Within hours of the Orlando killings, newscasters and commentators were asking the predictable and familiar question: was the shooter a terrorist radicalized by ISIS ideology or was he struggling with a mental illness?
Date Posted: June 20, 2016
Categories: Fear, Shame
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Compared with their peers, male youths with severe antisocial behavior problems appear to have significant differences in brain structure, suggesting their problem behavior stems from early life changes in brain development.
Jun 18
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Oppositional & Defiant Behavior ...
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There has been a lot of discussion on all sides regarding “emotion processing” and how to successfully handle what are coined as “negative emotions.” So what are we to do with negative emotions?
Jun 17
Categories: Anger Management
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Research on depression and anxiety has looked at many factors underlying these disorders. One important factor that has emerged in many studies is rumination.
Jun 17
Categories: Anxiety, Depression
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Making art lowers the levels of stress hormones in your body, a new study finds.
Jun 17
Categories: Art Therapy, Stress Management
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But it ISN'T THE FOOD. Eating disorders are not about meals. They're usually about control. And those issues start young, sometimes before you've mastered the use of a knife and fork.
Jun 16
Categories: Attachment Issues, Eating Disorders
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It turns out that photography has an unsuspected psychological benefit.
Jun 16
Categories: Other
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Having an active social life is one of the strongest predictors of longevity and good health. Human connection is one of the most fundamental and important human drives. But it can also be our most tiring! Quick question: raise your hand if you ever ...
Jun 16
Categories: Other
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Rapport between a client and therapist is important for therapy to be successful, and part of that is agreeing about the aims of the exercise. You’d think this would include the therapist and client agreeing about the specific nature of the ...
Jun 14
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Hitting rock bottom is a phrase I hear all the time when people talk about addiction. Yet, what does it mean to hit rock bottom?
Jun 14
Categories: Addictions
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Since September 11, terrorism has been an ever present threat gnawing at our collective peace of mind. To contend with a threat, it is better to understand the forces that shape it. That is where science enters in. What can psychology tell us about ...
Jun 14
Categories: Fear
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Children respond better to learning setbacks when they believe that ability and intelligence are malleable – that is, when they have what psychologists call a "growth mindset" rather than a "fixed mindset". This immediately raises the question of ...
Jun 13
Categories: Family Problems, Learning Difficulties
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"Inattentive”, “naughty”, “lazy”. Nine-year-old Vinay (name changed) had grown accustomed to being told off by his teachers at school. His report cards, through primary and secondary school, were curiously erratic — he would score ...
Jun 13
Categories: Child and/or Adolescent Issues, Child Development
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But there is a division between this outside pressure and the experience of some women, particularly in the case of bipolar disorder. While we hear, “Come join us,” peppered into even the most mundane conversations, these women often hear, ...
Jun 13
Categories: Bipolar, Pregnancy & Birthing
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Just like any type of touch, holding hands can be a very potent signal. Depending on how it is used, it can make or break the relationship. It can break other person's defenses and force them to open up to you, or it can have a completely opposite ...
Jun 11
Categories: Empathy, Friendships, Relationships & Marriage
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In this blog I will look at forgiveness as a psychological process and not a religious driven concept. Existential Analysis certainly does not support any ideas of “should” or “must”. It supports the idea of authentic morality and ethics, ...
Jun 11
Categories: Forgiveness
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