by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Sep 11, 2016 | Child Development, Psychotherapy |
A life cycle describes the different stages that a living organism goes through during its lifetime. The duration and number of life stages differ from specie to specie. German-born American psychologist Erik Erikson developed an elaborate theory of human development...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Aug 18, 2016 | Anxiety Treatment, Depression, Eating Disorders |
Nighttime or nocturnal panic attacks appear to occur with no obvious trigger and typically awaken the person from a sound sleep. The individual tends to experience the same symptoms as a daytime panic attack, including rapid heart rate, trembling, sweating, shortness...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Jul 29, 2016 | Counseling, Relationships |
The two-factor theory (also known as Herzberg’s motivation-hygiene theory and dual-factor theory) states that there are certain factors in the workplace that cause job satisfaction while a separate set of factors cause dissatisfaction, all of which act...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Jun 30, 2016 | Addiction, Psychotherapy |
The United States Public Health Service published updated smoking-cessation guidelines for doctors. Their reports have consistently identified psychotherapeutic counseling and behavioral therapies as proven effective components of a smoking-cessation program. Other...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | May 1, 2016 | Anxiety Treatment, Depression, Eating Disorders |
The relatively-new diagnoses of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder were first publicized by the American Psychiatric Association in the 1950s, these types of behaviors have been around for centuries and have even been practiced in ancient...
