What a Generalized Anxiety Test Measures: Dimensions and Score
What a generalized anxiety test really assesses: chronic worry, tension, control, and how to read your score to better understand where you stand.
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Articles on relationship psychology, CBT, well-being and personal development.
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Creativity & Divergent Thinking: Your Hidden Potential
Explore your creative potential and divergent thinking. Discover how valid psychological tests shed light on your ability to innovate and solve everyday problems.
Read the article →My Ex Wants to See Me: Psychology & CBT Strategies
Your ex wants to meet. Conflicting emotions arise. Explore psychology, cognitive traps, and CBT strategies to make the right decision.
Read the article →Missing Father, Wounded Daughter: Healing Paternal Absence
Understand how paternal absence shapes a daughter's psychology and discover CBT tools for healing attachment wounds and relationship patterns.
Read the article →Distant Partner: 7 CBT Strategies to Reconnect
Discover evidence-based CBT strategies to reconnect with an emotionally distant partner. Learn to identify patterns and rebuild intimacy.
Read the article →Couple Communication Test: Decode Your Relationship Patterns
Discover the communication patterns in your relationship with scientifically validated tools to improve your couple.
Read the article →OCD and Mental Rituals: Treatment Through ERP Exposure
Discover how to treat OCD with mental rituals through ERP exposure. A scientifically validated CBT approach to regain freedom.
Read the article →Partner Suddenly Distant? A CBT Guide to Understanding & Reconnecting
Remember when everything was normal? Now your partner is distant. Understand this sudden change and learn how CBT can help you reconnect and act effectively.
Read the article →Meaning-of-Life Test: Find Your Purpose in 10 Minutes
Discover your meaning in life with validated psychological tests. Assess your purpose and regain direction and motivation.
Read the article →Specific Phobia: What a Typical CBT Session Looks Like
Discover how a CBT session unfolds to treat specific phobias with a psychotherapist.
Read the article →Virtual Infidelity via SMS: When Messages Become Betrayal
Discover how virtual infidelity through SMS and messaging apps affects couples. Learn CBT strategies to rebuild trust and communication.
Read the article →8 Practical CBT Exercises for Anxiety Relief & Regaining Control
Anxiety is a common concern. Discover 8 practical CBT exercises, scientifically validated to help you reduce anxiety, manage symptoms, and regain control of your life.
Read the article →Assess Your Relationship: The Dyadic Adjustment Scale Explained
Discover Spanier's Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS), a scientific test to better understand and improve your relationship satisfaction. A key tool for couple well-being.
Read the article →Neff's Self-Compassion Test: Measure Your Self-Kindness
Discover Kristin Neff's self-compassion test to measure your kindness toward yourself and improve your well-being.
Read the article →Screen Time & Kids: Prevent Addiction and Balance
Learn how to prevent screen addiction in children. Discover CBT-based strategies for healthy digital habits and mindful parenting.
Read the article →Young's Early Schemas: How to Identify and Treat Them
Discover Young's early maladaptive schemas: how to identify, understand, and treat them in CBT therapy.
Read the article →Baron-Cohen Empathy Test: Measure Your Empathy Quotient (EQ)
Discover Baron-Cohen's Empathy Quotient (EQ) test to assess your empathic abilities and improve your interpersonal relationships.
Read the article →LOT-R Test: Measure Your Optimism and Cultivate Resilience
Discover the LOT-R optimism test by Scheier and Carver. A validated tool to know yourself better, strengthen resilience and cultivate realistic optimism.
Read the article →Perinatal Grief: Psychological Support After a Loss
A complete guide to psychological support for perinatal grief. Understand, treat, and overcome this ordeal with CBT.
Read the article →Stop Rumination: CBT Techniques for Inner Peace
Learn evidence-based CBT techniques to stop ruminating. Find serenity and mental clarity with practical advice from your therapist.
Read the article →Over 2300 applied psychology articles
The Psychologie et Sérénité blog offers over 2300 articles written by Gildas Garrec, CBT Psychopractitioner. 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