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Webinar Resources: Understanding Trauma from "Simple" to "Complex"

…pcoming Webinars from PsychAlive. Read “Recognizing Complex Trauma” by Dr. Lisa Firestone About Christine Courtois, Ph.D. Christine A. Courtois, PhD, ABPP is a Psychologist in independent practice in Washington, DC where she is the principal of Courtois & Associates, PC. She received her PhD from the University of Maryland in College Park, in 1979. Dr. Courtois is immediate Past-President of Division 56 (Psychological Trauma) of the American Psych…

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

The following transcript contains part of an exclusive interview with Dr. Lisa Firestone and Dr. Sheldon Solomon. Sheldon Solomon talks about his experience teaching in prisons. SS:I spent a decade in the prisons – the maximum security and medium security prison – in New York working with inmates to teach them college courses. And it was honestly, the most eye-opening experience– I was 25 when I went to Skidmore or 26, doesn’t matter. I was young…

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

The following transcript contains part of an exclusive interview with Dr. Lisa Firestone and Dr. Sheldon Solomon. Sheldon Solomon talks about sexuality and death awareness. LF You know, you’ve written some, too, about how our feelings about death affect how we feel about our bodies and really, you know, sort of the problem with sex and how that makes that a reality. And I wonder if you could talk a little bit about that. SS Actually, I wish we ha…

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Dr. Sheldon Solomon on Terror Management Theory: Exclusive Interview

The following transcript contains part of an exclusive interview with Dr. Lisa Firestone and Dr. Sheldon Solomon. TMT Findings Imply A Better Way To Live Sheldon Solomon talks about Terror Management Theory and the implications of a better way to live. SS: It is important for people to feel that they are of genuine value and that that cannot be accomplished in an interpersonal vacuum. And that all of those things have to start developmentally, fr…

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Dr. Sheldon Solomon on the Empathetic Nature of Human Beings: Exclusive Interview

The following transcript contains part of an exclusive interview with Dr. Lisa Firestone and Dr. Sheldon Solomon. Sheldon Solomon talks about the empathic nature of human beings. LF: It’s interesting because I’m reading a book by Sara Hardy, she’s a cultural anthropologist and I love this. And we really are social creatures. And we really do care about what other people think and feel around us. That’s that how we evolved to be. SS: Agreed. And I…

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Dr. Sheldon Solomon on Human Destructiveness: Exclusive Interview

The following transcript contains part of an exclusive interview with Dr. Lisa Firestone and Dr. Sheldon Solomon. Dr. Sheldon Solomon on Human Destructiveness Dr. Sheldon Solomon talks about human destructiveness from a Terror Management Theory perspective. LF: How do you make sense out of human destructiveness coming from a Terror Management Theory perspective? SS: Well, I think the Terror Management Theory view is fairly simple and probably inc…

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CE Webinar – Love in the Age of Twitter

Presenters: Dr. Pat Love and Dr. Lisa Firestone Price: $15 Length: 90 Minutes 1.5 CE Credits available for an additional $15 purchase It’s not your imagination, 21st Century love relationships are more difficult to maintain. While 90 percent of young people still say that marriage is in their long-term plans, if trends continue, only half will be able to even come close to that goal. Relationships in general and marriage in particular, is more di…

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Ways to Improve Your Relationship

…Psychologist Dr. Lisa Firestone explains some key changes you can make to achieve a closer, more honest and loving form of relating with your partner….

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Dr. Sheldon Solomon Discusses the Makings of An Ideal Society: Exclusive Interview

The following transcript contains part of an exclusive interview with Dr. Lisa Firestone and Dr. Sheldon Solomon. Sheldon Solomon describes the elements of an ideal society. SS:And so here, if I recall accurately, we talk about three things: borrowing heavily from Becker, where he said, “OK, first and foremost, is, you know, does the culture provide for the material needs of its constituents, given its current level of technology and access to na…

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The Fantasy Bond Defined for Professionals

…An Introduction to The Fantasy Bond with Dr. Lisa Firestone  …

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