Recent reports show that the risks of antidepressants have been downplayed, especially for children and antidepressants in whom suicidal thoughts and aggressive behaviors doubled.(Kevon, D. The hidden harms of antidepressants. Scientific American Mind, 2016, 27(3), p. 12) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Wit
15 DecMoliere: I prefer a pleasant vice to an annoying virtue. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Helpful Hints
12 DecThe findings of two recent studies suggest that exposure to green spaces in cities improve cognitive development in children and increase feelings of physical and emotional well-being in adults. (Rodriguez, T. City parks may mend the mind. Scientific American Mind, 2016, 27(3), p.11) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Genetics
4 DecA study has found that brain structures for emotional regulation may be inherited by daughters from their mothers. This finding suggests “a significant specific maternal transmission pattern in emotional responses” (p. 10). (Cepelewiez, J. Like mother, like daughter. Scientific American Mind, 2016, 27(3), p. 10) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Wisdom
1 DecMarshall Field: Goodwill is the only asset that competition cannot undersell or destroy. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Genetics
28 NovA 2014 study published in Behavioral Genetics looked at 12,000 twins, both identical and fraternal,from 5 countries. It found that political attitudes were 60% determined by environment and 40% determined by genes. (Zaraska, M. The genes of left and right. Scientific American Mind, 2016, 27(3), 9-10) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Wit
22 NovMozart:To talk well and eloquently is a very great art, but that an equally great one is to know the right moment to stop. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Wisdom
14 NovEinstein: The world is too dangerous a place to live not because of the people who do evil, but because of the people who sit by and let it happen. http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Tips
11 NovSome tips about interviewing:1) Make sure there is no compromising material on the internet At least google yourself and check; 2)Prepare some interview answers to questions you anticipate related to specific job requirements; 3) Imagine yourself feeling confident in the interview and getting the job; 4) Be self-promotional during the interview because it is usually seen as positive. (Gold, S. S. How to be a better interviewee. The Scientific American Mind, 2016, 27(2), p. 14) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com
Psychotherapy
6 NovTryon: While psychotherapeutic effects may take longer to emerge, they may be more enduring because learning-based synaptic changes are structural whereas pharmacological modifications are often not (p. 280). (Tryon. W.W. (2016) Transtheoretic transdiagnostic psychotherapy. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration, 26(3), 273-287) http://www.finebergpsychotherapy.com