They Say They Value Integrity But Which Kind?
We claim we have integrity either by holding ourselves as a fixed point, consistently correct in an inconsistent world, or by allowing ourselves to float, change and learn to accommodate the world. read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - October 14, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy E. Sherman, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Behavioral Economics Cognition Creativity Depression Education Ethics and Morality Happiness Intelligence Personality Philosophy Politics Relationships Self-Help Social Life Spirituality Sport and Competition Stre Source Type: news

16 Ways to Achieve Acceptance of Your True Self
The road to self-acceptance may well be acceptance of other people, flaws and all. This 16-item test will tell whether you’re someone who others can turn to, no matter what, and they know they’ll be welcomed. More importantly, these items will also help you become more accepting of yourself and create your own no-judgment zone.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - October 14, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Happiness Personality Relationships happiness tips no-judgment zone rejection self-acceptance self-confidence self-criticism Source Type: news

Scientist, Heal Thyself
You might think that scientists, being the epitome of rationality, would be resistant to devastatingly false beliefs. However, two infamous cases involving delusionary parasitosis belie our expectations. It turns out that scientists are just like the rest of us, able to develop infested bodies—and minds.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - October 13, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeffrey Lockwood, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Cognition Environment Evolutionary Psychology delusion delusory parasitosis illusion pereidolia self-mutilation Source Type: news

Conservatives Feel World is Dark and Unsafe
In the current election campaign, Republicans are organizing their message around a theme of fear. That is hardly surprising given scientific evidence that the brains of conservatives are more strongly reactive to threats. For that reason, the campaign strategy is more likely to resonate with their own base than it is to bring in new voters.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - October 13, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nigel Barber, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Evolutionary Psychology Politics Social Life amygdala democrats fear Republicans voting Source Type: news

Don't Let Anxiety Wreak Havoc on Your Self Esteem
Anxiety tricks you into believing that you are lesser and smaller than you really are. read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - October 13, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Harriet Lerner, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Happiness Resilience Stress performance anxiety self-esteem Source Type: news

Tangled Up In Enmeshment?
Using mindfulness to lessen the confusion of fusion. By Ann Chanler, Ph.D. read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - October 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: The Contemporary Psychoanalysis Group Tags: Anxiety Happiness Relationships Stress Source Type: news

How Much is Too Much?
Under ancestral conditions, humans did not have the opportunity to collect tons of junk for long periods of time. For many of us now, this is an option. And the consequences are not always all that great ...read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - October 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Glenn Geher, Ph.D. Tags: Addiction Anxiety Evolutionary Psychology Stress Source Type: news

How to Deal with Other People's Emotions
Sometimes people cry, feel embarrassed, or get angry or defensive in conversations. What do you do? Here are tips for dealing with each of these emotions in a conversation so you can still have a successful result.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - October 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marcia Reynolds, Psy.D. Tags: Anxiety Relationships Social Life Work difficult conversations difficult situations emotional intelligence emotional management interpersonal and communication skills managing emotions Source Type: news

Improve Your Sleep, Improve Your Life
How better sleep patterns can increase your chances for health and longevity.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - October 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bill Knaus, Ed.D. Tags: Anxiety Depression Health Sleep Albert Ellis cancer common cold coronary heart disease good noght ' s sleep health hazard healthy routines illness incomplete actions incomplete task insomnia longevity low frustration to Source Type: news

Improve Your Sleep Improve Your Life
How better sleep patterns can increase your chances for health and longevity.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - October 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bill Knaus, Ed.D. Tags: Anxiety Depression Health Sleep Albert Ellis cancer common cold coronary heart disease good noght ' s sleep health hazard healthy routines illness incomplete actions incomplete task insomnia longevity low frustration to Source Type: news

PTSD: Disorder or Injury?
A little known semantic battle that has garnered considerable attention of late is the issue of changing the term "Post-traumatic Stress Disorder" to "Post-traumatic Stress". The opposing forces are both powerful and convincing in their own rights. read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - October 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bret A. Moore, Psy.D., ABPP Tags: Anxiety Health Resilience Stress Combat military posttraumatic stress posttraumatic stress disorder posttraumatic stress injury veterans Source Type: news

Fall Cleaning!
Fall cleaning is as important as Spring cleaning!read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - October 12, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sally Augustin, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Happiness Self-Help Stress cleaning clutter fall season Source Type: news

If You Want Lasting Love DON’T Bring This Home
Judge, just don't play judge. Employ your powers of discernment and state your preferences cleanly. Work against the natural urge to wrap your preferences in the cloak of moral authority like you're the Ayatollah. Especially at home. There's nothing so toxic to home life as the sense that our basic morality is under constant scrutiny and reevaluation.read more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - October 11, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy E. Sherman, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Child Development Ethics and Morality Law and Crime Parenting Philosophy Politics Relationships Resilience Self-Help Social Life Spirituality Stress Work Source Type: news

Simple and Effective Steps for Relieving Daily Stress
Life is stressful. When not hurrying off to work or school, you're trying to cram in myriad other responsibilities like grocery shopping, taking the kids to the dentist, or making it on time for the soccer game. And on the good days when you can squeeze in thirty minutes of exercise, you can't relax because you keep checking the clock to see if you're going to be late. Theread more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - October 11, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Bret A. Moore, Psy.D., ABPP Tags: Anxiety Health Resilience Stress depression fear well-being Worry Source Type: news

Do You See What I See?
The association between self-focus and social anxietyread more (Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center)
Source: Psychology Today Anxiety Center - October 10, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Amy Przeworski, Ph.D. Tags: Anxiety Depression Social Life Stress anxiety cues shyness social anxiety stage fright Source Type: news