Psychologists

Would You Like A Therapist With That Bank Account?

Mother Jones | Erika Eichelberger | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Super Rich, 1 Percent, Mental Health, Wealth Counselors, Wealth Counseling, Psychologists, Buying Happiness, Big Banks, Happiness, Money News

Maybe money can buy happiness--if your bank comes with a therapist. The unhappy Scrooge McDucks of the world no longer have to rely on their butler...

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Where Are All The Market Investors? Ask A Shrink

AP | MATTHEW CRAFT | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Investing, Market Psychology, Shrinks, Stock Market, Financial Crisis, Psychologists, Psychology, Stock Market Psychology, Financial Psychology, Ap, Investors, Video, Business News

NEW YORK (AP) — The headlines say the financial crisis is behind us. The Dow is back to pre-financial crisis levels. Layoffs are the slowest since t...

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Don't Leave Your Shrink Out Of This Discussion

Reuters | Posted 05.05.2012

Read More: Lawyers, Wills, Shrinks, Wealth Management, Reuters, Psychologists, Psychology, Family Money, Family Money Problems, Money News

By Mitch Lipka March 5 (Reuters) - When it comes to family squabbles over money -- particularly contentious ones involving inheritances -- yo...

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5 Things To Consider When Finding A Psychologist

Roger Covin, Ph.D | Posted 03.26.2012

Read More: Find Doctor, Doctors, Find Psychologist, Find My Doctor, Find a Therapist, Find a Psychologist, Psychologists, Anxiety, Mental Health, Clinical Psychologist, Depression, Find a Doctor, Therapy, Find Good Doctor, Find Doctors, Healthy Living News
Roger Covin, Ph.D

This is the time of year when many people contemplate contacting a psychologist. It may be the drop in mood that occurs in winter, the lingering stress of the holidays, or perhaps it stems from a New Year's resolution.

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The Will And Ways Of Hope

Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D. | Posted 03.04.2012

Read More: Creativity, Mindset, Hope, Optimism, Psychologists, Law School, Emotions, Motivational System, Psychologist, Hope and Success, Hope Success, Hope for Success, Emotional Intelligence, Hope of Success, Healthy Living News
Scott Barry Kaufman, Ph.D.

Psychologists have proposed lots of different "vehicles" over the years: grit, self-efficacy, optimism, passion, inspiration, etc. They are all important. One vehicle, however, is particularly undervalued and under-appreciated in psychology and society. That's hope.

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Is That Lad Mag or Sex Offender Lingo? It's Hard to Judge

Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright | Posted 02.14.2012

Read More: Fhm, University of Surrey, Middlesex University, Sex Offender, Research, Gender Discrimination, United Kingdom, Sexism, British Journal of Psychology, Psychologists, Lad Mags, Study, The Rapist Files, Magazines, Loaded, Media News
Dr. Yvonne K. Fulbright

When psychologists presented study participants with descriptions of women quoted straight from men's mags, as well as comments from convicted rapists, most could not differentiate the source of the quotes.

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Why We Need A Holistic Approach To Mental Health Care

Tamara McClintock Greenberg | Posted 12.08.2011

Read More: Contemporary Psychoanalysis, Psychodynamic Treatment, Psychology and Patient Care, Mental Health, Psychoanalytical Approaches, Benefits of Psychologists, Psychologists, Benefits of Psychological Care, Psychology, Healthy Living News
Tamara McClintock Greenberg

Physicians can help patients feel less alienated by working collaboratively with psychologists. The reality is, well-trained psychologists and those with analytic training can be just what patients need.

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Kicking Off Kindergarten With Confidence

Sharon Duke Estroff | Posted 10.11.2011

Read More: Readiness, Friends, Parents-Back-to-School, Barbie, Kids, Children, Afterschool-Programs, Psychologists, Parenting, Students, School, Batman, Kindergarten, Back to School, Parents, Parents News
Sharon Duke Estroff

Preparing a child for the first day of kindergarten is among the most bittersweet tasks of our parental careers.

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When Dad Encroaches on Mom's World: One Mother's Story of Acceptance

Dr. Peggy Drexler | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Psychologists, Fathers and Daughters, Mothers, Mothers and Daughters, Fathers, Todaymoms, Women News
Dr. Peggy Drexler

As daughters make more room for fathers in their lives, does that mean less room for mothers? Love is all embracing. But in the lives of young girls, emotional attention span is often limited. You can only roll your eyes at one parent at a time.

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2011 Has Started - Isn't It Time to Get Organized?

Tom Alderman | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Kudzu, Chaos, William James, The Bellagio, Psychologists, Navajo Indians, Navajo, Flotsam, 2011, The New Year, Clutter, Healthy Living News
Tom Alderman

You've probably got it. I certainly do. Most of us have one. It is that kitchen drawer, closet, basement, attic or crawl space, where you'll find eve...

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Analyzing Dexter: Psychologists and Criminologists Explain Why They Are Smitten

Bella DePaulo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Friend, Freud, Defense Mechanisms, Serial Killer, Living a Lie, Family Background, Bloggers, Dexter, Violence, Psychologists, Award-Winning, Media, Childhood, Aggression, Family Man, Murder, Denial, Superhero, PT Bloggers, Orphan, Deception, Genocide, Tv, Drama, Cheering for Protagonist, Narratives, Emmys, Psychopathy, Book, Books News
Bella DePaulo

Do you know about Dexter the lovable serial killer? The first time I watched an episode, I could not believe what I just experienced. I was rooting fo...

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What Makes A Successful Therapist-Patient Relationship?

Donna Flagg | Posted 06.04.2011

Read More: Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Therapy, Psychological Health, Psychiatrist, Psychologists, Psychology, Talk Therapy, Psychoanalysis, Therapists, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News
Donna Flagg

You need a therapist who is willing to tell you that you are full of it. Otherwise, the game keeps going around and around and the patient keeps going in circles.

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OIWW Madagascar Builds Home for Orphans - with Violins

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Environmental Education, Classical Musical Education, Heart Surgeon, Antananarivo, Sri Lanka, Jim Luce Stewardship Report, U.S., Brooklyn Steppers, Malagasy Cultural Values, Medical Clinic, Classical Music, Clinique St-Paul, Indonesia, OIWW Madagascar, Jlsr, Jim Luce, Orphans, Solar System, Orphelinat St-Paul, Toastmasters International Magazine, Pediatrician, Africa, International Exchange Programs, Child Sponsorship, Indian Ocean, Susan Wadsworth, Educators, Mathew Luce, Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir of Antananarivo, Haiti, France, Interfaith Dialogue, Hahn-Bin, Extra-Curricular Programs, Young Concert Artists, Solar-Powered Campus, Psychologists, Raising Global Citizens, Connecting Goodness, Orphans International Worldwide, Southern Africa, Ocpaa, Malagasy, Violins, World News
Jim Luce

I am pleased to announce the formation of the newest chapter of Orphans International Worldwide: OIWW-Madagascar Orphelinat St-Paul, being built just ...

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We Need a Bullhorn - The Mute Voice of Adult ADD/ADHD

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Prevalence, Therapy, Shire Pharmaceutical, Tea Party, Adhd, Switzerland, Shire, Psychologists, Psychology, Shire PLC, Amphetamine, New York City, Vyvanse, Pediatricians, Adult ADD, Add, Adult ADHD, Teachers, Medication, Therapists, Demographics, High-Risk-Behavior, Bullhorn, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, Healthy Living News
Michael B. Laskoff

Four to five percent (4-5%) of the adult population of America has ADHD. Even using the conservative figure, that's 12.4 million people - 50% more tha...

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Learning From the Fort Hood Tragedy: Comments from an Expert on Suicide and Violence

Lisa Firestone | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Psychiatrists, Mental Health, Major Hasan, Violence and Suicide, Prevention, Violence Prevention, Fort Hood, Psychologists, Military Personnel, Mental Health System, Ft Hood, Healthy Living News
Lisa Firestone

This misfortune points toward major flaws in our mental health system for military personnel, including the mental health of psychiatrists, psychologists and counselors treating our troops.

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Interrupting Unfriendly Persuasion

Carol Smaldino | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Psychological Association, Torture, The Fog of War, 9/11, CIA Torture, Psychologists, Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, Iraq, Psychology, Persuasion, Iraq War, Robert S. McNamara, Bush Administration Torture, American Soldiers, Vietnam, Bush Enhanced Interrogations, Vietnam Veterans, New York Times, Enhanced Interrogations, Psychologists-Torture, Politics News
Carol Smaldino

When persuasion is used without regard for the other person, when it becomes sadistic and reckless endangerment, it is what we have come to know as torture.

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In the Shadows of "Our" Torture

Carol Smaldino | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shadow, Carol Smaldino, Holocaust, Carol-Smaldino, Genocide, Psychologists, CIA Torture, Psychology, Human Rights Abuses, Carl Jung, Psychoanalysis, Carl-Jung, Torture, Abu Ghraib, World News
Carol Smaldino

With a kind of paranoia, we deny and project parts of ourselves: in the meantime over the course of history we have felt justified in blaming, hating, fearing, conquering and even torturing.

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YouTube and MySpace Leaves "No Space" for a Generation

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Ipod, Baby Boomers, Myspace, Exhibitionism, Burning Bras, The War in Iraq, Cell Phone Cameras, Psychologists, Madison Avenue, Self-Esteem, Text Messaging, 1970's, The Vietnam War, Dick Cavett, Character, 1960's, Boob Jobs, Richard Nixon, Apathy, Techno Babysitters, Walter Cronkite, Generation, Youtube, Self-Expression, Therapists, Healthy Living News
Francesca Biller-Safran

A generation suckled on the need to be constantly seen and heard leaves a generation that is heard and seen, but doesn't listen much.

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Bush Memos Suggest Abuse Isn't Torture If a Doctor Is There

Sheri Fink | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Office of Legal Counsel, Doctors, Detainees, War on Terror, Cia, Medicine, Psychologists, CIA Interrogations, Interrogation, Nuremberg Code, Waterboarding, Torture Memos, Politics News
Sheri Fink

Perhaps the most chilling aspect of the memos is their intimation that medical professionals conducted a form of research on the detainees, clearly without their consent.

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The Shrink Society

Leeat Granek, PhD | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Psychiatry, Therapy, Psychiastrists, Shrinks, Neurosis, Health, Dependence, Psychologists, Doctors, Psychology, Medicine, Therapists, Healthy Living News
Leeat Granek, PhD

The more we go to therapists to deal with our issues, the more incapable we become of dealing with our problems, and the more intolerant we become of others suffering.

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What's With the Cat, and Other Questions about Singles and Their Pets

Bella DePaulo | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Spouse, Singled Out, Pets, Relationships, Cats, Psychologists, Jobs, Compensation, Animals, Marriage, Single People, Stereotypes, Singlism, Bridget Jones, Single Women, Dogs, Cat Lady, Attributions, Healthy Living News
Bella DePaulo

One time, a publication that interviewed me about Singled Out sent someone to take a picture of me at home. The photographer asked what my book was ab...

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Psychologists End Guantanamo Collaboration, Will No Longer Help Government In Interrogations

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Guantanamo, Guantanamo Detainees, Guantanamo Bay, Torture, Guantanamo Torture, Psychologists, Politics News

The nation's leading psychologist's association has voted to ban its members from taking part in interrogations at the prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,...

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America's Psychologists Finally Call For An End To Involvement In Torture

Paul Raeburn | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Psychologists, Bush Administration, War on Terrorism, Guantanamo, Torture, Politics News
Paul Raeburn

The APA declared that "no psychologist should be directly or indirectly involved in any form of detention or interrogation that could lead to psychological or physical harm to a detainee."

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