Do you have a secure attachmnet? Ainsworth´s experiment showed that if a child has secure attachment it shows distress when the mother leaves the room and it becomes pleased when she returns. The child welcomes the mother´s comfort and continues… Läs mer »Do you have secure attachment?
What kind of attachment did you have with your parents? The attachment theory, developed by Bowlby is the base on which different psychologists have done research to se how a mother´s (usually the primary caretaker)behavior influences a child´s attachment to… Läs mer »What kind of attachment did you have with your parents?
Rule 6 How to move forward when you have reached a dead end in a conflict: 1. First try to find the root to why you think the way you do. May be you you are anxious to spend money… Läs mer »Warning signals in a relationship and how to work on your relationship 2 (3)
Warning signals in a relationship and how to make your relationship work Rule 4 Try to make your decisions together with your partner. Gottman talks about two types of conflicts between couples. One type is about thing that are more… Läs mer »Warning signals in a relationship and how to work on your relationship 2 (2)
Warning signals in a relationship and how to work on your relationship I will now write about Gottman´s seven great rules to make a relationship work. I often advice my patients to try some of the exercizes and I think… Läs mer »Warning signals in a relationship and how to work on your relationship 2
The brain, attraction and addiction in a relationship I have written some things that you can think about if you have destructive patterns in a relationship and how you can work on that. Now I would like to describe what… Läs mer »The brain, attraction and addiction in a relationship
Warning signals in a marriage and how to work on the relationship When you meet someone you get interested in and start a relationship with that person, you often make an effort to please your partner in the beginning. If… Läs mer »Warning signals in a relationship and how to work on your relationship
The brain and mindfulness Mindfulness has grown more and more in the world of therapy. Doing mindfulness in a regular basis will make you become more aware of what happens here and now and you will be able to be… Läs mer »The brain and mindfulness
KBT psykologen reflects on psychopathic relationships Since most people who are psychopaths are men, there are of course more case examples of male psychopaths. I will give a case example of a female psychopath with clear psychopathic behaviors and… Läs mer »KBT psykologen reflects on relationships with a psychopath 2
KBT psykologen reflects on relationships Talking about destructive patterns in relationships and that it can be hard to break them makes me reflect on a type of relationship that is extremely hard to withdraw from once you are in it,… Läs mer »KBT psykologen reflects on relationships with a psychopath