It is important to realize that anxiety is very common—almost 20% of U.S. adults experience at least one anxiety disorder each year and more than 30% will experience some type of anxiety disorder during their lifetime. Unfortunately, research suggests that only about 20% of people with anxiety disorders receive treatment. You don’t have to be one of those numbers. Here are some tips to help you talk to your doctor....
Yet engaging with our kids about their mental health is vital, and isn’t something we can shy away from. In fact, according to the Academy of American Pediatrics (AAP), supportive and caring relationships with family and friends is one significant factor that protects kids against suicide and other mental health crises. Here are some ideas about how to tackle these conversations and create a space where kids can come to you when they are struggling....
Fear and anxiety both produce a similar stress response. But many experts believe that there are important differences between the two. These differences can account for how we react to various stressors in our environment. Muscle tension, increased heart rate, and shortness of breath mark the most significant physiological symptoms associated with a response to danger. These bodily changes result from an inborn fight-or-flight stress response thought to be necessary for our survival....
The man in question, Andrew Tate, described himself as a “success coach” in one interview but has nothing but vile things to say about women and how they should be treated. These include, but are not limited to: dating women ages 18 to 19 is better because you can imprint on them, women should stay home, and men own women as property. Tate, who is British-American, has also been investigated by police for abuse and holding a woman against her will....
How Much Sleep Do You Need? Most experts agree that the body needs 7-9 hours of sleep per day, depending on personal and genetic factors. Some research shows that 6 hours or less triples your risk of a car accident. The Effects of Missed Sleep Sleep is cumulative; if you lose sleep one day, you feel it the next. If you miss adequate sleep several days in a row, you build up a ‘sleep deficit’, which impairs the following:...
Common Side Effects of CBD The most comment side effects of CBD include drowsiness, gastrointestinal issues, dry mouth, reduced appetite, nausea, and interaction with other medications. Those are outlined in detail below. Drowsiness Some common side effects when using CBD include drowsiness and sedation. This is also considered a benefit, but Dr. Jas Matharu-Daley, a physician and chief medical officer for a CBD brand, notes that the effects might be too strong if you’re also taking CBD with other sedating medications....
Homework can be given in any form of therapy, and it may come as a worksheet, a task to complete, or a thought/piece of knowledge you are requested to keep with you throughout the week, Dr. Erkfitz explains. This article explores the role of homework in certain forms of therapy, the benefits therapy homework can offer, and some tips to help you comply with your homework assignments. Types of Therapy That Involve Homework Therapy homework can be assigned as part of any type of therapy....
He and Robert McCarley also suggested in their activation-synthesis model that dreaming results from the brain’s attempt to make sense of neural activity that takes place during sleep. In some instances, these emotions can become so intense that they interrupt the dream or cause the dreamer to wake abruptly. Some examples of illogical dream content include flying, time travel, talking animals, loved ones who have passed away being alive again, combinations of people from different parts of your life, sudden transformations of both people and objects, and sudden shifts in the setting of your dream....
Tips for Managing Travel Anxiety Try any of these tips or combine several of them to make your next trip more manageable. Be Prepared When making your travel plans, also put some effort into planning and preparing how you’re going to deal with your symptoms. The anticipation of uneasy travel will often bring on more stress and anxiety about your upcoming trip. Be ready to face your panic attacks by having a plan of coping skills ready beforehand....
For example, breathing exercises can effectively relieve stress. But they may not be powerful enough to be the sole coping strategy for someone experiencing caregiver stress, chronic job stress, or another type of chronically occurring stress. There are so many different ways to relieve stress that sometimes finding the right technique for your personality and situation may seem overwhelming, or at least like more work than you want to tackle when you’re already feeling stressed....
The Stigma of Mental Illness Unfortunately, stigma is often an issue that those with mental illnesses must deal with, which makes getting effective treatment more difficult. If you have an illness like borderline personality disorder (BPD), that means you have to handle the symptoms of your disease while also dealing with the preconceptions of others. According to research from World Psychiatry, surveys have shown that because of these depictions of these diseases, people’s mindsets have been changed in a negative way....
Antiemetic agentsAntihistamines, first generationAntihistaminesPiperazine derivatives It comes in 25 mg two-tone green capsules, 50 mg green and white capsules, and 10, 25, and 50 mg tablets. Uses Vistaril is used as a short-term treatment of anxiety symptoms and as an alternative to habit-forming anxiety medications, such as benzodiazepines. Vistaril is also prescribed as an antihistamine to treat skin allergies and, therefore, can be a good choice for combined allergies and anxiety....
The wait list control group serves two purposes. First, it provides an untreated comparison for the active experimental group to determine if the treatment had an effect. By serving as a comparison group, researchers are able to isolate the independent variable and look at the impact it had. Second, it allows the wait-listed participants an opportunity to obtain the intervention at a later date. Importance A wait list control group is often thought to be preferable to a no-treatment control group in cases where it would be unethical to deny participants access to treatment....
How we ascertain others’ compassion and values has become tied to their methods to stop spreading a deadly virus. So, how has that changed who we view as attractive? According to a recent study from Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, mask-wearing boosts attractiveness. The Study Researchers showed women images of 40 different men of varied races and perceived levels of attractiveness and had them rate their appearance. They were estimated to be between ages 18 to 30, and none had facial obstructions such as glasses, piercings, or beards....
Duties of Industrial-Organizational Psychologist Here is just a quick look at some of the major topics that an I/O psychologist might explore in their line of work: Recruit and Select Employees Hiring the right people for the job is important to the success of any company, and I/O psychologists often work alongside human resources personnel to select job candidates who are best suited to specific job roles. This process can start by developing a job description and hiring criteria, creating advertising materials to publicize the position to potential candidates, and then screening applicants for the available positions....
Although it is a good idea to be thoughtful in your decision-making, there are times when you may move beyond thoughtful to a place of confusion and overwhelm. A state like this is sometimes referred to as analysis paralysis. Follow Now: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcasts How Does Analysis Paralysis Happen? Analysis paralysis is a state that you can find yourself in when feeling extraordinarily confused and overwhelmed around a certain situation or decision....
It can be natural to merge and blend cultures as people from different backgrounds come together and interact. In fact, many wonderful inventions and creations have been born from the merging of such cultures (such as country music). However, the line is drawn when a dominant cultural group makes use of elements of a non-dominant group in a way that the non-dominant group views as exploitative. Elements of Cultural Appropriation Taking a step backward, how do we define cultural appropriation?...
Should you apply to a social psychology or clinical psychology program? Should you earn a Ph.D. or Psy.D. degree? As you begin to make a plan for graduate school, it is important to consider these basic questions in order to find the right program. Consider Your Needs and Interests Psychology is a broad field that draws upon a number of different topics, including science, philosophy, and statistics. Because of the diverse nature of psychology, it is impossible to say that one area of study is better than another....
These differences don’t mean that you’re less accomplished than others in your life, or that you’re doing anything wrong. Rather, the people doing the “adulting” probably are just thinking about, and planning for the future. Some of us are great at that, and some of us aren’t. Ahead, we’ll break down why long-term planning matters, why so many of us aren’t good at it, and how to get better at this skill....
How Employees See Their Disabilities Miriam Davis EdD, LPC, NCC, clinical director and therapist for Newport Healthcare in Virginia says that in her many roles throughout the industry she’s started to see a shift in how her clients view workplace accommodations and their disabilities. “What I have found is younger generations are much more open to asking from the beginning, even from the interview process…because they don’t view it necessarily as a bad thing....
