On July 22, 2011, Norway was rocked by one of its most shocking terrorist attacks. Anders Behring Breivik, a committed extremist, carried out twin attacks in Oslo and on the island of Utøya, resulting in the deaths of 77 people, mostly teenagers. During his trial, he displayed chilling detachment, showing no remorse. His demeanor raises…
Adolescence and young adulthood, typically spanning from ages 12 to 25, are pivotal periods for identity formation. These years mark a progressive shift away from the family of origin, the exploration of new social affiliations, the shaping of personality, and the search for one’s unique place in society. Today, this crucial phase of development is…
Know thyself Etched into the temple of Delphi, this ancient maxim has echoed through the centuries, a timeless riddle posed to humanity. Who are we? Where do our thoughts, desires, and emotions come from? These questions have haunted philosophy since antiquity, and unknowingly, they laid the foundations of modern psychology. Long before Freud and the…
Some words transcend time. They change sides, attire, and language, but never lose their power. Strategy is one of them. Born on the rugged terrain of ancient battlefields, the term originally belonged to the strategos, the Greek general who led not only by command, but by thought. To think was to anticipate. And to anticipate…
On a December morning in 1885, the lecture hall of the Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris is packed to the brim. In the front rows: physicians from Berlin, Vienna, and London. Beside them sit writers, philosophers, journalists. All have come to witness what are already known as “Tuesday Lectures.” That day, a young woman enters the…
Freud defined the return of the repressed as the disguised resurgence of unconscious content into consciousness, material typically incompatible with the ego. It would emerge through slips of the tongue, dreams, neurotic symptoms, or failed actions. That mechanism still persists, but its stage has shifted. Today, it plays out across social media, through memes, hashtags,…
Psychomotricity is a unique discipline that interweaves the body, thought, emotions, and interpersonal relationships. Positioned at the intersection of medical sciences, the humanities, and education, it thrives in a fertile in-between space: that of the psychological and the physical, the objective and the subjective. This article offers a comprehensive reexamination of the history of psychomotricity…
In a Yoruba village, deep in what is now Nigeria, an old man carefully carves a wooden figure, infusing it with all his knowledge and wisdom. He drives nails into it, adorns it with feathers, and adds a few drops of animal blood. This is no ordinary handicraft. This is a fetish. The old man…
It’s no coincidence that fashion trends spread like whispers, subtly shaping our clothing choices and sculpting the image we project to the world. This silent language, sometimes deliberate but often unconscious, influences not only how others perceive us, but also how we perceive ourselves. Social psychology, supported by rigorous scientific studies, seeks to decode this…
In 2004, in a quiet room in Iceland, a 13-year-old boy sat across from Garry Kasparov, then the world’s top-ranked chess player. The Russian grandmaster, undefeated for over two decades, now faced a calm-eyed stranger. For 30 moves, the young Magnus Carlsen held his ground. He didn’t defeat Kasparov that day, but he unsettled him….