4,465 Quotes About Psychology

Instead of seeing ADHD-type behaviors as part of the spectrum of normal childhood that most kids eventually grow out of, or as responses to bumps or rough patches in a child's life, we cluster these behaviors into a discrete (and chronic) "illness" or "mental health condition" with clearly defined boundaries. And we are led to believe that this "illness" is rooted in the child's genetic makeup and requires treatment with psychiatric medication.

إن جميع الفاشلين في الحياة لا يقيمون وزنا إلى شيء اسمه : التعاون مع الغير

We are conscious of ourselves because we are conscious of others; and in an analogous manner, we are conscious of others because in our relationship to ourselves we are the same as others in their relationship to us. I am aware of myself only to the extent that I am as another for myself.

Neurosis is the result of willing the spontaneous.

Forgetting is, I think, a form of protection.

I familiarize myself with every detail of their crimes and loathe what they did. At the same time, I may feel tremendous empathy and sorrow for what they went through in their young lives that contributed to their adult behavior

Other people live in a different world from me. They see colors, feel things, love each other and get excited. I have none of that. To me, the world is gray. I'm on the outside, looking in.

After a childhood chock full of unpredictable parenting, the adult child of the addict is anxious, worried, and secretly insecure.

My focus is on understanding why people commit violent and predatory acts, not to help them become better, more law-abiding citizens, but to aid in catching them, prosecuting them, and putting them away