7 Ways Parents Can Handle Behavioral Challenges During Quarantine
Juggling the stress of sheltering-in-place, working from home, and homeschooling children presents challenges for most families. With families who have previously experienced behavioral difficulties, or for parents of children with a psychological disorder, the physical and emotional toll of meeting the family’s needs can be especially taxing. Add to the mix parent’s concerns about the safety and well-being of family members, social restrictions, and many questions of what “normal” life will look like.
As with many parenting and behavior management strategies, the effectiveness lies in the anticipation and prevent...
Source: World of Psychology - June 4, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Michelle Conti, Psy.D. Tags: Agitation Children and Teens Parenting Behavioral Difficulties Coping Skills coronavirus COVID-19 home schooling Resilience social distancing Source Type: blogs
Podcast: Lazy, Crazy, and Disgusting – How Stigma is Everywhere
What is stigma? And how does it affect a person’s mental health and quality of life? In today’s Psych Central Podcast, Gabe talks with anthropologists Alex Brewis and Amber Wutich about the deeply dehumanizing impact of stigma in society. Whether it’s your mental health diagnosis, your neighborhood, your race or your inability to meet society’s standards in some way, stigma is alive and well in today’s world. People even tend to stigmatize themselves, intensifying their suffering.
Why are people so quick to stigmatize? And how does stigma affect mental health treatment? Tune into the show for an in-depth look ...
Source: World of Psychology - June 4, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: The Psych Central Podcast Tags: General Interview Mental Health and Wellness Podcast Psychology The Psych Central Show Source Type: blogs
All Our Yesterdays: The Perception of Time
The experience of time appears relative — from the standpoint of human perception.
The experience of time can be defined as a mental sequence of moment-to-moment reflections; the recollection of time can be defined as a remembrance of that sequence. These measurements of time (prospective and retrospective) are not identical.
The speed of time, as measured in the flow of events, can be experienced as being either whirlwind or languid, depending on one’s psychological interpretation. Similarly, the estimation of time elapsed, after a sequence of events has occurred, can be experienced as either recent or long ago,...
Source: World of Psychology - June 3, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John DiPrete Tags: Memory and Perception Boredom Perception Of Time Source Type: blogs
I Wish You Were Here
With all that’s going on in the world right now with COVID-19, the expression “I wish you were here” carries more weight than ever before.
Over the past few months, we’ve all found ourselves saying, “I wish you were here to laugh with… to cry with… to have a drink with… to see my son… to share a meal… simply to hug. I wish we could just be together.”
So many of us are feeling that longing right now, missing close friends and family, or even saying goodbye to the ones not able to fight off the virus, as the world faces a global pandemic, lock-downs, and quarantines. Sixty days in, most of us are still ...
Source: World of Psychology - June 3, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Zach Weismann Tags: Grief and Loss Personal coronavirus COVID-19 grieving Source Type: blogs
Zoom and Gloom
During our stay-at-home mandates, virtual meetings have become the go-to for continuing necessary and meaningful relationships, and perhaps even to get a little self-care. In fact, some of us may find ourselves overbooked with digital appointments, be it Zoom board-game battles or FaceTime catch-up sessions — sometimes, with people we barely had any pre-pandemic contact with.
Although today it seems as common as oxygen, these technologies and devices are not available to all of us, namely those in lower income households. Those of us who have the luxury of this access are incredibly lucky. We are able to connect du...
Source: World of Psychology - June 3, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jason Karasev, M.A. Tags: Industrial and Workplace Relationships coronavirus COVID-19 social distancing Social Isolation Source Type: blogs
Are You Being Constrained by an Unrecognized Emotion?
We know it’s important to be connected to our feelings. When feelings go underground, they don’t disappear. They operate unconsciously, perhaps contributing to our anxiety or depression — or just a vague sense of discontent. Oftentimes, we can’t put our finger on what’s causing us to feel disconnected, isolated, or less alive.
There is one human emotion in particular that often hides out, living in a half-dormant state that reduces our joie de vivre (joy of living) and is prone to being activated when conditions arise that activate it. This is the human emotion of shame.
Of all our human emotions, per...
Source: World of Psychology - June 2, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John Amodeo, PhD Tags: General Happiness Mental Health and Wellness Psychology Self-Esteem Self-Help Authenticity Confidence Shame Source Type: blogs
Ideas for Reducing Racism
With the unconscionable death of George Floyd by four Minneapolis police officers, Americans are rightfully upset. They have taken to the streets to protest the ongoing problem of police brutality in many municipalities, as well as continued racial profiling that results in African-Americans and other minorities being targeted and harassed by police.
How do we reduce racism in America? How can we find a path where fewer Americans have racist points of view, and those who do are no longer accepted as regular members of our society?
Americans are mad. They are mad that some police officers are still using unnecessary force ...
Source: World of Psychology - June 2, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: Brain and Behavior General Psychology Violence and Aggression Black Lives Matter discrimination George Floyd Prejudice Racism Source Type: blogs
Podcast: Hiding Panic Attacks in the Bathroom
At the thought of losing a job or missing a mortgage payment, Gabe is an anxious discombobulated mess, while Lisa is cool as a cucumber. In today’s Not Crazy podcast, Gabe and Lisa ponder: Why do people have such vastly different ways of reacting to the world? They also discuss — with the special flare that only a divorced couple has — the good old days when Gabe would have full-blown panic attacks and Lisa had to get them through it.
How did they handle these scary moments? Is it ever OK to feel anger toward the panicky person? And what if the panicky person accidentally causes harm — should...
Source: World of Psychology - June 2, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Not Crazy Podcast Tags: Anxiety and Panic General LifeHelper Mental Health and Wellness Not Crazy Podcast Source Type: blogs
Why Is Infidelity So Painful?
“You’ve broken my heart.”
Your partner’s betrayal hits at the core of your being.
Maybe the infidelity was a one-time event that occurred during a drunken evening, or it may have been quite intentional—months or years of texts, phone calls, romantic dinners, and of course, sex. Perhaps it was a deeply emotional connection with one other person, or it involved one-night stands with various partners.
Not only are you left with pain, you are left with distressing questions: “How could you?” and “When did this begin?” and the deeper question of, “Why?”
I cannot tell you why your partner did this ̵...
Source: World of Psychology - June 1, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tim Martin, MSW, LCSWA Tags: Marriage and Divorce Relationships Betrayal Cheating Infidelity Source Type: blogs
How to Reassure Your Kids When You Go Back to Work After COVID-19
“The thrill of coming home has never changed.” – Guy Pearce
When you get the call or email that your employer wants you to return to work during the country’s gradual re-opening after the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s likely you’ll experience conflicting emotions. The relief of knowing there’ll be a paycheck coming in again and some semblance of normalcy will resume could be offset by worries about how your kids, who’ve become used to your presence at home for several months, will fare, physically and psychologically. Here are some tips on how to reassure your kids when you go back to work after COVID-19.
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Source: World of Psychology - June 1, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Suzanne Kane Tags: Children and Teens Parenting coronavirus COVID-19 Source Type: blogs
8 Ways to Authentically Connect with Your Kids
What are you teaching your kids?
Being at home with your children under one roof can be challenging, but amidst a pandemic with the added strain can be really stressful!
How can you use this time to connect more authentically at home with your children in quarantine?
Here are 8 ways to slow down and connect with your kids at home.
1. Slow Down.
You’re probably feeling frustrated with reactionary emotions to a difficult situation. Slowing down and getting real with your emotions shows your kids how to be resilient.
The first step is making a distinction between worry and concern.
Sharing your authentic emotions from ...
Source: World of Psychology - May 31, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Psych Central Guest Author Tags: Children and Teens Family Parenting Publishers YourTango coronavirus COVID-19 kids Parents trust Source Type: blogs
A-B-Cs for Creating Safety in Your Relationship, Especially in a Pandemic
This COVID time of uncertainty heightens… well everything! How can we stay “safe,” not just physically (by staying home), but emotionally as well?
To help people create safety through couples therapy and mediation, I’ve honed the following principles which I call the A-B-C’s. They integrate a Psychobiologic Approach to Couples Therapy (PACT)1 with an interest-based Divorce Mediation approach.2
This integrated process begins existentially, by helping each person to articulate what is most important, and how each wishes to live his/her life. Couples therapy and divorce mediation guide both people to reach agreement...
Source: World of Psychology - May 31, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Joy A. Dryer, Ph.D. Tags: Communication Relationships Attachment Style coronavirus COVID-19 Source Type: blogs
Five Things You May Not Realize Can Affect Your Mental Health
Did you know diabetes affects your mental health? From depression to relationship problems or mood swings, too much or too little glucose (sugar) circulating in the blood can trigger behavior and thought patterns that may seem unrelated to how much insulin is released by your pancreas. Out of control glucose levels influence how you feel and make decisions, your beliefs and, yes, your attitude, a very necessary component of your overall care.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states less than half the number of people with diabetes who have depression get treated, which leads to worsening states o...
Source: World of Psychology - May 30, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jan McDaniel Tags: Mental Health and Wellness Comorbidities Diabetes Drug Interactions Nutrition Source Type: blogs
Psychology Around the Net: May 30, 2020
This week’s Psychology Around the Net highlights the current telehealth boom (and how some mental health professionals feel about it), ways to turn your self-criticism into self-compassion, the unique mental health challenges mission-driven work can bring, and more.
Stay well, friends!
Online Therapy Having Its Moment, Bringing Insights On How to Expand Mental Health Services Going Forward: Nicholas Joyce, a psychologist and counselor at University of South Florida, weighs in on his professional colleagues’ attitudes toward telehealth services in the past, how those attitudes are changing amid the COVID-19 pan...
Source: World of Psychology - May 30, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Alicia Sparks Tags: Psychology Around the Net Discipline mission-driven work Online Therapy Parenting Self Criticism self-compassion Telehealth teletherapy Source Type: blogs
Getting Unstuck: Do You Want to Be the Agent of Change or its Victim?
Everybody changes in life. You can’t live your life without changing over time, because it’s a natural byproduct of life itself. A 1,000 year-old redwood tree doesn’t look or work much at all like a young sapling.
So that leaves you with a choice. Would you rather be the agent of your own change, or just an unwilling victim of it?
I suspect most people don’t look at life this way. They just merrily stumble along in their lives, unaware that they actually have a lot more control about things than they realize.
Sure, we’re all a product of our upbringing, our horrible (or great) parents, and ou...
Source: World of Psychology - May 29, 2020 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: General Inspiration & Hope Mental Health and Wellness Psychology Self-Help Source Type: blogs
