Mental Health Archives - Page 7 of 8

Mental Health Stress & Anxiety

What’s the Worst that Could Happen?

One of the most common misconceptions needing clarification in CBT is the belief that challenging one's thoughts --we call it "Thought Inspection" at Learn To Live-is the same as "Positive Thinking." The two are very different. Every day I work with people who have no interest in pretending that the world is perfect, that everything is great.

Dr. Russ MorfittOctober 29, 2013

Mental Health

Of Veggies and CBT

We psychologists, and our cousins in related disciplines, are notorious for creating terms that we enjoy but that others struggle to comprehend. One such term is locus of control. It refers to a source of power or influence or, rather, where we perceive the power or influence to be.

Dr. Russ MorfittSeptember 19, 2013

Mental Health Stress & Anxiety

The Relationship Between Posture and Self-Confidence

I remember how amazed I was when taking my first psychology class and learning about research demonstrating that we can change our moods simply by changing our facial expressions. In many of those studies, participants started to feel happier after simply tensing certain muscles associated with smiling.

Dr. Russ MorfittJuly 31, 2013

Mental Health

On Beyond the Old Ways

I often find myself thinking inside the box of my personal experience and the ways of thinking and behaving I was taught. I think there is often a lot of good in these acquired and inherited thought patterns. We can learn plenty from our peers and siblings and from those with more miles on their odometers.

Dr. Russ MorfittJuly 22, 2013

Mental Health

It’s OK to Want to be Alone Sometimes, Isn’t It?

Some people I've worked with have been sheepish while telling me that they get their "batteries recharged" by being alone. Most often I have thought of such comments as a useful tidbit of information that might help me to better understand the people I'm trying to help.

Dr. Russ MorfittMarch 25, 2013

Mental Health

What’s the Worst that Could Happen?

Of Veggies and CBT

A Little Backstory on Learn to Live CBT….

The Relationship Between Posture and Self-Confidence

On Beyond the Old Ways

It’s OK to Want to be Alone Sometimes, Isn’t It?

Archives

Categories