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Key Concepts
Self-Knowledge
Points of View
Inward-Outward
The Unconscious
Experiencing
Delusions
Complexes
Psychological Types
Projection
Identification
Impulse, Control, Balance
Ambivalence
Introspection
Two Approaches to Understanding Psychology
via reflection on the world

the One, the Whole

The One & The Many
Other Worlds & This World
Opposites

Chaos & Order
The Real & The Unreal

Nothing—Something—Everything

The Known & The Unknown

The Knowable & The Unknowable

The Nameable & The Unnameable

The Great Mystery

Mind—Matter

Universals

Type

Concepts

Archetype/Symbol/Mytheme
The Ideal/The Perfect

The Good & The Evil

The Truth/Reality
The Infinite

Number

The Future

the Sacred

Sacred Space, Place, Territory
Sacred Objects

Altars
Sacred Buildings

Churches/Temples/Mosques

Sacred Plants, Animals
Uncanny Creatures

Spirits, Demons, Ghosts

Uncanny People

"Gods", "Goddesses", "Angels"
Priests
Witches
Geniuses

Otherworld Beings
Sacred Relationships
Numinous Actions
Sacred Time

Sabbath
Sacred Events

Miracles

the Ordinary

Movement

Interactions of Things

Cause—Effect

Things, Forces

Natural Things

Inanimate
Plants & Animals

Manmade Things

Computers

Theoretical Objects
Qualities of Things

Space, Place

Dimensions

Time, Change

Moments

Instants

Change

Events

Disasters

Natural Disasters
Manmade Disasters

Past, Present, Future

Patterns
History

History of the World

State of the World
the Future of the World

History of the Individual

Processes

Stages
Progressions

Development

Transformations

Cycles

Natural Cycles

Planetary Cycles

Biological Cycles

Life Cycle

Psychological Cycles

Stages vs Cycles
Consciousness Cycle
Social Cycle

Spirals

People

the Physical Side

Visible Features

Female—Male
Head & Neck
Torso
Limbs

Organ Systems

Sensory Systems

Skin
Eyes
Ears

Nervous System

Brains

Cortex

Respiratory System
Circulatory System

Chemical Composition

Genes

Groups

Types of Groups

Families
Social Groups
the Religions

Cults

Crowds

Mobs

Communities
Humanity
Organizations

Professional
Work Groups

Countries

Governments

Political Parties
Marriage

Groups of Countries

Culture

Language
Art

Film & Stage

Sports
Culture Shock

Group Entry & Exit

Born into
Admitted into
Initiated into

Group Structure

Laws/Rules
Rank/Role/Status
Conflict/Cooperation within Groups

Relations between Groups

Conflict between Groups

Political Conflict
Religious Conflict
War

Individuals & Groups

Conflict between Groups & Individuals

Rebellion
Shaming

In and Out of Groups

Comfortable in Groups

the Collective Psyche

Group Attitudes

on Good & Evil
on Mental Health

Individuals

Types of People

Psychological Types
Mentally Ill

Psychological Qualities of People

Personality
Character

Cowardice

Types of Relationships

Most Intimate

Loving
Hating
Empathetic

Naive

Demanding, Dependent
Domineering—Submissive

Awed
Realistic
Respectful
Cooperative—Competitive

Business

Guarded

as towards Strangers
as towards Foreigners
as towards Known Enemies
Paranoid

Hostile, Violent, Abusive
Sexual

Me, Myself

Action

Need/Lack

Natural—Unnatural

Instincts
Adaptation/Survival

Economic

Constructive—Destructive
the Need Cycle

Drive

Energy

Energy Levels

Mania

Power
Drive Rank

Immediate Survival
Longer Term Survival
Leisure
Felt—Real

being Driven, Driving

Addiction

the Drive Cycle

Direction

Aims/Goals
towards Things
towards Space, Place
towards People

towards Power/Winning

towards Groups
towards the Ideal
towards the Numinous

the Religious Instinct

towards the Self

Motion

Tendency/Leaning

Good & Evil Tendencies
Impulse

Behavior

Bad Behavior—Good Behavior
Habit
Fun
Work

the Work Cycle

Effort, Commitment

Self-Control

Failure—Success
Relaxation—Tension

Imitation
Pretending

Experience

via Sensing

Sensation, Perception

Sensations that Feel Outside

Sound Sensations
Visual Sensations

Sensations that Feel on the Surface

Touch Sensations

Sensations that Feel Inside

Bodily Sensations

Sensations that Feel Deep Inside

Breathing Sensations
Heartbeat Sensations

Global Senses

Sense of Inner & Outer
Sense of Direction, Place

Lost
Disorientation—Orientation

Sense of Time
Sense of Reality
Sense of Balance
Sense of Proportion
Senses of Value & Right & Wrong
Sense of the Sacred
Sense of Self

Sense of Meaning, Purpose
Sense of Self-Worth

Sense of Wholeness

via Feeling, Emotion

the Overall Sensorium = Feeling
Preferences, Tastes
the Feeling/Emotion Cycle

via Imagining

Remembering
Fantasy

Images
Self-Image

Dreams

via Numinous Experiences

Inspiration
"Big" Dreams
Visions, Revelations

via the Intellect

Thinking

Passive Thinking

Ideas

Recognizing
Differentiating
Abstracting
Categorizing
Calculating
Reasoning
Thinking Scientifically

Thinking about

things in Fantasy
things in the World

Senility/Dementia

Consciousness

Levels of Consciousness

Unconsciousness

Ignorance

Minimal
Drowsy
Waking
Unusual

Attention

Focus/Focal Point
Concentration
Absorption

via reflection on one's immediate experience

feeling stuck

I'm unclear
I'm overwhelmed

losing control
sick, pained, abused, angry, tense, weary

I'm in a precarious place
time is an issue
I'm separated from others

I'm worse
I'm lower/inferior

I'm nothing, no one

I'm misunderstood

I'm divided within

feelings of failing, of dying

feelings while falling

suffering, agony
frustration
fear, terror, anxiety
depression, hopeless feelings

feeling of hitting bottom

shame & guilt
PTSD

illness—health
aging, dying, death

waiting

stopping

stillness
silence
dreams, visions

a different way of thinking
correct understanding
right action
good people
luck/good news/help

waking up—feeling reborn

to the indescribable
to the unity of all things
into a time before creation
to my original nature

innocent & pure
healed, filled with life, whole

into a Garden of Eden
into a Brotherhood of Man

focusing on the self

narcissistic focusing on the self
searching for—finding the self

similarities & uniqueness

learning about the self

self-examination

introspecting
how others see me

self-evaluation

my value

my function
my responsibilities, obligations

my skills

my values

my decisions

my goals

try/not try to fit in
to change for the better

working on the self
transformation

individuation

confronting the unconscious

what is the unconscious?
defense mechanisms
surrendering to the unconscious

falling in love
a pact with the Devil

am I crazy?

I'm all charged up
I'm right!
I see the answer to how to live
I'm remarkable
I've got to have ...

something outside
something inside

guess I'm on a dangerous path

the whole person

point of view
perspective

the perspective of the age

towards balance
evaluating, deciding

rational—irrational—non-rational

Dogma

care, being careful
prejudice
worrying
skepticism
predicting
theorizing, experimenting

measuring

self-reliance

living in multiple worlds

what's right in front of me

is it something or nothing?
is it familiar? unfamiliar?
is it in focus?
here? over there?
real? a fantasy?

my worst fears

is it changing?
is it 1?, 2?, 3?, more?
mind? body? psyche?
dark or light?
arousing? calming?
trivial? important?
what it is
what it means (for the future)

our environment
the world of other people

my positions/roles
the mask—the real me
mine, yours, ours, theirs, everyone's, no one's

inner & outer

the center
what's innermost

the soul
my breath
my heartbeat

the inner drama

my story, my myth

the inner-outer cycle

other worlds

learning about the world

stages of learning

confusion
superstition
belief/expectation

delusions

doubt
reflecting
seeking the truth
skill development
knowledge
mastery
understanding
wisdom

feelings of success, of the good life

feelings while rising

of well-being
of trust
of love
of intoxication
of having territory & things

of being at home

of pride

relaxed
healthy
honorable, honored
honest
respected
friendly
loved
understood, understanding
Psychological Laws
Law of Limited Attention
Law of Adaptation
Law of Limited Knowledge
Law of Perspectives
Law of Metaphors
Law of Condensation
Law of Experience
Law of Compensation
To Troubled Readers
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JMH International Essays — Announcement

Original Essays on the Psychology of Anger and/or Violence

We thank all those who have submitted an essay to the JMH International Prize Essay Contest. As of now, February 1, 2017, we have decided not to continue with the contest.

For those who feel they have an important contribution to the subject of the Psychology of Anger and/or Violence, please feel free to submit your essay with the form provided here. If the judges agree that the essay is a significant contribution, we will publish it here (subject to agreement with the author).

We include here links related to past essays — For the 2014 contest, click here for the summary article and here for the list of winners; for the 2015 contest, click here for the summary article and the list of winners; and for the 2016 contest, click here.

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