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The Biopsychological Basis of Peak Propensities By Dr. Richard Maxwell, Clinical neuropsychologist (Rtd) The human body is a “biological machine” which is “goaded by propensive propulsion,” that is, by mental propensities which motivate all overt or covert activities (Sarkar, 1994c, p. 153). The concept of mental propensities is somewhat analogous to the concept of emotion…
A Perspective on Addiction from Yoga Psychology By Shaman Hatley, Assoc. Professor of Asian Studies and Religious Studies at the University of Massachusetts Boston Introduction Conceptual categories overlapping with the modern idea of “addiction” are prominent in the psychological analyses of Buddhist philosophy and the Yoga Darshana, the school of philosophy having Patanjali’s Yogasú́tras as…
An Existential Basis for Self-esteem By Sucharit Katyal, Department of Psychology, University of Copenhagen Abstract Considering oneself worthy is consequential to nearly every aspect of life – including mental and physical wellbeing, healthy social functioning, and more generally to pursuing life goals. What a person evaluates as their overall worth as an individual is called…