September 20, 2007 – 2:19 pm
From SharpBrains.
Dr. Judith Beck is the Director of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research, Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania, and author of Cognitive Therapy: Basics and Beyond.
Her most recent book is The Beck Diet Solution: Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person.
Cognitive therapy, as [...]
September 13, 2007 – 12:34 am
From Spiegel Online.
What may seem like simple amusement for Guinness and her fellow canines is in fact revolutionizing cognitive research. Range is the first animal researcher to attempt to lure domestic dogs to a touch screen. Scientists in her field have spent decades working with pigeons pecking at pictures, conversing with apes using brightly colored [...]
August 29, 2007 – 3:59 pm
The book, Buddhism And Psychotherapy Across Cultures: Essays on Theories and Practices
by Mark Unno, Editor is published by Wisdom Publications (a nonprofit charitable organization).
As Buddhism and psychotherapy have grown and diversified in Asia and the West, so too has the literature dealing with their intersection. In this collection of essays, leading voices explore many surprising [...]
August 29, 2007 – 3:57 pm
Milton Erickson is known as a pioneer in the fields of family therapy, hypnotherapy, and brief therapy, he was an unconventional therapist who adapted his practice in all manner of ways. He is known for his ability to “utilize” anything about a patient to help them change, including their beliefs, favorite words, cultural background, personal [...]
August 14, 2007 – 10:51 pm
From The Whole Child by PBS.
Developing in your children a positive sense of self-worth is one of your greatest responsibilities and biggest challenges.
Children who have self-confidence have a feeling of internal worth that enables them to welcome challenges and work cooperatively with others. When children don’t develop self-confidence, they tend to focus on failure [...]
August 2, 2007 – 12:32 am
From New York Times.
In a recent experiment, psychologists at Yale altered people’s judgments of a stranger by handing them a cup of coffee. The study participants had bumped into a laboratory assistant, who was holding textbooks, a clipboard, papers and a cup of hot or iced coffee — and asked for a hand with the [...]
From Will Your Marriage Last? by Aviva Patz on Psychology Today.
A study conducted by Huston, a pioneer in the psychology of relationships, revealed interesting new aspects about intimacy and marriage.
This 13-year study began in 1981, in which he followed 168 couples–drawn from marriage license records in four counties in a rural and working-class area of [...]