Psychology

How the mind regulates itself — prediction, control, emotion — and what that changes in the therapy room, in relationships and in a business.

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Aug 23, 2026Prediction, Control, and the Regulating MindEight parts. Emotions as error signals in a feedback loop, perception as inference, the CBT model mapped term for term onto a control loop, the autism case, and four results the model forbids.8 parts Aug 25, 2026The Loop That Won't SettlePart 6 of Prediction, Control, and the Regulating Mind. Rumination, worry and compulsion as one fault, and depression as three faults under one diagnosis.Psychology Aug 25, 2026The Two Dials at WorkTwo failures look identical from across the room and need opposite repairs: an accurate read acted on too hard, and an inaccurate read held with too much confidence.Psychology Aug 25, 2026Addendum: Self-Injury as a Regulatory BehaviorAn addendum to Prediction, Control, and the Regulating Mind. Written for clinicians: what the function literature established about non-suicidal self-injury, what the predictive account adds, and how much of it is still untested.Psychology Jul 19, 2026The Science of Date Nights, Sex, and Lasting ConnectionWhat peer-reviewed research actually shows about date nights, sexual frequency, desire differences, and what predicts a happy relationship. Intentionality beats frequency, well-being plateaus at about weekly sex, only ~6% of couples match in desire, and the famous 2-3-times-a-week rule traces to no real study. Every statistic checked against its original source.Psychology May 11, 2026Excuses: Building Strong Relationships by Not Using ThemWhy excuses quietly erode trust, and how dropping them builds stronger relationships at home and at work.Psychology May 1, 2026The Psychiatric Medication Gap: Men vs. WomenA three-part analysis: the 2.3x prescription gap collapses to ~1.2x after stigma and diagnostic adjustments; underlying prevalence is roughly equal.Psychology

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