A psychologist will help you ease your mental stress through being your impartial set of the ear. They are trained to be good listeners, and people find solutions to their stress by hearing themselves speak out in a therapy session. Airing your problems out helps you enhance your mental clarit...
To counter this trend, some people are advocating for digital detoxes. Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt has been a leading voice in the movement to reduce screen time, especially among younger generations. His recent work, including the book The Anxious Generation, details how t...
To provide accurate information to families at the optimal time to facilitate decision-making for important life events (e.g. school choices, deferred or delayed school entry), screening and assessment for developmental disorders (e.g. Autism Spectrum Disorder), and monitoring for less visible medic...
A screening to determine whether a brief intervention might be helpful An explanation of what the intervention entails (anywhere from 40 minutes online to 2-3 sessions with a psychologist or counselor with expertise in the protocol A detailed assessment of one’s drinking, alcohol-related problems,...
A friend who moved from Melbourne to Sydney a couple of years ago was horrified to find that these beans are all but impossible to find in this city. A major problem, it turns out, because as I discovered this week – with a single precious can given to me by said friend – the fla...
It is a very stressful time for me and I am quite depressed (seeing a psychologist these days). There were other negative comments about my nationality before, such as “Russians never smile” and “your kids are serial killers because they are half Russian”, etc. Could you please help ...
(Hewlett2013) adolescents and found that, in both groups, adults were the key innovators. Adolescents sought prestigious innovators who could teach well, irrespective of how far away they lived. Furthermore, adolescents affirmed that they utilized innovations to find a mate, and also to provide ...
But I try to find a method of killing that is instant – like squashing or instant-death traps (sorry) – rather than poisons or things that kill slowly and painfully. If I find a spider I leave it be or carry it outside. I kill snails in my garden because the snails and I want...
or to assess the children indefinitely. The costs of follow-up and the need to find the money to answer the research questions will ultimately limit the number of assessments and the outcomes being determined. In addition, exhaustive assessments can be exhausting for the child and family, and ...
It’s a line written by a psychologist called Jonathan Haidt, and I find it useful to tell myself often: “Stop smirking. One of the most universal pieces of advice from across cultures and eras is that we are all hypocrites, and in our condemnation of others’ hypocrisy we only compound...