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This study found that for people from ethnic minority backgrounds, the experience of being tolerated is actually closer to discrimination than it is to acceptance.
6) How To Cope With Failure, According To Psychology
Countless articles tell us how to set ourselves up for success and live our best lives. But it’s equally important — or perhaps more important — that we learn how to deal with the inevitable failures. So in March we highlighted five evidence-based tips for coping with failure.
5) Study Explores Personalities Of People With Adult Separation Anxiety, A “Neglected Clinical Syndrome”
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Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - December 22, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Announcements Source Type: blogs
Study Explores Personalities Of People With Adult Separation Anxiety, A “Neglected Clinical Syndrome”
By Emma Young
Most parents will be very familiar with the concept of separation anxiety. It’s hardly rare for babies and toddlers to become anxious when separated from a parent. But I have to confess, I hadn’t heard of Adult Separation Anxiety (ASA) until I came across this new paper in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology. For adults, it can manifest as extreme distress at being separated from a partner, or another loved one — even a pet. And it’s thought that 7% of people suffer from it at some point in their lifetimes.
Partly because ASA has been so neglected by researchers, Megan Finsaas at Columbia Univer...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - October 25, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Mental health Relationships Social Source Type: blogs
Podcast: Helping Children Grieve
When children experience the deep pain of separation or death, it can be extremely healing to learn they are still connected to their loved ones by an invisible string of love. That’s the premise of the children’s book The Invisible String, written by Patrice Karst, today’s guest on the Psych Central podcast. Patrice sits down to talk with Gabe about what sparked her idea for writing this classic book as well as her subsequent books, including The Invisible Leash, a story to help kids deal with the loss of a pet. As Patrice puts it, her books are about love and connection to each other, to our animals, and to the...
Source: World of Psychology - March 19, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: The Psych Central Podcast Tags: Children and Teens Death & Dying General Grief and Loss Inspiration & Hope Interview The Psych Central Show Source Type: blogs
Helping Children Cope with Separation Anxiety
Separation Anxiety occurs, particularly in children, during times of stress or change. It is characterized by symptoms of insecurity and anxiety when a child must separate from a particular caregiver. Symptoms can intensify well after the initial point of separation and can become very disruptive for both child and parent. Symptoms might manifest as sleep disturbances, tantrums, withdrawal, or other behaviors otherwise atypical of the child.
Having worked in the childcare industry myself, I had seen this difficult and emotional scenario play out firsthand. I had watched many a mama linger tearfully in the doorway, wrin...
Source: World of Psychology - January 21, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bonnie McClure Tags: Anxiety and Panic Children and Teens Parenting Child Development Separation Anxiety Source Type: blogs
Making young minds resilient to disasters
As a pediatrician and a parent, I often think about what I’d do to keep my children safe if we were hit by a storm like Hurricane Dorian, which reduced whole towns in the Bahamas to rubble. Or by a wildfire, like the Camp Fire that burned the town of Paradise, California to the ground. Or how we’d deal with this year’s record-breaking rains that flooded scores of towns throughout the Mississippi River Basin.
Disasters like these — which may be getting more dangerous with climate change — can directly harm a child’s body. But what’s less well appreciated is how they can harm our children’s minds, and how the...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - October 23, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Aaron Bernstein, MD, MPH Tags: Anxiety and Depression Children's Health Environmental health Source Type: blogs
Separation Anxiety – Should Treatment be Imposed for Conjoined Twins?
by Dominic Wilkinson @Neonatalethics On the BBC News website this week, there is a feature on a pair of conjoined twins from Senegal who are currently living in Wales. They have an extremely rare condition – fused at the lower abdomen they have separate brains, hearts and lungs, but shared liver, bladder and digestive system. […] (Source: blog.bioethics.net)
Source: blog.bioethics.net - January 24, 2019 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Dominic Wilkinson Tags: Clinical Ethics Decision making Health Care Children and Families Critical Care Dominic Wilkinson's Posts syndicated Source Type: blogs
Intensive CBT: How fast can I get better?
A highly effective psychotherapy called cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) focuses on how our thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes can affect our feelings and behavior. Traditional CBT treatment usually requires weekly 30- to 60-minute sessions over 12 to 20 weeks. A faster option now emerging is intensive CBT (I-CBT), which employs much longer sessions concentrated into a month, week, or weekend — or sometimes a single eight-hour session.
CBT helps people learn tools to reframe different types of thinking, such as black-and-white thinking (I can’t do anything right) and emotional reasoning (I feel you dislike me, so it mu...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - October 23, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Soo Jeong Youn, PhD Tags: Adolescent health Anxiety and Depression Behavioral Health Mental Health Parenting Source Type: blogs
Anxiety and Addiction
Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders
Anxiety is a complex condition that affects millions of people all over the world. It is a broad term in itself and can look different on everybody. It is literally defined as: “a nervous disorder characterized by a state of excessive uneasiness and apprehension, typically with compulsive behavior or panic attacks.” Often times, anxiety and addiction can also go hand-in-hand.
Much like anxiety, panic attacks can be completely different for everybody who experiences them. You may experience all symptoms, or only some. Some symptoms of anxiety and panic attacks may include:
Rapid heartbeat
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Source: Cliffside Malibu - September 11, 2018 Category: Addiction Authors: Jaclyn Uloth Tags: Addiction Addiction Recovery Addiction to Pharmaceuticals Addiction Treatment and Program Resources Alcohol Alcohol Rehab Information Alcoholism Anxiety Drug Rehab Information Drug Treatment Dual Diagnosis and Eating Disorder Treatment Source Type: blogs
Anxiety in children
While summer offers preschool and elementary school children a welcome break and chances to navigate new friendships and activities, it can trigger anxiety in children upset by unstructured time, changes in routine and friend groups, and transitions involving new faces and places. Separation anxiety, social anxiety, and specific phobias are instantly recognizable: a sobbing child clings to a parent, refusing to set foot inside day care; a socially anxious child worries about attending a birthday party because “nobody will play with me;” or a child is so terrified by insects that simple summer fun like a nature stroll, ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - August 14, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Francesca Coltrera Tags: Anxiety and Depression Children's Health Mental Health Parenting Source Type: blogs
Psychologist Dr. Yip Speaks on Border Crisis & Its Impact on Children
The ongoing border crisis remains, despite fading from the front pages of news websites and newspapers. Thousands of innocent children, brought to the border by desperate parents trying to escape poverty and violence, remain separated from their families. This separation will likely have a life-long impact on most of these children.
Dr. Jenny Yip is a clinical psychologist, author, speaker, as well as a nationally recognized OCD and anxiety expert. Dr. Yip has dedicated her professional career to treating families and individuals with severe OCD and anxiety disorders. She knows a thing or two about how anxiety can affect a...
Source: World of Psychology - July 6, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: Children and Teens General Interview Mental Health and Wellness Policy and Advocacy border crisis Emotional Impact jenny yip Source Type: blogs
How Being Open about Bipolar Disorder Affects Friendships
Bipolar disorder can have many co-occurring diagnoses. Today I am going to discuss just two of my co-occurring diagnoses and give you an example of each of them and how they would have affected my friendships, if I wasn’t open about having bipolar disorder with my friends. I think you will agree with me that the fact that I am open about having bipolar disorder with my close friends is something that has benefited me on my path to recovery for mental health.
I have bipolar delusions. Bipolar delusions are a tricky thing. They change your perception and the way you see the world, and others around you. They make you beli...
Source: World of Psychology - May 12, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tosha Maaks Tags: Bipolar Friends Personal Relationships Stigma bipolar delusions Bipolar Disorder Communication Depressive Episode Friendship losing friends Making Friends Manic Episode Paranoia Perception Separation Anxiety uncommon sympto Source Type: blogs
Is Your Toddler Struggling with Anxiety? What You Need to Know
Anxiety issues can start early. Very early. In fact, you can spot the signs in toddlers. Which is important because contrary to what many people believe, anxiety struggles don’t dissipate with age. Kids don’t grow out of their anxiety.
Instead, their anxiety simply morphs into other behaviors. According to Janine Halloran, a licensed mental health counselor who specializes in kids and teens, separation anxiety may turn into refusal to go to school.
Kids also start coping with their anxiety in unhelpful, unhealthy ways. For instance, they might develop specific rituals when getting out the door for school, said Katie Hu...
Source: World of Psychology - April 14, 2018 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Anxiety and Panic Children and Teens Disorders General Parenting Self-Help Anxious Children Avoidance Separation Anxiety Toddlers Worry Source Type: blogs
Four Tips To Ditch Your Smartphone Addiction for Good
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The modern world has brought to us an unparalleled quality of life that our ancestors could have never dreamed of.
Instantaneous communication with other people, information at the click of a button, and on-demand movies are just a few of the offerings on the modern buffet table.
For most people, all or most of these conveniences are accessed through their cellphones.
There's no problem with this...unti...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - November 6, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Sim Campbell Tags: featured self improvement digital detox modern life pickthebrain smartphone addiction Source Type: blogs
The Reality of Preschool Anxiety Disorders
Most people think that younger children can’t have anxiety. They think that because children do not have much of a life experience, what do they have to be anxious about? The truth is very different. Almost 20% of pre-schoolers (aged 3 to 4) have an anxiety condition. Anxiety can be linked with depression and problems with behavior and sleeping. Due to this, it is important to treat the condition as early as possible. A study published in the ‘Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology’ explores diagnosis of anxiety in pre-schoolers using structured interviews. This included both the pre-schooler...
Source: World of Psychology - June 4, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Dr. Andrés Fonseca Tags: Anxiety and Panic Children and Teens Sleep Students Success & Achievement Anxious Thoughts Childhood Anxiety Coping Skills preschool school pressure Source Type: blogs
Picture Time!!!!
Since I have been home alone for quite awhile, my dog is absolutely my best friend. They say dogs get separation anxiety, but I think I get it worse when I have to leave him than he does! He was a rescue dog, and the stickers that say "Who rescued who?" is very true in my case. He was a present for Valentine's Day three years ago, and Mark and I both know he will never be able to outdo the Bailey gift!:)Here are some pictures of my little guy (6 pounds) and goofy ones of me that I send to my husband "trying" to be sexy but he just laughs and says that is so not me to do that. Does trying count?:)Bailey LOVES watching telev...
Source: bipolar.and.me - March 12, 2014 Category: Mental Illness Source Type: blogs
