Like a heart attack.
When someone comes into an emergency room complaining of a heart attack, they are treated as though they are having one. But they may be having a panic attack. The symptoms — difficulty breathing, cold sweat, chest pain, rapid heart beat — are identical. Panic attacks occur unpredictably, and are not associated [...]
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Panic Attacks: Did I Just Have One?
Posted in FAQ about psychology, anxiety, diagnosis, panic attacks on November 29, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Trauma: Who is Predisposed?
Posted in PTSD, trauma, van der Kolk on November 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Are some predisposed to develop trauma symptoms?
Why is it that some people are traumatized, others not? Is it genetic? Biological? These are the conventional questions. It turns out that many of the subjective experiences associated with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) appear to be linked with an autonomic nervous system that has been thrown into overdrive. [...]
Diagnosis and Psychoanalysis
Posted in Big Pharma, diagnosis, managed care, medical model, psychology in the media, psychology on the internet, psychotropic drugs on November 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The state of psychoanalysis, currently portrayed.
Some interesting articles in the New York Times this past Sunday. One on the status of psychoanalysis in universities. A little misleading, but highlights the current vogue of empirical findings to the gradual exclusion of all else. What’s missing is that there has been a fair body of research based [...]
Holiday Shopping for Rose City Center at Vroman’s
Posted in Rose City Counseling on November 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Support community mental health, in your community.
Shop at Vroman’s on Saturday, December 8th — profits go toward supporting affordable community mental health. Vroman’s is located on 695 E. Colorado Blvd. in Pasadena between El Molino and Oak Knoll.
You’ll need a voucher. I’m attaching it here: rose city fundraiser at Vroman’s. Up to 20% of [...]
Media in Denial
Posted in psychology in the media on November 20, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The science-driven view.
Today’s New York Times, in the Science section, runs a rah rah story about the latest research on denial. The piece notes some interesting ideas being related to denial, most interestingly, forgiveness. The new research-informed definition of denial stretches the meaning almost to breaking, a common fate of psychological terms:
In this emerging view, [...]
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