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Getting Naked: It’s Not Just About the Sex
January 23, 2013 .
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I’ll never forget the first time my friend took me to Elysian Fields, a “nudist colony” in Topanga Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains near Los Angeles. I was twenty-something ... Read More
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Claustrophobia: the Fear of Being Trapped January 13, 2013 . 8 Comments
Most people have experienced brief periods of anxiety while riding in an elevator, stuck in the midst of a large and tight crowd, or even while playing hide-and-seek. But for people with ... Read More
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Prisoners in the Home: How Agoraphobia Can Radically Alter Life January 12, 2013 . 5 Comments
Food Network chef Paula Deen is known for her bubbly personality, so many fans were shocked when she explained in her biography that she had agoraphobia for 20 years. Deen is hardly the ... Read More
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Anger, Depression, and Disability: Adapting to a New Reality December 10, 2012 . 47 Comments
The uninvited house guest often stays on well beyond the point of “wearing out his or her welcome.” Likewise, for many people, chronic illness/disability is not a short-term inconvenience ... Read More
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Inviting Vulnerability: Five Steps to Letting Go
December 4, 2012 .
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To me, “vulnerable” is wonderful word. It means openness, freedom, and the opportunity to love and be loved. But for others, it is what they are trying to get away from: They feel that ... Read More
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From Goodbye to Hello: How Confronting Death Gives Us Life November 29, 2012 . 17 Comments
“Owning up to the ‘good-bye’ that is built into our finite human existing makes possible the saying of an authentic ‘Hello!’ ” —Robert D. Stolorow For most people, death is ... Read More
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Doomsday Scenarios, Conspiracy Theories, and Psychology November 20, 2012 . 16 Comments
Since the beginning of recorded history, people have been forecasting the end of the world. In biblical times, many people believed that Jesus would return in a few short years, and religions ... Read More
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Identifying African-Americans’ Barriers to Family Therapy November 16, 2012 . 3 Comments
Family therapy can help families and couples overcome challenges with interpersonal relationships. Many issues that families and couples face become volatile and hostile without the help ... Read More
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Exposure Therapy for Anxiety Backfires in Study November 8, 2012 . 37 Comments
Corrective learning is a process that occurs when existing conceptions and beliefs are replaced by more adaptive ones. For individuals with anxiety, panic, and phobias, exposure therapy ... Read More
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How to Get Children to Open Up About Sexual Abuse October 25, 2012 . 18 Comments
One of the reasons many children do not tell anyone about being sexually abused is because they fear that their loved ones will not believe them. Often, their abuser is a friend or family ... Read More
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Mysophobia: the Fear of Germs October 24, 2012 . 42 Comments
Most people experience some form of irrational fear or anxiety, and many are concerned about germs and disease in particular. Amid a flurry of films and media reports about antibiotic-resistant ... Read More
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The Therapeutic Relationship: a Blueprint October 22, 2012 . 6 Comments
As therapists, we take journeys with our clients. We embark on long trips to uncover and discover the past and imagine possible futures. In the case of people who have been victims of ... Read More
