Do you find yourself booking a doctor’s appointment the moment you notice a small ache? Or do you do the exact opposite: avoiding the clinic for months because you are terrified of... Read more »
Today’s news is always breaking and almost always bad. Threat, urgency, crisis, divisiveness, and helplessness are all amplified. Meanwhile, psychological research suggests that constant exposure to negative news distorts perception, harms mental... Read more »
Key Takeaways Childhood emotional abuse creates a lasting bridge to chronic shame in adulthood. This shame acts as a motor for repetitive negative thinking and emotional avoidance. High levels of past abuse... Read more »
So, it’s been 80,639 minutes since the two of you started dating. But there hasn’t yet been any commitment to exclusivity. Does that mean that it’s time to move on unless something... Read more »
Does the idea of a computer “listening” to your therapy session sound like science fiction? For many, the thought of Artificial Intelligence (AI) entering such a private space feels a bit uneasy.... Read more »
By Evelyn Rappaport, Psy.D.P.C. Five-year-old Adam speaks about the war with striking clarity. He distinguishes between different types of missiles and describes the current escalation of the Iran War as “less scary”... Read more »
Explanations for food preferences Explanations for food preferences: the evolutionary explanation, including reference toneophobia and taste aversion; the role of learning in food preference, including social andcultural influences. Evolutionary Explanation for Food... Read more »
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by many themes and subtypes. Within the past decade, there has been growing acknowledgement and understanding of what is called relationship OCD, or ROCD for short. As... Read more »
Piaget’s theory of cognitive development Piaget’s theory of cognitive development: schemas, assimilation, accommodation, equilibration, stages of intellectual development. Characteristics of these stages, including object permanence, conservation, egocentrism and class inclusion. Jean Piaget’s... Read more »
The kids are finally asleep, and that margin of time between their battle of bedtime and your own is finally here. If the first thing you do when you plop onto the... Read more »