Preemptive Abandonment: When Fear of Loss Makes You Quit
Imagine building a sandcastle, pouring your heart into it, visualizing the highest tower. But fear of loss makes you destroy it before it's finished.
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Articles on relationship psychology, CBT, well-being and personal development.
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Professional Burnout Test: what it measures and how to interpret your score
This test evaluates the dimensions of burnout: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, reduced sense of accomplishment, and workplace cynicism.
Read the article →Psychological Resilience Test: What It Measures and How to Read It
A test to assess your resilience through adaptation to change, optimism, social support and the search for meaning.
Read the article →Pyromania: What the DSM-5 Actually Says (and the Fragile Science)
Pyromania (impulse-control disorder, DSM-5): criteria, fascination with fire, and why its scientific basis is very limited. A cautious test, never a diagnosis.
Read the article →Fire-Setting Impulse (Pyromania) Test: What It Measures and How to Read It
Screening self-assessment for pyromania (fire fascination, tension, relief, absence of motive), inspired by DSM-5 criteria. Limited scientific basis.
Read the article →Relational Intelligence Test: What It Measures and How to Read Your Score
A test measuring your relational skills through listening, communication, conflict management and positive influence.
Read the article →Romantic Breakup Test: what it measures and how to interpret your score
This test measures the emotional impact of a romantic breakup and your ability to get through this ordeal. It explores romantic grief, post-breakup self-esteem, rumination, and your capacity to move forward.
Read the article →Schizoid Personality Test: what it measures and how to interpret your score
Test to identify schizoid personality traits. 20 questions based on DSM-5 clinical criteria.
Read the article →Schizotypal Personality: Signs, Test, and Its Place on the Spectrum
Schizotypal personality (DSM-5 cluster A): signs, the SPQ scale, and its place on the schizophrenia spectrum. A test to explore your tendencies — never a diagnosis.
Read the article →Schizotypal Traits Test: What It Measures and How to Read Your Score
A schizotypal traits test (magical thinking, perceptual experiences, social withdrawal), inspired by Raine's SPQ and the DSM-5.
Read the article →Screen Addiction Test: What It Measures & How to Interpret Your Score
Evaluate your screen dependency (phone, computer, tablet, TV) with this test. Understand your relationship with digital devices and identify potential issues.
Read the article →Screen Addiction Test: What it Measures & How to Interpret Your Score
Evaluate your screen dependency (phone, computer, tablet, TV) with this test. Understand if your usage is healthy or problematic.
Read the article →Screen Addiction Test: What It Measures & How to Interpret Your Score
Evaluate your screen dependency (phone, computer, tablet, TV) with this comprehensive assessment. Understand your usage and its impact.
Read the article →Self-Confidence Test: What It Measures and How to Read Your Score
A test to assess your self-confidence through decision-making, self-expression, handling failure and stepping beyond your comfort zone.
Read the article →Self-Esteem Test: What It Measures and How to Read Your Score
A complete test to measure your level of self-esteem across four fundamental dimensions.
Read the article →Separation Anxiety Test: Understanding Your Score and What It Means
This test assesses separation anxiety symptoms: distress during separation, excessive worry about losing loved ones, and emotional dependency tendencies.
Read the article →Separation Anxiety Test: What It Measures & How to Interpret Your Score
This test assesses separation anxiety symptoms: distress during separation, excessive worry about losing loved ones, and emotional dependency tendencies.
Read the article →Separation Anxiety Test: What It Measures & How to Interpret Your Score
This test assesses separation anxiety symptoms: distress during separation, excessive worry about losing loved ones, and emotional dependency tendencies.
Read the article →Separation Anxiety Test: what it measures and how to interpret your score
This test evaluates the manifestations of separation anxiety: distress during separation, excessive worry about losing a loved one, and emotional dependency tendencies.
Read the article →Should You Get Back With Your Ex? — No Contact Test: what it measures and how to interpret your score
Self-assessment: should you try no contact, or move on? Check the signals.
Read the article →Over 2100 applied psychology articles
The Psychologie et Sérénité blog offers over 2100 articles written by Gildas Garrec, CBT psychotherapist. Each article is based on validated psychological models (Gottman, Young, attachment theory, CBT) to provide concrete keys to understanding.
Couple communication — Gottman's 4 horsemen, the 5:1 ratio, stonewalling, NVC
Attachment — Anxious, avoidant, disorganized styles, path to secure attachment
Emotional dependency — The 10 signs, self-assessment tests, CBT strategies
Ghosting & dating — Ghosting, breadcrumbing, curving, orbiting, zombieing
Manipulation — Gaslighting, control, narcissistic pervert, psychological violence
Infidelity — Understanding, forgiving, trauma bonding, reconstruction
Anxiety & stress — Relationship anxiety, burnout, rumination, insomnia
Jealousy — Pathological jealousy, retrospective, social media
Breakup & grief — The 7 stages, no contact, relationship PTSD
Couple & cohabitation — Moving in, arguments, libido, mental load
Parenting — Parental alienation, co-parenting, blended family
Young's schemas — 18 early schemas, cognitive distortions
Dating apps — Mental health impact, paradox of choice, dating fatigue
Mental health — When to consult, online therapy, CBT vs EMDR