Autism, known clinically as Autism Spectrum Disorder, is a challenging disorder to manage in children. When your autistic child becomes a teenager, the already difficult circumstances might only exacerbate and […]
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If you suffer from anxiety, panic attacks, or teen Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), you might feel as though emotions come out of nowhere and that they are too chaotic
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If your child is attending therapy as a part of a teen substance abuse treatment plan, you might encounter a counseling technique called Motivational Interviewing. It’s a form of therapy
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Adolescent Self-Harm Disorder is an Impulse-Control Disorder in which adolescents repetitively physically harm themselves. Most likely in the form of cutting or burning. These harmful behaviors arise as an impulsive
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How many times have you been with a girlfriend and the two of you talk about the physical traits you would like to change? Perhaps it’s your nose that you’d
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A teenager is already vulnerable to certain psychological and emotional stressors at this stage of life. It’s a time of discovering identity and, to do that, needing to pull away
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Teen trichotillomania (pronounced trick-o-til-MAY-nee-ah) is not a well-known mental illness. However, if you suffer from it, it’s no doubt a major concern in your life. Especially if you’re a teenager,
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This article is the second of a two-part series reviewing various forms of psychological stress and how to cope with them. The first article outlined different forms of stress experienced psychologically. While
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In his book, The Brain That Changes Itself, Norman Doidge includes a metaphor originally created by neuroscientist, Alvaro Pascual-Leone. The brain could be compared to a snowy hill in winter.
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CBT is short for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. It’s a form of therapy that many psychologists and therapists are familiar with and use in individual therapy. In a professional therapeutic environment,
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