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Amanda Berry's captivity and escape is an incredible story and reminded me right away of Elizabeth Smart and others who had a big chunk of their lives stolen by, well, monsters I'd call them.
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Please NOTE: This blog is participation in a MENTAL HEALTH MONTH event sharing mental health heroes in connection to Mental Health Humors Cartoon-a-thon. Please help us bring mental illness awareness and eduction all month long by sharing this post with your social network, friend and family. Thank You. David Speicher 2013 Mental Health Hero Cartoon-A-Thon [...]
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David Speicher 2013 Mental Health Hero Cartoon-A-Thon Drawing by Chato Stewart I worked as a Human Resources Director for over 20 years. I partnered with executives to change culture and minds moving from a harsh bureaucratic system to one with a culture of free will to approach your profession, your job and employee involvement. I [...]
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Una teoría de activación guiada de la función de la corteza prefrontal
Un modelo simple de la función de la corteza prefrontal (CPF)
Este modelo está conformado por cinco grupos de unidades, requeridas para llevar a cabo cada una de las dos posibles tareas en un experimento de Stroop (denominación del color y lectura de la palabra):
- Dos
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Divorce and breakups are hard for most people. It’s probably one of the most traumatic experiences a person can go through, next to the death of a loved one, or getting a letter from the IRS. Yet for others, it’s a blast of freedom, a chance to reset and start again. But one aspect of [...]
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About 5 percent of men and women, ages 65 to 74, have Alzheimer’s disease, and it is estimated that nearly half of those age 85 and older may have the disease. Among known risks are age and...
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When I was younger, I can remember being split into teams in
gym class and different tables in art class and having one question: how many
girls and how many boys are in my group? Depending on the activity, it seemed important
to know this so you could assess your chances for success. More boys on your
team, and you might be more likely to win dodgeball. More girls at your art
table, and you might paint a better mural.
An adult might have told me that was silly - how many
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West, T., Heilman, M., Gullett, L., Moss-Racusin, C. & Magee, J. (2012). Building blocks of bias: Gender composition predicts male and female group members’ evaluations of each other and the group, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48 (5) 1209-1212. DOI: 10.1016/j.jesp.2012.04.012
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Bastille Day, Paris, 1984. I’m at the Moulin Rouge in my best clothes, throwing up under the table. My companion, whom I had met on a tour, stands up to help me, but instead throws up also, all over me. Our embarrassed driver, Ali, takes us through the streets of Paris to our bus. We vomit all the way, mocked by Bastille Day revelers. It was an embarrassment of astronomical (gastronomical?) proportions.Smithsonian.com reported yesterday on an "extremely informal" Conde Nast survey suggesting
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This month the American Psychiatric Association will publish the latest edition of its standard guidebook for clinicians, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 (DSM-5). In somewhat the same way that a field guide to birds helps people distinguish different species with illustrations and descriptions of physical features—a beak’s hooked tip, a blush [...]
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In the past week, I’ve seen some incredibly sensationalistic articles published about the upcoming DSM-5 and a letter recently released by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). In the letter by Dr. Thomas Insel, director of the NIMH, wrote in part, “That is why NIMH will be re-orienting its research away from DSM categories.” [...]
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There has been much focus over recent years, on brain machine interfaces (BMI) allowing for the direct control of a computer by electrodes placed on or near the brain. Unfortunately a clinically useful, cost effective solution doesn't seem to be on the horizon as far as BMI's are concerned and ...Read More
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Heard yesterday, 10 am, near the coffee pot in the newsroom… Co-worker: “Hey, you’re back. Were you on vacation?” Me: “No. I was sick.” End of conversation, I walk away, hoping there are no further questions about my illness. Despite having gone public and written about my depression and alcoholism for 8 years, I still [...]
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I have not spoken with our mother recently about her spiritual beliefs, but she used to go to St. Benedict’s in New Jersey under the guidance of Father Anderson, which had been a progressive church where the folk group sang and played acoustic guitars and altar girls participated in the Mass well back into the 1970s. She told me in our younger days that she only believed in heaven. She said God is a loving God who would never condemn anyone to an eternity of pain and suffering.
Lately I’ve […]
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What would happen if a culture actually believed that a PhD does confer such a great set of transferable skills and is such an important test of character that the title is a career boost? A look at Germany gives an impression but it is not the science policy heaven one might expect. . . [...]
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Can thinking about what's important to you improve your problem-solving powers?
Making Habits, Breaking Habits
In his new book, Jeremy Dean--psychologist and author of PsyBlog--looks at how habits work, why they are so hard to change, and how to break bad old cycles and develop new healthy, creative, happy habits.
→ "Making Habits, Breaking Habits", is available now on Amazon.
Reviews
The Bookseller, “Editor’s Pick,” 10/12/12
“Sensible and very readable…By far the most useful of
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While attitudes towards mental illness are slowly changing, people experiencing mental health problems still face enormous stigma that can delay their recovery and prevent them from becoming reintegrated into their community. To help improve the quality of life for the...
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It’s easy to cross over from stressed to overwhelmed especially if you’ve been recently diagnosed with an illness. What once may have caused you worry, now seems superficial. Welcome to the club! While it can seem like a scary process to navigate where you were to where you are now, you are not alone. It’s [...]
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Please NOTE: This blog is participation in a MENTAL HEALTH MONTH event sharing mental health heroes in connection to Mental Health Humors Cartoon-a-thon. Please help us bring mental illness awareness and eduction all month long by sharing this post with your social network, friend and family. Thank You. Kathi Stringer2013 Mental Health Hero Cartoon-A-Thon Drawing [...]
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In the 23rd installment of Sage’s Relationship Matters podcast, hosted by Dr. Bjarne Holmes of Champlain College, Dr. Jennifer Tomlinson (Carnegie Mellon University) discusses her recent research with Professor Art Aron (Stony Brook University) on the classic dilemma: how do we balance the benefits of growing emotionally close to a person with the risk of getting hurt that comes when we make ourselves vulnerable?
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Kathi Stringer2013 Mental Health Hero Cartoon-A-Thon Drawing by Chato Stewart I was self-employed and a key supplier for Hughes Aircraft. Quality was important. After being hospitalized my focused changed to educating people about performance improvement, quality and corrective action to improve the delivery of mental health services… READ MORE See Your Bonus Drawings by my [...]
