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 »
Posts Categorized: Stress and Health Psychology
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 — Ted Talk and Podcast Feeling good | David Burns | TEDxReno
TITLE Ted Talk and Podcast Feeling good | David Burns | TEDxReno DESCRIPTION David Burns, MD is the best selling author of perhaps the best and most effective self-help book “Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy.” He has recently published “Feeling Great: The Revolutionary New Treatment for Depression and Anxiety” He is a prolific… 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 »
WEBSITE OF THE WEEK — Penn Medicine — Penn Program for Mindfulness
PSYCHOLOGY WEBSITE OF THE WEEK TITLE Penn Medicine — Penn Program for Mindfulness URL http://www.pennmedicine.org/mindfulness/ DESCRIPTION Michael Baime has conducted major research on the benefits of Mindfulness Mediation. His work group at the University of Pennsylvania has thoroughly investigated the benefits of of this process and developed empirically based intervention programs. The website provides… Read more »
APP OF THE WEEK — The Mindfulness App
PSYCHOLOGY APP OF THE WEEK The Mindfulness App (free with in-app purchases) (click on your platform) iOS OR Android DESCRIPTION From Google Play Store and iTunes Store Do you want to find more balance in today’s increasingly stressful existence? Do you think that meditation seems difficult? Try the Mindfulness App. The… 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 — INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS: TikTok & Tics
3 RELATED ARTICLES ON THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL MEDIA ON ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS: TikTok & Tics =================================== ARTICLE #1 TITLE Tics and TikTok: Can social media trigger illness? DESCRIPTION Throughout history and especially during the pandemic, groups have been shown to experience a kind of mass hysteria for lack of a better expression up… Read more »