Stress Reduction Benefits from Petting Dogs, Cats
Many youths derive enjoyment from playing with their furry friends, and some universities have implemented programs that enable college students to interact with dogs and cats in an effort to reduce their stress. Besides the students’ subjective experiences of feeling less tense after such programs, studies have shown that interaction with animals can reduce the cortisol levels in college students.
Date Posted: July 18, 2019
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How to stay organised with ADHD
ADHD, or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, is often thought as a disorder that only affects children, and particularly boys. Experts often struggle to receive diagnoses because ADHD tends to show up in different ways in women. Regardless of sex, ADHD in adults can create issues with focus, organisation, attention, impulse control, and following through on plans. Due to the gender divide in perceptions of ADHD, women often aren’t diagnosed with ADHD till into adulthood.
Date Posted: July 17, 2019
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The Way Children draw human figures has changed since the 1970s, reflecting modern society’s attitudes to Gender
With the last half century Western Europe countries having enjoyed a large increase in gender equalities where the employment rate for women in Germany has increased from 48% in 1980 to 73% in 2014. Psychologists are interested to see if there are any societal-level changes do filter down and affect children’s conceptions of gender.
Date Posted: July 17, 2019
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How a mother’s odour helps her baby develop a sensitivity to faces
It has been thought that infants form categories using information from just one sense, whichever the most relevant. For example, the category of ‘faces’ result from an accumulation of visual information about what faces look like. However, an intriguing new study, involving four-month-old infants and their mothers’ smelly t-shirts, suggests that babies’ early acquisition of the face category is a truly multi-sensory process.
Date Posted: July 17, 2019
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Couples Marriage and Relationship Counselling
Relationships are built on the strongest and weakest links that help us grow emotionally and physically. Each type of relationship works on some principles, and often, these principles are altered to make a relationship work.How does a person choose a person to stay? ...
Date Posted: July 17, 2019
Written By:
SIO Psychology
SIGNS YOUR WIFE IS UNHAPPILY MARRIED -SHARED BY MARRIAGE COUNSELOR SHIVANI MISRI SADHOO
Date Posted: July 16, 2019
Written By:
Counsellor Shivani Misri Sadhoo
Three little nuggets for more intimate, authentic relationships
Three practices (including the V-word) for more genuine and lasting relationships:Have you ever been frustrated with how ...
Written By:
Robert Oleskevich @ Hero's Journey Therapy
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Parents and Teens: Who’s the Boss?
Ask a teenager raised in a Western culture about who’s the boss at home. More than likely, the response will be a confident “I am.” Ask the same question of one ...
Jul 11
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Hong Kong, like most international cities, is highly competitive and extremely fast paced. No one seems to know this better that parents. Our children are educated and socialized ...
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