many other topics that affect our feelings and emotions. Many pieces of writings such as stories, poetry, and etc.

Limitations, strict rules, and constraints for the most part bring up creativity in people in a variety of ways to overcome those restrictions. This shows up in art, especially in forms of writing, such as poetry, short stories, novels, as well as paintings, drawing, and pieces of music.

Gate-control theory of pain is a mechanism in the spinal cord that mediates the perception of pain or in another word blocking the pain. Sometimes the pain can be a combination of psychological and physical. Taking medication helps but the cause of pain is more important to be determined and cured.

Retirement can be a difficult decision to make and may be perceived differently from a woman's perception to a man's perception. Part of an individual identity is their profession and what they do. Psychologists normally do not retire and rather see less and less patients.

There is a saying in Persian language that says, “Kareh Neeko Kardan Az Por Kardan Ast”, which means if you want to be good at something, you need to do it over and over. This is a good example for anything we want to become good at. This extends to sports, education, art, etc. Wanting to do a hubby or profession in the best possible way needs effort.

The major emotions in the Psychology world starts with the proposal of James Lange, a famous psychologist and that is when something causes physical reaction, we experience emotion. For example, when hiking, running into a bear, we first face physical reactions such as, fast heartbeat or difficulty breathing and then we realize what emotions we have.

Traveling is a wonderful experience but as we are moving to more security and carefulness traveling is becoming more difficult, especially traveling via air due to limited luggage and passing through security and the crowd. Traveling is now more for youngsters than older generations due to long walks in the airport...

The challenges that people go through in life based on personal goals, religious beliefs or professional reasons. There is a famous saying that somebody asked why you climbed mount Everest and the person said because it is there. Nature is a powerful force that draws people to places due to the connectedness and how it makes one humble and appreciative.

Some individuals tend to follow one or a few of the special family hobbies or interests due to continuous observations and practices. These include special cultural dances, cooking cultural foods, baking unique types of pastries and desserts, family arts and music, sports, and etc.

Culture gives us a sense of community, a sense of strength, togetherness, support, and identity. Culture makes our foundation of who we are in a broader sense and how we think, perceive, and interpret. Culture has so many components to it that without thinking we know them.

In the world there are many different nations with different languages, religions, beliefs, and cultures. There are some commonalities among them to mention a few are emotions, love and belongings, safety, health, etc. In our relationships with our significant others, family members, friends, coworkers, neighbors, etc. we need to look at positives and what we have in common.

Family members suffering from addiction not only suffer because of this addiction but also every family member emotionally and psychologically is affected. This is an ongoing issue and it does not go away easily for the addicts themselves and for those who are in close relation with them. Alcoholism and drug addiction is a disease and a disorder.

Getting to know ourselves is an important part of having self-awareness. Asking questions gives one an idea of what might be important, what values worth standing for, and what role we wanted to play in society when we were choosing our profession.

Life is getting back into socializing and for some individuals is not as easy to reconnect and see friends, coworkers, or relatives. The Covid Epidemic during the last two years made changes in most people's personal, professional, and social life. Many prefer to be back to the routine life like before but there are some who prefer to be away from socializing.

Research using the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) has found a relationship between the early attachment experiences of parents and the attachment patterns of their children (van Ijzendoorn, 1997). There are different theories of attachment and the style of connecting to people as a baby that affects human being's relationships in adulthood. Karen Horney Research using the Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) has found a relationship between the early attachment experiences of parents and the attachment patterns of their children (van Ijzendoorn, 1997). There are different theories of attachment and the style of connecting to people as a baby that affects human being's relationships in adulthood. Karen Horney

One of the issues with mental health is the taboo among many countries and cultures. In the U.S. with all the advancement in the field of psychology and the support to provide awareness, still this is not an easy topic to talk about. Many individuals are using the mental health services but are hesitant to reveal their usage of the services. May is the month of National Alliance for Mental Health Illness (NAMI).

One view of one's self is self-esteem and the view of one's ability is self-confidence. Something can happen and our self-esteem and self-confidence can be broken and shaken but also it can be rebuilt. Sometimes in sport this can happen, especially when there is so much pressure on the players.

Putting off things you need to do is an issue for many people. Even people who are very good planners are procrastinators. Being a good planner does not mean you don't procrastinate or put it into action. Partly it could be emotion, hesitation, apprehension that cause the lagging and procrastination. A gap between planning, preparing, and executing.

Most individuals need to have a sense of community, a place where they belong to, friends who know them and they who know others, a place where they connect with others, where they meet and a place where they belong to and where it provides stability, meaning, and a sense of purpose.

How credit card companies pay out to different companies without you checking, and sometimes without you knowing you may have paid to several entertainment or other technical organizations by checking a box or responding “yes” to a question that puts you in a contract commitment annually.

The feedback shared from both the instructors and the learner. The learner specified how something that appeared to be easy, turned out to be serious and roughly difficult. The Golf sport actually has rules of its own and entails many requirements and rules from holding the golf club a certain way to hitting the ball another way.

People decorate their offices and workplaces differently and mostly based on their personal tastes. Some take it a step further and get professional help to ensure their decoration matches well with the purpose of their work. Many therapists' offices are decorated to bring calmness and comfort.

How people behave and interact with each other is not always the same. In some cultures, due to the value and importance of work and professional successes, attention to time might be more important than taking time to interact during their work time….

There is a lot happening these days as a result of Covid 19 and the pandemic, both in personal and professional lives of individuals and families. Reconnecting and creating friendship are not as easy as it was prior to the pandemic and the issues with other variations of the Covid-19.

The two famous actors and celebrities, Chris Rock and Will Smith had a situation at the Oscar Award Ceremony. The very rare situation to happen in front of the world. Will Smith punched Chris on the face after Chris Rock joked about Will Smith's wife, Jada Smith who has a disease called, Alopecia. It was a total loss of impulse control, punching, and using profanity.

Superpower is in each of us and with that comes responsibility. Sometimes other people can pick the superpower in each other but in general it is upon individuals themselves to be curious about their strengths and superpower. Sometimes we grow and raise up from the wounds and traumas we experience in life.

Nowruz is considered as a day for good deeds and speaking good words, people clean and decorate their house, buy new clothes, and have traditional and homemade food spread with friends and family. Nowruz means “new day” in Persian and is the most important festival of the year in Iran. It is also celebrated in a number of other countries.

Psychological assessment may be conceptualized as a process of using psychological tests, clinical interviews, behavioral observations, and other assessment tools together with data on an individual's cognitive, emotional, social, and behavioral functioning for the purpose of description, classification, prediction, and intervention planning and monitoring.

Art Therapy is a non-structured free association with no judgement about the client. The client expresses her/his art to lead the way. It is a language of self and a creative power that enables people to express the process and not make it. It will give a great insight to both a therapist and the client.

Poetry is an art that, like music, can bring different feelings and emotions to our heart and mind. There are many great poets in different cultures and languages whose poetry is filled with wisdom. In Persian language and culture there are worldwide known poets whose poetry has been translated in many languages.

Spirituality is one of the dimensions of a human being that is not scientifically based but it is based on the individual's experiences. Love and compassion exist in the majority of people's experiences which are abstract emotions that are not quantifiable.

Nostalgia is a bittersweet emotion that one can experience by a scene, a painting, a song, a music, a location, or etc. that takes the mind to memories of the past. Thinking back to past experiences that were not necessarily any better but emotionally memorable. Nostalgia is an emotion that all of a sudden appears without thinking about it and it is due to a trigger.

Having a good day means differently for different people due to their different experiences and their lifestyle. There is a wide range of perception and mindset when it comes to expectations of a good day. For some people having a day without shooting, burglary, fight, harshness, arguments sounds like a good day.

Communication is an important part of interaction in personal and professional relationships. The messages we relay to each other and the way we interpret and perceive the messages are very different from each other. Sometimes, silence can relay a deep and meaningful message and other times could be a sign of anger and negative emotions.

Sarcasm is generally a negative and painful part of an interaction with loved ones, coworkers, friends, and anyone in our life. The perpetrator usually has a person in mind to target. They often try to send their sarcastic message to the victim in public and in front of others. This usually ends up with an unpleasant conversation, silence, or embarrassment and withdrawal.

psychology is a part of behavioral science with numerous empirical scientific researches and statistical data about the antipsychotic biological roots of disorders and behaviors, environmental causes of behaviors, important theories of behaviors, behavior treatments, and the efficacy and effectiveness of the antipsychotic medications, atypical drugs, tricyclic meds, and the MAOI medications.

There are several types of listening and we mostly focus on the most common types. An active listening, a critical listening, an informative listening, an empathetic listening, and an appreciative listening. Each of these types have their own specification and definition that are different from another. An example of active listening is to be engaged in a conversation and ask questions for clarification.

Dating involves many aspects of a culture. Marriage ceremonies are also different in various cultures and they too carry many cultural backgrounds and traditions. Love language can be different and based on individuals' experiences and personality type may be specific, for example, some prefer gifts in order to feel they are loved as opposed to individuals who like to receive an act of kindness, or….

Defining mindset is to know what kinds of mindset we possess. Do we have a growth mindset or fixed mindset? Do we know the difference? Do we know if we have a positive or negative mindset? Do we have this mindset based on our upbringing or is this mindset we have based on our own experiences and changes we made to our outlook to life? Is our culture affecting our mindset? Knowing these answers would help us to define what kind of mindset we have.

As psychological specialists work with individuals with mental health issues, most of the patients gradually become better and some go back to their previous real life. The caretakers who were fully involved in the processes of healing of their loved ones depending on the relationship with the patient will react to this situation. This is a very interesting phenomena to attend to from the psychological point of view. Some caretakers feel free and move on to their previous situation and there are others who might become worried and perhaps fearful of the future of their relationship.

The neuropsychology work with patients helps to identify their neurocognitive problems and issues with the brain injuries. Dr. Kathrine Kruser who is specialized in this field talks about the variety of ways she works with the patients and the different tests she uses as tools to be able to find out where the problem (s) lie (s) in the parts of the brain. These tests identify the effects of the injuries on the neurocognition and the severity of the damage.

We have witnessed individuals who have shown persistence in doing challenging behavior in order to enjoy and gain self-satisfaction. What causes such drive in some people? Do people are born with characteristics that dictate them? Are they putting themselves into hard work and challenging efforts to go against their nature and something this miss? This, of course, can be discussed from various points in psychological views.

There are people who put themselves into so much risk, danger, and extra work to do something very challenging and receive a lot of enjoyment by doing these and find themselves successful in completing these challenging tasks. What is it in a person psychologically that puts him or her into so much effort? Is it innate? Is it something to learn?

Many individuals take failure very seriously and rather than taking failure as an opportunity to learn they identify themselves with it and think in their mind that they are failures. There is another category of people who blame others for their mistakes and failure but there are others who accept where their shortcomings are and they evaluate, review, communicate to better understand the issues and work to make it work.

It is an important piece in the new year to start off the year for thinking about some strategies to go through the year. Think about people who have inspired you in life and find what has stuck to you about them as inspirational. People who are inspirational are not afraid to think big and they are open, humble, great listeners, inclusive, stable, and you feel comfortable around them.

Challenges and obstacles are part of life and sometimes it is difficult to find a creative way to deal with them. One of the solutions is to practice to breathe deeply and be present at the moments. It may sound difficult being mindful and positive at all times but with practice through patience, perseverance, acceptance, and hard work it is achievable.

Social status and masculinity are very important for men to continue to keep. Based on the research, achieving “real man” status is difficult and sometimes risky and dangerous and at the same time easy to lose. Women on the other hand don't have as hard a time as men to achieve the status of “real woman”.

We are at the start of the year 2022 and it would be heartwarming to celebrate the new year with positive thoughts, attitude, and act of kindness. It is easy to make someone happy and it is easier to make someone miserable so watching our behavior and words towards each other is the most important aspect to consider when interacting with each other.

Year 2020 was smoother than previous year 2019 due to the availability of the Covid-19 Vaccines and the start of socializing. Offices and organizations started to open and their staff started attending their workplaces a couple of days per week. This by itself brought some positive feelings of getting back to normal to some extent. Small gatherings and visitations among friends and family members showed a sense of normalcy.