TITLE Eating disorders were already on the rise among teens TikTok is ‘like a trap,’ health experts say. DESCRIPTION The Covid Pandemic has taken it’s toll on most people, and especially those already struggling with issues such as anxiety, OCD, depression, and as described in this article, eating disorders. Stress and isolation act… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Psychological Disorders and Therapy
Psychology Update — Secrets of Psychotherapy: What is Happiness?
TITLE Secrets of Psychotherapy: What is Happiness? DESCRIPTION The article “What is Happiness” takes us on an excursion through both Philosophy and the historical roots of Psychotherapy. The articles starts with the common traditional perspective on happiness and includes a bit about Freud’s view: “Traditionally, happiness is defined as a prolonged and pervasive state of satisfaction,… Read more »
Psychology Update — 3 ARTICLES REGARDING HOW THE COVID PANDEMIC HAS AFFECTED OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES FOR STUDENTS
3 ARTICLES REGARDING HOW THE COVID PANDEMIC HAS AFFECTED OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES FOR STUDENTS ARTICLE #1 TITLE How O.C.D. and Hand-Washing and Coronavirus Collide DESCRIPTION This is a fascinating article that combines the issues of those suffering with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and the pandemic of coronavirus (covid-19). “The coronavirus outbreak… Read more »
Psychology Podcast of the Week — CHILD IN MIND
PSYCHOLOGY PODCAST OF THE WEEK NAME CHILD IN MIND by The Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families (Click on the icon or the iOS link below) iOS: (free) https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/child-in-mind/id1122056877?mt=2 DESCRIPTION (from iTunes) This is an older podcast that was developed in 2016 and 2017. There are 7 episodes. … Read more »
Psychology Update — How to Recognize and Address Seasonal Depression
TITLE How to Recognize and Address Seasonal Depression DESCRIPTION This is a fascinating article about a disorder that some experience as the seasons change: Seasonal Affective Disorder. “According to Vaile Wright, senior director of health care innovation and practice directorate at the American Psychological Association, seasonal affective disorder (S.A.D.) is a type of major… Read more »
Psychology Update — What’s the difference between stress and anxiety?
TITLE What’s the difference between stress and anxiety? DESCRIPTION Our lives are filled with anxiety and stress: daily living through the pandemic has exacerbated both. What is the difference between the two? “There’s a fine line between stress and anxiety. Both are emotional responses, but stress is typically caused by an external trigger…. Read more »
Psychology Update — Depression: Why We Need an Operation Warp Speed for Treatments
TITLE Depression: Why We Need an Operation Warp Speed for Treatments DESCRIPTION This year, though the pandemic, has witnessed a significant increase in anxiety, depression, and a wide variety of mental health disorders. The author of this article begins by relating a personal history of her sister’s life long depression and its recurrence… Read more »
Psychology Update — Why the pandemic’s end spurs anxiety
TITLE Why the pandemic’s end spurs anxiety DESCRIPTION This American Psychological Association takes the form of a very timely interview with Ellen Hendriksen, PhD, a clinical psychologist at Boston University’s Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders. The article focuses on the topic of both the feelings of general anxiety and social anxiety related to… Read more »
Psychology Website of the Week — MH&A: Getting Help
PSYCHOLOGY WEBSITE OF THE WEEK MH&A: Getting Help Glossary of Medical and Mental Health Terms URL http://www.mhaging.org/help/glossary.html DESCRIPTION This is a very useful website for a listing of mental health terms in the form of a glossary. It can be a resource when needing terms related to psychopathology and mental health that are not found… Read more »
Psychology Update — How Food Affects Mental Health
TITLE How Food Affects Mental Health DESCRIPTION What are your favorite comfort foods? Do they include pizza, ice cream, candy, nuts, lots of carbs, fried foods, fast foods, and so on? Are these just for comfort, handling stress, or your regular diet? Psychology and Psychiatry are finally catching up to the notion that food… Read more »
Psychological Science: The Curious Mind
Abnormal Psychology, 15th Edition DSM-5-TR Update
Behavioral Neuroscience
Personality, 15th Edition
Cognition, 11th Edition
