TITLE ANXIETY DESCRIPTION WOW! This is quite a comprehensive article about the topic of ANXIETY!!! The article covers the entire spectrum of the disorder, symptoms, types, causes, and treatments. “Anxiety is both a mental and physical state of negative expectation. Mentally it is characterized by increased arousal and apprehension tortured into distressing worry, and… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Psychological Disorders and Therapy
Psychology Update — How Does Hypnosis Work? Here’s What the Science Says
TITLE How Does Hypnosis Work? Here’s What the Science Says DESCRIPTION Many think of hypnosis as a form of entertainment seen on stage or in the movies. Also, hypnosis has gotten a bad reputation from early charlatans who tried to employ the process of nefarious purposes. “But hypnosis has a surprisingly robust scientific framework…. Read more »
Psychology Update — 3 Recent Articles Related To the topic of ANXIETY
3 Recent Articles Related To the topic of ANXIETY ARTICLE #1 TITLE 4 Types of Anxiety On situational, biological, psychological, and existential anxiety. DESCRIPTION Students of Psychology should consider this a very important article from Psychology Today postings. The author discusses anxiety and categorizes the various causal agents as well as corresponding therapies. Many… Read more »
Psychology Website of the Week — American Chronic Pain Association
PSYCHOLOGY WEBSITE OF THE WEEK TITLE American Chronic Pain Association URL https://www.theacpa.org DESCRIPTION This is the site of the American Chronic Pain Association. It is a very useful resource for both the professor and student interested in the topic. The site offers resources for research, education, treatment, and advocacy. There are interesting… Read more »
Psychology Update — Therapy Dogs Help Reduce Pain in Emergency Room Patients
TITLE Therapy Dogs Help Reduce Pain in Emergency Room Patients DESCRIPTION Wow, what an interesting article! Most of us have heard about adjuncts to psychotherapy, but not the studies involved in using therapy dogs used to not only help individuals with anxiety and depression, but also for health issues. “Therapy dogs are often employed… Read more »
Psychology Update — All Children 8 and Older Should Be Screened for Anxiety, U.S. Task Force Says
TITLE All Children 8 and Older Should Be Screened for Anxiety, U.S. Task Force Says DESCRIPTION This is an extremely important article for all levels of students in Psychology as well as the Professor. The article delineates the going crisis of mental health in children that is more evident now than ever as we… Read more »
Psychology Update — What It’s Like Living With Aphasia, Bruce Willis’s Condition
TITLE What It’s Like Living With Aphasia, Bruce Willis’s Condition DESCRIPTION As you may have already heard and/or read, Bruce Willis has been diagnosed with the condition known as aphasia. What is aphasia? “Symptoms vary, but generally, aphasia affects people’s ability to speak or comprehend language. Speech, reading, writing, and the ability to listen… Read more »
Psychology Update — There’s a Mental-Health Crisis Among American Children. Why?
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 »
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 »
Psychological Science: The Curious Mind
Abnormal Psychology, 15th Edition DSM-5-TR Update
Behavioral Neuroscience
Personality, 15th Edition
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