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Domestic violence and other forms of abuse and distress within romantic relationships affect people from all walks of life, yet such issues have received an increasingly large spotlight as some celebrity relationships are revealed to reflect common concerns. Recently, an editorial published in India has focused on the tendency of many women to stay in abusive relationships, and mental health experts in the region have counseled that concerns over personal welfare and basic needs along with potential self-esteem issues often lead to unfortunate relationship outcomes. Calling for more attention to the prevention and solution of prolonged abusive relationships, the professionals may find that heavy news coverage can help to prompt more effective community discussion.

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When President Obama recently received a regular health checkup complimented by a battery of medical tests, many people likely applauded the effort, based on a popular understanding that a high frequency and considerable breadth of diagnostic tests is beneficial for health. Yet in a recent news brief, experts have pointed to the President’s series of exams as one of many examples of over-testing, a problem they suggest is growing increasingly large. Influencing both medical and psychological well-being, over-testing can have a profound impact on the actual health of the client as well as on the cost of medical care.

Some doctors have noted feeling pressured into ordering potentially unnecessary tests to avoid potential malpractice suits or allegations of neglect, while others may encounter significant pressure from clients themselves, convinced that they need a test for something for which they may not be a likely candidate. Experts have warned that some tests, especially those which expose clients to radiation or which are invasive, may actually contribute to harm while producing little to no benefit when clients are not at risk for a particular issue. Read the rest of this entry

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GoodTherapy.org Featured Column written by Judith Barr, MA, LMHC

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March is here.
March is Women’s History Month*… a month created to celebrate the gift that women are to our world and our civilization.

But just a few weeks ago, on February 7, not long before Women’s History Month . . .
Right out in the open, we saw misogyny in action in Super Bowl commercials.
Misogyny: hatred of women! In very expensive Super Bowl commercials. Read the rest of this entry

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In much of modern society, a retreat from sexist ideologies and practices in the past has been cause for celebration for several years. Many people from all walks of life are likely to have noticed a greater sense of equality in the workplace and in their private lives. Yet a study recently produced at the University of Surrey has found that sexism still exists in the arrangement of male and female names in writing. The researchers designed a series of tests aimed at investigating how people ordered names, as well as how such ordering might reflect their ideas about gender and power. After data collection, the team found that in around seventy percent of cases, male names were placed first, and this placement indicated an association with stronger attributes.

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By John Sovec, LMFT, LGBT Issues (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Topic Expert Contributor

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Take a look at any magazine targeting the gay male market and what will you find on the cover? You will find eternally youthful sultry men with perfectly sculpted, hairless bodies who owe as much to the industry’s photo retouchers as they do to their personal trainers. Looking at these glaring moody images, it seems that these models’ only care is to remind you how unattainable they are. Turn the pages and look deeper into those magazines and you will find page after page of the same, from the ads to the editorial, it is easy to see how what is referred to as mainstream gay culture is obsessed with youth. The message is that in order to take your much-coveted place in the heart of the gay scene, you should be hot, you should be fit, but most of all, you must be young. This is what you should aspire to. Deviation is not encouraged. Read the rest of this entry