Despite the fact that I am far from the Minister of Defense, although I am not very embarrassed in terms, I will still refrain from words and comparisons that may offend Mr. Kerry. God forbid create an international scandal. I am not used to apologizing to presidents and their accomplices, despite the fact that they do not need my apologies. However, like me in their excuses.

But I need to speak out, and I turn to science for help.

Before me is an article by psychologist Maxim Vlasov. He claims that there are people whom no logical arguments can convince of anything at all. They are so obsessed with their idea that they follow it unquestioningly. These people are distinguished by rigidity and perseverance. They are sensitive to insults and neglect from others. Such people, according to the specialist, have mental disorders. They are completely unhealthy. Unfortunately, these people already inadequately perceive the surrounding reality. Such a disease in a scientific way, I ask you to note this to Mr. Kerry and his owner, is called paranoia, which very often borders on fanaticism.

Maxim Vlasov states: “The fact is that scientists and doctors do not yet really know the causal appearance of paranoia, not the methods of its treatment. And although, of course, paranoia is treated, including through psychotherapy, there are no guarantees for a successful recovery of the patient, some argue that it is basically impossible to do this ... ”

And then I thought, why should I be indignant at the crazy speeches and no less crazy statements of Uncle Joe? He is sick, and, apparently, incurable. You can not be offended by people suffering from such a disease.

I am sure that all sane Israelis understand this, except for the "crown duke", who seized power in the workers' party, and the Israeli finance minister, who stands up for the well-being of the middle class in general and one woman in particular. I keep forgetting her name. Well, God be with her and with people who are ready to pay for the economic well-being of the “people” with the sacred land of the Jewish state. The main thing is that the Prime Minister of Israel should remember that the land of our country is not “shagreen leather” in its mirror reflection. It is impossible to bargain with the world for an ephemeral "peace" through territorial concessions in particular and any other concessions to terror in general. Even for economic handouts. Not a single piece can be torn off from the “shagreen leather” in exchange for smiles and a pat on the back of the anti-Semitic powers. I beg your pardon. The powers have nothing to do with it. I specify - anti-Semitic leaders. Lord, I screwed up again. How many times I promised myself not to cut the truth-womb in the forehead. So no, I couldn't resist.

Kerry's latest speech is nothing more than a direct blackmail of Israel with a global boycott. In the subtext of his words, there is an undisguised threat of the cancellation of the American protection of Israel from the attacks of the outside world and the termination of financial and military assistance. Naturally, these threats were not made directly. But he who knows how to hear will hear. A senior Israeli government official told the media, “Kerry is threshing and crushing Israel like a grain in a mortar, demanding constant concessions from us. But at the same time, Abu Mazen did not step aside from his positions, and this, obviously, suits the American representative quite well.”

Undoubtedly satisfied. Only I don’t quite understand what makes the Secretary of State of such a great and powerful country to destroy the small state of Israel to a greater extent?! Anti-Semitism? Injured self-esteem? Or the disease I mentioned above? Or maybe all at once?

And further. “If already now, at the stage of drawing up a framework agreement, the US Secretary of State is showing such a one-sided approach, one can imagine what will happen next.

However, if you look at the current situation in cold blood, the international boycott of Israel, which is threatened by Kerry, is not such a strong weapon in his hands, ”said a senior politician in a morning interview with Kol Israel radio station.

I can't help but quote the Minister of Economy Naftali Bennett:

“There is no people in the world who agrees to give up their state because of the threat of an economic boycott. Israel's economic prosperity will come from security, not from a terrorist state near Ben-Gurion Airport."

Right Minister, right.

Mr. Netanyahu, you understand that your minister is right! Or I'm wrong?

John Galsworthy

Psychology is a very interesting, useful and even, one might say, valuable science. After all, it does not study anything, but the mental activity of a person, by which we understand the many different processes that take place in our minds. Man has always been a mystery to himself. And to a large extent it remains so today. We still know too little about ourselves. But despite all the mystery of the human soul and mind, psychology has made significant progress in the field of knowledge of the essence of man. And this allowed us to learn a lot of new and interesting things about ourselves. In this article, dear readers, I want to tell you all the most interesting things about psychology, what you need to know about it, so that you show interest in this science and understand how useful it is to study. And since on this site I will post very useful articles on the topic of psychology, affecting absolutely all aspects of human life, it is very important for me that you show serious interest in my works, which, believe me, will bring you great benefit.

I believe that psychology is currently underestimated in terms of its usefulness, both for an individual person and for society as a whole. Maybe I'm wrong, but judging by the problems that many people have to face in life and given the importance of these problems, psychology could well replace some other subjects in school in order to prepare children for life from an early age. But what is, is. We know what we have been taught. But now, as adults and reasonable people, we ourselves need to start teaching ourselves what is useful for us to know. And the knowledge of psychology, I repeat, is very useful for life. And in this article I will prove it to you. So do not be lazy, carefully read it to the end, and you will begin to look at life with completely different eyes!

Psychology is

First of all, friends, let's find out what psychology is. Psychology is the science of the soul. This is if it is translated literally. But modern psychology does not study the human soul, it studies its psyche. And the human psyche is his inner world with its own laws of formation and functioning. That is, the human psyche is a system of subjective images of reality, which we call the inner world. Each person has his own inner world, but it is worth noting that a lot of things in our inner worlds coincide, so the behavior of most people in the same situations is largely predictable. Thus, psychology studies the inner world of a person from different points of view, and more precisely, from all possible points of view. I’ll say it so that you understand what the meaning of psychology is - psychology is the key to a person’s knowledge of himself, and he, a person, according to many thinkers with whom I completely agree, is the key to knowing the world. Knowing ourselves, we know the world, we know all the processes that take place in it. In general, this is a theory, but I think it is very close to reality. Well, why do we need to know ourselves, and even more so, to know the whole world, I think you, dear friends, do not need to explain. After all, this is not only strength and power, it is also a great happiness - to understand who you are, what world you live in and why you live at all.

How often do people question the meaning of life? Personally, have you ever asked yourself the question - what is the meaning of your life? I think it was asked. After all, if you have shown interest in this article, then you are definitely not indifferent to who you are and why you live. So, believe me, many people ask this question. I will even say this - any reasonable person wonders about the meaning of life. Why? Because in life we ​​have to experience all sorts of moments, both good and bad. We, in fact, fight for survival every day, we strive for something, overcome obstacles, face all kinds of problems and tasks, suffer, rejoice, experience pain and pleasure. Therefore, it is quite natural that we want to know - for what, why do we need all this? Why should we fight for survival, why should we endure, suffer, humiliate ourselves when necessary, believe in something or someone, hope for the best and constantly be prepared for the worst, what is the ultimate goal of the life process, what and for what are we moving? This is how we think about the meaning of our life and life in general. Do you know where is the answer to this question? According to many thinkers - within ourselves. It is difficult to disagree with this statement, because having understood who we are, we will most likely understand what we were created for. And why this whole world was created in general - we will also understand this for sure, knowing ourselves. And I am sure that understanding all this would greatly simplify our lives. Indeed, at the moment when this very life does not add up, when we experience pain and suffering, when we are forced to make great efforts for elementary survival, we really want to know what we should live for. And in general, in order to calm our minds, we need to know what role each of us plays in the process of being. So psychology is also a rather mysterious science, because it studies the largely mysterious and little-known inner world of a person, which is fraught with no less mysteries than the entire Universe. And perhaps even more. Therefore, it is worth studying. But, let's see what psychology gives us from a practical, and more precisely, from an everyday point of view. Still, we all need to solve a lot of everyday problems and tasks every day, and therefore we must understand how psychology can help us with this.

Why psychology is needed

So what is psychology for? Is it so important to study it, spending your time and effort on it, to the detriment of other sciences? Friends, I could give you a whole list of the benefits that you will get if you start studying human psychology. But I will put it simply so that you catch the very essence of this issue and you yourself can draw the right conclusions, starting from it. Knowledge of psychology will help you make more correct decisions in life, even in those areas that have nothing to do with psychology. From buying something in the store to choosing a partner for living together, you always need to make a choice about how to do the right thing. Your decisions depend on your choices, and your decisions determine your life. What does your choice depend on? From your understanding of its patterns. And this understanding, in turn, depends on your knowledge and understanding of yourself, that is, on the knowledge of psychology.

This world has its own patterns in which you need to be able to navigate and which you need to correctly understand in order to apply the knowledge of these patterns to achieve the planned results. This is the path to what you can consider success for yourself. You need to understand, if not all, then many important processes for life that take place in our world in various areas. Knowing what follows from what - you will be able to make the right decisions, minimizing the number of mistakes made in life, which will allow you to come to the results you need much more often. And what results and in what areas you need, this, I repeat, is up to you. That is, you decide what you need to succeed in. And proceeding from this, you study the processes and patterns that correspond to your goals and desires. Each science studies certain processes - physics is one, chemistry is another, biology is a third, mathematics is a fourth, astronomy is a fifth, and so on. Science is necessary for us in order to explain the structure of the world and understand the laws that exist in it. Psychology, and at the same time sociology, and many other social sciences, study the processes that make it possible to understand the pattern of human behavior, as well as the causes and goals of his behavior. In other words, we study psychology in order to understand the principle of human work, and to be able to influence this work in the way we need.

In general, I think that everything should be studied as far as possible. For example, I'm interested in knowing everything. But, unfortunately, I don't have enough. Therefore, since our possibilities in understanding the world are still limited, it is better to give preference to everything that affects our life more than anything else. How much does psychology influence our lives? Well, if you think about it, then we have to deal with people very often in life. And even more so, we constantly have to deal with ourselves. Therefore, in my opinion, it is very important to understand the reasons for one's own and other people's behavior, as well as to be able to influence it. Consequently, psychology has a strong influence on our lives. Here you can still draw a very relevant analogy, in my opinion, with instructions for various instruments, devices, and equipment. Let's say if you want to learn how to use a washing machine properly, you study the instructions that come with it, right? Knowing what and how to do it - you do it right, and everything works the way you need it. With people it is the same way. Knowing how to behave with them, how to influence them, and at the same time influence yourself, you can achieve the results you need from yourself and from other people. Therefore, we can say that psychology is a kind of instruction for a person. And how well you know it will depend on your ability to manage yourself and other people. Is it important to us? I think so. In any case, for me, it is much more important to know how a person works than, say, how the same nuclear reactor works. It's just that I have to deal with people much more often in life than with many other things, and even more so with a nuclear reactor. Therefore, I want to understand people best of all, and only then, if possible, in everything else. I have great respect for: physics, mathematics, geometry, geography, medicine and many other very interesting and undoubtedly useful sciences. I love all the humanities. But I give preference to psychology, as it is more important to me. It is my choice. I so want. You, of course, are free to decide for yourself what and why is more important for you to know.

If you look at this issue even more broadly, then I believe that we need psychology in order to make our own and other people's behavior the way it should be, so that we live in harmony and happiness. The better we understand ourselves and those around us, the calmer and more prosperous our life will be, the more reasonable we will behave towards each other. Psychology helps us to see ourselves as we are and at the same time, it allows us to understand what we can become if we work on ourselves in a certain way. That is, psychology is a constantly updated instruction for a person, depending on the person himself. There are people who are at a primitive level of development, they have their own vision of the world, their own rules, their own patterns of behavior. There are more developed and complex thinking people, with less understandable and predictable behavior and difficult rules of life. They have their own vision of the world, their own values, their own approach to certain matters. So people can be very different, but at the same time they must be able to get along with each other, because they depend on each other. And without understanding other people, it is difficult for us to get along with them, and understanding requires us to accept those who are not like us, who are not like us. This alone is enough to understand how useful psychology is. So, it is necessary to study it, if possible, by all available means. And there are plenty of these ways today!

How to study psychology

Now let's talk about how you can and how you should study psychology. Of course, with the help of this site, how else. Kidding. Or rather, I'm exaggerating. My site, of course, will greatly help you in studying human psychology, but it alone is not enough, because my efforts alone will not be enough to reveal psychology completely for you, although I will try to do it. In addition, you should never rely on only one source when studying something. To all, without exception, people tend to make mistakes - this is the first. The second is that each individual person is able to study this or that issue well from one or several points of view, but not from all. We all miss something from our field of vision, it is inevitable. The world is too complex, and even one particular area of ​​science, such as psychology, is very deep and can be studied by different people in different ways. Therefore, each person gives knowledge only such as he can give by virtue of his capabilities. So I'm being completely honest with you - study psychology from various sources. First of all, these are, of course, books and articles, as well as video lessons and audio recordings. Articles are useful primarily because they can greatly save time, as they contain the conclusions made by the authors of these articles based on reading several books. But at the same time, each article may not explain something as fully and in detail as a good book does.

You should also understand that success in learning something depends on the smoothness of your entry into the topic being studied. Reading an article or a book on psychology, you should understand what this article, book is about. It is very important. In every book and article there are dark and light spots, that is, those areas that a person understands [light spots] and which he does not understand [dark spots]. So, there should be more bright spots so that you easily assimilate the material being studied. It is very difficult to completely avoid dark spots, we always misunderstand something when we read about something, even if we read very thoughtfully, because we can skip some moments past our attention. But these dark spots should be much less light. Otherwise, there will be no benefit from reading. Therefore, there is a very simple rule that you need to follow when studying psychology. If you open a book and don't understand what it says, close it and put it aside. At this point, this is a bad book for you because it's incomprehensible. Take another book on the same topic, but simpler so that you understand what it says, and start studying the subject from there. The same with articles - do not read those articles that you do not understand, save them for later, when your level of understanding increases and you can understand what is written in them. Simply put - move from simple to complex, and you can study everything that interests you, in particular psychology.

As for studying psychology with the help of other people, with the help of teachers, if you find yourself a good teacher, then it will be very good for you. Learning with the help of other people is much easier than learning on your own. At the same time, it is absolutely not necessary to go to university to study psychology. Many of them are behind the times and therefore teach for too long and are not flexible enough. Often they use outdated programs and teaching methods, as a result of which students are given a lot of unnecessary and not the most important information, which complicates and lengthens the learning process, but does not make it better. But at the same time, in a good university, of course, you will be taught a lot. Therefore, if time and opportunities allow you to study at a university, at a good university - this is very important, you can, of course, go this way. But if you want to quickly understand the basics of psychology, which are most important for life, it is better to learn it on your own, or with the help of a personal teacher who will select the right program for you and allow you to master it very quickly. In my opinion, it's easier and faster. In general, to save time and effort, before you study something, set yourself as specific a goal as possible - what and why you want to study. Let's say, when studying psychology - decide for the solution of what, the most important task for you at the current moment, you want to study it. And based on this, select the appropriate materials for study. That is, approach the study of psychology from the side that is most important to you at the moment. Accuracy is what matters. The more precise you are in your plans, the faster you will implement them. In general, I’ll tell you from experience that studying psychology is very interesting, so sometimes you don’t notice how far you have advanced in this matter, reading one book after another. So the main thing is to start, and then everything will work out by itself, because the more interesting the subject of study, the easier it is to study it. And psychology, I repeat, is a very interesting science, because it is useful for life. You will immediately be able to start applying the acquired knowledge of psychology in your life and get real results in a variety of areas, even in relationships with other people, even in matters related to making money. I remember when I fully realized the benefits of psychology - I fell in love with this science.

And finally, I want to tell you, dear friends, that on this site I will post materials [articles] on psychology in such a way that, firstly, they are easily assimilated by you, and secondly, they are of an applied practical nature, that is, so that you can apply all the knowledge gained on this site in your life, and thirdly, so that each article is somehow connected with another article - this will significantly increase the comprehensibility of the material and give you the most complete picture of psychology and its impact on our lives . So, friends, read my site, and your life is guaranteed to change for the better, because psychology is really a great power!

... psychologist , because a neurotic disorder is also a kind of crime, only it is directed against itself. However, without the help of qualified specialists, my introspection is unlikely to lead to the desired result. That's why I decided to contact you. Unfortunately, despite my high sexual potency, I never managed to experience the joy of close relationships with a person of the opposite sex. I have never had a sexual partner, and the reason for this is my complexes, which developed as a result of physical inferiority (impaired motor functions and the vestibular apparatus). You know, from early childhood I notice one very strange feature in myself: every time I get a very strong sexual arousal when I see or imagine how an attractive (in my taste) woman drives a car. Moreover, the greater the mass of the car, the stronger the excitement. The subject of my special desire is the female hands that have ever turned the steering wheel of a car. Especially the palms. It seems to me that the reason for my so emotional and sensual reaction to this phenomenon lies in an overly subtle sensation of a certain paradoxical contrasting combination of soft tenderness (female hands) and harsh deadly force (the wheels of a heavy car, which these hands control through the steering wheel). At the same time, it is important for me that the driver (in this case, a beautiful woman) is located inside the car she drives, being part of its mass. I, of course, understand that this is a topic for a long detailed conversation, but still I dare to ask you: what do you think, what can this briefly stated “quirk of character” of mine testify to? Is it a symptom of some kind of mental disorder? I am alarmed by the fact that none of the people with whom I have ever communicated in this life have such inclinations. And in general, I have never heard anywhere that the fact - both real and invented in erotic fantasies - of a woman driving a car caused such powerful sexual experiences in anyone. Taking this opportunity, I would like to briefly discuss something else curious, characteristic of my modest person. From the age of 9 I have been afraid of funeral processions, especially with brass bands. However, at the same time, I am constantly drawn towards the churchyards: I feel some irresistible desire to take a walk there, or at least take public transport along the cemetery wall. Unfortunately, physical health rarely allows me to do this. I even catch myself with surprise that I want to hear the sounds of that very terrifying Chopin march again in order to experience those emotions again ... And this is the question that interests me. It seems to me that the emergence of a manic interest in things or phenomena that cause a strong irrational fear is quite natural. What do you think? Looking forward to participating Max. 41 years old