Psychology

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a form of the better-known cognitive behavioral therapy, which was developed by Marsha Linehan in the late 1980s. It highlights the importance of individual therapy as well as group skills training and teaches clients helpful skills such as mindfulness, distress tolerance, and emotion regulation. While…

Oftentimes, we allow stress and anxiety to completely overtake us. We surrender to it and suffer from it—without even putting up a fight—because we’ve convinced ourselves that there’s no other option. But that just couldn’t be farther from the truth. In addition to counseling, there are a multitude of simple…

The coming of the new year elicits a wide range of emotions: excitement, anxiety, relief, apprehension, happiness, and even fear. Some of us are ready to embark on a new journey and leave the past behind, while others aren’t so sure about what lies ahead. Whatever the case, we could…

The infamous “Big 5” personality traits make up a five-factor model (FFM) in psychology, which is often used to evaluate an individual’s core qualities. These traits include openness to experience, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism—you can easily remember these with the acronym OCEAN. We all possess the “Big 5” traits…

If we’re being technical, therapy is the process of meeting with a counselor to tackle unhealthy or troubling behaviors, beliefs, feelings, and issues. But if we’re being honest, therapy is so much more than a straight-forward definition: it’s healing and revealing; it’s a life-changing journey; and it’s difficult… yet oh-so…

“You were never there for me growing up,” Natalie manages to muffle through her tears. “A good father isn’t just present and financially supportive—he’s loving and emotionally supportive too.” She reaches for a tissue and wipes off the makeup running down her face, whilst maintaining her glare at the man…

Last week, the former president of Facebook, Sean Parker publicly claimed that Facebook exploits a vulnerability in human in human psychology. Parker also admitted that Facebook was designed to give its users a “dopamine hit every once in a while,” and that the creators knew they were exploiting a human…

Imagine that you just landed the job of your dreams. You’re elated, you’re hopeful, and you’re more than ready to begin this next chapter of your life—but that’s not to say you aren’t worried and anxious about it as well. What if my new coworkers don’t like me? What if…

DC Comics are joining forces once again as Justice League hits theaters nationwide this Friday, and this begs the question, why do we seem to prefer our superheroes darker, angrier? DC movies have been notoriously darker than their Marvel counterparts over the years, and while they haven’t been as critically-acclaimed,…

Thanks to his incredibly brave and accurate digital diagnosis of The Incredible Hulk last month, John Snyder, Psy.D. Psychotherapy, has quickly become the Internet’s chief superhero psychologist. Even though he’s currently in hiding from Dr. Bruce Banner at Stark International world headquarters, Dr. John Snyder took a moment to diagnose Wonder…

We’re only three episodes into the 8th season of The Walking Dead, and for the second straight season, all any character or viewer can focus on is “Negan.” You know, the guy who wears the black leather jacket and red scarf. The guy who is so infuriatingly evil while being…

*DSM-5 Diagnosis * 312.34 (F63.81) Intermittent Explosive Disorder with underlying Anti-social Personality Disorder Features, *Rule out possible Exhibitionism paraphilia* and *Psychopathy (Sociopathy)* Purpose of Evaluation Mr. Hulk is undergoing psychological evaluation for the purposes of placement and treatment planning within the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) after he was found sleeping…