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		<title>Clinical Separation Anxiety in Adults</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abstract:

This article examines the difficulty of separation anxiety in adults which for women can lead to anxiety in relationships, a lack of self worth and desperation leading to suicide attempts while in men can lead to obsessive relationship behaviour, over controlling and violence. How does this happen to people and how can they in a therapeutic environment learn to control and deal with their emotional responses.

Introduction:

The origins of separation anxiety (Bowlby 1956) come from when a child feels their carer (in most cases the mother) have abandoned them both emotionally and physically. In children this can be seen in their everyday behaviour with such activities as increased demands on the mother and aggressiveness, clinging behaviour in which the child physically holds onto the mother afraid to let her out of their site and grip.]]></description>
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		<title>History of Positive Psychology</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 11:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Most psychologists believe that it began in 1998, when Martin Seligman chose it as the theme for his term of president of the American Psychological Association, though the term originates with Maslow, in his 1954 book Motivation and Personality. Seligman stressed that clinical psychology had been consumed by only mental illness, echoing Maslow's comments. Research into positive psychology might be traced back to the 4 P.]]></description>
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		<title>Trichotillomania: Every Day Is a Bad Hair Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 07:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trichotillomania (compulsive hair pulling) affects millions of men, women and children who are convinced they are the only ones who do something so "weird" or that they must be "crazy." Sufferers range in all ages, but many are children who experience shame, embarrassment, hopelessness and depression. Some sufferers have worn wigs, bandanas, and false eyelashes for as long as they can remember. They have never ridden a roller coaster for fear their hair will fly off.]]></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>Finding the Skilled Helper Inside Us All</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 May 2010 10:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In life and in business, problems form the basis of pretty much all our lives. Unless we are Buddhist hidden away from society, we all encounter problems that need to be addressed on a daily basis. For some of us, problems are something we thrive on, but for the majority of people, problems are something that cause deep stress and anxiety.]]></description>
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		<title>The Dark Side &#8211; Psychology of the Insane</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Abstract:

In recent years psychology has tried to uplift the human spirit with lots of popular psychology terms such as, "Positive Psychology" or the numerous books released to tell the masses how to behave to lead a fulfilled successful life from talking about parachutes, ten steps to something, the mired of "how to" titles and much more. Most are nothing but misguided pop psych or a fad of the moment. Can life be as easy as reading the right book and following some basic concepts and everything is going to be OK for you and me? This paper is different, we shall explore the "Dark" side of the human mind - that part that sees disengagement, destruction, vile acts as part of the everyday human psyche that emerges in us all from time to time - that part that finds excitement, glee and pleasure in the dysfunctional part of our existence.]]></description>
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		<title>Positive Psychology Helps Create Happiness</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Positive psychology is a new trend in the world of psychology, one that began in the early 1990's and is getting a great deal of attention. Positive Psychology focuses on the positive aspects of individual's lives. Generally men and women view happiness differently.]]></description>
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		<title>Positive Psychology and Counselling</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2009 22:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Positive Psychology is an ever growing branch of psychology and since its ethos is about getting the most out of life, I believe it can be readily used in counselling.

For many years psychology has focused on looking at problems and seeing if anything can be done about them. As a result so much focus seems to have been on what's wrong rather than what's right with people. Somehow people have become victims of their genes and environment and the best they can hope for is to learn how to tread water.]]></description>
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		<title>The New Mission of Psychology &#8211; Finding What We Can Do to Be Happier, Healthier and More Resilient</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past 11 years, the field of psychology has been on a new mission, one of identifying, researching and teaching the skills that lead to well-being and resilience. Called "Positive Psychology," it's a rapidly growing branch of scientific psychology that studies the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive.

In 1998, Martin Seligman of the University of Pennsylvania was elected President of the American Psychological Association (APA). At the time, Dr.]]></description>
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		<title>Controlling Your Feelings &#8211; Emotional Intelligence and Emotion Management</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I want to control my feelings! 

 Clients often come into therapy dismayed and upset by the strong feelings that they are undergoing. Sometimes the causes are "situational"... You may be reeling from a recent blow, an emotional loss, a divorce, a death, a disappointment, a serious life transition.]]></description>
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