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Review: The Book of Woe
In The Book of Woe: the DSM and the Unmaking of Psychiatry, psychoanalyst and journalist Gary Greenberg examines the history of the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual...
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Improving Energy Levels with Light Exposure
The first of December marks the beginning of Summer in Australia. Every year, come Spring and Summer, I am reminded how much my mood picks up as the days get longer and the sun shines brighter. I feel...
View ArticleThe Truth About Becoming A Parent
I really do think it's impossible to know how exhausting and challenging a newborn can be unless you've had one yourself. –N.S.I was in a fog for a full five years after my son was born. I felt like...
View ArticleA Detachment Theory of Parenting Adolescents
“What is adolescence for?” was the parent question. Without a pause, I replied: “Detachment.” Afterwards I took some time to reconsider my hasty response, and on further reflection it rang true to me....
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In Praise of Coming Second
Heresy though it may be to admit it in our competitive culture, there’s a lot to be said for being runner-up. Winners may increasingly take it all in financial terms (in the US, income inequality has...
View ArticleSuicide as Performance Art
On November 30 of this year, Guelph University undergraduate Dakota Moore logged onto 4chan and announced that he was planning to take his own life while livestreaming it online. Designed as an...
View ArticleWhy Do Men Put Up With The Short Leash?
Dr. Helen Smith, author of "Men On Strike", wondered aloud this week why men put up with being "kept on a short leash." This was listed as one of the "Ten Ways Women Can Destroy Their Man" by Doug...
View ArticleSaved By a Cup of Joe
Phil was a 40 year old cop with 18 years on the force. I saw him in consultation after an incident one night in Bridgeport.While on patrol, Phil and his partner received a radio call about a fire in a...
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Meditation Has the Power to Change Your Genes
In a groundbreaking discovery, a collaborative team of researchers from Wisconsin, Spain, and France reported in December 2013 the first evidence of specific molecular changes at a genetic level...
View ArticleTheory of Knowledge at Two
This week marks the two year anniversary of the Theory of Knowledge Blog. I have made almost 100 posts on a wide variety of different topics and have arranged them below around major themes. (The...
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5 Ways to Find Solitude in a Busy Day
It is so quiet in my house that I can hear the hum of the computer and the fridge in the kitchen around the corner.For a minute I don’t know what to do with myself. Everyone is gone. I take a breath....
View ArticleAre We Overpraising Our Children?
Research has shown that there are positive effects of praising children, but it depends on what kind of praise we’re dishing out. A recent Stanford Study of toddlers showed that “praising effort, not...
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The Neuroscience of Consciousness and Dreams Part II
Oddly the trance state of dreams illuminates the workings of consciousness more clearly than the trance state of wakefulness, because it creates its play with a cast of characters, feeling...
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Amy Robach Story Spreads Heartfelt Misinformation
On November 11th, Good Morning America correspondent Amy Robach announced that the on-air mammogram she had in front of millions as part of Good Morning America’sbreast cancer awareness promotion,...
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What’s Missing with Our Over-Reliance on Technology?
It’s probably no surprise to most of us that the most popular form of communication amongst young people these days is (drum roll)….TEXTING! No surprise there. But here’s something that might surprise...
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Parental Authority and the Criminal Justice System
This blog curates the voices of the Division of Psychoanalysis (39) of the American Psychological Association. Mitchell Milch, LCSW, submits this post.---For six years I assessed the mental health...
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Raising Kids Who Want to Read-even during school vacations
Raising Kids Who Want to Read-even during school vacations What to Do While Awaiting the Next Harry PotterThe Harry Potter series was a boon to motivating a generation of young readers, but there may...
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A Plea to Unplug, From Someone You May Least Expect
Randi Zuckerberg recently became an author for the first time with Dot Complicated, and her book has been doing quite well—in fact it's now a New York Times bestseller! The topic is not quite one you'd...
View ArticleCan I Date The Friend of An Ex?
Dear Dr. G., I really need your opinion. I'm in a big state of confusion and I don't know what to do. This situation is driving me crazy. I’m a 17 year old boy and there’s this girl I like and she...
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