CONTINUATION FROM PREVIOUS POST…Keep educating yourself!!! Comments regarding these stories are appreciated and welcome ; )

How little sleep can you get away with? April 2011

Abercrombie Bikini Tops:Threat to Girl\’s Mental Health? March 2011

Smoking Pot May Hasten Onset of Mental Illness February 2011

Depression on the Rise in College Students January 2010

Harsh Winters Have Chilling Effects on Mood February 2011

Most ADHD Kids Have Multiple Conditions February 2011

Health Benefits of Falling and Staying in Love February 2011

How Handwriting Trains the Brain October 2010

Suicides Put Light on Pressures of Gay Teenagers October 2010

Holocaust Haunts Survivors October 2010

What Can Play Tricks on Your Memory October 2010

Minority Women with Cancer Need Social Support October 2010

Can a Virtual World Help Young Adults with Mental Health Issues? October 2010

Psychiatric Experts Assess Parental Alienation October 2010

Working Yourself to Death October 2010

ADHD ‘is Not Bad Behaviour September 2010

Success Stories with Challenging Clients September 2010

Kenny McKinley’s Death Shines Light on Black Men’s Struggle with Suicide September 2010

Broncos Never Saw Signs that McKinley was Suicidal September 2010

Better Health, With a Little Help from Our Friends September 2010

Psychologist Shows Why we “Choke” and How to Avoid It September 2010

Why So Many People Can’t Make Decisions September 2010

Consummate love =

Commitment, Intimacy & Passion

Wikipedia Definition; Sternberg’s Book

 

The Triangular Theory

Robert J. Sternberg’s triangular theory of love considers three independent components of a complete, enduring, and romantic love he calls “consummate love”. The three components are intimacy, passion, and commitment, with these definitions:

Intimacy is defined as feelings of being close to and bonded with a partner. It requires exposing vulnerabilities. Agreement with the statements: “I feel close to my significant other” and “I receive considerable emotional support from my significant other” measure intimacy.

Passion refers to the arousal you experience toward your partner, including sexual attraction. An example is agreement with the statements: “I find my significant other to be personally attractive” and “I fantasize about my significant other”.

Commitment consists of making two decisions; one, that you love your partner, and two, that you desire to maintain that love and stay with your partner. It is a long-lasting and stable concern for the other. A person committed to a relationship tends to agree with the statement: “I will always feel a strong responsibility for my significant other.”

Quoted from: http://www.emotionalcompetency.com/love.htm

 Read this article by Sternberg himself!!-http://www.tufts.edu/alumni/magazine/spring2007/features/happily.html

Catharsis:  

APA’s Definition: “The process of expressing strongly felt but usually repressed emotions”:

Wikipedia Definition ; Merriam Webster ; Find Articles

Most of us know the word “catharsis”, but mistakenely attribute it solely to Sigmund Freud. In fact, Joseph Breuer coined the term and was the first to start practicing talk therapy.  Freud looked up to Breuer and learned a lot from him! Freud made the process famous through his life and now this is a word used in common day language. What is your method of catharsis?   – Just Like Me- SD

Anger and Catharsis: Myth, Metaphor or Reality?: http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evil-deeds/200909/anger-and-catharsis-myth-metaphor-or-reality

Catharsis in Counseling Psychology: http://www.europeanschoolofpsychotherapy.com/ESIP/Publications_PJH_files/CATHARSIS.pdf

A Survey of Psychologists’ Perspectives on Catharsis: www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a923739820

Online Journal Articles : http://online.sagepub.com/search/results?submit=yes&src=hw&andorexactfulltext=and&fulltext=catharsis

http://apa.org/convention/programming/pi-directorate/highlights.aspx

1-  Career Opportunities in Sport & Exercise Psychology- This is hot off the press!! APA 47’s Position Paper on Employment Opportunities in this field. It also speaks of how to enter the field, its requirements, opportunities, salaries, etc…READ THIS AND YOU WILL FIND EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS FIELD!!! ; )

http://www.apa47.org/pdfs/EmploymentOpp_Summer_2010.pdf

2- APA’s Annual Convention is coming up Aug 12-15! : http://www.apa.org/convention/index.aspx

3- APA 47′S (Sport & Exercise Psychology) Online Newsletter is now available! Volume 24, Issue 2 Summer 2010:  http://www.apa47.org/pdfs/DIV47_Summer_10.pdf

 4- AAMFT Annual Conference Sept 23-26, 2010: http://www.aamft.org/resources/Product_Events/Annual/AC_Info.asp

5- DSM-5 Draft Updates Available Online http://www.dsm5.org/Pages/Default.aspx

**6- 

“Tired of 9 Million hits that don’t answer your Practice question?  Try PsycLINK instead!
 
Clinicians now have an interactive, online forum where they can find, share and discuss resources and useful web sites like practice management tools, anxiety, dementia, postpartum depression, and other topics relevant to their practices. Part social networking site, part community bulletin board, PsycLINK is a wiki platform “by psychologists, for psychologists.” Psychologists can also use PsycLINK to pose questions and receive e-mail updates when members add new content.

APA’s Presidential Task Force on Advancing Practice developed the new tool, and the Task Force believes PsycLINK will grow over time and increase in value as practitioners add to the content.

Try it now! Just click here: http://psyclink.apa.org/dashboard.action” -APA
 

 

Knowledge is power, right?? The more you read, the more you learn–the more in tune you are to our world– and the more prepared and powerful you become! !  ; )

Brain Region Linked to Introspection

Self Harming on the Rise?

Bipolar Disorder Does Not Increase Risk of Violent Crimes

Being a Mama’s Boy Good for your Health? -TIME  Magazine

Today’s Superheroes Send Wrong Image to Boys: http://apa.org/news/press/releases/2010/08/macho-stereotype-unhealthy.aspx

Anxiety Still Rampant in Katrina Kids: http://apa.org/news/psycport/PsycPORTArticle.aspx?id=ap_2010_08_23_ap.online.all_D9HPEL701_news_ap_org.anpa.xml

Accentuating the Positive: http://apa.org/news/psycport/PsycPORTArticle.aspx?id=krt_2010_08_25_knigt_7922-0034-FAM-SRS-HEALTH-EMOTION.TB.xml

Strength in Numbers: http://www.counseling.org/Publications/CounselingTodayArticles.aspx?AGuid=96951bce-323c-4434-b01d-ec7a6f6abb12

Students, Welcome to College; Parents, Go Home: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/23/education/23college.html?emc=eta1

Oil Spill Mental Health Claims: http://www.psych.org/MainMenu/Newsroom/NewsReleases/2010-News-Releases/Oil-Spill-Mental-Health-Claims-.aspx?FT=.pdf

Pathological Internet Use Among Teens May Lead to Depression: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/08/100802165402.htm

Experts Learning Much about Cannabis-Use Disorders: http://pn.psychiatryonline.org/content/45/14/13.1.full

Weight Loss Surgery Improves Mental Health: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100621091217.htm

A Dose of Sibling Rivalry: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704388504575419444247971432.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_lifeStyle

Anesthetic Said to Aid Depression: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/10/health/10depress.html?_r=1&ref=health

9″ Harmless” Habits that Age You: http://health.yahoo.net/rodale/PVN/9-harmless-habits-that-age-you

How to Handle Kids Complicated Questions about Drugs and More.. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/13/health/views/13klass.html?_r=1&ref=health

Medical Schools Can’t Keep Up: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304506904575180331528424238.html?mod=WSJ_newsreel_careers

Human Costs of Pain Pill Addictions Growing: http://apa.org/news/psycport/PsycPORTArticle.aspx?id=nytsyn_2010_07_15_medic_3445-0003-pat_nytimes.ew.xml

Helping Soldiers Cope with Trauma Through Music: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704853404575323073315044964.html?mod=WSJ_LifeStyle_Lifestyle_5

Vitamin D Deficiency: A much bigger deal than not getting enough sunshine: //shine.yahoo.com/channel/health/vitamin-d-deficiency-a-much-bigger-deal-than-not-getting-enough-sunshine-2097290/

Insecure Relationships May Cause Health Problems: http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/health/health-matters/article_c51b6fd2-9516-11df-8446-00127992bc8b.html

Culture-Sensitive Evidence Based Practices: Journal of Clinical Psychology- NEW! http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/31171/home

ACA  & DSM Revisions: http://www.counseling.org/Publications/CounselingTodayArticles.aspx?AGuid=a0ece995-bd6d-41a6-bb39-93a4073275c9

Marijuana: Medicine of Menace?- http://www.apa.org/monitor/2010/06/marijuana.aspx

Therapist Competence Matters: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100706161803.htm

The Dangers of Tanning: http://www.aolhealth.com/condition-center/skin-health/woman-died-from-melanoma?icid=main

To Stop Cheats, Colleges Learn their Trickery: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/06/education/06cheat.html?emc=eta1

A Healthy Mind Makes a Healthy Body in Teens: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/07/100708122619.htm

After such a rocky past and now winning his first Championship, Ron Artest thanks his Psychiatrist for helping him relax and helping his game…Listen!! Congrats Artest!! ; )

Food for thought: http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2007/1202-mindless_eating.htm

Career Trends of the Future from Wall Street Journal : http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703278604574624392641425278.html

Compulsive Gambling: http://gamblinghelp.org/pages/about-compulsive-gambling.php

Male Instinct : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100616151637.htm

Testosterone and HGH benefits Unclear: http://www.latimes.com/news/health/menshealth/la-he-hormone-replacement18-2010jan18,0,5508544.story

Study Finds Poker Players Using Drugs to Enhance Performance:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100601171840.htm

Big Blunders Job Hunters Make : http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703615104575328641186507512.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLETopStories

Spending time in nature makes people feel more alive, study shows:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/06/100603172219.htm

From Counseling Today: http://www.counseling.org/Publications/CounselingTodayArticles.aspx?AGuid=a0ece995-bd6d-41a6-bb39-93a4073275c9

Hooked on Gadgets and Technology: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/07/technology/07brain.html?emc=eta1

Physician Burnout Affects Patients Too : http://www.latimes.com/news/health/la-he-the-md-20100607,0,108985.story (Read about how to prevent burnout in our Health Section coming soon!!)

Exercise May keep cancer patients healthier during, after treatment:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/05/100520213110.htm

From Psych Central about Couples: http://psychcentral.com/news/2010/06/22/underlying-concerns-compel-couples-to-fight/14856.html

How Fathers Influence Daughter’s Careers: http://www.forbes.com/2010/06/14/fathers-daughters-career-forbes-woman-leadership-success.html?feed=rss_home

Exercise is an Anti-Depressant: http://www.aolhealth.com/condition-center/depression/exercise-prescribed-for-depression-anxiety?icid=main|htmlws-main-n|dl3|link5|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolhealth.com%2Fcondition-center%2Fdepression%2Fexercise-prescribed-for-depression-anxiety

Finding Love Online: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/26/1699793/more-and-more-singles-over-50.html

Parents Reluctant about Teen Sex: http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/06/18/1687417/study-parents-reluctant-to-think.html

Ask the Internet Therapist : Online Counseling- http://www.asktheinternettherapist.com/online-counseling-article.asp

Corporate Advice from Wall Street Journal- When not to Use Emails: http://online.wsj.com/public/page/lessons-in-leadership.html?reflink=djm_m1_leadernonsub

School Matters: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704717004575268752238805736.html?mod=WSJ_Careers_CareerJournal_5

Freud Today : http://www1.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/science-technology/Sigmund-Freud-2010-04-12-90676114.html

Article about Holocaust Survivor, famous author & psychiatrist, Viktor Frankl & the advice given to him from a Rabbi: www.jewishdowntown.net/library/article.asp?AID=1201321.

Kids Can’t be Fooled from LA Times: http://www.latimes.com/news/health/la-he-capsule-20100628,0,4582779.story