Entries by Dr. Z

A Simple Faith

The Christian faith first appeared in the Middle East (in today’s Israel) and was originally embraced by a small group of Jews inspired by the preaching of Jesus of Nazareth, who came to be known as the Christ (the Anointed), and who revealed himself as the son of God.

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The Seven Deadly Emotions

Often, throughout the course of our lives, we start out as Good, then get Worse, and struggle to get Better Again. There are seven basic emotions in adulthood that can be identified as being at the root of the negative progression from good to worse. They all have an antidote, to get better again.

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The Age of Digital Social Contagion

We’re living in the Age of Digital Social Contagions. It’s a time where certain illnesses aren’t spread by biological transmission, but by a digital infection that attacks the psychological immune system. Using algorithms that find and exploit our psychological vulnerabilities, we get sicker as Big Tech gets stronger.

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Islands In the Storm

Small islands rose from the seas atop extinct volcanoes and now sit, strong and elevated above the waves, impervious to the battering of a storm-tossed sea. These islands are isolated, naturally removed from the fray, and maintain their own ecosystem even as the oceans and mainland churn and convulse

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About Power

The wish for power may be second only to the need for love, and the two often go together. In some cases, the need for power is primary. In its benevolent form, power affords us leadership, protection, and security. In its malevolent form it brings domination or abuse.

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Fundamentals of Human Nature

The quest for personal safety drives every human being to protecting the self and loved ones from physical harm, such as violence, abuse, health threats; from emotional harm, such as verbal abuse, loss and grief, and other emotional disturbances…

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Erikson’s Stages of Human Development

One of the most influential psychoanalysts of the 20th century, Erik Erikson developed the theory that each stage of life is associated with a specific psychological struggle, a struggle that contributes to a major aspect of personality.

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About Rejection and the Fear of It

Rejection may be first experienced, then practiced. An insecure or fearful attachment to the family of origin because of poor care, neglect, or abuse may be the cause for the child’s first experience of rejection and the feeling of being unimportant, unwanted, unloved, “wrong” for the place, the situation, the family.

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