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Feeling Safe in an Unsafe Neighborhood Can Decrease Psychological Stress
Perceptions of safety affect a person’s psychological state. If someone feels threatened or fearful, they may have increased levels of anxiety. If someone feels safe and protected, they ... Read More
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The Effects of Sexism on Women’s Body Image
Sexism is overtly exhibited in nearly every aspect of modern society. Women and adolescent girls, in particular, are especially likely to experience the deleterious effects of sexism. Whether ... Read More
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Is There a Solution for Chronic Sorrow?
Kaethe Weingarten of the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School recently published a paper describing her experience with four clients who experienced chronic sorrow. The clients, ... Read More
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Stress Reactivity is Unique in Borderline Personality Disorder
The way in which a person reacts to stress can reveal a lot about their psychological state. Some theories exist that suggest that people with borderline personality (BPD) have an impaired ... Read More
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Best of 2012: GoodTherapy.org’s Top 10 Websites for Grief and Loss
Grief has many causes and can manifest in many ways. Whether it’s triggered by divorce or separation, illness, trauma, or death, grief is a normal part of human experience. However, coping ... Read More
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Does Housing Quality Affect Children’s Emotional Development?
Housing options for low-income families are limited. Research has shown that disadvantaged communities can contribute to emotional and behavioral challenges for children. But few studies ... Read More
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Do Boys and Girls Express Their Emotions Differently?
According to a recent study led by Tara M. Chaplin of the Department of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine, boys and girls have very different emotional tendencies, but these ... Read More
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New Solution for Gastrointestinal Complaints and Sinequan Use
Depression coupled with severe anxiety represents an often-debilitating psychiatric condition. Treatment is frequently a challenging proposition, marked by repeated trial and error. No ... Read More
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The Connection Between Being Autistic and Being Artistic
Evidence has shown that not only are many children with autism spectrum (ASD) highly intelligent, demonstrating creative and cognitive abilities that far exceed those of their non-ASD peers, ... Read More
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Zoloft and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Childhood Anxiety
Childhood anxiety is a serious but often undiagnosed condition. Separation anxiety, social phobia and generalized anxiety are among the most common mental health issues affecting children ... Read More
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Are Attachment Styles Specific to Relationships?
Attachment bonds are formed at birth and continue to develop throughout an individual’s life. When children are young, they develop attachments to their caregivers, parents, and siblings. ... Read More
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Anger Makes Us More Honest with Our Feelings, Study Shows
Everyone has experienced a “gut feeling” at one time or another, but not everyone voices his or her feelings. Implicit attitudes, or gut feelings, tend to guide our behaviors. However, ... Read More
