A couple of weeks ago I was talking to my partner and I found myself telling her this story…
It’s the spring of 2002, I just stepped out of the front carriage of the Piccadilly Line train on the London Underground. It is late in the evening, and the platform is basically deserted. My partner at the time ...
Date Posted: April 26, 2022
Categories: Empathy, Life Purpose / Meaning / Inner-Guidance, Other
Written By:
Dr Oberdan Marianetti
Most men begin to notice a receding hairline in their 20s. By the age of 50, half of all men have visible hair loss. At 60, it affects around two thirds. The majority of men, therefore, will at some point in their life, have hair loss. Even though male hair loss is incredibly common, it ...
Mar 8
Categories: Anxiety, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Depression, Other, Self-Care / ...
Written By:
Ahmer Zuberi
The 2019-20 Coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan, China, is the latest epidemic that has killed more than 3,200 people worldwide and infected over 95,000 people globally so far in every continent except Antarctica.The name coronavirus comes from the Latin word corona, meaning crown or halo. According to ...
Mar 6
Categories: Anxiety, Fear, Health / Illness / Medical Issues, Other
Written By:
Ahmer Zuberi
Early Intervention in Psychiatry and Management of Mental Health DisordersAfter successful completion of 1st and 2nd Edition of Psychiatry conference at Rome, Organizers of Pulsus Group expects more than 100+ participants for their upcoming conference “3rd Global Experts on Psychiatry and Mental ...
Dec 4
Categories: Other
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With many technological advances, it has been said that our attention span has decreased drastically from what it used to be. With all of us spending more time glued to our laptops and phones and the increased amount of stimulus from the environment our focus is constantly shifting.Your memory ...
May 16
Categories: Other
Written By:
Sudeeptha Grama
Scientific Misconduct in SingaporeA little wake-up call in the New Year of the Rooster seems somewhat appropriate as Scientific Misconduct is on the rise, globally and in Singapore as well. Last year a few cases were highlighted, such as Professor Ravi Kambadur who was fired from the NTU.Closer to ‘Psychology Matters’ was the case of ...
Feb 27
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Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) is a goal directed intervention whereby a trained animal is incorporated into the therapeutic process, promoting the improvement of human’s physical, social, emotional and/or cognitive functioning. 1AAT is a therapeutic tool that can be utilized in the ...
Mar 16
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Anger Management, Anxiety, ...
Written By:
Maureen Huang, MSW, AASW
In my workshops on psychological well-being, there's one question that keeps popping up: "Should I still support my family? I already feel drained and stressed but I don't want to be a bad son/daughter." The question typically comes with frustration, resignation, and not a ...
Oct 31
Categories: Dependency Problems, Family of Origin Issues / Codependency, Marital ...
Written By:
Kay Vardeleon
Communicating with our child can be a big challenge. As parents you are trying to get our children to do what we think they need to do in order to become competent and capable adults. Often our children have ideas of their own.
One reason this is really challenging is that it takes 25 years to ...
Sep 7
Categories: Attachment Issues, Blended Family Issues, Child and/or Adolescent ...
Written By:
Tammy M. Fontana, MS NCC CTRT Sex Therapist USA
It’s not a communication problem
Married couples think because their partner doesn’t want what s/he wants or see the problem as s/he does, they have a communication problem. People’s definition of a communication problem is that they are unable to get their partner to ...
Sep 7
Categories: Blended Family Issues, Codependency / Dependency, Communication ...
Written By:
Tammy M. Fontana, MS NCC CTRT Sex Therapist USA
From the theoretical orientation of Dr. William Glasser, founder of Choice Theory Reality Therapy (CTRT), depression is seen as a chosen behaviour not an emotion that you are victim to. So CTRT therapist would say you are DEPRESSING or even anxieting or angering instead of being depressed, anxious or angry. All behaviour is purposeful in ...
Aug 25
Categories: Bereavement, Bipolar, Coping with Medical Problems, Couple ...
Written By:
Tammy M. Fontana, MS NCC CTRT Sex Therapist USA
The year has gone by in the blink of an eye and 2012 is coming to an end. Since we are all still here despite the predicted end of the world, let's take some time to look back at some of the articles that you enjoyed the most in the past year. We will continue working hard to give you more ...
Dec 28
Categories: Other
Written By:
Psych Mat Asia Editor
When you hear that someone has been diagnosed with a ‘mental illness’ — what enters your mind?
Is it that the person is perhaps psychotic? Delusional? Dangerous? Would it change your opinion of your babysitter? Your new love interest? Since the ...
Oct 6
Categories: Other
Written By:
Tony Brown
Have you ever wondered how Einstein, before the age of quantum computers and super conducting super colliders was able to come up with his theories of Relativity? Simple, he used what he called "thought experiments." Take for example, the one he conducted at sixteen years of age, ...
Aug 28
Categories: Other
Written By:
Tony Brown
Sometimes memories of enjoyable and rewarding attachments in the past interfere with forming similar positive attachments in the present. This post is about psychological strategies to prevent such maladaptive memories of places where we have lived in the past from interfering with the formation of ...
Mar 27
Categories: Other
Written By:
Brian Scott
It is an exciting event to launch Psychology Matters Asia, or Psych Mat Asia as we like to refer to it, after months of hard work. We would like to take this opportunity to welcome you to this site. It is our earnest hope that Psych Mat Asia becomes a useful information hub for mental health professionals and their clientele in the Asia ...
Apr 25
Categories: Other
Written By:
Psych Mat Asia Editor
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The story of the two wolves: Managing your thoughts, feelings and actions
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Anthony Hopkins and the suffering caused by unrecognized Asperger’s ...
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Taking the Pain out of Rebuilding Your Support Network After Divorce
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Demystifying the process of change in Counselling- How you get better
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Masturbation vs. Relationship Sex, what is the difference? Do you need to be ...
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Ways Physical Relationship Before Marriage May Affect Your Relationship