6 Conflict Resolution Strategies for Fighting Couples
Learn how to stop the arguments before they escalate.
Conflict-resolution strategies for relationships are now important more than ever.
In January 2020, when you were making your New Year’s resolutions about your life and relationship, you probably never thought that you would be stuck inside with your partner for a couple of months and be ready to call it quits.
Stay-at-home orders changed your life and might have thrown your relationship into a tailspin.
You enjoyed being together. But being unable to take a break from each other has tested your relationship, and you’re not sure if it will endure. Conflict resoluti...
Source: World of Psychology - June 21, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Guest Author Tags: Publishers Relationships YourTango Conflict Resolution Source Type: blogs
‘ Sorry for Your Loss … Let ’ s Get Back to Work ’ : On the Nature of Grief
It has always bothered me that people start discussing what’s for dinner after a funeral service ends. I could never understand how quickly people can move from something horrible to something ordinary. Sure, part of my distaste stems from having experienced a horrific loss myself. I lost my husband, Jim, after less than four years of marriage because of a heart condition he never knew existed. He went to work and collapsed during his lunch hour. His death destroyed my world and the last thing I wanted to do after the funeral was enjoy a meal with others.
But this is about more than my own experience. Funeral repasts ang...
Source: World of Psychology - June 21, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Samantha Ruth Tags: Grief and Loss Bereavement grieving Source Type: blogs
Resisting Stereotypical Narratives About Black Fatherhood
I lost my grandfather last month, and this will be the first Father’s Day that I cannot call him to tell him that I love him. He was 94 years old and had lived with dementia for about 8 years until he passed away in his home surrounded by our family. He was an exemplary father and grandfather — a Black father — who was filled with faith, integrity, resilience, and most of all Love. The type of Love that is transformative and unconditional. I have a deep sense of gratitude and peace when I see how many incredible fathers he inspired in our family and community.
My father, being his son, has carried on his leg...
Source: World of Psychology - June 21, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rochelle Davidson Mhonde Tags: Family Racism Black Lives Matter father's day race Source Type: blogs
To Single Fathers on Father ’s Day
I suspect that when most people think about single parents, they think about single mothers. And, yes, single moms have many challenges and should be seriously thought about. But sometimes what gets lost in the shuffle is the reality of single Dads. If you are raising children alone, Father’s Day may highlight how alone you feel.
Reasons to celebrate your kind of family:
You are not alone: According to the 2016 U.S. Census (the most recent from which we have data), there were 2.6 million single fathers in America. That’s 16.1% of single-parent households. That’s three times more than two decades prior. One stud...
Source: World of Psychology - June 20, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marie Hartwell-Walker, Ed.D. Tags: Family Men's Issues Parenting father's day single dad Source Type: blogs
Psychology Around the Net: June 20, 2020
This week’s Psychology Around the Net takes a look at how judgemental some of us have been during the coronavirus pandemic, a new study regarding how we lower our standards during decision-making processes, what we can do to help young adults avoid falling off the “cliff” of mental health care, and more.
Stay well, friends!
Why You Don’t Get Out of Your Office Chair: Toward a New Psychology of Sitting Behavior: We know that sitting too often and for too long can lead to both mental and physical health problems; still, we don’t know a whole lot about the psychological side of sitting. Research...
Source: World of Psychology - June 20, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alicia Sparks Tags: Psychology Around the Net coronavirus COVID-19 habits judgemental Online Dating pandemic quarantine Relationships Teens Young Adults Source Type: blogs
How to Responsibly Consider Committing to Psychiatric Medication
Watching TV throughout the week, you can be inundated by pharmacological commercials. One for a recently identified condition, Tardive Dyskinesia, may pique your attention. What is TD? Shaking and tremors that are the result of decades long use of antipsychotic medications. Such medications prescribed since the 1960s can cause TD, a condition potentially treatable by taking a supplemental medication.
Few, if any, longitudinal studies of the adverse effects of these drugs exist. It is only recently that we have begun to record the unforeseen effects of continued use of many psychiatric medications — from tremors t...
Source: World of Psychology - June 19, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Colleen Donnelly Tags: Antipsychotic Medications Antipsychotics Pharmaceutical Advertising psychopharmaceuticals tardive dyskinesia Source Type: blogs
Five Meditations for Uncertain Times
In moments of uncertainty, it’s only natural to experience anxiety. But learning how to manage it can ensure we have the mental clarity to effectively navigate the storm and to arrive stronger on the other side.
It’s well known that meditation can reduce anxiety. What’s less well known is that meditation comes in a multitude of forms. Here, we look at five distinct types that, according to recent scientific studies, can substantially minimize anxiety.
Binaural Beat Meditation
What is it?
Binaural beat meditation relies on binaural integration, the experience of hearing a single tone (i.e., pitch) when two dif...
Source: World of Psychology - June 19, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: David Robinson Tags: Self-Help Stress Loving Kindness Meditation Mindfulness stress reduction Source Type: blogs
Beware Websites & Apps Pushing Fake Screening Quiz Results
As the internet grows and people find new ways to make money online, more anonymous websites are being published by companies who have little background or interest in mental health. And sadly, thousands of people flock to these sites every day, unaware that they may be taking a fake mental health test on depression or ADHD.
Google and other search engines are supposed to be able to determine the quality of health websites, supposedly emphasizing and promoting those with good E-A-T — expertise, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness. That’s what they claim.
So it’s a bit of head-scratcher when looking up...
Source: World of Psychology - June 19, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: General Mental Health and Wellness Psychology Technology Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Depression depression screening Source Type: blogs
A Visualization Meditation for Inner Peace
I feel very grateful to have found a portal I can use to experience a compelling sense of inner peace. I want to share it with you in the hopes that you can join me in my serenity, regardless of what is going on around you in the outside world.
I simply visualize that my psyche is a mountain. At the top is the thinking part of my brain, in the middle are my feelings, and at the bottom is my subconscious and all the other parts of my mind that lurk around outside of my active awareness.
Running underneath and through this mountain is an inviting stream of peace. A peace I can jump into at any moment to carry me away to a be...
Source: World of Psychology - June 18, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nate Terrell, LCSW Tags: Anxiety and Panic Mindfulness Self-Help Meditation stress reduction Source Type: blogs
The Unique Benefits of Teletherapy
Teletherapy is seen as an inferior alternative to in-person therapy. But while it has some drawbacks, online therapy has plenty of pluses, too.
First the drawbacks: Some clients miss their therapist’s office, which they associate with safety and healing, said Jodi Aman, LCSW, a psychotherapist in Rochester, N.Y. Technical difficulties—from poor internet connections to visibility issues–can interrupt sessions. Finding a private, quiet space at home can be challenging.
Still, many people prefer teletherapy. As psychologist Regine Galanti, Ph.D, pointed out, the biggest myth about teletherapy is that it’s “a plan B ...
Source: World of Psychology - June 18, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Disorders Mental Health and Wellness Psychotherapy Treatment teletherapy Source Type: blogs
Podcast: Talking Therapy with a Licensed Therapist
Who should see a therapist? Is therapy only for people with severe mental illness? In today’s Psych Central Podcast, Gabe talks with therapist Clay Cockrell, LCSW, who clears up any misunderstandings about therapy and explains why anyone can benefit from good mental health care.
Are you in mental pain? Or maybe just feeling lonely? Tune in to find out how therapy can help and how you can find the right therapist for your specific needs.
SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW
Guest information for ‘Clay Cockrell- Talking Therapy’ Podcast Episode
Clay Cockrell, LCSW is a therapist based in New York City and is the foun...
Source: World of Psychology - June 18, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: The Psych Central Podcast Tags: General Interview LifeHelper Mental Health and Wellness Podcast The Psych Central Show Treatment Source Type: blogs
Tears and Growth — in Feldenkrais and Psychotherapy
Nothing is permanent about our behavior patterns except our belief that they are so. – Moshé Feldenkrais
I learned about the Feldenkrais method at a two-day workshop at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, in the mid-1970s. A hot spot for the human potential movement, Esalen featured nude soaking in co-ed hot tubs near a row of outdoor massage tables at which naked masseuses kneaded naked bodies. Also, mixed-gender volleyball games where everyone was, yes, naked.
In this seemingly “anything goes” environment, about twenty-five of us spent the better part of two days in comfortable clothes, lying...
Source: World of Psychology - June 17, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marcia Naomi Berger, MSW, LCSW Tags: Personal Treatment Feldenkrais method Source Type: blogs
Dysfunctional Families and Their Psychological Effects
When the lockdown protocols were enforced earlier this year, our freedom, routine and responsibilities within households were disrupted. Along with this, increased uncertainty, financial stress and burden of care have lowered our window of tolerance. For many, it has opened old wounds and led to persistent conflict at home. Children are forced to experience strained family interactions, day in and day out, without the solace of distraction and distance.
There is a great degree of variability in how interactions and behaviors occur within homes, and the pattern of these interactions form the core of our family dynamic (Ha...
Source: World of Psychology - June 17, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rhea Mathews Tags: Abuse Children and Teens Parenting Attachment Childhood Trauma Dysfunctional Family Source Type: blogs
How Could I Have Done What I Did? (And How to Get Out of This Mess)
Suspended? Arrested? Caught cheating? Woke up in the Emergency Room after a super-binge?
“How did I get here?” you ask. Not just, “How did I end up in the Emergency Room?” You know that. But, “What cycle led me here?”
I definitely do not speak to you in judgment, but in compassion. We’ve all done things that we later regretted, to a greater or lesser degree. Many people have walked the path of despair, the path of embarrassment, shame, or disgrace.
And, if you’re like me, you don’t want to feel so out of control. You don’t want to let down those you love.
The one advantage to being here at the bottom of...
Source: World of Psychology - June 16, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tim Martin, MSW, LCSWA Tags: Addiction Alcoholism Relationships Self-Help Substance Abuse Infidelity Recovery regret Source Type: blogs
Launching Late: How to Help Your Child with Failure to Launch
“Failure to launch” has been used recently to describe grown children who, for one reason or another, aren’t willing or able to leave their family home to pursue their own goals, lead independent lives and become self-sufficient. This phenomenon is on the rise, and it’s important to understand what can cause it and what you can do to help a child get through it.
Early Signs of Failure to Launch
Most parents who have an adult child who has “failed to launch” identify some of these factors being present in their child:
Unwillingness or inability to take on responsibilities
Low self-esteem
Cautiousness ...
Source: World of Psychology - June 16, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sean Paul, MD Tags: Parenting Success & Achievement Autonomy college Failure to Launch Personal Independence Source Type: blogs
