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Battered Woman Syndrome: Never Feeling Safe

July 16, 2018 /// Douglas Mackliff

Battered Woman Syndrome the numbers for domestic violence have always primarily sided with women being the victims. In the United States alone, it is […]

Depression, Did you know..?, Health, PTSD

Critical Thinking: How to Develop It at Home and at School

April 12, 2018 /// Andrea García Cerdán

What is critical thinking? It’s a way of reasoning and questioning things to help us make better decisions. We’ll explain what critical thinking is […]

Did you know..?, Improving memory

Night Terrors: What are they and what to do about them

April 3, 2018 /// Andrea García Cerdán

Night Terrors. Have you ever been woken up in the middle of the night by the sound of your child screaming? Does it seem […]

Brain Health, Childhood insomnia, Health, Kids

What is a Realist? How to Tell if You Have a Realist Personality

March 29, 2018 /// Radiyyah Hussein

What is a realist? Do you think you might be one? A realist is someone who can look at things as they are in […]

Brain Health, Health, trastornos de personalidad

Optimism vs. Pessimism: Which is better for your health?

February 21, 2018 /// Jessica Prashad

The way we view the world can say a lot about our mental and physical well-being. It can influence the people we interact with, […]

Did you know..?

The Effects of Video Games: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

April 3, 2017 /// Elsie Divinagracia, MPH

Effects of video games. Growing up, video games were an inescapable part of life and were a large part of development and socialization. Pokemon, which […]

Brain Health, Health, Improving memory

8 Way to Show Support to an Alcoholic As You Work Through Family Therapy

March 15, 2017 /// CogniFit

Your loved one has worked hard throughout their treatment program to learn better ways to manage their addiction. Now, they are asking you to […]

Divorce

The difference between psychologist and psychiatrist

What’s the Difference Between a Psychologist and Psychiatrist? Who Should You See?

September 8, 2016 /// Andrea García Cerdán

Many people are unsure of who they should see when they’re going through a rough patch. Do you go to a psychologist or a […]

Brain Health, Did you know..?, Health, Pathologies

Pathological Liars: How to Identify, Help, and Prevent It from Happening

August 18, 2016 /// Molly Minchew

Telling the occasional white lie doesn’t change who your are and it doesn’t make you a bad person. However, there are some people who […]

Did you know..?, Kids, New Parents, Pathologies

Child Anger: How to Manage Aggression in Children

August 15, 2016 /// Jessica Prashad

We all get angry every now and then, but most of the time we’re able to keep it under control. Children, on the other […]

Kids, New Parents

Understanding Your Brain and Stress: What Happens When We’re Stressed?

July 26, 2016 /// Jessica Prashad

It’s time to talk about our good ol’ buddy stress. For most of us, it seems to cling to us all day every day, […]

Brain Health, Did you know..?, Stress

How to Become a Morning Person: 10 Tips for the Sleeping Beauty in All of Us

July 13, 2016 /// Molly Minchew

We’ve all made plans the night before, telling ourselves things like “Okay, tomorrow I will wake up early, eat breakfast, go for a run, […]

Did you know..?, Health

False Memories: Can You Trust Your Memory?

July 11, 2016 /// Jessica Prashad

We often don’t think about the accuracy of our memories. We just assume that they’re exact and precise, because it’s something that we experienced. […]

Did you know..?, Improving memory

Tips to Help Yourself Out of Depression: Keeping Bad Moods at Bay

June 13, 2016 /// Deepti Varathan

Over the last decade, depression rates have spiraled so much so that approximately 1 in 4 Americans will experience Major Depression at least once […]

Brain Health, Depression