The Psychology of an Idiopathic Diagnosis
If you don't know the cause, you can't predict the prognosis. Will it get worse? Are there other symptoms that will emerge? Is it a symptom of an underlying condition? You can't know if it's genetic, and possibly hereditary. Will I pass it on to my children or grandchildren? read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 21, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Katherine Bouton Tags: Health Work Source Type: news
Your Professional Life in Three Acts
Best Time to Increase Your Social Capital: when you lack time.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 21, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Larry Stybel, Ed.D.,CMF and Maryanne Peabody, RN, MBA Tags: Happiness Work career leadership organization development Source Type: news
Tech Celibacy Isn't The Answer to Multi-Tasking
Tech celibacy probably isn't the answer to your problems. But perhaps inserting a bit of mindfulness into your choices might improve your quality of life.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 20, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nancy Darling, Ph.D. Tags: Cognition Creativity Happiness Work cell phones multi-tasking technology texting Source Type: news
How to Ace: “What’s your biggest weakness?”
Most hiring managers will at some point pop every job applicant’s most dreaded question: "What is your biggest weakness?" And how you handle the query could ironically portray vulnerability – or your admirable character. It’s an interview classic because it measures so many personality attributes in one fell swoop.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 20, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lynn Taylor Tags: Work hiring manager Job job interview tips weakness Source Type: news
If You Could Forget About Your Responsibilities
A fun thought experiment that might actually have practical value.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 19, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marty Nemko, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Self-Help Stress Work exhaustion fantasies overwhelmed visioning Source Type: news
Why Haven’t the Pitchforks Come Yet?
Psychological threat leads to defense of prominent cultural beliefs, even if these beliefs are at odds with one's economic self-interest.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 18, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Clay Routledge, Ph.D. Tags: Politics Social Life Stress Work anxiety economics existential threat money Occupy Movement pitchforks wealth Source Type: news
Outside the Box Stress Relievers
No one has the patent on relaxing. What is relaxing and stress reducing to one person may be mind-numbing and irritating to the next. The key to successful relaxation and stress relief is not doing "what everyone else is doing." It's finding what works for you, and sometimes that requires thinking outside the box.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 18, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Sherrie Bourg Carter, Psy.D. Tags: Creativity Health Self-Help Stress Work Source Type: news
Managing Crisply
An interview with Bruce Tulganread more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 18, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marty Nemko, Ph.D. Tags: Self-Help Work feedback management managing Source Type: news
Curing Procrastination at its Root
Finding a better life linchpin.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 17, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marty Nemko, Ph.D. Tags: Philosophy Procrastination Self-Help Work motivation work ethic Source Type: news
Waking Up on the Wrong Side of the Desk—And Staying There
Your morning mood—good or bad—can linger longer than you might think and make a big impact on your job performance.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 16, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nancy Rothbard, Ph.D. Tags: Happiness Stress Work Source Type: news
How NOT to Motivate People
We often read about motivational strategies – how to get people motivated to work, to engage in self-improvement, or just to get off the couch and engage in life. Yet many people use completely ineffective strategies in an effort to motivate others. Which motivational strategies kill motivation, and which actually work?read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 16, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Ronald E. Riggio, Ph.D. Tags: Behavioral Economics Child Development Work undefined Source Type: news
For the Forgotten Patients
Over 3,000 assaults occur at Napa State Hospital in California every year. The numbers may be as high as 10,000. The patients and female staff bear the brunt of this epidemic violence. People have been injured, disfigured, and killed. No one know about this problem. It has been hidden by a culture of silence. Until now.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 16, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Stephen Seager, M.D. Tags: Ethics and Morality Law and Crime Psychiatry Work forensic psychology mental health Source Type: news
Curated Career Counsel
An interview with Tony Leeread more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 16, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Marty Nemko, Ph.D. Tags: Self-Help Stress Work career success find a career find a job job hunt job market job search Source Type: news
Prevent Your Strategy Offsite From Being Meaningless
We were halfway through the first day and, while everything was going according to plan, I couldn’t shake this nagging feeling that something wasn’t right. I struggled to put my finger on it.read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 15, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Peter Bregman Tags: Self-Help Stress Work Source Type: news
Forensic Psychology: Is It the Career for Me?
Students have many misconceptions about forensic psychology. Here are some answers. read more (Source: Psychology Today Work Center)
Source: Psychology Today Work Center - September 15, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Karen Franklin, Ph.D. Tags: Law and Crime Psych Careers Work criminal profiling forensic psychology master ' s degree PhD psyd training Source Type: news
