Conflict: not too much, not too little - when to get real & problem solve in close relationships
5th June 2011
Yesterday, in the blog "Conflict: not too much, not too little - the importance of assertiveness in close relationships", I looked at a series of four research papers from James McNulty's lab at the University of Tennessee on the importance of appropriate assertiveness rather than excessive forgiveness when a couple …
Conflict: not too much, not too little - the importance of assertiveness in close relationships
4th June 2011
(this post is downloadable as both a Word doc and as a PDF file). I've recently written a couple of posts on conflict - "Conflict: not too much, not too little - some research suggestions" and "Conflict: not too much, not too little - how to make it constructive". Today …
Recent research: articles from May journals
2nd June 2011
I read a lot of research. When I find an article of particular interest I download it to my bibliographic database - EndNote - which currently contains over 16,000 abstracts. Every few weeks I scan through all the articles I've found interesting in the previous month (in the general areas …
A research-based book on goal setting & goal achievement: overview
29th May 2011
Heidi Grant Halvorson's recent book "Succeed: how we can reach our goals" is the best overview of research on goal setting & goal achievement that I've seen. Stanford professor Carol Dweck, in her foreword, writes "Heidi Grant Halvorson knows just about everything there is to know about setting goals and …
New NICE guidance on common mental disorders: identification and pathways to care
26th May 2011
This month the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published their new evidence-based clinical guideline on "Common mental disorders: identification and pathways to care". The description reads "This clinical guideline offers evidence-based advice on the care and treatment of adults who have common mental health disorders, with a …
Conflict: not too much, not too little - and how to make it constructive
21st May 2011
(this post is downloadable as both a Word doc and as a PDF file). I wrote yesterday about conflict and the costs of over- and under-assertiveness. Today's post adds further thoughts about making conflict constructive. Relationships are the source of much of humanity's greatest joys and greatest sorrows. They have …
Conflict: not too much, not too little - some research suggestions
20th May 2011
(this post is downloadable as both a Word doc and as a PDF file). Occasional disagreement and conflict are pretty much inevitable. I scanned Medline for relevant research articles to see if there are any helpful insights that have emerged recently. As usual when one trawls for information, hundreds of …
Peer groups: Cumbria spring group – reflection
12th May 2011
Back from the four day peer group in Cumbria. Back into the rich, busy, fascinating river of 'everyday life'. I've written already about the last full day of the group in "Vision express & where are these groups going?" and, as well, about confrontation in "Authenticity, learning & interpersonal conflict". …
Peer groups, Cumbria spring group – fourth morning: 'vision express' & where are these groups going?
8th May 2011
So how was yesterday? In the blog post "Peer groups, Cumbria spring group - third morning: authenticity, learning & interpersonal conflict" I talked about conflict & confrontation. I think I jumped in too fast and too hard a couple of days ago in a small group interaction that sparked some …
Peer groups, Cumbria spring group – third morning: authenticity, learning & interpersonal conflict
7th May 2011
Have I screwed up? I wrote yesterday about the first full day of this peer residential group. I woke this morning with wisps of cloud in my mind ... a flash of Lady MacBeth ("out, damned spot") ... a whisper of shame, of guilt. I was very direct with someone …