Benefits of Rote Learning

What exactly is Rote Learning? We are all subject to learning and memorising new content on a daily basis. Memorising is part of our evolutionary process so that we can internally map the directions we travel in both physically and mentally so that we can return easily, we all need to memorise things to survive. Memorising content is specifically important within … Read More

Diploma & Degree Qualifications Explained

The differences between Diplomas & Degrees! We are often asked for the differences between degrees, certificates, diplomas and higher diplomas including how long it will take to obtain a degree. New students are drawn to the possibility of obtaining a degree usually years after they have left school or college and although many have left it too late, it is … Read More

Psychology of Revision

How to get the most out of revision using psychology! Setting yourself up with a good workable plan in advance of any revision is key to gaining your best memory recall especially when you need it most! It’s often said that there are no short cuts to the success in taking exams, however there is definitely a way of making … Read More

Psychotherapy for Postpartum Depression

Psychotherapy Treatment for Postpartum Depression I am an obstetrician practicing in China and I am interested in mental health care for reproductive aged woman, especially care of postpartum depression. In China, postpartum depression is poorly recognized and treated currently. I am sad to find quite a lot of women could not cope with the life after delivery and most of … Read More

Why diets don’t work?

If diets worked, there would be no multi-billion pound dieting industry in place! Dieting does not work for most people and that is why there is a multi-billion pound dieting industry serving the needs of people who keep dieting and failing miserably! The way you eat food is the result of many factors all working at the same time within … Read More

Bad Canine Behaviour

What if there was a way of using just one key word or command to gain your dogs immediate attention and cooperation when all else fails? There is . . . Bad out of control dog behaviour can drive even the most patient dog owner up the wall or worse, send the dog into a dog’s home, rejected and unwanted … Read More

How does Transactional Analysis Therapy Work?

Transactional analysis is a therapy or therapeutic approach which for most laypeople is an enjoyable read as it sets out to explain the workings of the mind and our behaviour. Transactional analysis or TA as its better-known is a basic theoretical model outlined below. Within you as a person there is the child, adult and parent. These are the three … Read More

Social Engineering Skills

Everything should be kept as simple as possible, but not simpler.” – Albert Einstein The definition of social engineering is the delivery or application of sociological principles towards specific social difficulties and problems! It’s not what you know about what people can do to you, it’s what you don’t know about what people can do! Social engineering can be used … Read More

Dangerous Dogs Argument Continues!

Every dog owner has got an opinion; most of these opinions stem from tried and tested responsible dog owner experiences and should be taken into account by authorities when considering new ways to handle dangerous dogs. The dangerous dogs act and the dangerous dogs banned breed list is a mess and something needs to be done about it soon, as … Read More

Why do people carry knives?

Knife crime is on the up and it’s getting worse! Every one of us is subject to the potential risk of a knife incident on the streets at any time by anyone. Anyone can be knifed or injured and for no good reason at all including just being in the wrong place at the wrong time or getting caught up … Read More