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HSP is Highly Sensitive Person. It indicates the ~ 20% of the population which processes more deeply the stimuli from the environment. Every person (and animal) has a natural threshold for stimuli. When something in your environment triggers a stimulus above that threshold, you will become aware of it. The term HSP indicates those people that have a very low threshold. Thus they process more stimuli from their environment. Every person prefers to be optimally stimulated....

An example from the book told the following: Imagine a white bunny in the corner of a room. You cannot see it’s face, because it’s hidden in the corner. All you can see is one big ball of fluff. Seeing this ball of fluff, you can deduce: """ We’re in the living room. It probably either a toy, a pet or pet’s toy. There are no small children living here. Not a toy....

Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation are often misunderstood. I was only able to fully understand it after I came across the different Regulatory Styles matched up with Intrinsic and Extrinsic motivation. Motivation Regulation example: “I exercise because… extrinsic external …I get paid for it introjected …otherwise I’d feel ashamed identified …it is important for my body integrated …it reflects who I am and what I believe intrinsic intrinsic …I enjoy the act of recycling According to the definition, intrinsic motivation is only when you enjoy the act of doing something....

You can see every relationship as having an emotional bankaccount. Every time you feel positive towards someone is a deposit. Eg. you feel understood by that person, you feel grateful towards that person, … Every time you feel negative towards that person is a withdrawal. Eg. you feel misunderstood be that person, you feel anger towards that person, … At any given time you can check the balance of the bankaccount....

Practical Moral Lifestyle Social Personal

I recently attended a presentation about perfectionism. The title of the of the presentation was a pun meaning both ‘chained by perfectionism’ and ‘interested in perfectionism’. During the presentation, a distinction was made between 3 types of perfectionism: Performance oriented Social oriented Control oriented 1) Performance oriented perfectionism The standard to be met comes from within yourself. You have a checklist. A list of things that need to be perfect, for the end result to be perfect....