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How Can We Help Young Women Develop Positive Body Image?
Adolescence is well known to be a challenging time. Much has been written about the difficulties of early adolescence, especially as it relates to the development of girls. Dr. Mary Pipher’s ... Read More
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How Do I Know If I Am Getting Married to the Right Person?
How do you know if someone is the right person for you? With so many marriages ending up in divorce, this question is a common one. Finding the answer often takes thoughtful consideration. Almost ... Read More
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Self-Soothing or Eating Disorder? When It’s Not Just Comfort Food
Food is an important element of every culture; the less of it available, the more important the meaning surrounding it. From holiday and traditional celebrations to the ritual of Sunday ... Read More
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Can Academic Success Improve Outcomes for Abused Children?
Some research suggests children who are physically, emotionally, or sexually abused may be more likely to break the law as adults. Yet a new study in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence ... Read More
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How to Raise Confident Girls in the Age of the Instagram Star
Parents, take heed. Kids see thousands of advertisements every day. Girls are especially susceptible to pervasive depictions of an idealized concept of femininity. Images of stereotypically ... Read More
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Tether Points: How Emotional Wounds Keep Us Stuck in the Past
Every fight follows the same path, or every friendship ends the same way, or one romantic partner blends into the next because they’re all so similar: all signs that unhealthy patterns ... Read More
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7 Ways to Help a Child Heal from Trauma
When children experience abuse, abandonment, or other deep hurts, the adults in their lives may not know how to help them. Many people believe topics like psychological healing only belong ... Read More
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Vaginismus: What It Is and How It Can Be Treated
Many people reach adulthood without ever receiving adequate or accurate information about how their bodies work. As a result, many—women in particular—suffer in silence over symptoms ... Read More
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Can Playing Violent Video Games Cause Aggression in Adults?
The role of video games (particularly violent ones) in aggression is an ongoing subject of scientific debate. Most research has focused on the effects of video games on children and adolescents. ... Read More
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How Can I Get Out of Depression?
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I have been depressed for what seems like forever. My life took a terrible turn a few months ago: first my boyfriend broke up with me (and took all the money from ... Read More
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Can Stress Be Contagious?
Have you ever noticed that when someone close to you is stressed, it feels like their stress is contagious? There are a number of not-so-surprising reasons we are attuned to the stress ... Read More
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A Paradox: How the Pursuit of Happiness May Lead to Unhappiness
Working to be happier can be a significant time commitment. According to four trials published in Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, the time constraints of pursuing happiness may paradoxically ... Read More
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How Do I Feel Like a ‘Real’ Bisexual?
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I’m bisexual. I had a bunch of boyfriends in middle school. My parents joked I was “boy crazy.” But in high school, I started ... Read More
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Research Shows Anxiety-Induced Seizures Can Resemble Epilepsy
Although epilepsy is one of the most common causes of seizures, it’s not the only cause. Extreme emotional states can give rise to seizures. Psychogenic ... Read More
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Vitamin D Deficiency May Increase Risk of Schizophrenia
It’s impossible to neatly separate mental health from physical wellness. Previous research has uncovered myriad connections between health choices ... Read More
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Dog Behaving Badly? It Could Be Jealousy
Anyone who’s ever been endlessly pawed by a dog who’s not getting what it wants knows that dogs experience a range of emotions. Science sometimes ... Read More
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OkCupid Conducts Experiment on Users, and Other News
In the wake of a backlash against Facebook’s recently revealed experiment on users, popular dating site OkCupid has released the results of its own ... Read More