Posted on May 18th, 2010 by Dr. Angela Londoño-McConnell
The debate of nurture vs. nature continues to be a focus of research being conducted today in the field of mental health. I just attended a conference where the topic of environmental factors and their effect on our mental health was widely discussed. Yet, how much do you really know about the experiences that might have shaped your family life (nurture) or about your family’s mental health history (nature)?
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Posted on May 18th, 2010 by Dr. Chris Ebberwein
A professor of mine once shared his opinion that a one-word definition of mental illness might be “rigidity.” To me that means that mental health must have a lot to do with flexibility.
I wrote in a previous post about having flexibility in our approach to work life, but flexibility can obviously apply to every part of our lives. One of the “tricks of the trade” for psychologists is to help people rethink how they see the world around them and how they see their place in it.
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Posted on May 18th, 2010 by nmolitor
You have probably seen the headlines heralding the economy’s recovery from the recession and mentioning all the positive numbers, like a rising stock market or a slow increase in job numbers. Despite some good news, you might still feel down in the dumps and discouraged about your own family’s economy. Guess what, you’re not alone.
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