Clinical Psychology & Mental Health

Distinguishing Narcissism and Self-Esteem

Distinguishing Narcissism and Self-Esteem

Everyone wants to feel good about themselves. But when does feeling good about yourself cross the line into feeling better than other people? There are different ways of thinking about the difference ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Narcissism, Positive Psychology, Self-Esteem
Anxiety and a First Depressive Episode

Anxiety and a First Depressive Episode

Sometimes mental health conditions are buy-one-get-one-free. Anxiety and depression are an example of two conditions that often come in a package deal. Recently, researchers in China designed a study to learn a ...
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/ / Anxiety, Clinical Psychology, Depression
A Tip to Find Meaning in Stressful Situations

A Tip to Find Meaning in Stressful Situations

When we encounter stressful situations in life, sometimes we’re able to turn them into something more than stressful situations. They can become stressful situations that add something to our life and that ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Meaning, Positive Psychology, Stress & Anxiety
Who Grows the Most From Trauma?

Who Grows the Most From Trauma?

Being able to take a bad situation and turn it into something good is a valuable skill from a mental health standpoint. Perhaps there’s no greater test of this skill than being ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Personality, Positive Psychology, Posttraumatic Growth, Stress & Trauma
Interventions Can Reduce Ageism

Interventions Can Reduce Ageism

Old age is a life stage that we all hope to reach, but that doesn’t always make us empathetic toward people who have already reached it. Prejudice against older adults shows up ...
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/ / Ageism, Clinical Psychology, Older Adults, Treatment
The Character Traits of Productive Procrastinators

The Character Traits of Productive Procrastinators

In the traditional telling of the story, procrastination is the arch-enemy of productivity. The more you procrastinate, the less you get done. But psychologists who study procrastination have questioned that narrative. A ...
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/ / Behavioral Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Personality, Procrastination
Spending Habits Can Reveal Personality Traits

Spending Habits Can Reveal Personality Traits

Among the various types of data that are being collected about you while you browse the internet, you can bet that your spending habits are one of them. That raises the question ...
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/ / Behavioral Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Money, Personality
What's the Role of Politics in Therapy?

What’s the Role of Politics in Therapy?

Therapy is a place where anything can come up. The old adage about discussing politics and religion doesn’t necessarily apply. To learn more about how political views fit into the therapeutic process, ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Politics, Treatment
Millennials Don't Like Being Called Narcissists

Millennials Don’t Like Being Called Narcissists

Here’s a loaded question for you: how do you feel about being a narcissist? Like the classic example of "when did you stop beating your wife?", this is a question without a ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Narcissism
What Do Loneliness and Living Alone Mean for Health Later in Life?

What Do Loneliness and Living Alone Mean for Health Later in Life?

We all know what "loneliness" means, but defining it in a precise way gets a little tricky. For starters, being lonely isn’t exactly the same as being alone. And loneliness isn’t quite ...
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/ / Clinical Psychology, Depression, Developmental Psychology, Loneliness, Older Adults