Category: DIVORCE SEPERATION
A New Explanation for Consciousness
“Even our thoughts are not generally under our conscious control. This lack of control is why we may have difficulty stopping a stream of thoughts running through our head as we’re trying to go to sleep, and also why mindfulness is hard,” adds Budson. Budson and his coauthors consider a number of neurologic, psychiatric, and… Read More A New Explanation for Consciousness
Wish them well and let them go!
The Limbic System
The Family Tree
Forgiveness
PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENTS APA
The purpose of this part of the website is to provide information about effective treatments for psychological diagnoses. The website is meant for a wide audience, including the general public, practitioners, researchers, and students. Basic descriptions are provided for each psychological diagnosis and treatment. In addition, for each treatment, the website lists key references, clinical… Read More PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENTS APA
Evidence Based Therapies
Is (brainspotting/somatic experiencing therapy/hypnosis/neuro-linguistic programming/equine therapy/art therapy/thought field therapy/rapid resolution therapy) an evidence-based treatment for PTSD? No. These are not evidence-based. You can certainly try them! Some things may work for you, individually, that have not yet been studied sufficiently in scientific research. Generally, it probably makes sense to at least begin with one of… Read More Evidence Based Therapies
Brain Development
Much of this experience-dependent control of brain development relies upon the experiences either increasing or decreasing the neural activity of a cell. For example, unused neurons (neurons with little neural activity) will die, while used neurons will survive. This is a normal process that occurs in the developing brain—too many cells are born and are… Read More Brain Development
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)
BDNF is a critical mediator of vulnerability to stress, memory of fear/trauma, and stress-related disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder.[92] Variants close to the BDNF gene were found to be associated with obesity in two very large genome-wide association studies of body mass index (BMI).[93][94] High levels of BDNF and Substance P have been associated with increased itching in eczema.[95] BDNF is… Read More Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)
Linda C J Turner | Trauma Therapist & Emotional Healing Specialist 