Three Effective PTSD Treatments
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychological disorder that results from exposure to trauma, such as being involved in a car accident or witnessing a suicide. According to the DSM-5, the most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental...
How Brain Processing Speed Affects Learning
Brain Processing speed is a way of describing how the brain receives, understands, and responds to information. Not everyone thinks at the same pace. And while speed has nothing to do with how smart a child is, kids who struggle with slow processing speed may struggle...
Diagnosis and Treatment of Adjustment Disorders
It is natural to feel anxious or depressed in response to significant stressors—financial difficulties, marital discord, deteriorating health, natural disasters, etc. Some people, however, react to stressors much more intensely (e.g., with greater anxiety and...
Effects of Technology on Mental Health
Jon Johnson at Medical News Today stated that people are more connected than ever, thanks in large part to rapid advancements in technology. While some forms of technology may have made positive changes in the world, there is evidence for the negative effects of...
What Causes Anxiety in Intimate Relationships?
Intimate relationships can be a source of love, support, and strength. They can, however, also be a source of stress, worry, and anxiety. Relationship anxiety manifests in a number of ways: behaviors like clinginess, argumentativeness, silent treatment, and...
Understanding and Treating Cleaning-OCD
Do you know someone who spends a lot of time washing, wiping, scrubbing, polishing, and tidying up? Have you ever wondered if these behaviors could indicate a psychological disorder? The compulsion to clean is a common manifestation of obsessive-compulsive disorder...
Diet, Exercise, Sleep, and Mental Health
Maggie Seaver at Real Simple stated that, based on scientific research, we know that a complex combination of behaviors and lifestyle factors influence our mental health and overall well-being, and that physical and mental health are inherently connected. So just as...
Psychosomatic Symptoms and COVID-19
Wendy L. Patrick, JD, PhD, wrote in Psychology Today that during a pandemic, public anxiety spreads faster than the disease, as people begin to experience symptoms widely publicized as being associated with the virus. This is true even when the only “exposure” they...
Height Phobia
Are you afraid of heights? How afraid? Have you ever wondered if you have a phobia (i.e. an extreme or irrational fear)? This article will explain the difference between a normal fear and a phobia of heights (sometimes called acrophobia), and end with a review of...Contact us
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