Clinical depression can affect people in a variety of ways. It is often marked by a persistent sad mood or diminished ability to respond to pleasurable events. Sleep, appetite, concentration, and energy levels can all feel off. What is very common when depression is active is to have a distinct lack of motivation to do…
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How to Avoid Escalating Conflict
Sometimes conversations we have that start as a discussion end up as an argument. Often this happens unintentionally by either party. I have noticed that arguments are more likely to occur when people use the wrong language about the topic at hand. We can divide the topic of most any conversation as being about things…
Understanding Anger
Many times when we are angry we feel a dilemma of sorts. Should I let my anger out or keep it in. If I keep it in it fills like the “pressure” will build up and then I will explode. If I let my anger out the pressure will be reduced, but someone might get…
Happy Check Child Behavior Management System
by Michael Jones, Ph.D. and Lesli Zinn, Ph.D. INTRODUCTION Parental approval is a type of motivator that is “renewable.” Many of us have a natural desire to please our parents, even into adulthood. Unlike other types of motivators paired with “rewards” of one sort or another, parental approval is not prone to “wear out”…
Tips for Simple Insomnia
Sleep Hygiene Below are listed some suggestions for things you can do to help with simple insomnia. These suggestions are called “sleep hygiene.” Good sleep hygiene can correct many issues with insomnia without the use of medication. 1. If after attempting to sleep you have not fallen asleep within 15-20 minutes, get up out…
What is Psychological Testing?
What is Psychological Testing? Psychological Testing is the use of special techniques to carefully measure different aspects of human behavior ranging from intelligence or memory abilities to personality or level of depression. Psychologists use tests in clinical practice only after researchers have carefully studied and developed them. Psychologists are well trained in understanding the statistics…
The Four Horsemen and Marital Distress
The Four Horsemen was a termed coined by psychologist John Gottman, Ph.D. Dr. Gottman is a researcher who has studied factors related to marital distress. His research has identified four behaviors that couples sometimes do that account for 80% of the difference between happy couples and distressed ones. These four behaviors also can predict divorce…