Unfulfilled goals persist in the mind, as asserted by ample theory and evidence (e.g., the Zeigarnik effect). The standard assumption has been that such cognitive activation persists until the goal is fulfilled. However, we predicted that contributing to goal pursuit through plan making could satisfy the various cognitive processes that usually promote goal pursuit. In several studies, we activ...

Relationships between self-harm and vulnerability factors were studied in a general population of 432 participants, of whom 30% reported some experience of self-harm. This group scored higher on dissociation and childhood trauma, had lower self-worth, and reported more negative intrusive thoughts. Among the non-harming group, 10% scored similarly to the self-harmers on the dissociation and self...

This study used data from 220 adults to examine the relations among 3 inhibition-related functions. Confirmatory factor analysis suggested that Prepotent Response Inhibition and Resistance to Distractor Interference were closely related, but both were unrelated to Resistance to Proactive Interference. Structural equation modeling, which combined Prepotent Response Inhibition and Resistance to D...

Freud’un (2010/1925) Olumsuzlama (Negation) makalesinden yola çıkarak üç temel ruhsal yapıyı (psikotik, pervert/sapkın ve nevrotik) olumsuzlamanın biçimi olarak yorumlayan Lacan, bu yapıları baba işlevi (paternal function) üzerinden açıklamıştır. Ruhsal yapının oluşumunun ödipal ilişkilere dayandığını ilişkilerin, öznenin işleviyle olan ilişkisinin bir temsili olduğunu böylece fallus olmaktan s...

The growth of the Internet has revolutionized how society conducts business in many areas. Not to be left behind, the sexual predator and the obsessional harasser have found cyberspace to be a vehicle capable of meeting their needs: obtaining information, monitoring and contacting victims, developing fantasy, overcoming inhibitions, avoiding apprehension, and communicating with other offenders....