Month: October 2026

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Caregiver Burden and Compassion Fatigue: Figley’s Cost of Caring and Zarit Interventions

Examine the psychology of caregiver burden and secondary traumatic stress. Discover Charles Figley's compassion fatigue, Steven Zarit's burden model, and respite care.

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Older-Adult Mental Health and Geropsychology: Erikson’s Ego Integrity and Life Review Therapy

Examine late-life mental health and geropsychology. Discover Laura Carstensen's Socioemotional Selectivity Theory, Erikson's Ego Integrity vs Despair, and Life Review Therapy.

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Midlife Transitions and Meaning: Carl Jung’s Individuation and Erikson’s Generativity

Examine the developmental psychology of midlife. Discover Carl Jung's second-half-of-life individuation, Erikson's generativity vs stagnation, and existential legacy.

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Adoption, Foster Care and Alternative Family Formation: Karyn Purvis’s TBRI and Attachment

Examine the psychology of adoption and foster care. Learn Karyn Purvis's Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) connecting principles and open disclosure ethics.

2 min read

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Infidelity and Betrayal: Shirley Glass’s Windows and Walls and Gottman’s Trust Repair

Examine the clinical treatment of infidelity and romantic betrayal. Discover Shirley Glass's Windows and Walls architecture and John Gottman's 3-phase trust repair…

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Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control: Evan Stark’s Model, Trauma Bonding, and Safety Planning

Examine the dynamics of domestic abuse and coercive control. Discover Evan Stark's invisible prison framework, trauma bonding neurobiology, and lethal risk safety…

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Separation, Divorce and Breakup Recovery: Heartbreak Neurobiology and Emery’s Divorce Grief

Explore the psychological and neurochemical recovery from relationship dissolution. Learn Helen Fisher's heartbreak neuroscience, Robert Emery's divorce grief, and co-parenting.

2 min read

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Family Systems and Family Therapy: Murray Bowen’s Differentiation and Minuchin’s Boundaries

Examine systemic family psychology. Discover Murray Bowen's differentiation of self, triangulation, transgenerational trauma, and Salvador Minuchin's structural boundaries.

2 min read

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Couple Relationships and Couple Therapy: Gottman Four Horsemen and Sue Johnson’s EFT

Examine evidence-based relationship science. Discover John Gottman's Four Horsemen, the 5:1 positivity ratio, and Sue Johnson's Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).

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College, Emerging Adulthood and Independence: Arnett’s 5 Features and The Quarter-Life Crisis

Examine the developmental psychology of young adults aged 18 to 29. Discover Jeffrey Arnett's 5 features of emerging adulthood, identity capital, and…

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