Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) was first identified in an outbreak of respiratory illnesses in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China. On Jan. 30, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global health emergency. The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the salience of death. Thus far, there are more than 89 million COVID cases in the world. In the USA alone, there have been 22 million cases and over 364 thousand deaths. The death rate from COVID is over 1,000 per 1 million cases. New variants of the virus have been detected. Media is saturated with images of dying patients in hospitals. Stories of patients dying alone without even a funeral are everywhere we turn. Healthcare providers indicate that patients are dying like flies. But there is good news. … [Read more...] about The Hidden Power of Pandemics: Mortality Motivation
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Freud on the Fire: Psychotherapists’ Peril in Nazi Germany
Seeing what was happening in his native Germany, social psychology founder Kurt Lewin decided (Benjamin, 1993, p. 158), "I now believe there is no other choice for me but to emigrate, even though it will tear my life apart." In 1933, facing the Nazis' treatment of Jews and frequent disdain of psychology, he moved to America. So he was not in Germany when his mother, sister, and so many others were murdered in the Nazis' concentration camps. Tragedies took their toll on him, though: Shortly after World War II, he died of a heart attack in 1947 at age 56. Renowned developmental psychologist Erik Erikson, whose theory of psychosocial stages of development expanded and to many minds replaced Freud's theory of psychosexual stages, took his family to Copenhagen after Nazis rose to power in 1933. Sociologist-turned-psychologist Erich Fromm built his theoretical foundation on trying to understand how and why his country's people would elevate the … [Read more...] about Freud on the Fire: Psychotherapists’ Peril in Nazi Germany
Covid-19 on the Couch: Sigmund Freud’s Surprising Analysis
It is also in a previous letter to Pfister, a priest and a psychotherapist, dated 10 September 1918, that Freud makes a revelation about his view of human nature, which is one of his most infamous quotes (in bold here): "I do not break my head very much about good and evil, but I have found little that is 'good' about human beings on the whole. In my experience most of them are trash..." … [Read more...] about Covid-19 on the Couch: Sigmund Freud’s Surprising Analysis
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s 125th Birth Anniversary: 10 Inspiring Quotes
"Tum Mujhe Khoon Do, Mai Tumhe Azadi Dunga," this famous slogan which means 'Give me blood, I will give you freedom' was given by one of the most revered icons of India, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. He was an Indian nationalist and also served as the leader of the Indian National Army. Born on 23 January 1897 in Cuttack, Odissa, he was the 9th among the 14 children of Prabhavati Dutt Bose (mother) and Janakinath Bose (father). … [Read more...] about Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose’s 125th Birth Anniversary: 10 Inspiring Quotes
Makar Sankranti 2021: Date, Muhurat and All You Need To Know
Makar Sankranti is one of the most awaited holidays that comes at the beginning of the year, apart from Republic Day. Makar Sankranti is celebrated with pomp and show in both the rural as well as urban India. This harvest festival is a treat for the eyes since it is a festival that is celebrated with the animals as well such as cattle. Makar Sankranti is a beautiful and elegant festival, where people engage themselves in different activities on all four days of the festival. … [Read more...] about Makar Sankranti 2021: Date, Muhurat and All You Need To Know
