Dr. Alan Keck
I've worked for my entire career to educate the public about psychological well-being. My practice, the Center for Positive Psychology, is based in Altamonte Springs, Florida, an Orlando suburb. We assist people with personal growth, normal and traumatic stress, and mind-body concerns.
Posted on June 16th, 2010
June is Men’s Health Month, but why is there even a need for such an occasion? To keep up with Women’s Health Month? No, according to the Men’s Health Network, the purpose is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and treatment of disease among men and boys.
What’s so different about the health of men? Unlike women, sadly many men take much better care of maintaining their vehicle than they do their physical body.
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Posted on May 18th, 2010
Probably the biggest news about this issue in recent memory is the passage of the latest Mental Health Parity Act, requiring insurance companies to extend the same level of benefits toward individuals’ mental and physical well-being. Some companies have raised rates to “compensate,” but the research has been very clear for decades that utilization of [...]
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Posted on December 22nd, 2009
“What do you mean, ‘anxiety isn’t an emotion’?” That’s right, I told the client sitting in front of me. Emotions tell us something specific. Anxiety just tells us is that one or more REAL emotions are waiting to be acknowledged, understood, and possibly acted upon. Like the phone or doorbell ringing, there’s a message waiting [...]
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