Clinical Psychology & Mental Health

Post-Traumatic Growth: An Introduction

Post-Traumatic Growth: An Introduction

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 ...
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/ / Anxiety, Clinical Psychology, COVID, Positive Psychology, Post-Traumatic Growth, PTSD, Stress & Trauma, Treatment
Being a Perfectionist Doesn't Have to be a Negative

Being a Perfectionist Doesn’t Have to be a Negative

Being a perfectionist gets a bad rap. It is associated with negative outcomes, anxiety and stress. This isn't because perfectionism is bad, but rather the way we approach it is bad. Hurtful ...
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/ / Anxiety, Clinical Psychology, Growth Mindset, Imposter Syndrome, Perfectionism, Performance Psychology, Positive Psychology, Self-Care
Stoic Philosophers - The First Cognitive Behavioral Therapists

Stoic Philosophers – The First Cognitive Behavioral Therapists

When we think of philosophers, names like Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle often come to mind. For psychology, this makes a lot of sense since we use Socratic Questioning, documented by Plato, as ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Cognitive-Behavior Therapy, Stoic Philosophy, Well-Being
Spotlight on Well-Being: We've Come a Long Way since Freud

Spotlight on Well-Being: We’ve Come a Long Way since Freud

Just as the world was preparing to enter the 20th century, Sigmund Freud was preparing to shock everyone with talk of unconscious drives focused on sex and aggression. He published Interpretation of ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Freud, Positive Psychology, Well-Being
Awareness and Sympathy May Be Key Components of Guilt for Children

Awareness and Sympathy May Be Key Components of Guilt for Children

Guilt is a negative emotion, but it’s a negative emotion that to some extent is good. If no one ever felt guilt, the world would be a scary place indeed! One question ...
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/ / Children, Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Guilt
Good Sex and Good Friendships Make People Happier With Being Single

Good Sex and Good Friendships Make People Happier With Being Single

If you’re single, you’re certainly not alone. The US is in the middle of an ongoing shift toward one-person households. As I’ve written about before, single people commonly cite a variety of ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Happiness, Relationships, Sex
Study Identifies Three Types of Low-Risk Drinkers

Study Identifies Three Types of Low-Risk Drinkers

When psychologists investigate people’s patterns of alcohol use, they often look at what happens when alcohol use becomes a problem. They consider questions such as what might predispose people to risky drinking ...
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/ / Alcohol, Behavioral Psychology, Clinical Psychology
The Great Recession's Lasting Mental Health Effects

The Great Recession’s Lasting Mental Health Effects

We’re already into the next recession, but psychologists are still working to understand the mental health implications of the 2008 financial crisis. Previous research has made it clear that the economic fallout ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology
Like Narcissistic Parent, Like Narcissistic Child?

Like Narcissistic Parent, Like Narcissistic Child?

"You have your mother’s nose, and your father’s narcissism!" For better or worse, through genes or through environment, parents pass along many things to their children. And one of those might be ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Narcissism, Parenting, Personality
Why Do People Watch Porn?

Why Do People Watch Porn?

Of all the questions you might ask about pornography, "why do people watch it?" isn’t necessarily the first that comes to mind. That part seems relatively self-explanatory. But psychologists like to go ...
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/ / Behavioral Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Pornography, Stress & Trauma