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Archives for December 2015

Fotographia – What is beauty?

December 28, 2015 //  by Tony White

Or the observer will instinctually fill in the missing parts as we will all naturally complete the gestalt in our own minds and it will be completed in a positive fashion.

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Category: BeautyTag: unconscious

The sociology of graffiti

December 21, 2015 //  by Tony White

Sociologically that is a remarkable achievement. A group with little or no power has forced those with the power to behave a particular way.

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Category: graffiti, Social development, society valuesTag: graffiti, sociology

Affluence and identity formation

December 20, 2015 //  by Tony White

This makes it especially difficult for children from wealthy families who can struggle to gain a sense of who they are as the parent(s) ‘shadow’ is so large.

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Category: child development, teenagerTag: identity formation, teenager, wealth

Causes of depression

December 16, 2015 //  by Tony White

This is not only adding one extra cause of depression to the list but provides a different view of the nature and cause of depression. It represents a different philosophical view of human nature that is based on personal empowerment.

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Category: Personality, PsychotherapyTag: depression, ego states.

Naming a child

December 12, 2015 //  by Tony White

Naming a child after a family member or a famous person can be a particularly hazardous task. If a chid is named after uncle Harry, that is all good and well, except that uncle Harry was a boozer and a womaniser. The child is being given that label to wear for its life time.

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Category: child development, familyTag: adult ego state, life script

Closing the suicide escape hatch

December 9, 2015 //  by Tony White

The example given implies that when the urge to kill self is experienced as a directive from another then closing the suicide escape hatch is indicated. When the suicidal urge is not experienced as such a directive then closing the escape hatch may be contra indicated.

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Category: suicideTag: escape hatch, no suicide contract, suicide

Responses to suicide

December 7, 2015 //  by Tony White

My experience with those who are close to a suicidal person finds the feeling and thinking responses to be wide and varied. By no means are they all negative as one might logically expect.

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Category: bereavement, grief, suicideTag: anger, feelings coward, suicide

The price of privacy

December 5, 2015 //  by Tony White

As a general rule, In Australia, police do not have the powers to require health professionals to provide them with information about a client.

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Category: Psychotherapy, society valuesTag: bonnie and clyde, confidentiality, therapy

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