by jmalouff | Apr 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand and to regulate emotions in oneself and in others. High EI is associated with more optimism, greater impulse control, better mood, more empathic perspective taking, more closeness and warmth in relationships, greater...
by jmalouff | Apr 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
Famous psychologist Albert Ellis developed a model of maladjustment focused on irrational (self-defeating) beliefs. Applying these 10 or so beliefs to events tends to make a person experience negative emotions. I led the development of a scale to measure those...
by jmalouff | Apr 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
I will focus on three empirically-supported actions to take today and every day to avoid becoming demented as you age. To put the matter simply, keep active physically, mentally, and socially. Meaning what? Exercise vigorously and often. Exercise can be overdone, but...
by jmalouff | Apr 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Read the newspaper in Australia and learn about men killing their girlfriend by throwing her off a balcony or off a cliff. In other countries, men use guns to kill their romantic partner. These events do not happen as often as one might think from following the news,...