Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): 6 Skills of Psychological Flexibility Do you often get stuck on a past mistake or excessively worry about the future? Would you say that you tend to fall into patterns of self-defeating thoughts and behaviors? Is it easy for...
Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) and Psychology
Robbie Busch and Sharon McCarthy at the Palgrave Encyclopedia of Critical Perspectives on Mental Health wrote that evidence-based practice (EBP) is a framework that assumes the incorporation of clinical expertise and patient characteristics with established evidence...
Forensic Psychology – Psychologists’ Roles in Legal Cases
Edward Stern, J.D., stated that at times, a psychologist will be called upon to be an “expert” witness in a case that may proceed to a court trial. Today in the United States, although the figures vary greatly from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, about 10 percent of...
What Is Domestic Abuse?
Does your romantic partner try to control you? For example, does your partner try to control what you wear, how you spend your day, who you make friends with, or where you work if you are even “allowed” to work? And, to control you, does he or she use insults,...
Groupthink and how it impacts Values, Opinions, and Beliefs
The term “groupthink” was coined in the early 1970s by psychologist Irving L. Janis. In 1972, Janis published his book Victims of Groupthink: A Psychological Study of Foreign-Policy Decisions and Fiascoes. Janis defines ”groupthink” as a “psychological...
The Difference Between Anxiety Attack vs Panic Attack
What Is the Difference Between Anxiety Attack and Panic Attack? Do the terms “anxiety attack” and “panic attack” refer to the same phenomenon? From one perspective, they do: The term anxiety attack is another way of referring to a panic attack. This is particularly...
Overcoming Major Depressive Disorder: How Psychologists Help
What is Depression? Depression is a rising epidemic in our country that has only recently begun to get the attention it deserves. While many have argued against its validity in the past, our society has finally begun to accept it as a serious medical issue that should...Contact us
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