This post is targeted for psychology students, especially those who are graduating soon. This should be a starting guide or checklist for those looking for your first psychology-related job. As mentioned in a previous post, your first job might be categorised into two types: (a) Counselling / ...
Date Posted: September 10, 2015
Categories: Academic Issues, Career Development and Change
Written By:
SGPsychStud
Central to the psychoanalytic view is that trauma always involves loss. The loss can be actual, like a loss of a loved person or symbolic, like loss of hope, country or identity. When one is caught up in a 'traumatic event' or situation, unresolved pains and conflicts of childhood get ...
Sep 9
Categories: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) / Trauma / Complex PTSD
Written By:
Dr. Ruth Manasseh D.Psych.Psych.
A large part of my practice is dealing with couples in which the man doesn't want to have sex with his wife. This seems to break all sterotypes and myths about men and sex. But quite often men find they do want to have sex with their wife or partner.The myth that men want sex all the time and ...
Sep 1
Categories: Couple Counseling, Marital Counseling, Men's Issues, Relationships ...
Written By:
Tammy M. Fontana, MS NCC CTRT Sex Therapist USA
Sometimes things have to fall apart. We are trained , for the most part however, to look at crisis as a negative thing – a time that is filled with pain, loss and much suffering. Yet I wonder if this sort of thinking is serving us. What would happen if we were to look at the ...
Aug 31
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Happiness, Mindfulness
Written By:
Anoushka Beh
When recovering from illness or breakdown, it can be easy to feel bored by routine. Since one is developing new healthy habits to heal, one may feel trapped at a certain point. This is especially so when healing gets routine and a voice within protests against changing.Professionally and ...
Aug 30
Categories: Addictions, Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions, Life Purpose / ...
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
There’s nothing quite like a new addition to the family to put stress on a couple’s relationship. While a baby brings with it so much joy and more often than not, increased connection between partners, it also adds multiple demands on the couple and can wear resources thin. Juggling the ...
Aug 21
Categories: Couple Counseling, Marital Counseling, Relationships & Marriage
Written By:
Anoushka Beh
Have you ever asked yourself why you wanted to become a clinical psychologist, or a therapist, or a mental health care worker? Is it the reward of being the saviours of those tormented minds that ...
Aug 17
Categories: Mental Health Professions
Written By:
Melody Sit
The process and purpose of Counselling is often misunderstood, and many people have a negative perception of it. There are several myths and stigma attached to the complete process of Counselling. I hope to address some of them below.FACT Seeing a counselor does not mean you are mentally ill or ...
Aug 15
Categories: Couple Counseling, Marital Counseling
Written By:
Sailaja Menon
I surmise that countless people experience sadness after sex. Psychologists call this psychological phenomenon "postcoital tristresse." It's a feeling of unfulfillment in the sexual act, especially when something deeper or permanent is desired or hungered for in the physical ...
Aug 1
Categories: Love addiction, Relationships & Marriage, Sexual Problems / Sex ...
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
It's normal for married couples to have different views on money management, but if one of them works so hard to earn the family's income and the other spends like there's no tomorrow, there can be a big problem there. What is your advice to people who are married to big spenders? ...
Jul 28
Categories: Relationships & Marriage
Written By:
Sailaja Menon
Anger is one of the basic human emotions characterized by intense feelings of being antagonized or wronged (APA, 2015). Anger can sometimes be good, serving as the necessary motivation to remedy a situation. However, excessive anger can be detrimental to both mental and physical health. It has a ...
Jul 13
Categories: Anger Management, Stress Management
Written By:
Piyali Chakrabarti
By Clarity Counseling ServicesRelocating to a new place is often viewed as a good thing. True enough, it is exciting and full of new possibilities. It often comes with a positive life event such a new job, furthering one’s education or moving to be with a loved one. So much so that the ...
Jul 12
Categories: Adjusting to Change / Life Transitions
Written By:
Deepa Panirselvam/Jeevna Bajaj
I've been thinking today of trains. Trains are weird places, don't you think? Especially crowded ones. In numerous occasions, I'd have speaking tours before Koreans and Filipinos in Seoul (also in other parts). Whenever I'd ride their trains, I'd be with fellow Filipinos. ...
Jul 7
Categories: Adult psychological development, Emotional Intelligence, Social ...
Written By:
Dr. Angelo Subida, Psychotherapist
We are all ultimately trying to come home to ourselves. The path however to getting there may not be always be easily traversed or well-lit. We will encounter many obstacles along the way ; challenges in our external experience and , inevitably, the darker deeper confrontations that happen on an ...
Jul 6
Categories: Mindfulness, Self-Care / Self Compassion, Self-Confidence
Written By:
Anoushka Beh
IntroductionChildren with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often experience rejection by their peers, which could result in problem behaviours and over time, impact their physical and mental health. One treatment practice for children with ASD involves the use of animals in therapeutic activities ...
Jul 4
Categories: Autism spectrum disorders, Developmental Disorders (Autism, ...
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”When people are inspired , they have more brain real-estate” – Says Julia Volkman of BrainBasics in this excellent article on ...
Jun 24
Categories: Happiness, Learning Difficulties, Positive Psychology
Written By:
Anoushka Beh