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- Is Suffering Optional? - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Dr. Kathleen YoungMy title is prompted by the oft repeated phrase: Pain is inevitable, suffering is optional. What is your experience of this? Is suffering optional? Is that even a desirable goal? Or are there experiences that automatically cause suffering? Is there a function to “suffering” or feeling one’s ...
Views: 1384(2 votes) - Online Therapy: Is it for You? - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2009 from Dr. Kathleen YoungOnline therapy (also referred to as Internet therapy, distance therapy, cyber therapy or e-therapy) is used to describe the variety of ways a professional counselor or psychotherapist can communicate with you over the Internet or telephone. It may consist of emotional support, mental health ...
Views: 1405(2 votes) - Childhood Abuse: When the past is present - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Dr. Kathleen YoungWHAT IS CHILDHOOD ABUSE? Child abuse can take the form of any act of emotional, physical or sexual abuse perpetrated against a child. Child abuse can also take the form of neglect: ignoring the child's emotional and or physical needs. Child abuse can take place inside and outside of the ...
Views: 1744(3 votes) - The Heterosexuality Questionnaire - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Dr. Kathleen YoungPeople with homosexual or bisexual orientations have long been stigmatized. The same is the case for those who are gender non-conforming or who feel their assigned at birth sex or gender does not match their true selves. Heterosexism is a term used to describe the belief that heterosexuality ...
Views: 6337(2 votes) - Assessing Homophobia - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Dr. Kathleen YoungConcepts like homophobia can be tricky. We all get the extreme examples like physically attacking someone because they are gay. But what about more subtle manifestations of fear or discomfort with non-heterosexual people? The Riddle Homophobia Scale was developed to further elucidate this ...
Views: 1333(3 votes) - Trauma and Anxiety - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Dr. Kathleen YoungAnxiety is more than just a feeling. As a product of the body's fight-or-flight response, anxiety involves a wide range of physical symptoms. Because of the numerous physical symptoms, anxiety sufferers often mistake their disorder for a medical illness. You may have visited many doctors and ...
Views: 1674(2 votes) - 7 Things You Can Do Right Now To Start Feeling Better - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Dr. Kathleen YoungAnxious? Depressed? Stressed? Overwhelmed by trauma memories? You will want to do things to help yourself feel better as quickly as possible, without doing anything that has negative consequences. It takes time to recover but there are simple things you can do right now. 1. Get enough sleep. ...
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