William Shakespeare: Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win by fearing to attempt. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Archive | May, 2018
Humor
27 MayThere is a fear of being laughed at. For those who have this phobia, all laughter is suspect. It is probably treatable, but “the bad news is it might be hard to convince someone who dreads laughter to visit a therapist who might smile at patients to put them at ease” (p.9)(Zaraska, M. No laughing matter. Scientific American Mind, 2017, 28(3), 9) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Aging
25 MayThe brush stroke patterns of great artists who developed Parkinson’s disease (e. g.,Salvadore Dahli) or Altzheimers (e.g., DeKooning) changed as they aged. Those who did not develop any neurodegenerative disease (e.g., Picasso)kept the same patterns. (In brief. Monitor on Psychology, 2017, 48(4), p. 12) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Treatment Effects
20 MayA meta-analysis of 2075 studies with over 20,000 patients showed personality changes from psychotherapy and medications. After an average of 24 weeks of treatment, patients became significantly less neurotic and somewhat more extroverted than pre-treatment. (In brief. Monitor on Psychology, 2017, 48(4), p. 12) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Wisdom
18 MayPablo Neruda: You can cut all the flowers, but you can’t stop spring. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Communication
13 MayApple, with the arrival of the iphone in 2007, changed our connectivity with the world and others. But we can rely on smartphones so heavily that it interrupts our sleep, makes us afraid of missing out, and decreases our real-life connections. Being less dependent on technology can be a good thing. (Weir, K. (Dis)connected. Monitor on Psychology, 2017, 48(3), 43-48) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Wisdom
11 MayJane Austen: Seldom, very seldom, does complete truth belong to any human disclosure; seldom can it happen that something is not a little disguised, or a little mistaken. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy .com
Wit
8 MayJudith Viorst: Strength is the capacity to break a chocolate bar into four pieces with your bare hands-and then eat just one of the pieces. http://www.finebergpsychotherappy .com
Parenting
3 MayA study in Nature Neuroscience suggests that pregnancy can make long-term changes in women’s brains that may improve their parenting. (In brief. Monitor on Psychology, 2017, 48(3), pp. 13-14) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
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