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What doesn’t kill us actually CAN make us stronger

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Growth despite a harsh environment

“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”. How many times have we heard that? Post relationship break-up, post-car crash, literal or metaphorical, post any kind of upsetting life event. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Random Shiny Stuff and tagged adversity, psychology, resilience on October 26, 2012 by psychologymagpie.

Getting attached…

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This week I re-watched some footage from a classic experiment on attachment carried out by Harry Harlow.

Harlow built two fake ‘monkey mums’, one covered in soft terry towelling material, the other made only of wire. Continue reading →

This entry was posted in Younger Things and tagged attachment, parenting, psychology on October 18, 2012 by psychologymagpie.

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