Category: Being & Doing
The Good Therapy Blog
August 25th, 2011 |
Every one in a relationship wants to feel loved by their partner. To feel loved, many individuals will put on a happy face and maintain a persona that everything is fine, even when it isn’t. Often people are so good at acting like they are happy that the partner has no idea anything could be wrong.
Unfortunately, if you are projecting a happy demeanor when communicating with your partner, you may feel stuck in one place and very much alone. That’s because a lot of other feelings; sad, disappointed, mad, irritated, frustrated, fed up, discouraged, disheartened, worried, nervous, unsafe etc.... Read More
August 25th, 2011 |
I’ve learned to trust myself, to listen to truth, to not be afraid of it and to not try and hide it.
-Sarah McLachlan
There are no physical, emotional, intellectual, or spiritual benefits to low self-esteem. On the other hand, when you value yourself highly you are most likely positive, consider life to be a playful adventure, are confident in your abilities, maintain a healthy lifestyle, laugh a lot, and are never bored by what life offers.
What are 20 things you love about yourself? How easily you complete this exercise or (complete it at all!) will give you an idea about your current... Read More
August 24th, 2011 |
According to a new study, conducted by Malia F. Mason of Columbia University and Moshe Bar of Harvard Medical School, the progression of thoughts directly affects mood. The researchers enlisted 77 individuals for a study to determine how thought progression, or lack thereof, affects mood. They said, “Mood affects the way people think. But can the way people think affect their mood?” The... Read More
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August 23rd, 2011 |
There is a place where most couples want to get and feel good about getting to, a place where most people would agree is what a wonderful long term relationship is all about. That lovely secure place is the feeling of comfort. Most couples would agree that it’s the small things that make the long- term relationship special. Shopping for groceries, fixing up the house, running errands together, doing laundry, waking up together, making breakfast,... Read More
August 23rd, 2011 |
Let's say you have an interest in power issues and dynamics. For example, you notice you are overly cautious in using the professional power that goes with your position of trust. Or, you are so well-boundaried that you can't be flexible with your power when it is appropriate. These two beliefs are toward the extreme on the "use of power continuum." Holding any position that is extreme makes you extra vulnerable for making ethical mistakes. Right Use of Power calls us to examine... Read More
August 19th, 2011 |
From infancy through young adulthood, our children’s consciousness of themselves in the world is being forged, tenuously dangling between entitlement, insecurity and, we hope, a third and better option. We have the responsibility as parents to provide a developmentally-rich context in which satisfied needs for closeness and belonging are counterbalanced by increasing experiences of self-direction and significance. Mature parents successfully... Read More
August 18th, 2011 |
Peer pressure is a strong influence for adolescents. But until now, no research has been conducted to determine what effects sadness and depression have within a social group. Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands, collaborated on a study to identify how depressive symptoms within a peer group increase the risk of depression... Read More
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August 14th, 2011 |
Researchers from the University of Central Florida, the Family Services Research Center, Medical University of South Carolina, and the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center, wanted to determine if depressive symptoms predicted delinquent behavior in adolescents. “Identifying risk factors for these syndromes is imperative, given their relative stability over time and the... Read More
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August 11th, 2011 |
Customers who believe they are entitled to more than they deserve can have a negative physical and psychological impact on the employees who serve them, according to a new study. Glenda M. Fisk and Lukas B. Neville of Queen’s University in Australia, sought to determine the effects of high entitlement patrons on wait staff. “For instance, individuals high in entitlement behave competitively, misappropriate resources more often, are self-interested in romantic... Read More
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August 10th, 2011 |
Superstitious people believe the physical act of touching a good luck charm can elicit luck and think that physical cleansing can remove bad luck. However, researchers from the University of Toronto, the University of Michigan, and the University of California, Riverside, wanted to determine if superstitious people would take more or less risk as a result of washing their hands. They enlisted 59 students and asked half of them to remember a particular incident that... Read More
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August 9th, 2011 |
People often experience unwelcome and intrusive thoughts. But older adults appear to interpret them differently than younger adults, according to a new study. Joshua Magee of the Alpert Medical School of Brown University, and Bethany Teachman of the University of Virginia, recruited 51 adults between the ages of 18 and 30, and 49 adults over age 65, to determine if their moods... Read More
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August 9th, 2011 |
Continuing in this series of how depression is experienced differently by different people, this is one that especially confuses people. Most people expect that depression will look like sadness, self-hate, despair, lack of ambition, and suicidal thoughts—and all of these are indeed ways that depression is experienced for some people some times. But for other people, depression manifests more like anxiety than anything else.
People with this type of... Read More
August 9th, 2011 |
How many times have you heard something like this in your household?
“You remember. I told you about it last week. You said you were fine with it.”
“What? No you didn’t. This is the first I’ve heard about it!”
Whether it’s a teenager talking about a social event, or a spouse talking about a business trip, family life is full of conversations that only the speaker seems to remember! Misconnections, hurt feelings, and chronic frustration... Read More
August 8th, 2011 |
Being able to comprehend written text is vital to functioning in society. “Whether it involves perusing a television guide, studying tax forms, or examining a news website, learning about the world requires comprehension of written materials,” said Catherine M. Bohn-Gettler of Wichita State University and David N. Rapp of Northwestern University. “Just as importantly (and perhaps even more so), reading is a crucial element of successful learning in more formal... Read More
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