Tag: Attitude

Trust Grows as People Get Older

Instead of being grumpy and suspicious, people may actually grow more trusting with age, according to new researchers. That development can be beneficial to well-being. “When we think of old age, we often think of decline and loss,” said study co-author Claudia Haase, an assistant professor of Human Development and Social Policy at Northwestern University’s… Continue reading Trust Grows as People Get Older

New Perspectives on Loneliness

Although loneliness is a familiar condition, scientists are only now beginning to look at its causes, consequences, and possible treatments. Researchers developed a special section in the journal Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, to bring together a summary of scientific research into loneliness. According to a release from… Continue reading New Perspectives on Loneliness

Gender Can Determine Response to Illness

Gender and personality are crucial in how people cope with physical and mental illness, according to a new paper. Researchers from Washington State University and the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce, found that while men are less affected by a single-symptom illness, they are more affected by illnesses with a few symptoms. Robert… Continue reading Gender Can Determine Response to Illness

Are You Encouraging Your Grandkids to Have An Eating Disorder?

According to Stanford psychologist Dr. Megan Jones, who also serves as Chief Science Officer of Lantern (www.golantern.com), the groundbreaking mobile tool that helps prevent the onset of eating disorders,  many grandparents(and parents) inadvertently trigger confidence or body image issues in their teenage grandkids based on how they give compliments and praise. So how can you… Continue reading Are You Encouraging Your Grandkids to Have An Eating Disorder?

The Power of Writing Down What You Want

What do you really want? With our busy lives and the stress of working, making a living, caring for others, and getting older, some people feel like they’ve totally lost control of their mind and body. They operate entirely at other people’s bidding. Many feel like they’ve hit a brick wall trying to change their… Continue reading The Power of Writing Down What You Want

The Most Important Relationship in Your Life

By Terry Barnett-Martin, LMFT The most important relationship of your life is the one you have with yourself.   When you were born, you were already perfectly you, ready to unfold. To the extent that you were encouraged to be you and not just the reflection of those around you, you came to know and love… Continue reading The Most Important Relationship in Your Life

How to Slow Down Your Life and 
Enjoy the Ride

It’s finally Friday night, the beginning of a weekend of freedom, which also happens to include your birthday. Your family, friends, and spouse all have celebratory plans for you. You have a rewarding career and a network of beautiful people who want to rejoice in your life. As you walk out to your car to… Continue reading How to Slow Down Your Life and 
Enjoy the Ride

“Old People” Stereotypes Can Affect Cognitive Skills

Negative stereotypes about age can actually affect older adults’ memory and cognitive performance, according to new research. A research team from the University of Kent, in the UK, analyzed 37 international research studies for the effect of what is called Age Based Stereotype Threat (ABST). They said the phenomenon affects both men and women. Even… Continue reading “Old People” Stereotypes Can Affect Cognitive Skills

What’s Holding You Back?

by Terry Barnett-Martin If you knew that you would be successful if you took a chance and ventured out, would you do it? How about if you knew that you’d learn something important even if you it didn’t work out the way you’d planned? Would you try anyway? It takes a certain courage, which all… Continue reading What’s Holding You Back?

Make 2015 The Year of You!

As a psychiatrist, I have the honor of being with people through the ups and downs of life’s journey.  I bear witness to joy, fear, anger, and sorrow, and the ways in which we deal with these emotions.  My patients often say to me, “I think what I need is to just stay busy.  I… Continue reading Make 2015 The Year of You!

The Best Gift of All

Editor’s note: In the middle of the holiday season – a season of gift-giving that can be expensive, stressful and unproductive – Dr. Bernie Siegel, author of the multimillion-copy bestseller Love, Medicine & Miracles, reminds us that the greatest gift we can give – and get – costs nothing but means everything. Here, an exceprt from… Continue reading The Best Gift of All

6 Tips for Improving Your “Lines of Gratification”

Now that we are in the year’s final quarter, Dr. Robert J. Cerfolio, a world-renowned cardiothoracic surgeon, says it’s never too early to think about self-improvement for the New Year … and this year. “Habitual procrastination can really hurt you in the long run because waiting to take care of something that’s obviously important to… Continue reading 6 Tips for Improving Your “Lines of Gratification”

Why “I’m So Happy I Could Cry” Makes Sense

The phrase “tears of joy” never made much sense to Yale psychologist Oriana Aragon. But after conducting a series of studies of such seemingly incongruous expressions, she now understands better why people cry when they are happy. The results will be published in the journal Psychological Science A release from the university written by Bill… Continue reading Why “I’m So Happy I Could Cry” Makes Sense

5 Top Tips on Regrouping Your Psyche

Let’s be sure to give time to our mental health this fall! There are times in all our lives that we all need a little mental rejuvenation. I myself am constantly searching for different ways to stay focused and centered in this ever-fast paced crazy world. Here are 5 of my top tips on how… Continue reading 5 Top Tips on Regrouping Your Psyche

“Old” People Often Believe They Are in Bad Health

People who identify as “old” are likelier to have a worse view of their health than those of the same age who don’t think of themselves as old, according to new research.

The findings, from researchers at the University of Kent, UK, used data from a study, the European Social Survey. The respondents, who were 70 or older, were asked to rate their health.

7 Tips to Maintain Class and Control Through Any Life Challenge

By Sherrie Campbell PhD

We all have moments when we don’t love how we responded to a situation or how we acted. When you are grounded in who you are, you have a certain essence where people can feel that not much can shake you. To be elegant essentially means that you know who you are and are grounded and comfortable in that person. Many of us are emotionally out of control, lacking presence of mind, allowing life to take us on an emotional roller coaster where we feel crazy and at the mercy of our life situations, people, and emotions.

Gratitude Can Win You New Friends

Parents have long told their children to remember to say thank you. Now the evidence is in on why it matters.

A study led by the University of New South Wales, Australia has shown for the first time that thanking a new acquaintance for help makes the person more likely to seek an ongoing social relationship with you.