Cognitive-behavioral therapy, or CBT, is an evidence-based form of psychotherapy (‘talk therapy”). Cognitive-behavioral therapy focuses on thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and the reciprocal relationships among the three. Thoughts affect behaviors and feelings, behaviors affect thoughts and feelings, and feelings affect behaviors and thoughts. Altering one will modify another. CBT can…
As humans have evolved over the years, their beliefs regarding health, safety, and psychological wellbeing have continuously grown. Most notably, the views related to child abuse and mental health have seen major developments in recent decades. Historical child abuse Thousands of years ago, what we now refer to as child…
According to the American Psychiatric Association, one in fifteen adults in the United States experiences depression every year. Women are twice as likely to develop clinical depression as men. According to the National Institute for Mental Health, this is due to biological, hormonal, and social factors/life circumstances. Life circumstances such…
Let’s get philosophical for a moment, shall we? Is it possible for happiness to exist without sadness? We feel happiness and sadness as experiential emotions, occurring in the short term with identifiable triggers. The comparative nature of the two emotions supports the belief that happiness cannot truly be appreciated without…