A mishmash of topics related to Counseling in general.
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Richer countries have higher Depression Rates, see
A gene called MKP-1 was identified by Yale University investigators after comparing the genetic codes of 21 deceased people who had been diagnosed with depression with those of 18 otherwise healthy individuals. Read more at asia.news.yahoo.com/afp/20101018/tts-health-biotech-depression-c1b2fc3.html |
Depression Rates
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Humor really is our saving grace, and it helps keep us psychologically healthy...
"Laugh as much as possible, always laugh. It's the sweetest thing one can do for oneself & one's fellow human beings." - Maya Angelou
"A good laugh makes any interview, or any conversation, so much better." - Barbara Walters
"He who laughs, lasts." - Mary Pettibone Poole
"A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing." - Laura Ingalls Wilder
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Quotes on Humor
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Definition of Marriage Counseling
Marriage counseling, also called couples therapy, is a type of psychotherapy. Marriage counseling helps couples — married or not — recognize and resolve conflicts and improve their relationships. Through marriage counseling, you can make thoughtful decisions about rebuilding your relationship or, in some cases, going your separate ways.
Marriage counseling is usually provided by clinical social workers or licensed therapists known as marriage and family therapists.
Marriage counseling is often short term. Marriage counseling typically includes both partners, but sometimes one partner chooses to work with a therapist alone. The specific treatment plan depends on the situatio
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What is Community?
Henri Nouwen wrote ".....community is first of all a quality of the heart. It grows from the spiritual knowledge that we are alive not for ourselves but for one another.
Community is the fruit of our capacity to make the interests of others more important than our own.
The question, therefore, is not "How can we make community?" but "How can we develop and nurture giving hearts?"
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COACHING IS....
"a process that enables learning and development to occur and thus performance to improve. To be a successful a Coach requires a knowledge and understanding of process as well as the variety of styles, skills and techniques that are appropriate to the context in which the coaching takes place"
Eric Parsloe, The Manager as Coach and Mentor (1999) page 8. Eric is a respected author and Director of the OCM
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POOR MENTAL HEALTH 'AFFECTS WOMEN'
Three out of five women and girls have experienced poor mental health, a new report has revealed.
A quarter of those affected also said they had taken at least a week off work on sick leave.
The research by Platform 51, formerly the YWCA, has led the charity to call for a review of the treatment offered to women experiencing low-level poor mental health.
Chief executive Penny Newman said a “dependency culture” meant doctors were too often handing out prescription drugs to treat mental health issues.
Of the women and girls aged 12 and over surveyed, 63% had experienced poor mental health and 32% of the women had taken anti-depressants.
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http://www.itsgoodtotalk.org.uk/news/latest-news/2011/01/poor-mental-health-affects-women
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Domestic Violence in Thailand. The figures for 2009 reveal that incidents of physical or mental violence effects 34.54% of women and 51.13% of children. Following this the cases of sexual abuse, around 14.33%, although the figure is underestimated because in many cases the incidents are not reported.
Recent statistics on a sample of about 1,500 people shows that the cause of the violence depends 38.82% on the "decline of society" and 21.28% on "economic problems". The Department of Welfare adds that in 2004 only 91 women reported cases of rape in the home, 89 in 2005. Actual figures, according to the Ministry, are much higher, but many victims “are afraid and fear social exclusion ". Source: http://www.speroforum.com
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"A bend in the road is not the end of the road unless you fail to make the turn." Author unknown
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Cyclothymia, also called cyclothymic disorder, is a mild form of bipolar disorder. Like bipolar disorder, cyclothymia is a chronic mood disorder that causes emotional ups and downs.
With cyclothymia, you have short periods of emotional highs when you feel on top of the world, followed by lows that may leave you feeling hopeless and suicidal. And in between these cyclothymic highs and lows, you may have times when your mood is stable and you feel fine. Read more at :http://www.mayoclinic.com/print/cyclothymia/DS00729/DSECTION=all&METHOD=print
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CHOICES..............
“.....every time there are losses there are choices to be made. You choose to live your losses as passages to anger, blame, hatred, depression and resentment, or you choose to let these losses be passages to something new, something wider, and deeper” Henri Nouwen
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12 Most Annoying Habits of Therapists, READ IT at http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/03/08/12-most-annoying-bad-habits-of-therapists/ |
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"Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were."
Cherie Carter Scott
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