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Theory

Welcome to the theory category archive. Here you’ll find all the articles that have been indexed as discussing a theory.

Here you’ll find articles where I discuss a range of psychological theories. For example, positive psychology and harm reduction.

Can Entropy Teach Us About The Secret To Being Happier?

28 January 202512 October 2022 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a White woman swinging on swing in a playground whilst smiling to represent the topic of the article - Can Entropy Teach Us About The Secret To Being Happier?

Reading Time: 7 minutesWe all want to be happier, but with the way the world demands our time, it can be hard to do. Enter entropy for the assist

Categories General, Mental Health, Research, TheoryTags Happiness, Self-Care, What is...22 Comments

Spoon Theory: A Simple Explanation Of Energy Usage

6 June 202414 September 2022 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a woman putting her spoons into a drawer to represent the topic of the article - Spoon Theory: A Simple Explanation Of Energy Usage

Reading Time: 6 minutesSpoons equal energy, energy equal spoons. That’s the simple takeaway from spoon theory. But there’s a lot more too it than that

Categories General, Health, Learning Disabilities and Difficulties, Me, Mental Health, Research, TheoryTags Anxiety, Autism, Coping Strategies, Depression, Dyslexia, Reactive Hypoglycaemia, What is...39 Comments

Achievements Collage: An Easy Way To Celebrate Yourself

9 June 202416 March 2022 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a white woman gluing pictures to whiteboard to represent the topic of the article - Achievements Collage A Quick And Easy Way To Celebrate Yourself

Reading Time: 5 minutesCreating an achievements collage is a creative way to remind yourself of your achievements, boost motivation, and combat negative thoughts

Categories General, Mental Health, Research, TheoryTags Motivation, Self-Care, What is...45 Comments

Abstinence And Harm Reduction: The Two Addition Treatments

9 June 202413 October 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a person sitting at the side of the road holding to bottles of alcohol and wearing a furry panda head to represent the topic of the article - Abstinence And Harm Reduction: The Two Addition Treatment Methods

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe abstinence model has been the leading treatment method for over a hundred years, but are people better served by a different approach?

Categories General, Mental Health, Research, Theory, TherapyTags Addiction55 Comments

12 Self-Harm Substitutes Inspired By The Harm Reduction Theory

10 June 20245 May 2021 by Unwanted Life
A photo of an Asian woman kneeling down on a hard floor leaning forward with her arms crossed with the title of the article - 12 Self-Harm Substitutes Inspired By The Harm Minimisation Theory - in the top right corner

Reading Time: 9 minutesSelf-harm is often a subject people try to avoid talking about, especially in the context of harm minimisation. This article will change that

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, TheoryTags Coping Strategies, Self-Harm, What is...46 Comments

How To Adapt Motivational Interviewing For Self-Help

12 June 20245 August 2020 by Unwanted Life
A white woman sitting down in her living room reading a self-help book to represent the topic of the article - How To Adapt Motivational Interviewing For Self-Help

Reading Time: 6 minutesMotivational interviewing provides therapists techniques to promote change in clients, which this article has adapted into a self-help method

Categories Advice, General, Health, Me, Mental Health, Theory, TherapyTags Coping Strategies, Self-Care, Support86 Comments

Attentional Bias: Evidence For Addictive Behaviours

12 June 202424 June 2020 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a bright red leaf on a black floor surrounded by black leaves to represent the topic of the article - Attentional Bias: Evidence For Addictive Behaviours

Reading Time: 8 minutesUsing attentional bias, this article will explore how useful it can be with understanding addiction and how it could benefit its treatment

Categories General, Mental Health, Research, TheoryTags Addiction, Coping Strategies44 Comments

Kindness Matters: Why It’s Good To Be Kind

12 June 202420 May 2020 by Unwanted Life
A promo picture for Mental Health Awareness Week created by The Mental Health Foundation to promote - Kindness Matters Why It's Good To Be Kind

Reading Time: 10 minutesKindness is an act of courage, an act of courage that matters, thus, this article outlines what you can do to make our unkind world kinder

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, TheoryTags Psychology, Support89 Comments

What Is Romantic Love?

14 June 20245 February 2020 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a bride and groom of middle eastern decent getting married to represent - What Is Romantic Love?

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe drives associated with love can be found in not only humans but other animals as well. So does our concept of love really exist?

Categories General, Me, Research, TheoryTags Psychology, Relationships, What is...17 Comments

What Is Terror Management Theory?

14 June 202429 January 2020 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a grave stone to represent - What Is Terror Management Theory

Reading Time: 9 minutesApparently, all humans suffer from death anxiety, and in order to explain this anxiety and how we manage it, Terror Management Theory was created

Categories General, Mental Health, Research, TheoryTags Addiction, Anxiety, Coping Strategies, Psychology, What is...37 Comments
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