Category: Academic Concerns
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May 6th, 2013 |
“If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right.” This famous line, spoken by Henry Ford, has been applied in psychology and self-improvement arenas for decades. Self-affirmations are positive words of encouragement that people can say to themselves, out loud or silently. They have been used in various ways to help people overcome, achieve, and persist at many different things in life. However, few clinical studies have been conducted to see if self-affirmations actually help people with specific cognitive tasks while they are under stress.
Students face stressful... Read More
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April 24th, 2013 |
Animal-assisted interventions have begun to gain recognition as viable and acceptable alternative therapy approaches for a variety of psychological conditions. Elderly people who experience isolation and loneliness benefit greatly when they get a pet. Likewise, equine therapy has been shown to greatly improve emotional expression in some people unable... Read More
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April 8th, 2013 |
Attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) has been studied at length in children, but less so in adults. All of the existing research suggests that individuals with ADHD are more likely to have emotional, behavioral, social, and even functional difficulties than people without ADHD. It has been shown that ADHD in childhood can negatively impact academic performance, behavior, and social relationships. Even parent-child attachments... Read More
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April 4th, 2013 |
Learning difficulties can present challenges for school-aged children. They may have difficulty with reading, math, problem solving and general academic tasks. Additionally, these difficulties may contribute to low self-esteem. Children with specific learning disabilities (SpLD) such as dyslexia may be viewed differently than their peers. They may feel isolated, ostracized, or even ridiculed as a result. Many children... Read More
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March 21st, 2013 |
Bipolar (BD) and schizophrenia (SCZ) share many elements including age of onset, family history patterns, and premorbid symptomology. Individuals who develop bipolar psychosis (BP) have even more in common with those who develop SCZ. However, until recently, few studies have examined how cognitive impairment in childhood/adolescence differs between... Read More
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March 20th, 2013 |
The teacher-child relationship is a multifaceted one. Teachers act as educators and instructors. They are viewed by their students as mentors and role models. They also take on the role of confidant and counselor. For children with high levels of stress, teachers can be especially critical to well-being and academic success. Stress can result from numerous situations in a child’s life, including maltreatment, abuse, family divorce, neglect, or bullying,... Read More
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March 5th, 2013 |
The majority of people who use substances such as alcohol, cigarettes, or other drugs usually do so for the first time during adolescence. If they continue to use, studies show that they increase their risk for negative outcomes and put themselves at increased tendency toward sexual promiscuity, poor academic achievement, impulsivity, driving under the influence, legal problems, diminished judgment, risky behaviors, sexually transmitted diseases, and unintended ... Read More
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March 5th, 2013 |
Rates of depression among college students are very high. When adolescents leave home and attend college they are faced with many stressors, including drug and alcohol exposure, sexual activity, peer pressure, academic pressure, financial obligations, and homesickness. For many young adults, this can be an exciting, but difficult, time. Depression is one psychological condition that often first presents itself during the college... Read More
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February 11th, 2013 |
I was convinced that Joe Smith—not his real name, of course—wrote his letter V’s wrong in the second grade, and I thought it helpful to inform him of such. After all, he needed all the help he could get, and I thought, as a precocious 7-year-old girl, I had a monopoly on how to craft the most beautiful V on paper—how clueless could Joe be, after all?
Much has been written in recent times about how learning styles are different, neurologically, between girls and boys. As a mother of two boys, this subject matter has come to the forefront in my own household and, in fact, smacked me in the... Read More
January 14th, 2013 |
School is often the only safe place for young children who live with domestic violence. Witnessing or being exposed to physical abuse can have a significant impact on the well-being of a child. Whether it is sexual, verbal, or physical abuse, when a child witnesses this type of abuse between their parents or caregivers, the effects can be far-reaching. Many children who are exposed to violence are fearful and anxious.... Read More
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January 11th, 2013 |
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) face numerous challenges across many settings. In school, they often have difficulty maintaining attention and staying on task. Academically, children with ADHD tend to perform below their peers. Behaviorally, children with ADHD tend to be more disruptive than non-ADHD children. Lack of impulse control and inability to regulate emotions make it hard for children with ADHD to adhere to routines and rules at home or at school. The myriad of difficulties that can affect... Read More
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January 9th, 2013 |
Children who live in urban communities are exposed to more violence than children from rural communities. Socioeconomically disadvantaged communities have higher rates of gun violence, drug and alcohol abuse, and homicides than more economically advantaged communities. Although the direct effect of this type of violence has been well established, the indirect effect of exposure to violence has been less studied. To get a better idea of how being exposed to, or living in, a community with high rates of violence impacts... Read More
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January 8th, 2013 |
Attention deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) can affect numerous domains of functioning for children and adults. For school-aged children, academic performance, peer relationships, and behavior can all be impaired as a direct result of ADHD. Although psychotropic medication has been widely used as a remedy for symptoms associated with ADHD, it has not been shown to improve academic performance or particular behaviors related to school productivity.... Read More
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December 21st, 2012 |
Editor’s note: The following article was written by a GoodTherapy.org contributor who, out of respect for family privacy, wishes to remain anonymous. It includes recollections and perspectives that some people may have emotional responses to. Any views or opinions expressed are those of the author and not necessarily shared by GoodTherapy.org.
My brother is my best friend. As children, we stayed up all night digging for dinosaur... Read More
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