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By: Kim Cobb (Southern Methodist University)
Mothers' trauma symptoms were unrelated to any traumatic response to the violence that children reported If children feel threatened by even very low levels of violence between their parents, they may be at increased risk for developing trauma symptoms, new research suggests.
A study by psychologists at Southern Methodist University in Dallas found that children who witness violence between their mother and her intimate partner re...
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By: Arlene K. Unger, Ph.D.
What is Mindfulness?
The concept of mindfulness has actually been around for thousands of years. Its origins can be found in the earliest Buddhist teachings (2500 years ago). It has been used over the centuries in traditional eastern contemplative practices like Hatha Yoga and other meditation practices. Zen masters taught mindfulness to enlightened monks in the ultimate acceptance of their own existence.
However, the way we use the term here, Mindfulness should NOT be confused with inward focu...
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By: Charlyne Gelt, Ph.D., M.F.T.
Parenting can be rewarding and challenging, as well as demanding and discouraging – especially in a family where there is a “special needs” child. By “special needs” I am referring to those persons who have been assessed by qualified professionals, and who require special programs and/or related services for aphasia, autism, blindness, deafness, developmental handicaps, the educable retarded, speech and language impaired, learning disabled, orthopedically or multi-handicapped, partially sighted, seriously emotionally disturbed, or the trainable mentally retarde...
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By: Nicole S. Urdang, M.S., NCC, DHM
All supportive techniques, like meditation, yoga, chanting, music, tai chi, or walking in nature, share one common thread: they focus the mind. Training yourself to be present calms the nervous system.
Whether you pay attention to a piece of dark chocolate as it melts in your mouth and releases phyto-chemicals throughout your system, or you attend to your breath in Vipassana meditation, the calm center, so elusive in day-to-day life, expands before you like a vista of awareness.
The inner miracle of these ancient practices is how by ...
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By: Reuben E. Gross, PhD, ABPP, LMFT
All relationships have hidden agendas or unexpressed expectations. This axiom includes marital, familial, social, educational, business, political and virtually every other type of relationship. In a manual on marital therapy, Dr. Peter Martin presents a schematic model of the marriage contract. His analysis should be noted by married as well as non-married couples to help them understand the underlying nature of their relationships. Martin postulates three dimensio...
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