Negative and Harmful Acts:
With everything in life, there is much more than can be seen and has been discovered in this
world. When it comes to hateful, harmful, and damaging acts toward others, there are many
reasons or combinations of reasons for them. The reasons range from unmet or unattended
needs, an unhealthy environment in which one has grown up, and, in some cases, some
predisposed biological factors that the individual is born with, which all can lead a person to not be
able to find his or her role and place in life, causing confusion and distress. That sense of distress
will be projected onto others, one way or another. This tendency emerges from two systems in the
brain and else. One is the emotional one. The other is the rational one. Our emotional side usually
causes a shortcut response to the problem and encourages immediate action, despite what the
long term effects may be. It’s impulsive and immature.
The rational side helps us calculate the situation rationally, comes up with a solution that consists
of both short- and long-term effects, and has the most productivity. Scientists don’t know how
these two systems interact or why, sometimes, the two sides take contradictory courses of action.
Scientist also don’t know how the billions of the neurons in our brains are connected to one
another. Until they figure this out, it will be hard for them to understand how perception and
behavior are formed. Scientists believe that they will be able to identify a common circuit for
everyone, and figure out the functions of specific neuronal pathways, hopefully in the near future.
Everyone, however, has different synaptic connections that result from the individual experience.
For now, for those of us who don't want to wait around for scientists to finish all their research,
there is the concept of balance. It seems like being able to find a balance between the rational
and the emotional sides can help to more productive life.
So, the base is the same, but may produce different reactions. The one thing that we know,
working with clients and through our clinical work as psychologists and counselors, is that humans
have this extraordinary power to be in control of their emotions and thoughts, and even to change
a habitual behavior. That is true even if they were genetically pre-disposed to something. They
are still given the power to change it. It may take a lot of effort and determination to go about
changing something that has become a part of us for so long, but once we get to a level of self-
awareness, and realize the effects in a more multifaceted fashion, we will become more dedicated
to initiating the change. But first, awareness needs to come out through stepping out of the
denial. Accepting and becoming aware of the fact that our actions and intentions have ripple
effects and we can see this on a daily basis. That undoing damages take way too much time and
energy than preventing them. And knowing that prevention comes with awareness.
Source: Roya Rohani Rad, MA, PsyD
Copyright@selfknowledgebase.com
With everything in life, there is much more than can be seen and has been discovered in this
world. When it comes to hateful, harmful, and damaging acts toward others, there are many
reasons or combinations of reasons for them. The reasons range from unmet or unattended
needs, an unhealthy environment in which one has grown up, and, in some cases, some
predisposed biological factors that the individual is born with, which all can lead a person to not be
able to find his or her role and place in life, causing confusion and distress. That sense of distress
will be projected onto others, one way or another. This tendency emerges from two systems in the
brain and else. One is the emotional one. The other is the rational one. Our emotional side usually
causes a shortcut response to the problem and encourages immediate action, despite what the
long term effects may be. It’s impulsive and immature.
The rational side helps us calculate the situation rationally, comes up with a solution that consists
of both short- and long-term effects, and has the most productivity. Scientists don’t know how
these two systems interact or why, sometimes, the two sides take contradictory courses of action.
Scientist also don’t know how the billions of the neurons in our brains are connected to one
another. Until they figure this out, it will be hard for them to understand how perception and
behavior are formed. Scientists believe that they will be able to identify a common circuit for
everyone, and figure out the functions of specific neuronal pathways, hopefully in the near future.
Everyone, however, has different synaptic connections that result from the individual experience.
For now, for those of us who don't want to wait around for scientists to finish all their research,
there is the concept of balance. It seems like being able to find a balance between the rational
and the emotional sides can help to more productive life.
So, the base is the same, but may produce different reactions. The one thing that we know,
working with clients and through our clinical work as psychologists and counselors, is that humans
have this extraordinary power to be in control of their emotions and thoughts, and even to change
a habitual behavior. That is true even if they were genetically pre-disposed to something. They
are still given the power to change it. It may take a lot of effort and determination to go about
changing something that has become a part of us for so long, but once we get to a level of self-
awareness, and realize the effects in a more multifaceted fashion, we will become more dedicated
to initiating the change. But first, awareness needs to come out through stepping out of the
denial. Accepting and becoming aware of the fact that our actions and intentions have ripple
effects and we can see this on a daily basis. That undoing damages take way too much time and
energy than preventing them. And knowing that prevention comes with awareness.
Source: Roya Rohani Rad, MA, PsyD
Copyright@selfknowledgebase.com
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