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What is imposter syndrome and how to deal with it?

Imposter syndrome is a very common psychological disorder that in the 70s was considered to affect women more. Its root lies mainly in the basis of upbringing and evaluative critiques of society, particularly family ones, and also in the professional and personal achievements achieved. In the following article, we give you all the information you need …

Testophobia: what it is, causes and treatment

If you have feltstress, anxiety, fearand even stomach upset when the presentation of academic exams or tests approaches, you may suffer fromtestophobia. Although it is considereda common phobiaespecially among adolescents, adults who have not had good experience with this evaluation method during their school age can also suffer from it. For these reasons, in the …

What are the types of emotional intelligence that exist?

The human being has tried toevolve rationally, but has realized that many of his decisions have changed or have been able to change the course ofthe history of humanity, which has carried a strong emotional component and that is whyemotional intelligence arises. In the following article, we will explain whatemotional intelligence consists of, what its types are …

Self-knowledge: what it is, characteristics and how to reinforce it

Self-knowledge is theability to see oneself clearly and objectively through reflection and introspection. While it may not be possible to achieve total objectivity about oneself, there is a spectrum of self-awareness. In fact, self-knowledge consists ofunderstanding oneselfin order to achieve your goals. Although we all think we know each other well,many people may not know …

What is positive punishment and how does it work?

Various strategies have emerged from many investigations, aimed at buildingtechniquesaimed at modifying behaviorsconsidered inappropriate by society and one of them ispositive punishment. In the following article, we give youall the information regarding positive punishment, what are its most relevant characteristics and we will explain how it works. What is positive punishment? To enter into context, …

Chronic depression: what it is, causes and treatment

Today there are many people who suffer fromchronic depression, which is acommon and quite serious problemthat negatively affects the emotional health of those who suffer from it, since it is a type of disorder that occurs in a prolonged manner. The main symptoms suffered by people suffering from chronic depression are irritability, sadness, isolation, low …

What is intrapersonal intelligence and how to strengthen it?

Many of life’s important decisions, as rational as they may seem, have an emotional component that we cannot avoid. However,certain skillscan be developed and strengthened to reduce the possibility of mistakes and one of them isintrapersonal intelligence. In this article, we explain whatintrapersonal intelligence consists of, what its characteristics are and how you can strengthen it. …

Vigotsky scaffolding: features and process in learning

Lev Vygotsky was a prominent psychologist in the 20s and 30s of the 20th century. He was a revolutionary who raised the intrinsic relationship that is available between theknowledge that an individual develops and his development in the social environment. For its foundation, internalization is the key to everything that is presented about itself, at …