4,465 Quotes About Psychology

People only ask 'Why?' when they receive bad news.

People only ask ‘Why?’ when they receive bad news.

I once had a burning desire to become a therapist. Then I realized I am not altogether impressed with the field. All they really had to do was get me to stop drinking, and after 8 years, they are still failing miserably. I still Love Booze... and Now I get the secondary payoff of 'beating' my substance counselor. hehehe. Idiots.

Desde los reyes a los plebeyos, desde los inteligentes a los de condición sencilla, lo que el hombre necesita es amor verdadero.

El antónimo más exacto de la soberbia es la humildad, característica del hombre que reconoce sus defectos y es capaz de someter su razón, su voluntad y sus preferencias en bien de los demás; se interesa por los problemas y las circunstancias ajenas. La humildad es el mejor camino para la ascética personal y la espiritualidad trascendente.

When it comes to feeling, out of sight really is out of mind.

[C]lients seen in public mental health centers and general clinical practices are often more complex and potentially more challenging to work with than those who are screened and selected to participate in randomized clinical trials (RCTs; Briere & Lanktree, 2011; Lanktree et al., 2013; Spinazzola, Blaustein, & van der Kolk, 2005; Westen, Novontny, & Thompson-Brenner, 2004) and may be less responsive to RCT-developed treatment methodologies (Zayfert et al., 2005).

Our own conclusion is that an event is traumatic if it is extremely upsetting, at least temporarily overwhelms the individual's internal resources, and produces lasting psychological symptoms.

Those who think a lot don't talk much. Those who talk a lot don't think much.