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- Forming Our Relationships Backwards - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2020 from Larry WaldmanFORMING OUR RELATIONSHIPS BACKWARDS By Larry F. Waldman, Ph.D., ABPP The divorce rate in the U.S. continues to hover around 50 percent and the dissolution incidence when one or both of the parties have been previously married is about 65 percent. This is a national travesty. The ...
Views: 652 - Forming Our Relationships Backwards - by Submitted on Mar 31, 2020 from Larry WaldmanFORMING OUR RELATIONSHIPS BACKWARDS By Larry F. Waldman, Ph.D., ABPP The divorce rate in the U.S. continues to hover around 50 percent and the dissolution incidence when one or both of the parties have been previously married is about 65 percent. This is a national travesty. The ...
Views: 640 - The Word Depression Has Lost Its Meaning - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2019 from Larry WaldmanRecently, I overheard an adolescent tell her friend, “I was so depressed yesterday but I’m fine today.” Her friend replied, “Yeah, I understand; I get depressed sometimes, too.” This conversation reflects the very common misuse of the term “depression.” Most individuals mistakenly refer to ...
Views: 698(1 vote) - The Word Depression Has Lost Its Meaning - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2019 from Larry WaldmanRecently, I overheard an adolescent tell her friend, “I was so depressed yesterday but I’m fine today.” Her friend replied, “Yeah, I understand; I get depressed sometimes, too.” This conversation reflects the very common misuse of the term “depression.” Most individuals mistakenly refer to ...
Views: 674 - Why Seniors Need to Get Back to the Gym Part 4 - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2019 from Larry WaldmanWhy Seniors Need to Get to the Gym Part 4 (of 4) By Larry Waldman, Ph.D., ABPP Psychologist/Senior Fitness Specialist Flexibility/Balance Flexibility and balance are as important to senior fitness as aerobic and strength training. As seen with aerobicizing and weight lifting, this ...
Views: 690 - Why Seniors Need to Get Back to the Gym Part 3 - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2019 from Larry WaldmanWhy Seniors Need to Get to the Gym Part 3 (of 4) By Larry F. Waldman, Ph.D., ABPP Psychologist/Senior Fitness Specialist Weight Training Weight training, also referred to as resistance training, strength training, or weight lifting, is important because it builds muscle and ...
Views: 695 - Why Seniors Need to Get Back to the Gym Part 2 - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2019 from Larry WaldmanWhy Seniors Need to Get to the Gym Part 2 (of 4) By Larry F. Waldman, Ph.D., ABPP Psychologist/Senior Fitness Specialist Aerobics Aerobic conditioning is important because it strengthens the heart (which is a muscle), improves lung capacity, oxygenates the brain, and increases ...
Views: 711 - Why Seniors Need to Get Back to the Gym Part 1 - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2019 from Larry WaldmanWhy Seniors Need to Get to the Gym Part 1 (of 4) By Larry F. Waldman, Ph.D., ABPP Psychologist/Senior Fitness Specialist Why Seniors Need to Get to the Gym According to the American Council on Exercise (ACE), after age 50 sedentary individuals lose approximately 1.5% of ...
Views: 680 - Being Present and Aware--Minfulness - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2019 from Larry WaldmanBeing Present and Aware—Mindfulness By Larry F. Waldman, Ph.D., ABPP Psychologist Freud said depressed people rue the past and anxious individuals fear the future. More than a century later psychologists are currently emphasizing “mindfulness”—being “aware,” focused, and “being in ...
Views: 812 - Tips on Managing Anxiety - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2019 from Larry WaldmanTIPS ON MANAGING ANXIETY By Larry F. Waldman, Ph.D., ABPP Anxiety is the second most common form of mental health disorder, next to depression. In many cases, though, depressed individuals also struggle with anxiety and many anxious people frequently feel depressed. It is estimated ...
Views: 727 - BetterLiving Through Chemistry? - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2017 from Larry WaldmanAll living things, human and animal, strive for homeostasis—keeping things balanced. If hungry, we eat; if thirsty, we drink; if sleepy, nap; etc. Humans, though, take this one step further: Not only do we want our biological processes balanced, we want to feel good. (We feel good when the ...
Views: 697 - The Word Depression Has Lost Its Meaning - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2017 from Larry WaldmanRecently, I overheard an adolescent tell her friend, “I was so depressed yesterday but I’m fine today.” Her friend replied, “Yeah, I understand; I get depressed sometimes, too.” This conversation reflects the very common misuse of the term “depression.” Most individuals mistakenly refer to ...
Views: 987 - Can "Stinkin Thinkin" Make You Ill? - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2017 from Larry WaldmanJust as we develop various behavioral habits, we institute certain thinking habits, as well. Some of our behavioral habits are healthy, like exercising regularly, and some are not, like consuming a bowl of ice cream before bed. By the same token, some of our thinking habits are positive and ...
Views: 908 - ***Forming Our Relationships Backwards - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2014 from Larry WaldmanThe divorce rate in the U.S. continues to hover around 50 percent and the dissolution incidence when one or both of the parties have been previously married is about 65 percent. This is a national travesty. The amount of emotional angst and money spent, not to mention the extent of trauma ...
Views: 999 - ***Why you Can’t Afford to Practice Without an Office Assistant - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2014 from Larry WaldmanFor the past twenty years when I present to mental health providers on how to develop, manage, and market a private practice I always ask members of the audience to raise their hand if they practice without an assistant. Depending on the group and location, typically half or even more of the ...
Views: 1087 - ***TAKE YOUR PROSAC, SEE YOUR SHRINK, THEN PUT ON YOUR RUNNING SHOES - by Submitted on Aug 15, 2014 from Larry WaldmanDepression and anxiety are, by far, the most common mental health problems. Nearly 20 percent of the US population struggles with or will struggle with one or both of these problems. The most common treatment today for these issues is medication—typically prescribed by the primary care ...
Views: 1374 - ***ACCADEMIC SUCCESS IN TEENS IS EQUAL TO THEIR ABILITY TO SEE THE FUTURE - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2014 from Larry WaldmanJason, 14 is like most male adolescents. He is into video games, hockey, and, of course, hanging with his friends. If you ask him the classic question adults love to ask teens, “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Jason will reply, “I don’t know—maybe a ...
Views: 1153 - ***How State and Local Mental Health Associations Can Afford to Get High-Priced Speakers - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2014 from Larry WaldmanMany smaller associations do not have the membership base to afford paying a “big name” speaker to present at a training or convention. The speakers who present for these associations are usually members of that group and present for free. While this system is cheap, and sometimes can provide ...
Views: 1058 - ***Must You Feel Like It to Do It? - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2014 from Larry WaldmanA parent tells their young child to brush their teeth. The child responds, “I don’t want to; I don’t feel like it.” It is perfectly normal for children to believe that they must be in a certain mood state (feel like it) to do something. Most parents, though, tell ...
Views: 1243 - ***The Power of Immediate Reinforcement - by Submitted on Mar 07, 2014 from Larry WaldmanA basic tenet of behavioral psychology is that the closer the consequence is to the behavior, the more powerful the effect it has on that behavior. For example, if one could eat a sensible nutritious meal, immediately step on the scale and be down two pounds, dieting would be easy. ...
Views: 1086 - ***ACHIEVING “OK” IS “GREAT” IN MARRIAGE - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2014 from Larry WaldmanIronworks Inc. and Acme Steel have been doing business together for twenty-five years. Ironworks manufactures steel widgets and Acme sells raw steel. These two companies have worked together for all this time for two basic reasons: 1. They need each other. 2. The money is right. Ironworks ...
Views: 1216(2 votes) - ***CHANGING UNDESIRABLE BEHAVIOR IN OUR KIDS - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2014 from Larry WaldmanBack in my undergraduate years I took a required course for all psychology majors entitled Experimental Psychology. Early in that course in a lab we were each instructed to train a white rat to turn right in a T-maze. (A successful trial was defined as the rat not going past a line on the left ...
Views: 1240 - ***Video Games: The Newest Plague - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2014 from Larry WaldmanA mother of a boy, 12, I was counseling recently spoke about a “play date” her son had. As had been arranged, the mother of the other boy brought her son over to the house around 1 pm. The two boys greeted each other at the door and immediately proceeded to the bedroom, where they began ...
Views: 1347 - ***Five Reasons Why Second Marriages Fail at a High Rate - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2014 from Larry WaldmanFor some time the divorce rate in the USA for first marriages has held at about 50%. This is a national tragedy. This statistic also means that many people have subsequent marriages. Common sense suggests that someone who remarries is older, wiser, more mature, has learned from their ...
Views: 1139(2 votes) - ***TEENS AND THE VAMPIRE SYNDROME - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2014 from Larry WaldmanHaving recently returned from a vacation back east, which included a visit to New York City, I found that it took me several days to recover from the jet lag due to the three-hour time difference. One of the first clients I saw upon returning to work in my practice involved an adolescent ...
Views: 1234 - ***MAKING YOUR PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE MORE EFFECTIVE - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2014 from Larry WaldmanThe parent-teacher conference can be an efficient tool to communicate with your child’s teacher. Below are a few tips on how to make that meeting more productive: 1) Show up: My wife, now retired from teaching fourth grade for 28 years, often said that the parents with whom she most ...
Views: 1080 - ***FIVE WAYS TO ARGUE CONSTRUCTIVELY WITH YOUR PARTNER - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2014 from Larry WaldmanThe divorce rate nationally hovers at around fifty percent but it is several percentage points higher in Maricopa County, according to census figures. I believe divorce is a national tragedy, as it is terribly stressful and often expensive for the involved adults, quite sad for the parents ...
Views: 1358(3 votes) - ***HOW TO EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR TEEN - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2014 from Larry WaldmanMany parents struggle with conversing with their adolescent. Attempts at communication often result in yelling, slamming doors, feelings of resentment, and a sense of hopelessness that issues can be resolved. Below are nine strategies to enhance communication with your teen. 1. Praise ...
Views: 1368(2 votes) - ***FIVE SURE WAYS TO RAISE A RESPONSIBLE CHILD - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2014 from Larry WaldmanAs an experienced clinical child psychologist I believe the ultimate goal of any parent is to rear an independent, responsible child. While at first glance this may appear obvious, if we observe most parents in action on a day-to-day basis, it becomes evident that many parents have no idea ...
Views: 1543(2 votes) - ***Overindulged Children - by Submitted on Jan 31, 2014 from Larry WaldmanAn adolescent in Texas recently was in the news for killing and/or injuring several persons due to recklessly driving his new BMW while quite intoxicated. Apparently, this teen had an alcohol-related incident a few months before this tragedy. At trial a psychologist testified that this boy ...
Views: 1368 - The Keys to Effective Studying - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2011 from Larry WaldmanTHE KEYS TO EFFECTIVE STUDYING Larry F. Waldman, Ph.D., ABPP Parents regularly tell their children to “study hard” so they can get good grades, get into a good college, get a good job, and be successful. While children are encouraged to study, do they truly know what they should ...
Views: 2248 - Changing Undesirable Behavior In Our Kids - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2011 from Larry WaldmanBack in my undergraduate years I took a required course for all psychology majors entitled Experimental Psychology. Early in that course in a lab we were each instructed to train a white rat to turn right in a T-maze. (A successful trial was defined as the rat not going past a line on the left ...
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