Psychology myths
Feeling Barmy in a BANI World?
- Cynthia Johnson
Feeling out of sorts? A bit anxious? You may be experiencing the BANI world. BANI is a model to explain the confusion and anxiety in response to global conditions.
Taking a Chance
- Derek Roger
Evolution is often thought to be a process of trial and error. In fact, it’s the other way round: evolution proceeds by error and trial.
Great Expectations
- Derek Roger
We often hope that things will get better, or at least, not worse. Better or worse actually means better or worse 'for me.'
Something Mything
- Derek Roger
The field of stress and stress management has more myths than the traditions of ancient Greece and Rome together.
Me First!
- Derek Roger
There have been many references over the past few years to managers being narcissistic or even psychopathic.
It's not black and white!
- Derek Roger
We emphasise that there is no 'good stress', and that all that stress offers is a life that may be shorter and will definitely be more miserable.
Where's TED?
- Derek Roger
A recent TED talk by Kelly McGonigal was an opportunity to demonstrate that the earth is not after all flat.
Resilience: Inoculation Against Stress
- Derek Roger
The research programme that underpins the Challenge of Change Resilience programme was based on the fundamental question in science – what's wrong?
Psycholimitations
- Derek Roger
Many models have been proposed to try to define and explain stress, but a common feature is a reliance on capacity.
Another day, another myth
- Derek Roger
During the 1950s and 60s two US Naval surgeons noticed a relationship between the number of things that had happened to people and their tendency to become ill.
Dangerous Myths
- Derek Roger
The NZ Herald recently carried an article claiming that “showing your anger rather than repressing emotions is the key to a successful life at home and at work”.