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Israel Kalman
Mar 20, 20041 min read
Movie Recommendation:Woody Allen’s “Anything Else”
by Izzy Kalman (March 2004) A few months ago, I wrote about neuroses and personality disorders. Personality disorders have traditionally...
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Israel Kalman
Mar 12, 20042 min read
Jealousy and Self-Deception
by Izzy Kalman (March 2004) Jealousy has long been recognized as a source of human misery and destruction. It is no accident that it...
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Israel Kalman
Feb 20, 20044 min read
What Violence Researchers Should Really be Studying
by Izzy Kalman (February 2004) In 1938, thousands of panic-stricken US citizens fled their homes for the safety of the wide open spaces....
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Israel Kalman
Jan 20, 20043 min read
The Quickest Way to Increase Your Happiness
by Izzy Kalman (January 2004) Most of us believe we have fundamental rights to happiness, respect, fairness, and protection from misery....
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Israel Kalman
Nov 20, 20031 min read
The Best Bargain in New York City (Julliard)
by Izzy Kalman (November 2003) Where do the world’s best musical and theatrical talent go to study? The world-renowned Julliard School,...
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Israel Kalman
Nov 20, 20034 min read
Inner City Culture
by Izzy Kalman (November 2003) In this newsletter, I am making a call for my colleagues who work and/or live in the inner cities to...
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Israel Kalman
Nov 20, 20032 min read
A Miami Tail – Movie Review
by Izzy Kalman (November 2003) Wanting to increase my familiarity with the inner city mind, I declined the urge to watch a mainstream...
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Israel Kalman
Oct 30, 20036 min read
Psychology vs. Religion
by Izzy Kalman (October 2003) I had a strong religious upbringing. My parents sent me to yeshiva (Orthodox Jewish school) from first...
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Israel Kalman
Oct 20, 20031 min read
The Thorny Nature of Humor
by Izzy Kalman (October 2003) Humor is a major subject in my seminar presentations. I explain that most of us go through life laughing...
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Israel Kalman
Oct 20, 20034 min read
The Victim Mentality in Action
by Izzy Kalman (October 2003) Some of the most hateful and nasty people you will encounter are crusaders against hatred and nastiness. I...
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Israel Kalman
Sep 20, 20031 min read
Monty Python’s “Life of Brian” – Movie Recommendation
by Izzy Kalman (September 2003) A few days ago, I watched this 1979 film for the second time. I had seen it a couple of decades ago but...
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Israel Kalman
Sep 20, 20032 min read
Bias in Scientific Research on Violence
by Izzy Kalman (September 2003) Scientific research is supposed to be objective, but unfortunately this is often a dream. Much research,...
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Israel Kalman
Aug 30, 20031 min read
Anger Management – Movie Review
by Izzy Kalman (August 2003) I missed this movie, starring Adam Sandler and the incomparable Jack Nicholson, when it was playing in...
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Israel Kalman
Aug 30, 20031 min read
Obesity and Teen Suicide
by Izzy Kalman (August 2003) I have said many times that being teased is a major factor in teen suicide; that for every victim of teasing...
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Israel Kalman
Aug 30, 20032 min read
Blame versus Responsibility
by Izzy Kalman (August 2003) The solution to emotional difficulties is not new. For thousands of years, wise people have known that the...
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Israel Kalman
Aug 30, 20032 min read
From Neurosis to Personality Disorders
by Izzy Kalman (August 2003) (Please excuse me for the exaggerated generality of what I am saying in this article.) In general, people...
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Israel Kalman
Aug 30, 20032 min read
On Prejudice
by Izzy Kalman (August 2003) At a recent seminar, I set up a role-play to demonstrate how racial insults can be dealt with in a positive...
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Israel Kalman
Jul 30, 20033 min read
Singing as Therapy
by Izzy Kalman (July 2003) Those of you who have been to my seminars have heard me only once. I bet it was the first professional seminar...
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Israel Kalman
Jul 30, 20032 min read
The Insanity of Modern Elementary Education
by Izzy Kalman (July 2003) The world is going topsy turvy. Lately I have been speaking a lot about the contamination of psychology by...
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Israel Kalman
Jul 30, 20031 min read
Cain and Abel
by Izzy Kalman (July 2003) At my seminars I often talk about sibling rivalry. Brothers and sisters are biologically programmed to love...
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