Psychology

The origin of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is grounded in the cognitive revolution that started in the 1950s. Nonetheless, its influences can be tracked as early as the 1900s, when behaviourism…

The three circles model is a theory proposed by Paul Gilbert, Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Derby and founder of The Compassionate Mind Foundation. This model is…

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a third-wave Cognitive-Behaviorual Therapy (CBT), centred on the idea of acceptance, presence, and values-focused life as an approach to managing mental health problems. ACT…

Do you tend to pay more attention to the bad things that happen in your life than the good things? Have you realised that when something good happens, your brain…

The theory of mind is the ability to attribute other’s people beliefs, desires, intentions and feelings, and to understand that our own mental states are different from the ones from…

The original Bowlby’s attachment theory is clear about the risks of mother deprivation at an early age. He supported the concept of monotropism to refer to the special bond between…