All Things Psychological
Posted in brain and mind, stress management on May 6th, 2010
An increasing number of young people are moving back home with their parents, mainly due to financial reasons.
Even before this recession occurred, the percentage of adult children moving back home was on the increase in this country. A New York Times survey indicates that between 2000 and 2008 the number increased by 32% nationwide (New [...]
Posted in brain and mind on Apr 29th, 2010
The first “happiness study” was published in 1978, in the Journal of Personality and social Psychology. The question the researchers asked of people who were interviewed was: what do you think will make you happy?
The researchers thought this would highlight some fundamental elements that contribute to happiness in most people’s lives. They assumed money and [...]
Posted in brain and mind, women's issues on Apr 22nd, 2010
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention informs us that about one third of all children in this country are overweight, and 17% are clinically obese – more than triple the rate from 1976. At the other end of the spectrum, rates about anorexia and bulimia, particularly among teenage girls but not exclusive to them, [...]
Posted in brain and mind on Apr 14th, 2010
We all know that stretching is good for our bodies. It allows us to become more flexible and it makes us feel good, particularly in the morning, as we wake up, or when we prepare for a run, exercise, or move from a position we held for a long time. Now research is pointing to [...]
Posted in brain and mind, stress management on Apr 6th, 2010
Arizona is one of the States that has been most deeply affected by the current economic recession. It was one of the first States to feel the impact of the economic crunch due to the crash of the real estate market, so dominant here up to a few years go, and one of the last [...]
Posted in brain and mind, communication on Mar 29th, 2010
We have all experienced it at one time or another in our lives: we made a life-changing decision –we decided to get married as soon as we graduated from High School; move away from our families; have children, not have children – and later we regret these decisions and wonder what life would have been [...]
Posted in brain and mind on Mar 16th, 2010
We use the term “Spring Fever” to refer to how our bodies feel at this time of the year: restless, ready to start something new, given to daydreaming, energized, not hungry.
Is this real or an invention?
Many scientific studies point to a very strong connection between our physical and mental wellbeing and the physical environment around [...]
Posted in brain and mind, love relationship on Mar 2nd, 2010
Just added another post in the “Marriage Story” tab above. Make sure you read it and tell your friends! You are witnessing the writing of a book in progress!
Feel free to make a comment about it by clicking on the comment button below.
Posted in brain and mind, love relationship on Feb 25th, 2010
I have decided to give my readers an extra treat on this blog! If you look up at the navigation button at the top of this blog, click on “A Marriage Story.”
I am about to begin a mulitple post “journey” of a recently married couple, Paul and Francesca. We are going to post each week for a [...]
Posted in brain and mind, marital affair on Feb 19th, 2010
Almost 50% of affairs for women occur with co-workers and more than 60% of affairs for men begin in the office. This is a clear indication that it is people in our daily lives that ignite passion and create situations where lust can be experienced, even if people do not realize what is happening until [...]
