Social Science

Who are you? How can you get in touch with your deepest self? Breathe deep. Now, slowly exhale. Mantra! Mantra! Mantra! Feel your limbs begin to tingle as you gently sway your head to and fro. Release the tension in…
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The premise of the social identity concept is that individuals partially derive their self-concepts from membership in social groups. George Mead introduced the social basis for self-definition around 1934, thus setting a base for the development of social identity theory….
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There are two dominant approaches to depression in Western societies; medications and talk therapy. Medication can work for some people but it has dangers and possible side effects, and it does not work for many. Talk therapy, and the related…
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EFT tapping therapy has been described as needle free acupuncture. Closely related to EMDR therapy, EFT (emotional freedom technique) is usually self administered and always easy to learn. It can be used to treat any emotional problem ranging from mild…
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Fear means so many different things to different people, that it is impossible to define it in one simple statement, even though it is considered the most influential emotion in the history of mankind. This dreadful emotion is based on…
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One of the most common problems faced by many of today’s Americans is depression in all of its many forms. Given the massive volume of people and amount of drug usage to cure the problem, we have to ask some…
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Women tend to laugh more than men because the two genders communicate in slightly different ways. Whether men are really from Mars and women from Venus is another matter entirely. The fact is that women have more ability to recognise…
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The loss of your psychoanalyst or therapist can be very similar to the loss of a close friend or family member. Those who are dealing with this type of loss may be surprised to realize that they are experiencing the…
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It’s admittedly difficult for me to write coherently about something that has been so central and so devastating to me. Yes, society takes the wrong approach when dealing with individuals it labels as “depressed”. Depression is an effect, not a…
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Over 19 million clinical cases of depression and chronic depression have been diagnosed in the United States, with only 1/3 of the cases seeking treatment. It has been documented to affect twice as many women as men and is considered…
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