TITLE There’s a Mental-Health Crisis Among American Children. Why? DESCRIPTION This is an important article to understand psychological disorders among children and adolescents both during and before the pandemic. “Indeed, the C.D.C. last month reported a pronounced increase in similar tics (active link to article) based on evidence from a source never before used to… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Personality
Psychology Update — How a Soap Opera Virus Felled Hundreds of Students in Portugal
TITLE How a Soap Opera Virus Felled Hundreds of Students in Portugal DESCRIPTION Psychology Update, in the past few weeks, has posted a few articles regarding “TikTok Tics”. That is, due to social media, many adolescent girls have been showing Tourette-like symptoms after watching videos of others displaying tics on the social media platform. This… Read more »
Psychology Update — Marsha Linehan Interview on YouTube
PSYCHOLOGY UPDATE — YouTube Video of the Week NAME MARSHA LINEHAN INTERVIEW DIALECTICAL BEHAVIOR THERAPY BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER SOURCE: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fR7Oi0cyoVo DESCRIPTION This is an excellent interview with Dr. Marsha Linehan. She describes her own struggles with Borderline Personality Disorder and the development of Dialectical Behavior Therapy. This is an… Read more »
Psychology Update — 3 ARTICLES RELATED TO BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER AND TREATMENT
3 ARTICLES RELATED TO BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER AND TREATMENT: These three definitive articles will be excellent resources for use with the chapters covering personality, abnormal behavior, and psychotherapy. ALSO SEE THE WEBSITE OF THE WEEK REGARDING DBT RESOURCES AND THERAPY AND A YouTube INTERVIEW WITH MARSHA LINEHAN. ARTICLE #1 TITLE The Truth About… Read more »
Psychology Update — Treating Bipolar 1 and Bipolar 2 Disorders
TITLE Treating Bipolar 1 and Bipolar 2 Disorders DESCRIPTION This is an extremely important and comprehensive article regarding Bipolar 1 and Bipolar 2 disorders. “In both conditions, a patient may experience episodes of major depression,” but they also “have mood states on the other end of the pole. If depression is considered ‘down,’ they… Read more »
Psychology App of the Week — Profile Me – A quick Personality Test based on Research by Briggs and Myers
PSYCHOLOGY APP OF THE WEEK NAME Profile Me – A quick Personality Test based on Research by Briggs and Myers ICON iOS: (free) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/profile-me-quick-personality/id702959840?mt=8 DESCRIPTION From the iTunes Store Profile Me is a very quick and simple personality test that will accurately determine your key personality traits… “Profile Me” is based on the… Read more »
Psychology Update — Anxiety Feels Terrible, But It Has an Upside. Here’s How to Make It Work in Your Favor
TITLE Anxiety Feels Terrible, But It Has an Upside. Here’s How to Make It Work in Your Favor DESCRIPTION This is a very fascinating article about the experience of anxiety in our daily lives. “Anyone who’s experienced anxiety knows the distress it can bring. Often, this spiky emotion causes a racing heart, headache and… Read more »
Psychology Update — Journals for Anxiety, Depression and General Mindfulness
TITLE Journals for Anxiety, Depression and General Mindfulness DESCRIPTION Psychologists have found that writing in the form of a diary (now journaling) is an excellent way to handle difficult emotions. The article focuses on how specific ways to write can be beneficial: “Guided notebooks that borrow principles from cognitive-behavioral therapy and mindfulness are aiming… Read more »
Psychology Update — Can People Recover From Bipolar Disorder?
TITLE Can People Recover From Bipolar Disorder? (”With the right treatment and support, you can live well with a bipolar disorder diagnosis.”) DESCRIPTION In the past, know as manic-depressive disorder, Bipolar disorder is a difficult condition for those experiencing the problem but can be managed if the individual sticks to a prescribed treatment plan…. Read more »
Psychology Update — The Psychology of Panic
TITLE The Psychology of Panic DESCRIPTION Do you know family or friends who became so panicked during the pandemic that they went on buying sprees (paper goods, certain foods, sanitizer and cleaning products) and became hoarders of these and other products? This happened around the world as people became caught up in the… Read more »
Psychological Science: The Curious Mind
Abnormal Psychology, 15th Edition DSM-5-TR Update
Behavioral Neuroscience
Personality, 15th Edition
Cognition, 11th Edition
