The Otto Klineberg Intercultural and International Relations Award

The Otto Klineberg Intercultural and International Relations Award Website: www.apa.org PROGRAM DESCRIPTION An award of $1000 is given to “the best paper or article of the year on intercultural or international relations”—a field about which Professor Klineberg cared deeply from his social... 

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Travel Grant for Psychologists

Frances M. Culbertson Travel Grant Website: www.apa.org WHO MAY APPLY Woman from a developing country, as defined by The World Bank;Five to ten years post-doctoral degree;Preference for attendance at the following conferences: International Council of Psychologists (ICP);International Congress of Applied... 

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Relationship Tip: The Value of Listening

Way back when I was taking my masters, I remember my first assignment in marital counseling class. After the wife rattled on about her complaints against her husband for about 10 minutes, I asked the husband to paraphrase what his wife said. The husband was taken aback and said something that was quite far from what the wife meant, which of course, made the wife more furious. I then asked the wife to repeat what she said, and this time, the husband really listened. He then made an accurate paraphrase, to which the wife remarked, “Now, at last, he understands!”

When we think of communication, we often think of ways we can express ourselves better … the right words to say, our facial expressions, tone of voice, etc. What we often forget is that communication is a two-way process, and 50% of it involves listening to the other person.

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The calm before the storm, the wind beneath my wings, the Samson to my Delilah

Sigh. My writing has become sporadic again. My last real post was before the announcement of winners of the Philippine Blog Awards where I was one of the finalists for Best Personal Blog. I lost, but I can't blame my lack of enthusiasm to losing because my real reason is much shallower than grieving... 

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Do You Really Know Yourself or Other People?

Many of us are fond of taking tests and quizzes found online for fun but we fail to realize that there are real tests out there when it comes to personality typing.

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