It is difficult to access the joy that is right in front of us with the emotional clutter of negativity getting in the way.| Psychology Today
The urgent need for male-focused mental health campaigns and therapeutic approaches.| Psychology Today
The neuroscience of psychopathy has made great strides in the past 15 years in understanding how their brains differ from those of normal people.| Psychology Today
The Kardashians have joked about OCD, but it's important to understand what the disorder really involves.| Psychology Today
Explanation of the symptoms of OCD, including a list of the most common obsessions and compulsions.| Psychology Today
How "secret" compulsions can fly under the diagnostic radar.| Psychology Today
All humans are born with biological characteristics of sex, either male, female, or intersex. Gender, however, is a social construct and generally based on the norms, behaviors, and societal roles expected of individuals based primarily on their sex. Gender identity describes a person’s self-perceived gender, which could be male, female, or otherwise.| Psychology Today
Chocolate or strawberry? Life or death? We make some choices quickly and automatically, relying on mental shortcuts our brains have developed over the years to guide us in the best course of action. Understanding strategies such as maximizing vs. satisficing, fast versus slow thinking, and factors such as risk tolerance and choice overload, can lead to better outcomes.| Psychology Today
Anxiety is both a mental and physical state of negative expectation. Mentally it is characterized by increased arousal and apprehension tortured into distressing worry, and physically by unpleasant activation of multiple body systems—all to facilitate response to an unknown danger, whether real or imagined.| Psychology Today
The right words to avoid defensiveness and maintain dignity.| Psychology Today