Children require an emotional connection (attachment) to early caregivers to develop the skill of forming caring relationships. If a child does not develop an attachment to their caregiver(s) by...
Apr 20, 2012
What Are Cognitive Distortions?
If you look at something through a thick block of glass, the thing may be recognizable but the image will be distorted. You will not see it clearly. There are...
Feb 13, 2012
Generally speaking, people with personality disorders have problems being with, or dealing with, others. They also may have difficulty managing a normal amount of stress. These disorders are...
Feb 7, 2012
A Look at Panic Disorder
If you experience a wave of fear seemingly out of nowhere, your heart starts pounding, it gets more difficult to breath, your chest hurts and you think you will die, you...
Feb 1, 2012
Types of Therapy for Anxiety
There are several types of therapy available to address anxiety problems. The success of any treatment depends on the intensity of a person's anxiety, and if they...
Jan 17, 2012
Asperger’s syndrome is a type of pervasive developmental disorder where acquiring skills such as communication, socializing, and use of the imagination are delayed.
People with Asperger’s...
Nov 29, 2011
Some Common Treatments for Depression
The type and length of therapy necessary to alleviate depression has to be decided on an individual basis. It is determined by variables such as intensity...
Nov 3, 2011
What Is Dissociation?
Everybody dissociates, some of us more than others. If you have ever lost track of time staring out a window, been "spaced out," or have driven somewhere without...
Oct 28, 2011
GAD: Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Feelings of dread, worry, lethargy, and a decreased interest in life are symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). People with GAD often dwell on "what...
Oct 28, 2011
Dysthymia: Depression “Light” but Long-term
Almost everyone has some idea of what depression is, but not many people know about dysthymia (dis th-eye me ah). A chronic type of depression,...
Oct 27, 2011
