A psychological perspective on what that cause us these conflicts and how to overcome them. In particular, this lecture looks at how to recognise and deal with emotional battles using both the latest insights as well as ancient wisdom.
Figure from Choi-Kain and Gunderson (that can’t be seen clearly in the video):
Selected Bibliography
Choi-Kain L. W. & Gunderson J. G.. (2008). Mentalization: Ontogeny, Assessment, and Application in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder, American Journal of Psychiatry, 165, 1127–1135.
Colbert, D. (2006). Deadly Emotions. Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 2006.
Goyal, M., Singh, S., Sibinga, E.M.S., Gould, N.F., Rowland-Seymour, A., Sharma, R., … Haythornthwaite, J.A. (2014). Meditation programs for psychological stress and well-being: a systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Intern. Med., 174(3), 357-368.
Sinek, S. (2009). Start with Why: How great leaders inspire everyone to take action. New York: Portfolio.
Steel, P. (2007). The nature of procrastination: a meta-analytic and theoretical review of quintessential self-regulatory failure. Psychological Bulletin, 133(1), 65-94.
Stone, A.A., Schwartz, J.E., Broderick, J.E. & Deaton, A. (2010). A snapshot of the age distribution of psychological well-being in the United States. PNAS, 107(22), 9985-9990.