I have heard family and friends saying that they don’t know how much longer they will be able to take this stressful time that covid brings. Being positive all of these months is difficult because you can’t visit friends and family, you can’t travel freely like before, you have to stay inside and so on
The Dunning-Kruger Effect – A Cognitive Bias The Dunning-Kruger effect is a type of cognitive bias in which people believe that they are smarter and more capable than they really are. Essentially, low ability people do not possess the skills needed to recognize their own incompetence. The combination of poor self-awareness and low cognitive ability leads them to overestimate
Holidays for me are really hard. This is actually the first year that I’ve spent with my dad. The two previous years, my parents had been separated and I couldn’t see him. Holidays with my mother’s family suck because I’m forced to hang out with people who don’t even like me. My grandfather and great
It is said that our emotions guide us in facing predicaments and tasks too important to leave to intellect alone – danger, painful loss, persisting toward a goal despite frustrations, bonding with a mate, building a family. Each emotion offers a distinctive readiness to act, each points us in a direction that has worked well
FINDING CALM IN A TIME OF ANXIETY AND STRESS It is said that our emotions guide us in facing predicaments and tasks too important to leave to intellect alone – danger, painful loss, persisting toward a goal despite frustrations, bonding with a mate, building a family. Each emotion offers a distinctive readiness to act, each
When I was growing up, my family made me feel like I was an outsider. I felt like the only time I was appreciated was when I did extremely well. Otherwise I was useless. Their standards were extremely high and impossible to reach. My aunts and uncles were always comparing me to my cousin. They
It is said that our emotions guide us in facing predicaments and tasks too important to leave to intellect alone – danger, painful loss, persisting toward a goal despite frustrations, bonding with a mate, building a family. Each emotion offers a distinctive readiness to act, each points us in a direction that has worked well
This series entitled “My Story” is a blog journal by a young victim of child abuse who is sharing the experience of child abuse so that other teens might gain knowledge and information from her experience to help the recover as well. I encouraged this person to journal and share as part of the healing
Dr. Kathie Mathis, Psy.D, D.D., CAMS-IV, CDAC, CSAC , CEO California Cognitive Behavioral Institute Humans have over 100 trillion bacteria, highly abundant in the intestinal tract. Evidence suggests that intestinal microbiota is associated with the neuro-endocrine-immune pathways and can be associated with various mood disorders. This review summarizes findings from studies looking into neurobiochemical, neuroendocrine,
COVID-19 and Human Trafficking Posted by HTS | 2020 | COVID-19, Forced Labor, Sex Trafficking | 0 The coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, has resulted in widespread stay at home orders, shuttering businesses and creating mass layoffs. Human traffickers prey on those who are economically vulnerable which has some experts concerned that the virus could lead to an increase in trafficking in persons. At the same
