Research shows that the behavior of the people you most spend time with can affect your own behavior, for better or worse. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found that children who need assistance improving their social skills might benefit more when grouped with peers who have similar social skill levels, rather than with peers who have a similar disability or disorder. "We know that how you group children together in an intervention situation matters immensely," said Janine Stichter, professor of special education at the MU College of Education. "However, we have to consider what types of groups work better than others and create the best positive behavior outcomes." Stichter and her team worked with nearly 300 students with varying social disorders across 34 middle schools to test what conditions make group-based social interventions more effective. Current practices are often ineffective, she says, because children are conveniently grouped together by matching class schedules or similar disorders. Stichter found that grouping by disability or disorder is less successful at creating positive behavior changes than grouping children by similar social abilities. "One child might have difficulties looking people in the face, while another might have issues staying on topic," Stichter said. "However, if they both are at the level where they can interact and realize they have behaviors that need to be corrected, they can communicate effectively and help each other in a group setting. They essentially learn together." For example, it might not be ideal to form groups made up solely of children on the autism spectrum. Instead, it could be more beneficial for children's development to group them with others who have similar social abilities but have a wide array of challenges. "Social skills aren't just about friendship. It's about being able to react to and thrive in your environment," Stichter said. "That's why families and practitioners have this drive to help children as early and as effectively as we possibly can. If we're not taking the time to match children with the correct interventions, then we run the risk of wasting time and possibly hampering their development."

Educational Psychology

by Aman Kumar Singh

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People with anxiety disorders aren't the only people who experience anxiety; in fact, everyone feels it everyday, they just don't know it. Anxiety is what you feel before a big game or an important test. It's the source of excitement before you go on a ski trip at your favorite resort. It's the butterflies in your stomach on a first date. It's what can prepare you for a big event; it's the rush you feel. Depending on how you interpret this feeling, however, it can be your best friend or worst enemy.              People with anxiety disorders get this rush, but deal with it differently. Their mind and body turn this normally helpful emotion into a feeling of helplessness, and don't allow themselves to get motivated. Before big games and important tests, rather than getting inspired to prepare for the event, people with anxiety disorders get the feeling that there's no point in getting ready. They end up concentrating on something much less important because it feels much more comfortable. The rush that usually helps someone deal with a situation becomes the situation they're dealing with. They don't want to feel uneasy so they try and keep their mind off it. The most important thing to a person with this disorder is to get rid of the 'nervousness'; the problem is, the easiest way to do so is to avoid the situation that's causing it.              The mind will make subconscious decisions that postpone or even stop people from dealing with the situation. In the moments before a big event, people easily get distracted and find them selves tempted to engage in another activity. Although they might think it's a good idea to go through with their urges, it's really just a distraction to remove them from the situation in order to lower the anxiety.

Clinical Psychology

by Srishti Jataiwal

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Life is a chance in many directions ,the better and suitable direction we choose the better it is.We are suggested at many things ,but the way we consider the suggestion is what matters. What I am trying to tell is ,there are many opportunities life provides and they are completely open but we don't know which one to choose. Hence we stay confused who we are . Each and every opportunity is interconnected. Either getting to be an engineer or being an doctor or an banker is an opportunity.The opportunities doesn't stop, it continues.  An Engineer can create medical equipments and machines for doctors and doctors can keep engineers healthy.Its just about solving problems to each other Choose a path to solve a specific problem in a best way possible.

Educational Psychology

by Rahul Kurdekar

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Sam and Diane from "Cheers." Ross and Rachel from "Friends." Carrie and Mr. Big from "Sex and the City." These are just some of the notable on-again, off-again couples found in pop culture. While their relationships made for storylines that kept viewers entertained, a researcher from the University of Missouri says that the pattern of breaking up and getting back together can impact an individual's mental health and not for the better. He suggests people in these kinds of relationships should make informed decisions about stabilizing or safely terminating their relationships. Prior research has estimated that more than 60 percent of adults have been involved in on-off relationships, and more than one-third of cohabitating couples reported breaking up and later reconciling at some point. Compared to relationships without this pattern, on-off relationships are associated with higher rates of abuse, poorer communication and lower levels of commitment. "Breaking up and getting back together is not always a bad omen for a couple," said Kale Monk, assistant professor of human development and family science. "In fact, for some couples, breaking up can help partners realize the importance of their relationship, contributing to a healthier, more committed unions. On the other hand, partners who are routinely breaking up and getting back together could be negatively impacted by the pattern." Monk and co-authors Brian Ogolsky and Ramona Oswald from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, examined data from more than 500 individuals currently in relationships. They found that an increase in breaking up and reuniting was associated with more psychological distress symptoms such as depression and anxiety. They did not find meaningful differences between same-sex and heterosexual relationships in this pattern. Partners break up and reunite for a number of reasons, a common one is necessity or practicality. For example, a person might stay in a relationship for financial reasons or partners might stay together because they feel they have invested too much time into the relationship to leave. However, Monk advises that former partners should get back together based on dedication, not obligation. "The findings suggest that people who find themselves regularly breaking up and getting back together with their partners need to 'look under the hood' of their relationships to determine what's going on," Monk said. "If partners are honest about the pattern, they can take the necessary steps to maintain their relationships or safely end them. This is vital for preserving their well-being." Monk offers the following tips for couples who might want to evaluate their relationships: When considering rekindling a relationship that ended or avoiding future breakups, partners should think about the reasons they broke up to determine if there are consistent or persistent issues impacting the relationship. Having explicit conversations about issues that have led to break ups can be helpful, especially if the issues will likely reoccur. If there was ever violence in the relationship, however, or if having a conversation about relationship issues can lead to safety concerns, consider seeking support-services when it is safe to do so. Similar to thinking about the reasons the relationship ended, spend time thinking about the reasons why reconciliation might be an option. Is the reason rooted in commitment and positive feelings, or more about obligations and convenience? The latter reasons are more likely to lead down a path of continual distress. Remember that it is okay to end a toxic relationship. For example, if your relationship is beyond repair, do not feel guilty leaving for your mental or physical well-being. Couples therapy or relationship counseling is not just for partners on the brink of divorce. Even happy dating and married couples can benefit from 'relationship check-ups' in order to strengthen the connection between partners and have additional support in approaching relationship transitions. "Coming out and getting back in: relationship cycling and distress in same-and-different-sex relationships," recently was published in Family Relations, the interdisciplinary journal of applied family science. Monk also serves as a state specialist for MU Extension. The Department of Human Development and Family Science is in the MU College of Human Environmental Sciences.

Family Psychology

by Aman Kumar Singh

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Do you guys still remember the table of 2 that you were taught in the Kindergarten? I.E. 2 X 2 = 4, 2 X 3 =6… — I am sure you do. But what’s the reason behind that? Why do you still have it fixed in your brain? The answer to this is something Doctors call “Permanent Memory Connections”, they stays with us even when we lose most of our memory. And this is also the same technique that all major military groups use to fix the patriotism in their soldiers after a little brain-wash. Which is the other group that uses the same technique but in a different way? The Terrorists! When a newbie joins a terrorist group, the very first thing that he faces before even the training is the brain-washing which aims to clear all material stuff and connection towards them. And that is followed by the love of their cause because you have to fill that empty space with something else so why not Jihad? They are taught, from the very first moment that they have to DIE (not to fight) for their cause which is generally the establishment of terror that is said to turn into an establishment of a single religion world that will work according to the ideas of the terrorists and their masters. Take the story of a man named Muhammad for example, he joined ISIS when the group had invaded his home nation and replaced the republic with the terror ruling. For him, it seemed the only option to give him a life worth living (which it’s not) so leaving his family & friends behind he moved to the ISIS where he learned everything he knew about the globe from their viewpoint and that replaced everything he knew before. He was 7 years old when he took this action and the next 15 years of his life were just the same. Every day he followed the same routine, learnt the same techniques, received the same ideals and constantly empowered the same patriotic (in a way) mindset. Till the day of action came, he was already eager to die because he knew that with his death, thousands other people will die too and also, that this will help their brothers to take over the world. He was among the most enthusiastic ones. When he reached the planned location, his brothers took out most several bomb explosions and mass killing while he made his way to the city’s most populated square. He was wearing a black tuxedo hiding in it a powerful bomb which has the capacity enough to demolish a shopping mall. His eyes were blood red. The innocents around him had no idea that this walk is their last in the park or this is the last time they held the hands of their loved ones or that this was their last day. He moved his hand to the red button placed under his right middle pocket. It wasn’t that he didn’t have a feeling of fear from death! But that feeling was an ant in front of the elephant commitment. He pushed it. In a matter of seconds, his body burst into pieces that you can’t put together even if you tried all your life. Along that, thousands of others who were unknown of what was happening lived their last breath, surely not imagining getting killed in a bomb blast. Some of his partners also got killed during the attacks but his death left no sign of an existence of him. 3 hours passed by and the social networks were flooded by #JeSuesParis and other supporting hashtags which anyone and everyone else was busy posting and at the same time another Muhammad knocked the ISIS’s door with a resume in eyes which were shouting “Prepare me for the death.” It was all a matter of mindset that differentiated a committed terrorist from an average man and showed a similarity between a committed terrorist and a committed businessman, both of these’s commitments changed the world in a way. And it’s all up to you if you want to change the world by destroying it or by improving it. Rest was the case of psychology, which is explained briefly above.

Experimental Psychology

by Goutam Ahuja

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For most people, the sense of happiness derived from a luxurious vacation, a good movie or a tasty dinner at a restaurant may seem short-lived, but what if it were possible to extend these feelings of enjoyment? Researchers from the University of Minnesota and Texas A&M University decided to explore whether the way people frame their goals for an experience influences how much happiness they glean from the experience over time. They started by questioning whether the traditional approach to setting goals could be limiting the level of happiness for consumers, and their findings will be published in the October issue of the Journal of Consumer Psychology. Prior research has shown that people are more likely to have a sense of well-being if they set specific goals that are concrete and easy to measure -- rather than broad, general goals that may be harder to quantify and attain. While this approach may be effective in setting work, exercise or weight loss goals, the researchers hypothesized that this may not be as beneficial when happiness is the goal. In this area of life, general goals may be an advantage because people will be open to experiencing a broader range of positive emotions. "If people watch a movie with a specific goal like feeling excitement, then they may be less likely to remember the funny or meaningful elements of the movie," says Rohini Ahluwalia, a professor of marketing at the University of Minnesota and author of the study. "We predicted that people with general goals would engage a broader range of emotions and experience more happiness over time." In one experiment, the researchers asked participants to describe an important purchase they had made in the past month. One group described purchases aimed at increasing their level of joy and happiness in life -- a general goal. The other two groups described purchases they had made for more specific goals: to become happier by increasing excitement or to become happier by increasing peace of mind and relaxation. Then the participants completed a survey with questions about how much initial happiness they had derived from the purchase. Two weeks later, the participants received an e-mail asking how much their purchase was contributing to their overall happiness, and how aware they were of it at that point in time. They received an e-mail with the same questions six weeks after their initial purchase. The results from the study showed that although the levels of happiness were equal for the three groups at the initial time of the purchase, those who had more general goals reported more happiness as time passed. The difference between the groups was the most significant six weeks later. "Our findings suggest that people can change the amount of happiness they get out of an experience," Ahluwalia says. "A general happiness goal can leave a longer-lasting positive emotional imprint." This can apply to material purchases like a new car or dress as well as experiential purchases like spending money on vacation or a new music album. Another experiment in the study showed that participants with broader happiness goals experienced more positive emotions after listening to a new song than the participants who had a specific goal of feeling excitement and energy. The participants with the broader goals were also willing to pay more for the song. "Although more studies are needed to confirm our findings, these initial results show that we can make small changes in our thinking patterns to help us experience more joy," Ahluwalia says. "Given that short-lived happiness after experiences is such a common phenomenon, this is an important step in stretching that timeline."

Educational Psychology

by Aman Kumar Singh

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August 2014 - How does the sense of smell change as people age? Some studies show that sensory neurons in the olfactory system in people over 60 may show responses to odour that make it difficult to identify specific smells. This can create issues with identifying dangerous substances and promoting good nutrition. Discussing research published in Neurobiology of Aging in 2011, Professor Diego Restrepo, Ph.D., director of the Center for NeuroScience at University of Colorado School of Medicine said: "We found clear changes in olfactory sensory neuron responses to odours for those 60 and up. When we presented two different odours to the olfactory sensory neurons of younger people they responded to one or the other. The sensory neurons from the elderly responded to both. This would make it harder for the elderly to differentiate between them." The study showed that people losing their sense of smell had a higher risk of malnutrition because taste and smell are closely related. Also they may be unable to detect spoiled food, gas leaks and other toxic vapours. 440 subjects in two age groups - 45-years-old and younger and people 60 and over - were tested for responses to two distinct odours and also subsets of those odours. The objective was to find out if age-related differences in the function of Olfactory Sensory Neurons (OSNs) might contribute to the impairment of the sense of smell. Cells from the two groups were biopsied in collaboration with Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia. The researchers expected to find fewer OSNs in the older subjects and thought the neurons would be less likely to respond to stimuli. However, they found just as many neurons in the older group as the younger but the over 60s could not differentiate between two odours - they blended together. According to Diego Restrepo: "Whereas cells from younger donors were highly selective in the odorants to which they responded, cells from older donors were more likely to respond to multiple odor stimuli� suggesting a loss of specificity. The study suggests that changes in nose and the brain contribute to smell loss in the elderly." In a study of mice reported in 2014 in the Journal of Neuroscience, Florida State University post-doctoral researcher Nicolas Thiebaud and colleagues showed a reverse link: that a bad diet impacted on the sense of smell. When mice were given a high-fat diet over a period of six months showed a significant reduction in their ability to distinguish odours. Smell and Neurodegenerative Conditions Research by Dr Amy Johnston, from Griffith University's School of Nursing and Midwifery and the Eskitis Institute of Cell and Molecular Biology, published in the journal Chemical Senses in 2007 found that normal aging processes have little detrimental effect on the sense of smell. The study tested the ability of about 1000 Australian males and females of all ages to detect or identify a range of odours at different concentrations. The results showed that olfactory function deteriorates relatively slowly with age in the absence of other factors such as smoking, medication or history of nasal problems. Healthy women were found to have a more sensitive sense of smell than healthy men. However, the sense of smell was found to be adversely affected by some medications and deterioration to be associated with a number of neurodegenerative illnesses. The study supported findings that common anti-cholesterol and antihypertensive medications, and chronic conditions such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease were among those associated with impairment of the sense of smell. The study underlined important consequences of losing the sense of smell with particular relevance for older people, for example the risk of poor appetite and nutrition and being unable to assess the fitness of food for consumption.

Clinical Psychology

by Aman Kumar Singh

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Motivation is any internal or external process, which is involved in instigating directing, and terminating behavior. All our involuntary responses are reflexes, where as all our voluntary activities involve motivation. But one's motivation cannot be observed directly. It is inferred from the behavior of the organism. Motivation is a driving state; it is also a behavior-arousal state within the individual. Motivation directs the behavior towards a goal. It is thus an internal eternal condition of the organism that forces him/her into action. Motivation has the following three aspects: (a) A driving state within the organism that is set in motion by bodily needs, environmental stimuli, or mental it’s, (b) The behavior aroused and directed by this state and (c) The goal towards which the behavior is directed. We never observe motives directly. Rather we infer their existence from the people say about the way they feel and from observing that people and animals work towards certain goals. In other words, motives are inferences behavior. If our inferences about motives are correct, we have a powerful for the explanation of behavior. Truly speaking, most of our everyday explanations of behavior are in terms of motives. Here is a simple question- "Why are you going to college?" The answer is given usually in terms of "motivation". You are going to the educational institution because you want to learn something or you need a college degree let a good job or it is a suitable place to make friends. You are a student in the college because you think it is expected of you, and one of your goals is to conform to what is expected. It is true that, most likely you are going to college to meet some combination of these needs. Someone who understands your motives can see why you do the things the way you do. For this reason, clinical and personality psychologists who study the behavior of individuals place so much emphasis motives. Sometimes motives do not tell us exactly what will happen; rather they give us an idea about the range of things a person will do. So, in other words, motives help us to make predictions about behavior.

Clinical Psychology

by dewangi sharma

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How to manage difficult people. Specifiacally dictator type personality.

Consumer Psychology

by Udbhav Agrawal

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Three primary styles: 1. Eros – Loving an ideal person 2. Ludos – Love as a game 3. Storge – Love as friendship Three secondary styles: 1. Mania (Eros + Ludos) – Obsessive love 2. Pragma (Ludos + Storge) – Realistic and practical love 3. Agape (Eros + Storge) – Selfless love

Clinical Psychology

by Aman Kumar Singh

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Secondary Case: BuzzFeed Organizational profile of BuzzFeed BuzzFeed is a News and Entertainment company based in the New York City. It was founded in the year 2006 by Jonah Peretti, the current CEO, and John S. Johnson III. BuzzFeed produces social news, lists, videos and quizzes. BuzzFeed’s flagship channel, BuzzFeed Video has gained immense popularity. The videos have 10.2 billion views and the channel has more than 12.6 million subscribers. BuzzFeed primarily focuses on creating viral content. Due to the various viral hits, it has grown into a global media and technology company. BuzzFeed has not gained its success from the Google search results or even from his homepage. It has done so through word of mouth. The articles and videos liked by people were shared to their friends and thus creating a buzz. It has faced a lot of allegations and criticism over the years. They have faced multiple copyright infringement lawsuits and have been accused of plagiarizing a lot of their content from their competitors. In 2014, Pew Research Centre observed BuzzFeed be an unreliable source in their analysis of trust levels of news sources. Event of Interest BuzzFeed announced its Development Partner’s programme which offered its homegrown stars new creative opportunity in exchange for a vow of exclusivity. However, two employees (Jenny Lorenzo and Brittany Ashley) were fired for violating the contract by featuring in a show outside of BuzzFeed, “Gent-fied”. This led to a wave of employees resigning. This issue took place in June 2017 and came to limelight due to the “Why I left BuzzFeed” videos. Though the employees did not portray BuzzFeed in a negative manner felt the work environment was suffocating. However, in the light of the recent events, the employees that left their jobs do not agree with the previous statement. The other reasons stated by the employees for resigning their job are: 1. Though the former employees accept that they signed a contract which said that the content belongs to the organization, they felt that enough credit wasn’t given for their work. Moreover, they weren’t allowed to work on projects outside BuzzFeed or reply to comments on their videos on YouTube. According to the recent videos posted by the former employees, the organization is “owning their name”. Individuals also felt that they weren’t making videos that they could relate to, rather making ones that the organization thought would go viral on the internet. According to articles that have addressed this issue, “when taking an ethical standpoint, it (BuzzFeed) is a scary place for a creator to be”. 2. The former employees have joined organizations or created their own channels that provide a free work environment. Following this, fans and audience have pointed out that BuzzFeed has copied certain videos that were made by their former employees. 3. As stated by the employees, “BuzzFeed concentrated on producing more videos than producing quality videos and thus focusing on money-making”. This the former employees claim, added pressure and when at the end they(interns) do become producers or actors or designers, their zeal for the work is destroyed and the employees also felt very drained out. Analysis and Interpretation While most of BuzzFeed’s actions were in compliance with their contract, their environment was toxic and did not make employees feel appreciated. Most individuals who work at BuzzFeed are both highly motivated and incredibly creative. People who work here have “messy minds” and the corporate structure present at BuzzFeed hinders their growth and leads to them feeling suffocated. Most interns were subjected to a high-pressure environment which focused more on the quantity of video rather than quality. When these same interns became producers, by social cognitive theory, they didn’t break out of the environment but further helped propagate it. BuzzFeed lacked a humanistic approach to their employees. Rather than nurture their growth, employees felt that they were in an environment which thwarted their growth. Nor were their feelings accepted. Moreover, their failures were looked down upon. What employees craved for was genuineness, empathy and acceptance. With the presence of highly motivated individuals in the organization, all BuzzFeed had to do was create a happy environment to allow employees to broaden and build creating a happy, healthy and creative environment. Add to that most of the employees at BuzzFeed scored 300+ on the SRRS scale. This was due to the lack of communication and the frequent change in management and managerial decisions. Stress leads to unproductive, unhappy employees with low creativity. Also, BuzzFeed tried to motivate employees through incentives such as pay packages and catered lunches. In this way, they tried to shift the locus of control making it external rather than internal. Rather than motivating the employees this further demotivated them when they did not achieve these material goods. Conclusion and Future Recommendation The stringent terms of the Development Partners Program hampered the creative integrity of the employees which shouldn’t be the case in a responsible organization. For BuzzFeed to regain its employee loyalty and improve the quality of content produced: 1) They should give their content creators the due recognition that they deserve, help them associate with the work and interact with the viewers. 2) The employees should be given an opportunity to develop their own work, which will be under BuzzFeed’s umbrella organization and negotiations can be made accordingly. 3) Incentives that promote intrinsic motivation among employees should be exercised. 4) The organization should focus more on connecting with its employees and viewers to increase quality rather than vitality through feedbacks and suggestions. 5) Most importantly, the organization should be more transparent in its distribution of power and organizational hierarchy. BuzzFeed has silenced or rather hushed most of the allegations of the disgruntled employees by referring to them as “growing pains”. Once the company starts taking responsibility for its own employees and treating them as an integral part of the company that is “wanted” or “appreciated”, the increased satisfaction would reflect greatly on the creativity and dedication of its loyal workforce. Credits: Prachi Upadhyay Shivangi Sharma Shaurya Goel

Industrial Organizational Psychology

by Kaviyashree Rajkumar

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Findings appearing in the Journal of Social and Personal Relationships show people who believe they resulted from unwanted or unplanned pregnancies tend to have more insecure relationship styles as adults. "You could have learned about your birth status from your parents or sibling, you could have heard it from someone else, or maybe you did the math and figured out your older sister was born just 10 months before you," said Omri Gillath, professor of psychology at the University of Kansas, who headed the research. "I know people who went through such a process and found out they were probably unplanned or unwanted. In the way they behave and talk about their close relationships, it was clear to me that this revelation or knowledge had an impact on how secure and loved they feel as adults." Psychologists refer to the way people think, feel and behave in close relationships as their "attachment style." In the initial study, almost 350 participants completed an online battery of measures, including adult attachment style, and questions regarding their birth status. Two-thirds were women from ages 18-68. Among participants, 56 reported believing they were unwanted babies, 174 reported they were unplanned, and the rest were neither (a control group). After analysis of these measures and questionnaires, the researchers concluded, "being unwanted, and to a lesser extent unplanned, was associated with attachment insecurity (anxiety and avoidance). Birth status and knowledge about it play a role not only in parents' but also children's lives -- affecting their attachment and mental representation into adulthood." "People can be either anxiously attached -- concerned about being abandoned and rejected -- or they can be avoidantly attached -- they try to downplay the importance of close relationship and suppress their emotions. Alternatively, they can be securely attached -- when they feel comfortable or at ease in close relationships and are not worried about trust, dependence or getting too close or not close enough to others," Gillath said. "Attachment style plays a role in romantic relationships but also in people's relationships with siblings, friends and others in one's social orbit." Gillath's co-authors were KU's Jessica Casebier and Melanie Canterberry, along with Gery Karantzas of Deakin University in Australia. The research team conducted three additional studies outlined in the paper with volunteers who were "primed," or exposed to suggestions of an unwanted birth status, and found the subjects thereby felt more insecure in their attachment following this priming procedure. "Though we can't really change someone's birth status, we can simulate the process of revealing that you were unwanted or unplanned -- either because someone told you or you found out yourself," Gillath said. "We tried to create in a lab such a scenario. We asked people to imagine they found out they were unwanted or unplanned, then we measured state attachment, or how they felt at that moment. Even though they were only imagining something that may have happened 20, 30 or 40 years ago, doing that was strong enough to make people feel more insecure." The team also found that feeling unloved by one's romantic partner could generate a similar sense of increased insecurity. "Having such life experiences of feeling unwanted or unplanned increases the chances that people will have concerns and worries regarding trust, closeness and dependence toward relationship partners," Gillath said. "Having this mental image is hanging like a cloud over their heads and may result with higher sensitivity to rejection. This may doom every new relationship to fail." An insecure attachment style might assert itself in different ways within a close relationship, according to the KU researcher. "It could mean that people can't last long in relationships, or they may experience low levels of intimacy and satisfaction," Gillath said. "Insecure people are more likely to engage in extramarital relationships, or be stuck in a vicious cycle of breaking up and getting back together again." Gillath urged caution when informing a child or even an adult child of their birth status -- if it's unwanted or unplanned -- as this could have more serious outcomes than parents expect. "We often tend to assume that whatever happened in the past isn't going to be as important at present and time heals everything -- people will simply go on with their lives," he said. "For this specific type of event, we found this isn't the case. This is something that lingers even as people grow up and become adults and is affecting current relationships in a negative way. If you tell your child, even as an adult, it may have consequences -- and you should try and figure out ways to provide support so that any negative effects of the information would be buffered."

Clinical Psychology

by Aman Kumar Singh

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