Trauma and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is too often miss-understood. In many ways, PTSD is another specific type of anxiety reaction. With a phobia, a person is afraid of something specific, like a snake. The phobia is maintained over time as the person avoids the snake, making[...]
What Is Self-Esteem? Self-esteem is best described as feeling good about yourself. People with self-esteem: feel they are liked and accepted by others they take pride in their work and what they do They trust and believe in themselves People with low self-esteem: feel bad about their abilities [...]
Model healthy relationships with others The first place teens learn about positive relationships is in the family. What they learn and experience within the family (parents and/or siblings) has considerable influence on how they form and relate to friends later Maintain a positive [...]
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an offshoot of the more general anxiety disorders, and so is a bit less common, impacting about 3-5% of us at any given point in time. OCD may seem mysterious, but it can also be simply understood to be a phobic reaction to one’s thoughts. In most [...]
Narcissistic personality disorder is just one of many types of personality disorders. Individuals with this mental disorder appear to have an inflated sense of their own importance. They may display a deep-seated need for an abundance of attention and admiration. They may have troubled [...]
It Starts with You As the adult, you and/or your spouse decide on the tone for the family. The children and young adults in the family will observe and learn from the adult behavior. When there is shouting or use of physically aggressive behavior as a means to deal with conflict, the children [...]
Everyone who marries expects their marriage to be successful. However, statistically at least 20 percent of all first marriages fail within five years. Additionally, 48 percent of marriages are dissolved before they reach 20-years. This is based on data collected in 2006-2010, and compiled by the [...]
Depression is the second most common mental health concern, right behind anxiety, with around 10% of us struggling at any given point in time and around 30% of us at some point in our lives. Depression and anxiety share many common negative experiences, like insomnia, agitation, edginess or [...]
Here’s 40 coping strategies adults can use to manage stress and anxiety: Take a walk Listen to favorite music Do something for someone else Play a card game Take a nap Sip a coffee/beverage in the park Do something creative – draw or color in, knit or build something with your hands [...]
Anger is an extreme emotion or violent feeling. Anger also has a physical component as well. Both heart rate and blood pressure increase, as anger increases. It can be observed in verbal arguments, or this may escalate to a physical confrontation. All programs of anger management [...]
David Pincus, Ph.D.