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Mental Disorders (DSM-5-TR)

AllPsych Staff — Mon, 18 Jul 2022 23:38:12 +0000

Psychiatric Disorders - DSM-5-TR Generalized Anxiety Disorder Generalized Anxiety Disorder, or GAD, involves excessive anxiety and worry about a number of events or activities that is out of proportion to the situation. The worry and worrisome thoughts are difficult ...Read More July 21, 2022 / Anxiety, Behavioral Psychology, Clinical Psychology, DSM-5-TR Posttraumatic Stress Disorder The…

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Post-Traumatic Growth: An Introduction

Christopher L. Heffner, PsyD, PhD — Fri, 15 Jul 2022 21:03:17 +0000

We know that psychological trauma exists and that it can have devastating effects on individuals, families, and communities. Trauma has impacted us since humans existed, and according to the National Center for PTSD at the US Department of Veterans Affairs, it has impacted us in a similar fashion across time. When first introduced in the…

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Therapy Can Be as Effective Online as In Person

Neil Petersen — Sat, 25 Jul 2020 03:06:25 +0000

From Zoom happy hours to remote learning, one thing most of us have discovered this year is that doing something “virtually” isn’t always as good as the real, in-person thing. But does that hold true for therapy? Even before the pandemic, psychology researchers were interested in the potential of online interventions given the convenience and…

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An Intervention for Imposter Syndrome

Neil Petersen — Sat, 06 Jun 2020 17:00:42 +0000

Do you feel like a fraud? Well, you might be for all I know. I’m not in a position to say that you aren’t. But there’s another possible explanation: you might have imposter syndrome. Imposter syndrome occurs when people believe their accomplishments aren’t truly deserved and that they might be exposed as frauds. As I’ve…

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Writing Therapy to Develop “Good” Rumination

Neil Petersen — Tue, 02 Jun 2020 00:33:09 +0000

Repetitively turning over negative thoughts, or ruminating, is a behavior that has been explored as a target for therapy in conditions like depression. After all, it’s not hard to imagine that getting stuck in a cycle of replaying negative thoughts might harm mental health. So what’s the best way to stop ruminating on negative thoughts?…

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Perfectionism Can Interfere With Seeking Psychological Help

Neil Petersen — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 02:43:10 +0000

As I’ve written about before, a desire to be perfect can bring many imperfect consequences, from insomnia to binge eating. Now, a new study suggests that perfectionistic tendencies may exacerbate mental health struggles in a more insidious way: by preventing people from seeking psychological help. In the study, researchers in Canada surveyed 299 college students…

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A Text-Message Treatment for Social Anxiety

Neil Petersen — Sat, 29 Feb 2020 03:48:45 +0000

Online interventions are a promising new way of providing mental health support, as I’ve written about before. And the logical conclusion of that idea is that if we can treat mental health conditions over the internet, why not over text messaging too? A new study titled Text Message Safety Behavior Reduction for Social Anxiety suggests…

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A Happiness Intervention for Teachers

Neil Petersen — Sat, 28 Dec 2019 00:20:38 +0000

Teaching is a stressful job. From managing a classroom, to taking work home at night, to trying to adequately explain new concepts and keep pace with a curriculum at the same time, teachers have a lot of demands to juggle. That’s a problem not just for teachers, but for the education system as a whole.…

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Self-Compassion, Self-Coldness and Seeking Help

Neil Petersen — Fri, 01 Nov 2019 17:00:59 +0000

There’s a good chance you’ve heard about self-compassion, which has been increasingly seen as important by psychologists in recent years. Even if you haven’t, you probably have some intuitive understanding of what it is and why it might be important for mental health. A related idea that’s less talked about is self-coldness. Where self-compassion is…

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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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