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Theory of mind
This is a social-cognitive skill that relates to the ability to think about your own mental state and the mental states of other people.
It's called a theory because what we believe is going on with other people is just that - a theory.
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Theory of mind skills tend to improve progressively and sequentially with age.
Theory of mind develops as children gain greater experience with social interactions, by playing, pretending, stories, and relationships with parents.
In our daily interactions with other people, it is important to be able to understand their mental states and to think about how those mental states might influence their actions.
The theory of the mind helps us understand how people think, predict their behavior and solve interpersonal co...
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It is a learning theory developed by Stanford psychologist Albert Bandura in the 60s/70s and provides an understanding of how people get influenced and in turn influence their environment.
It delves into self-learning through observation and modelling, of desirable or ...
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Self-control, an ability to overcome your current state of want or desire, and appreciate the needs of your future self, is similar to the feelings of empathy and selflessness, which essentially is the same ability projected on others.
The feelings of self-control and empathy generate fr...
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- People with psychosis may believe the neighbours are poisoning them; they could believe colleagues have hired someone to kill them.
- Psychiatrists define beliefs as delusions when they consider them to be irrational and unfounded.
- French philosopher Mich...
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