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The Education Gender Gap: APA Task Force looks at How to Help Boys Succeed in School

Christopher L. Heffner, PsyD, PhD — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:51:30 +0000

The April/May, 2023 edition of the Monitor on Psychology, the bimonthly magazine of the American Psychological Association, led with a cover story about helping boys and young men succeed in the classroom (Abrams, 2023). The article was introduced with a bold statement: "At school, by almost every metric, boys of all ages are doing worse…

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Four Resilience Skills To Counter Depression and Unhealthy Stress

Christopher L. Heffner, PsyD, PhD — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 20:31:10 +0000

Stress Is Good Stress can be bad but it can also be good. And even when it is bad, it can still be good. Let me explain. While we typically think of stress as a negative, there is a type of stress called eustress that is considered positive and healthy. Eustress is the stress we…

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What Happens When College Students Disclose Mental Health Problems?

Neil Petersen — Mon, 20 Jan 2020 22:57:34 +0000

To disclose or not to disclose? For people with mental health conditions, it’s a common question. On one hand, disclosing your mental health condition is a step toward obtaining accommodations or support in your everyday life. On the other hand, with disclosure comes the risk of running into mental health stigma. A recently published study…

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Peer Coaching and Supported Education

Neil Petersen — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 23:30:10 +0000

When students with psychiatric or substance use disorders arrive at college, they face additional obstacles that other students don’t. Supported education programs are an increasingly popular way to give these students tools that will help them manage these challenges and get the most out of higher education. As the name suggests, supported education involves supporting…

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Can Implicit Bias Training Make College Admissions Fairer?

Neil Petersen — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:10:57 +0000

Last week, the ugly and absurd side of the United States’ college admissions process burst into public view. Charges were filed against 50 people from wealthy families across the countries, who were accused of paying hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars to bribe their way into selective private schools. The world of elite…

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3 Factors That Predict Depression Onset in College

Neil Petersen — Wed, 12 Dec 2018 17:00:23 +0000

College presents all sorts of new challenges for young adults, and those are compounded when mental health conditions like depression enter the picture. Providing resources early on for college students at risk of depression might help counteract future damage to their academic and personal lives. So is it possible to identify college students who are…

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Teaching Makes a Difference in Whether Students See Classes as Easy or Hard

Neil Petersen — Wed, 14 Nov 2018 17:00:51 +0000

It’s a common recognition on college campuses that one course might be an “easy A” while another strikes fear into the heart of even the most capable student. But what exactly makes some classes easy and others hard? Teaching technique seems to have something to do with it. In a recent study, researchers at Bethel…

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