I consider myself a well-trained mental health professional and as such an expert on human behavior. These days however, I find myself more and more at a loss pondering the amount of violence and hate visible in our world. This week I attended an interfaith vigil united to protest hate crimes and violence. It was uplifting to share in the community expression of mutual support, love and the need to heal. However, I left feeling that there still were no…
We all deal with adversity. No one is spared. But one of the central challenges in a person’s transition from childhood to adulthood is learning how to cope with tough times. In this brief article I hope to highlight some of the wisdom I have learned from years of practicing my profession and living my life. Locus of control is a psychological concept that describes a core aspect of the human psyche, simply speaking, being in control. Anything that deprives…
I am concerned about an evolutionary process that will result in the atrophy (weakening and loss of function) of human beings’ vocal cords. We are just at the beginning of an era that will be marked by communication via electronic media at the expense of in person or vocal interaction. The telephone replaced letter writing while the cell phone has essentially taken over the former. Because the cell phone has alphanumeric keys it has now become easier (and cheaper) to…