How to Communicate with Difficult Seniors and Older Adults
Do you know a difficult older adult in your life? Higher standards of living and medical advancements are extending life expectancies in many countries to well above the age of eighty. Caring for, and having successful relationships with older adults often requires unique communication skills and strategies. Here are six keys for successful communication with seniors...read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - December 7, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Preston Ni, M.S.B.A. Tags: Aging Anxiety Behavioral Economics Cognition Creativity Depression Education Environment Ethics and Morality Evolutionary Psychology Gender Happiness Health Integrative Medicine Intelligence Memory Neuroscience Parenting Source Type: news
Treatment of Psychological Diseases and Disorders
Although there are nearly 400 different psychological disorders, not all are created equal. Some disorders fit standard criteria for a "disease," and some do not. Successful treatment may depend on this distinction.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - December 6, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Andy Tix, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Depression Eating Disorders Therapy Source Type: news
Negotiation 101: How Do I Even Start!
Challenged by difficult conversations? Here are some tips on getting started to effectively negotiate!
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Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - December 5, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Beth Fisher-Yoshida, Ph.D., CCS Tags: Anxiety Relationships Stress communication negotiating negotiation negotiation skills negotiations negotiators Source Type: news
Breathing Exercises: Counterproductive for Flight Anxiety
Almost every article by psychologists on flight anxiety recommends the use of breathing exercises. Why haven't these professionals looked at the research? read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - December 5, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Captain Tom Bunn, L.C.S.W. Tags: Anxiety Self-Help Stress Therapy breathing fear flying panic phobia relaxation Source Type: news
Do These Three Quick Steps to Cope With Panic
Learning to cope with anxiety by using these three quick steps will change your life for the better!read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - December 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeffrey Bernstein, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Self-Help depression Source Type: news
The Sacred Pause
Like awakening from a dream, in the moment of pausing our trance recedes and Radical Acceptance becomes possible.
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Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - December 4, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tara Brach, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Health Resilience Self-Help Social Life Spirituality Stress breath kindness love loving-kindness meditation pause Source Type: news
Childhood Clown Trauma
Anyone else scared of clowns? On my recent vacation, a childhood trauma caused by Bozo the Clown resurfaced, making me wonder if we ever really get past childhood terror. One thing is for sure -- it's good for a laugh.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - December 2, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Judy Carter Tags: Anxiety Child Development Creativity Memory Childhood fears clowns funny women storytelling Source Type: news
Pro Hominem Arguments
When we argue "Ad Hominem" (against the man) we say "You're a bad person so your idea must be wrong." When we argue "Pro Hominem, we say "Your idea is wrong but it's nothing personal." Pro hominem argument divorces critical feedback from character attack. It's worth cultivating in how we deliver and receive feedback. Here are few tips on how to do it.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - December 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy E. Sherman, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Behavioral Economics Creativity Education Ethics and Morality Happiness Personality Philosophy Politics Social Life Spirituality Work Source Type: news
Don't Just Sit There. . .
Regular movement supports our natural metabolic processes; our bodies don’t function well if we just sit around. Recent studies have linked prolonged sitting with anxiety, depression, cardiovascular disease, inflammation, and type 2 diabetes read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - December 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Diane Dreher, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Depression Health Self-Help Source Type: news
5 Questions to Ask Your Therapist
Psychotherapy is typically a one-way street when it comes to asking questions. It doesn't have to be. Here are 5 questions to ask your potential new therapist. read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - December 1, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bret A. Moore, Psy.D., ABPP Tags: Anxiety Depression Self-Help Therapy psychotherapy Source Type: news
Happiness With Life 3: Practice Gratitude
The things in your life do not need to change for you to be happy, but your attitude may very well have to. In this blog, you will discover how the attitude of gratitude can add significantly to your happiness quotient.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - November 30, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Russell Grieger, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Depression Environment Happiness Parenting Personality Philosophy Relationships Resilience Self-Help Social Life Spirituality Sport and Competition Stress Therapy Work being grateful bitterness focus on positive Source Type: news
Overcoming our Deepest Fear
Shifting from less-than-you-can to the best-that-you-can leads to successread more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - November 30, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Joseph A. Shrand, M.D. Tags: Anxiety Health Psychiatry Relationships Source Type: news
Dealing with the Sunday Night Blues
“Sundays are the worst,” says Janine*, who juggles a career, married life, and parenthood. “I think about all of the stuff I didn’t get done, and whatever good things happened over the weekend just disappear..."read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - November 30, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: F. Diane Barth, L.C.S.W. Tags: Anxiety Depression Happiness Self-Help homework overbooked Sunday night blues unprepared Source Type: news
The Consequence of Not Pursuing Happiness
Happiness takes effort and if we don’t work at it I can guarantee that we are going to become unhappier as we age. We may mask this unhappiness with addictions, like alcohol or prescriptions drugs, but we are going to be unhappier and unhappier unless we work at it. read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - November 30, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Robert Puff, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Depression Happiness Self-Help Dr. Robert Puff finding happiness Source Type: news
The Treatment of Pure Obsessions
There is no universally accepted treatment for pure obsessions. I offer a personal program.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - November 29, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Fredric Neuman, M.D. Tags: Anxiety Cognition Psychiatry Therapy persistent thoughts psychotherapy of pure obsessions treatment of OCD Source Type: news
