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		<title>Eight Myths About Bullies: Why Bullies Love to Bully</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:42:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In Bullying Prevention and Intervention by Swearer, Espelage, and Napolitano, their research reveals some of the myths about bullying which I have summarized below:

Myth #1 Bullying is an isolated, individual aggressive action.

The fact is that bullying and victimization problems are influenced by peers, families, schools and communities, and thus require a social-ecological perspective.

Myth #2 Bullying occurs between a bully and a victim.

Bullying is a dynamic, social relationship problem where the social-ecological conditions such as adequate supervision, home environment and peers determine behavior.

Myth #3 Anti-bullying policies are ineffective.

Mandated anti-bullying policies do increase awareness and consciousness and do bring about lasting social change.

Myth #4 Bullying is a "normal" part of growing up.

Yes, bullying seems to peak during the middle school years, but it is a lifespan problem that is not isolated to one developmental period. Workplace bullying and bosses as bullies is a frequent problem as well. There are serious repercussions to not only the target, but the legal ramifications to the bully are life altering.

Myth #5 It's impossible to stop bullying.

With a coordinated, intelligent effort by students, parents and schools to provide positive leadership and healthy relationships, there is definitely less bullying.

Myth #6 Bullying prevention and intervention are complicated and expensive.

Modeling and shaping children's relationships is free.]]></description>
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		<title>How Therapy Heals by Changing the Brain: Mindfulness, Attachment, and Interpersonal Neurobiology</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:57:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This article explains how mental health and healing can be understood from an attachment and neurological perspective. Psychotherapy has the potential to change the brain through increasing neurological integration-allowing all parts of our brain to function as a whole. This type of functioning increases one's capacity to regulate emotion, maintain a sense of self, connect and empathize with others, respond flexibly, manage fear, have moral awareness, and find meaning.]]></description>
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		<title>Careers and Education Levels in Counseling Psychology</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 15:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The study of counseling psychology prepares one to work individually and in group settings, usually providing counseling and therapy services to a variety of clients. This field allows trained professionals to have a direct impact on the lives of their clients, helping them to explore their behaviors and life events in an effort to solve existing and emerging issues. Psychology practitioners can work with a variety of clients from children to adults, in a variety of settings.]]></description>
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		<title>In Defense of The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 May 2011 12:49:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Introduction

Psychology, the scientific discipline of the study of human and animal behavior, is a young science. Prior to the late 19th century, the study of "mind" was a discipline practiced as a philosophical or spiritual endeavor. Because Psychology is a new science, we should expect a continuing evolution of psychological theory as well as tweaking and revision of existing theories.

A Brief History of Psychology

In 1879, German physiologist Wilhelm Wundt used the laboratory setting to perform psychological experiments.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Know If You Need Psychological Counseling</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 08:22:22 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[Abnormal Psychology Articles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[You need psychological counseling only because you are an ignorant human being. You have also inherited a primitive and absurd content in the biggest part of your brain. You won't be able to overcome all the psychological problems generated by the anti-conscience, your wild conscience by yourself.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Become a Psychologist: 5 Steps to Your Dream</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 08:17:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered how human mind works? Why every person has different character, temperament, behavior? Well, psychologists have stepped closer than anybody to the mystery of human's mind! If you're interested in all these questions, then maybe psychology would be appealing for you? It's a really fascinating career path! But how to become a psychologist? What are the main requirements for this profession? Here is a step-by-step guidance on how to become a psychologist.

1. Gathering InformationYou should find out everything about psychologist's duties and tasks. Maybe, you already know that psychologists help people to deal with their problems, to overcome emotional and mental disorders.]]></description>
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		<title>Cinema Therapy and The MovieMaking Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do movies make a difference in our lives? Of course they do. We are human beings and we learn from what we see, hear and feel. Movies offer it all.

Even when the experience is vicarious and we are only imagining ourselves in a role, movies affect us because of the combined impact of music, dialogue, lighting, camera angles, and sound effects that enable a film to bypass our ordinary defensive censors.

We can become emotionally receptive and energized by an uplifting message, or we can become desensitized to violent behavior.]]></description>
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		<title>Humanity and Technology: The Alliance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:17:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE SITUATION....THE GAP

Technology is advancing at lightning speed. Faster all the time, it is spreading into all areas of our lives. Equipment that once was obsolete two years ago is now obsolete within 6 months.]]></description>
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		<title>3 Recommended Fixes for Social Anxiety: Feel Timid? Become a Tiger!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 10:41:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Social anxiety is exhibited by people who are painfully shy and overwhelmed by worry in social situations. Treatment for it is important; you need to eliminate the anxiety in order to have a normal social life and to enhance the quality of your overall life.

If you experience social anxiety, you probably are fearful of being judged critically by others and feeling humiliated, embarrassed or rejected. When you are in a social situation with people you value highly, but don't know, you probably experience symptoms, such as heart palpitations, hyper-scanning of the environment, self-doubt, over-thinking or even excessive sweating.

Social anxiety disorder is pervasive but it is treatable with counseling, psychotherapy and some medications.]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Answer to Your Anxiety May Be Downloadable!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 08:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a practicing psychotherapist in Cary and Crystal Lake, IL, I have seen all kinds of approaches to the treatment of anxiety come and go.

However, to date, CBT is the best! Research has demonstrated that cognitive behavioral therapy, or, CBT can produce dramatic results in reducing your anxiety.

It works by combining effective mood-enhancing interventions with new cutting-edge techniques that have yielded impressive results. CBT improves your thinking and your ability to accurately assess troubling issues.

Your nervous system then starts to view conflicts calmly and more realistically, rather than in an extreme, panicky or catastrophic way. This dramatically reduces your stress, and helps to improve your sleep and appetite hygiene.

Though few people are privy to it, CBT can be delivered to you, using self-help educational programs, called Self-Therapy Kits, or STKs.]]></description>
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		<title>Am I Just Angry: Or Do I Have Intermittent Explosive Disorder?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 20:03:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sudden fits of anger and violent outbursts are some of the symptoms of Intermittent Explosive Disorder. If they sound familiar to you, be sure to keep reading.

People who manifest IED are normal most of the time, but they also have scary episodes when they erupt with sudden and unpredictable displays of rage. When this occurs, they behave in ways that normally would mortify them.

For example, they might break anything that is immediately available or even set things on fire.]]></description>
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		<title>Warning About The Depression Treatment Myth: Don&#8217;t Become Another Victim!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Dec 2010 09:03:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a board-certified counselor practicing in Cary and Crystal Lake, IL, I have treated many patients for depression. Treatment for depression used to have good results.

30 or 40 years ago, if you came to a therapist with symptoms of depression, he could reliably tell you that the odds that you would soon get better were solidly on your side. He would most likely assure you that most episodes of depression run their course, benefit from counseling and end with total recovery, without drug treatment of any kind.

However, in the last several decades something changed in the field of diagnosing and treating depression that has led to a 600 percent increase in patients collecting Social Security disability because of psychiatric illness! There is no question that the contemporary approach to treating psychological problems is the use of drugs.

Between 1974 and today, the outlook for treating depression went from being a positive one to one that sometimes afflicts the patient for life.]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Help Kits and 4 More Ways to Get Bargain-Priced Help to Cure Anxiety, Anger and Depression NOW!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Nov 2010 10:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are five little-known, but very effective ways to eliminate your stress, depression, anger or parenting problems. They include cutting-edge self-help treatments and the following:

1. LOCAL UNIVERSITIES

Universities that have schools or programs in psychology, counseling or social work sometimes provide clinics that offer inexpensive therapy to members of the community.]]></description>
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		<title>Anxious, Shy and Fearful? Self-Help DVDs and E-Books Can Eliminate Your Symptoms Without Therapy!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 11:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you feel nervous, anxious or depressed? Are you having problems at work? Are you husband or kids driving you crazy?

Do you resist getting counseling because of the embarrassment or medication because of the side effects? Or, maybe you are in counseling now, but want to speed-up the results.

Wondering if something other than medication or counseling might help you? After all, once in psychotherapy or counseling, you will have to confront unpleasant facts about the pathological ways you think and the indignities you suffered in childhood.

You will have to attend once per week for many weeks on top of maintaining your full home, work and parenting schedules. The demands on your time can be overwhelming.

This article reveals why you might want to use a self-help tool rather than signing up with a counselor for therapy or a doctor that prescribes drugs. First, drugs can have many side effects, including sexual dysfunction, weight gain and agitation, just to name a few.

Also, confronting your family's dysfunctions, as well as your own, in counseling may be both frightening and embarrassing.]]></description>
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		<title>Starting EPPP Study Now &#8211; Top Ten Tips</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The most important strategy for passing the Examination For Professional Practice In Psychology (EPPP) is to begin preparing now! If you are in graduate school do not wait to begin studying. Be proactive. A good place to start your search for study information is on the Internet.]]></description>
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		<title>Self-Help Books, Groups and Sliding Scales &#8211; Bargain Cures for Anxiety, Anger and Parenting Problems</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Nov 2010 22:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rising unemployment, plunging home values and emaciated retirement portfolios take a steep toll on our mental health as well as our finances. Difficult economic conditions aggravate depression, moodiness, anxiety and anger.

Psychotherapy can help you eliminate or reduce the impact of these emotional and psychological issues. However, the same economic problems that contribute to anxiety and depression also may be making it difficult for you to afford the fees charged by private therapists, which often exceed $100 per visit.

Health insurance may help pay, but not all policies provide sufficient coverage for counseling.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Eliminate Depression, Anxiety and Marriage Problems by Using Self-Help Books, CDs and DVDs</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2010 22:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you have depression, anxiety or marriage problems but don't want counseling because it is too embarrassing or medication because it has side effects? Or, maybe you are in counseling, but want to speed-up the results.

Wondering if something other than medication, psychotherapy or counseling might help you? After all, once in psychotherapy and counseling, you will have to confront unpleasant facts, such as subconscious motivations and desires.

Why might you need to use a self-help tool rather than signing up with a counselor or other doctor? This article reveals the answers.

First, confronting your unconscious may be frightening because there may be much that you would just not want to become aware of. You might be worried that you might feel excessive anxiety.

After all, if you became conscious of any unflattering drives and motivations, you might not feel very good about yourself. Much of our anxiety and depression has its genesis in our family of origin and childhood.

Because of childhood trials we experience lots of negative experiences that are often traumatizing.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Find the Perfect Marriage Counselor</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 05:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hiring a marriage counselor in northern Illinois is a crucial decision because there are so many therapists and even hospital clinics from which to choose. Northern Illinois, Crystal Lake and Huntley is drowning in people looking for counseling so it is important to know what you should assess in order to make the right decision.

Because there are so many social service and religious organizations in these areas, choosing the right therapist can be confusing. Many professionals do marriage counseling, including psychologists, family counselors, social workers and professional counselors.

In Cary and Huntley there are loads of clergy and paraprofessionals, as well.]]></description>
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		<title>Why Your Counseling Intervention Should Begin Here!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 13:24:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The term counseling intervention has taken on a little different meaning since the A&#038;E show about addictions interventions, although this particular kind of intervention has been around since Vernon Johnson began it in the 1970's, I believe. To me though, as a domestic violence and anger management trainer, the words counseling intervention mean interventions that I use in my counseling sessions.

Those interventions come from Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Existential or Experiential models, from the 12 Steps, from Grief Counseling, from journaling models, from Gestalt, from T.A., from any number of counseling models, from brainwave and heart rate variability biofeedback, from sound and light and binaural beat technology, from Chi Gong, but most importantly they reflect my orientation toward Solution Oriented Brief Therapy, Positive Psychology, and the Pillars of Brain Fitness. Brain fitness is a great lifestyle and counseling intervention which is the foundation for the growth of new neurons.

I have been involved in my own personal growth for 30 years, and have sought out tools to try out that have continued to move me towards what I believe is an effective and efficient use of my strengths.]]></description>
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		<title>Psychology &#8211; The Science of Human Nature</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Apr 2010 09:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wikipedia describes psychology as an academic and applied discipline that involves the scientific study of human mental functions. A person who is practicing psychology is known as a psychologist. Its scope is related to the role of mental and emotional functions in individuals and groups in general, and it can also help explore the physiological and neurological processes going on in a person.]]></description>
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		<title>Reducing the Psychological Impact Felt Later in Life From Child Abuse</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Apr 2010 19:22:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What happens in our childhood for most of us is largely forgotten by the time we reach early middle age. We forget either because we just do, or because we screen it out. Fortunately, we can be encouraged professionally to recall much of it comparatively easily, if we wish to.

It is now better understood how children learn to pattern themselves mentally and emotionally from an early age.]]></description>
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		<title>Clinical Supervision Methodology &#8211; A Case Study</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A variety of methods were used to help the supervisee develop counseling skills, case conceptualization, her ability to self evaluate, and professional role development. Along with monitoring and evaluating, advising and instructing, I tried to support her and her professional growth and to share my experiences with clients, including mistakes I made.

We worked on developing treatment plans as she needed this skill for her work in the agencies. We went to the bookstore and she purchased one of the excellent treatment planning guides, and I helped her walk through choosing the long-term goals, short-term objectives, and therapeutic interventions.]]></description>
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		<title>Assessment and Goals in Clinical Supervision &#8211; Case Study</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Apr 2010 12:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it came time to assess my supervisee, I focused on her diagnostic and treatment planning skills, her theoretical basis, the stage of her professional development and skill level, and her interpersonal style:

The supervisee had many of the characteristics expected at the novice level: confusion between textbook knowledge and practical application, insecurity about the "doingness" of therapy, and lack of therapeutic techniques and case management skills for a variety of issues. She needed to become comfortable with client sessions, learn how to conduct an intake, take session notes, and how to present a case. She didn't know how to identify when a client might have an Axis II diagnosis, and as novices often do, tended to under-diagnose.]]></description>
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		<title>The Place of Spirituality in Psychology</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The field of psychology encompasses many aspects that must be dealt with on a daily basis. Psychologists and others working in the field are often faced with moral dilemmas that may cause them to question the place of morals and spirituality in psychology. Those who practice some form of religion may use their specific values and morals when it comes to finding resolutions in these situations.]]></description>
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		<title>Virtual Group Work and DID &#8211; Raising Awareness For Psychotherapists</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 17:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The pain and sadness was evident on the face of 72 year old Ruth. After years and years of struggling, she had finally been seen by a professional who recognized her symptoms as DID and healing had progressed in an astounding way every since. "So much of my life was wasted.]]></description>
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		<title>Astropsychology at Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many people will say "well I never dream" and of course this statement is totally wrong, we all do every night end up in Neptune's world. One of the best ways to *remember your dreams is to stimulate your subconscious to recall them as you awake.

Depending on your UCI *Unique Celestial Identity, you will have only a few seconds to recall your latest dream, while if you inherited a Mercury *the Mind, in Pisces *dreams, chance are you will dream in color and enjoy every minutes of your second busy dreamy life.

Dreams have a lot to offer, again that is if you can differentiate the different meanings and state. We are all at our deepest state when REM *Rapid Eye Movement takes place.]]></description>
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		<title>A Reconciliation &#8211; The Bible and Holistic Psychotherapy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Source of All Good Healing

Psychology and fundamentalism at best have been polite opponents. In recent history, say the last 50 years, this opposition has become vigorous and often less than polite. Many churches, such as Calvary, completely eschew all mental health practitioners (whether social workers, psychiatrists or counselors) and staunchly maintain that all healing comes directly from God or prayer and that all you need in order to develop and maintain a robust mental health may be found in Scripture or a prayer session.

This rejection of psychotherapy may have been a reaction to the "I'm okay, you're okay" generation of therapists who did very little for most people except to allay the anxieties of narcissists and sociopaths by telling them "if it feels good, it is good." In the eyes of both Orthodox Jews and Christians, the field of humanistic psychology took the whole program of self-improvement one giant step too far, putting man in the center of the universe, particularly his own.

Their objections were not wrong.]]></description>
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		<title>History of Counseling</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In addressing the history of counseling we want to divide the subject into two sections, secular and Christian.

Secular. The history of counseling had its origins, first in religion, later in philosophy, and later still in medicine. Religion and philosophy asked many of the same questions: "Where did I come from? Where am I going? Why am I here?" Medicine on the other hand tends to ask the question "Are you covered by insurance?" From time to time, the members of a community would suffer from the vicissitudes of life.]]></description>
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		<title>The Snow Ball Psychological Techniques of Mass Media Brain Washing Effect</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 13:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My recent research on Freud's theory of mind control shocked me, the techniques that are now used by advertising agencies, politicians and public relations for over 100 years to inject fear and pleasure as a psychological drug to create slave employees, increase massive traffic of consumerism in the world of so called democracy.

Mass Media Brain Washing Techniques

The Freudian theory about the unconscious mind, and the hidden starving zombie inside each of us, can be activated by repetition display of advertising, to drill the unconscious mind, the giant zombie within, currently known as 'the genius within the consequences of both self help programming or media control programming depend on the kind of hot syntax and imagery used to unleash the genius, or if you are exposed to advertising propaganda and public relations programming, you don't unleash your genius within, you submit your genius, your creativity, your intelligence to those in power.

Intelligence Bankruptcy

So, mind control agencies use similar and carefully crafted pieces of Freudian theory for specific function that benefit the governments, the military, insurance companies, and world banks. If the psychology of repetition is used to advance the evolution of mankind, so be it, because, the techniques are not all that bad, and it has many beneficial advantages. However, because the 97% of the world population are not even using 1% of their psychology to get the edge, the power is left to the rich and powerful to control the masses.

Inside each of us lie the hidden irrational forces of fear, or pain and pleasure.]]></description>
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		<title>The Origins of Psychology &#8211; Psyche and Logos</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:43:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From two Greek words: psyche, which means the mind or the soul and logos, which means study, the science of Psychology has been studied and defined by many people throughout the ages. Hilgard, Morgan, Silverman, and Schlesinger are just a few. A careful analysis of their foregoing definitions of psychology reveals common points: Psychology is the scientific study of the behaviors of living organisms; the term behavior must not be solely attributed to man's physical reactions and observable behavior; and thoughts, feelings, and attitudes are also connected to the term behavior.

The primary goals of Psychology are mainly to describe, identify, understand and explain behavior, to know its factors, and to control or change behavior.]]></description>
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		<title>Distress Treatment &#8211; By What Means to Set Up Handling Strategies</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:09:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Human race who face events with anxiety might be relatively wary of feeling the onset of disturbed or irritable emotions and beliefs. Most of the times, terror issues can meddle with the working of everyday life, creating disturbances in the office, within friendships, and throughout the humane experience. A vast number of humankind who grapple with terror and depended mental health concerns realize that they'd likely be gay and more personally profitable in the nonappearance of such thoughts and senses.]]></description>
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		<title>The Application of Cognitive and Personality Theories For NPOs</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:35:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The term not-for-profit organization (NPOs) is an umbrella term which implies that all organizations whose main organizational objectives are not to be profitable. NPOs main organizational objectives will thus be that to improve the general welfare of mankind. The bulk of NPOs are that of charities and counseling organizations.

The two essential components that will enable the NPO to achieve their objectives will be the organizational culture and volunteers.]]></description>
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		<title>Teens and ADHD</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A hidden problem of a significant number of teenagers is ADHD. This condition, known to occur in about 5-7% of the population makes it difficult to pay attention and concentrate. Equally, in the teenage years it plays havoc with planning ability.]]></description>
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		<title>How to Deal With Impossible People</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 11:09:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Learning to relate to difficult people is one of the most common and anguishing problems I've encountered in many years as a Christian psychotherapist and psychologist.

Toxic relationships between two parties seem to endure as long as healthy ones, and sometimes longer, for they tend to be permanent. The difficult party holds more power than the other, who is forever trying to please or get the approval of the dominator.

The dominator remains inflexible in rejecting very imaginative attempts by the subjective party to achieve victory. But no success is ever possible.]]></description>
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		<title>Existential Psychotherapy &#8211; Values and Assumptions Underpinning Practice</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:08:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Existential psychotherapy and counseling is based on the principles of existential philosophy. However, anyone who has grappled with the concepts of existential philosophy will appreciate the difficulty of applying it to their own life, yet alone the psychotherapeutic relationship. The writings of Nietzsche, Sartre or Heidegger for example, whilst original and innovative, are complex and difficult to grasp.]]></description>
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		<title>Dealing With Native American Clients in the Counseling Setting</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 03:19:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PSYC8723 -Week Six Discussion Question #2: If an American Indian client has a habit of not showing up for sessions and attributes the absences to family issues that received priority, how would you deal with this? Do you brush the incidents aside and tell yourself it is due to the time orientation value of American Indians, or do you discuss the topic and bring the issue of cultural differences out in the open?

Dealing With Native American Clients

This is certainly a very interesting topic. I am part Native American myself, and now I can see why I have been accused of living too much in the "here and now." As with the African Americans, D. W.]]></description>
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		<title>Psychotherapist &#8211; A New Kind of Person</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:03:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When something new happens, it must instantly begin to grapple with what used to be. The new only very gradually replaces the old, and with a lot of struggling. So it is with being a psychotherapist, liberally confused with a number of social roles, including parent, friend, lover and doctor-all of which contribute pieces to a psychotherapist's identity, but cannot by themselves, represent it.]]></description>
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		<title>Counseling Techniques and Skills &#8211; An Introduction</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The psychological counseling process follows a defined path of steps in a sequence. It is important to follow this process because of the power of human emotions and because of the real need to arrive at a desired outcome of the counseling.

Listening and Observation

The first step is one of active listening and observing the client. Is he or she relaxed or disturbed and agitated? Can eye contact be held or is the person's attention darting and being deflected everywhere? Is the body language telling you something? Is the body posture generally open or closed and defensive? (Self protective.)

Facing Negative Emotions

Are there any clearly dominant negative emotions such as anxiety, fear, anger or guilt? These will need to be acknowledged and 'fed back' to the client as being observable, real events that need to be dealt with.]]></description>
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