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Professor who developed therapy for uncurable mental illnesses wins 2017 Grawemeyer Award in Psychology
The institute’s mission is to transfer the principles of dialectical behavior therapy to more practitioners and to aid current practitioners with the burnout that can come with working with heard-to-treat patients. Professor who developed therapy for ‘uncurable’ mental illnesses wins 2017 Grawemeyer Award in Psychology By MELISSA CHIPMAN | December 3, 2016 6:00 am Marsha Linehan, director of University of Washington’s Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics, Center for Behavioral Technology, has been selected as the 2017 Grawemeyer Award winner in Psychology. Disorders like borderline personality and suicidal ideation have long been considered nearly impossible to treat, but Linehan has developed dialectical behavior therapy, which has shown positive effects during studies.…
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The Amazing Way This NFL Team Just Stepped Up For Mental Health
“We need to accept that mental illness is a disease — and like any other disease, it needs stronger research, early screening and treatment, especially for young people,” Marshall wrote. The Amazing Way This NFL Team Just Stepped Up For Mental Health This time with footwear. Lindsay Holmes Deputy Healthy Living Editor, The Huffington Post The New York Jets may not be at the top of the NFL standings this season, but they’re certainly leading the charge when it comes to mental health advocacy. Multiple Jets players sported lime green cleats for Project 375, a mental health organization founded by Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall, during Monday night’s game against…
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Personality disorders affect one in seven adults
Borderline personalities are unpredictable, self-destructive and often see things in black and white. Personality disorders affect one in seven adults By Fred Cicetti Q. A friend who uses a lot of psychobabble described a new woman in our retirement community as having a “personality disorder.” I would call this woman a pain in the neck. What’s the difference between a personality disorder and just a lousy personality? A. People with a personality disorder are more than just pains in the neck. They have serious trouble getting along with others. They are usually rigid and unable to adapt to the changes life presents to all of us. They simply don’t function…
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How to Get Better at Expressing Emotions
Extroverts tend to be better at talking about their feelings, but practice and attention can help those without a natural gift for it. How to Get Better at Expressing Emotions JULIE BECK The term “emotional intelligence” has now reigned for 20 years. Daniel Goleman’s 1995 book of the same name popularized the idea that the capacity to understand and wield emotional information is a crucial skill. Part of that is expressing emotions, be it through writing, body language, or talking with other people, and researchers are finding that unlatching the cage and letting those emotional birds fly free could have some real health benefits. Some studies have linked the repression…
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The Benefits of Getting Comfortable With Uncertainty
Wanting and not wanting the same thing at the same time is a baseline condition of human consciousness. The Benefits of Getting Comfortable With Uncertainty JULIE BECK Gary Noesner is a former FBI hostage negotiator. For part of the 51-day standoff outside the Branch Davidian religious compound in Waco, Texas, in 1993, he was the strategic coordinator for negotiations with the compound’s leader, David Koresh. This siege ended in infamous tragedy: The FBI launched a tear-gas attack on the compound, which burned to the ground, killing 76 people inside. But before Noesner was rotated out of his position as the siege’s head negotiator, he and his team secured the release…
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The Dangers of Getting Only One Point of View
Black-and-white rigidity is actually one of many symptoms of people with borderline personality disorder. The Dangers of Getting Only One Point of View by David Mills Experts say people who only seek out information that backs up their opinions may become angrier, less empathic, and unable to have meaningful relationships. On electoral maps, Democratic states are portrayed as blue. Republican states are represented by red. However, it appears the ardent supporters of both parties are only willing to see things in black and white. With the proliferation of websites, the availability of personal social media platforms, and the narrow specialization of cable television news networks, people in the United States…