Cognitive dissonance is a psychological term that describes the discomfort you feel when your beliefs don’t line up with your actions. Or it could refer to the tension of holding two conflicting ...

Thoughts, feelings, and behaviors can sometimes seem out of step with what is considered typical. When that happens, they can feel overwhelming and interfere with a person's ability to function ...

My book, A New Unified Theory of Psychology 1, barely mentions the psyche. Indeed, it only offers two passing references to it, and it does not define the term at all. In contrast, many pages are ...