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It’s Not You It’s Me: The Truth Behind The Excuse

…and parent, can change the dynamic if either one is willing to drop their role and relate as an equal to the other. The wife can not fall apart when the husband sounds parental, and the husband can not reprimand her when she acts helpless. Breaking patterns can be as simple as asking yourself who usually makes the decisions about where to go to dinner or what movie to see, then reversing the roles of active and passive decision maker. Little chan…

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Dr. Sheldon Solomon on Sexuality and Death Awareness: Exclusive Interview

…the face of death. In a lively and candid style, Dr. Solomon discusses the development of Terror Management Theory, the ways in which people form defenses against death anxiety and the concept of life affirming death awareness, arguing that we can “accept the reality of the human condition and parlay that into bringing out the best in us. ” He also addresses the societal effects of death awareness, including the social nature of human beings, the…

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Dr. Sheldon Solomon On Death Awareness and Culture Formation: Exclusive Interview

…the face of death. In a lively and candid style, Dr. Solomon discusses the development of Terror Management Theory, the ways in which people form defenses against death anxiety and the concept of life affirming death awareness, arguing that we can “accept the reality of the human condition and parlay that into bringing out the best in us. ” He also addresses the societal effects of death awareness, including the social nature of human beings, the…

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Teaching in Prisons: An Exclusive Interview with Dr. Sheldon Solomon

…the face of death. In a lively and candid style, Dr. Solomon discusses the development of Terror Management Theory, the ways in which people form defenses against death anxiety and the concept of life affirming death awareness, arguing that we can “accept the reality of the human condition and parlay that into bringing out the best in us. ” He also addresses the societal effects of death awareness, including the social nature of human beings, the…

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The Higher Education Opportunity Program (H.E.O.P.): Interview with Dr. Sheldon Solomon

…the face of death. In a lively and candid style, Dr. Solomon discusses the development of Terror Management Theory, the ways in which people form defenses against death anxiety and the concept of life affirming death awareness, arguing that we can “accept the reality of the human condition and parlay that into bringing out the best in us. ” He also addresses the societal effects of death awareness, including the social nature of human beings, the…

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Dr. Sheldon Solomon on Human Destructiveness: Exclusive Interview

…the face of death. In a lively and candid style, Dr. Solomon discusses the development of Terror Management Theory, the ways in which people form defenses against death anxiety and the concept of life affirming death awareness, arguing that we can “accept the reality of the human condition and parlay that into bringing out the best in us. ” He also addresses the societal effects of death awareness, including the social nature of human beings, the…

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The Intersection of Chronic Illness and Sex

…iving with a chronic illness. Your relationship as a couple can affect the development and management of a chronic illness in a variety of ways. When the both of you are at the optimal balance between intimacy and autonomy, your boundaries touch yet remains distinct. It is critical the both of you are aware of each other’s needs and emotions. Why is this so important? Because this will drive and determine the sexual intimacy in your relationship….

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Becoming Your Real Self: Shedding the Baggage of Your Past

…this negative aspect of our personality as the “anti-self.” Throughout our development, we form adaptations to cope or deal with pain and fears. Yet these adaptations, which initially served as survival mechanisms, later come to limit us. In addition, we often take on the value systems and beliefs of the family and culture we grew up in, or we rebel and form attitudes in opposition to these influences. Either way, it can prove difficult for us to…

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Common Psychological Issues University Students Seek to Address: Interview with Dr. Daniel Zamir

…’s a couple of things. There’re also a lot of people dealing with identity development of different sorts. So I think it’s a really interesting age to be talking to people at because, it’s, often times, it’s their first time, especially for the undergrads, the first time maybe living on their own. And there’s a lot of kind of figuring out who they are as people in the world in terms of sexuality and how they live their lives and learning to kind o…

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VIDEO: Dr. James Garbarino Offers Practical and Insightful Guidelines for Parenting

…that you create the expectation that you are in charge. I think with young children I would urge people to get away from the “OK Syndrome,” turning what should be declarative sentences into questions with the addition of the word “OK.” As in, “Time for bed now, OK?” “Eat your beans now, OK?” It sort of sounds like you have no idea what you’re doing. And then it shouldn’t come as a surprise when they’re 14 and you say, “Be home at 10:00.” And they…

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