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The Emotion of Protests

The people of Hong Kong have taken to the roads to express their disagreement with the proposed extradition bill. People protest to...

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Emotions: Avoid or Embrace?

Many clients come into therapy because they find their emotions overwhelming. In particular, anxiety, anger, and pain can be hard to...

Phantom Pain: When it Hurts in a Limb that is Gone

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Phantom Pain: When it Hurts in a Limb that is Gone

We may often feel pain around our bodies that triggered by various types of stimulation, such as heat, cold, pressure, skin damage,...

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Emotions are Physical

When clients are driven to therapy by unwanted, overwhelming, negative emotions, I frequently ask clients how these emotions feel in...

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The Benefits of Social Anxiety

Many clients come to me reporting that they have social anxiety as expressed in an excessive worry about being negatively evaluated by...

WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGISTS AND PSYCHIATRISTS?

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WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PSYCHOLOGISTS AND PSYCHIATRISTS?

Outside of the mental health world, psychologists and psychiatrists may be seen as the same thing – professionals to reach out to when we...

Animal-Assisted Interventions: The Power of the Human-Animal Bond

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Animal-Assisted Interventions: The Power of the Human-Animal Bond

The power of the human-animal bond in improving mental health and well-being is becoming increasingly recognized. This bond is traced...

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Couple Therapy – A Last Resort?

Couple therapy shouldn’t be a last resort but a chance to change negatives into positives, says psychologist Esslin Terrighena. If you...

5 Reasons you should be a Mindful Leader

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5 Reasons you should be a Mindful Leader

Mindfulness can make you a stronger, more emotionally intelligent leader. Here’s how ‘People think they have to go off and meditate for...

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The Value of Investing in Mental Health

We often assume that mental well-being simply means being happy, while mental stress means being sad. However, the range of mental health...

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Mindfulness in the Moment

Mindfulness has become a trendy buzzword, bringing with it promises of a calm, clear mind and balanced emotional well-being. But what is...

Active Listening – Making Others Feel Heard

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Active Listening – Making Others Feel Heard

She always interrupts me.” – “He never listens.” One of the most common complaints in relationship conflict is not feeling heard. Whether...

Assertive Communication: Making Yourself Heard

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Assertive Communication: Making Yourself Heard

Last month, we explored active listening as a way of making our conversation partners feel heard. This month, let us focus on making...

Cortisol and the Immune System: How Work-Stress can affect our Down-Time

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Cortisol and the Immune System: How Work-Stress can affect our Down-Time

Have you ever embarked on that long-awaited holiday trip after busy times at work, only to find yourself in bed with a full-blown flu?...

Impact of concurrent cognitive processing on cold pain perception: Implications for pain management

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Impact of concurrent cognitive processing on cold pain perception: Implications for pain management

The similarities between self-experienced and vicarious pain have led research to suggest that both experiences may be facilitated by...

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The Neuroimaging of Vicarious Pain

The similarities between self-experienced and vicarious pain have led research to suggest that both experiences may be facilitated by...

Effects of vicarious pain on self-pain perception: investigating the role of awareness.

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Effects of vicarious pain on self-pain perception: investigating the role of awareness.

The observation of pain in others may enhance or reduce self-pain, yet the boundary conditions and factors that determine the direction...

Relationships between visual awareness and approach-withdrawal behaviours

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Relationships between visual awareness and approach-withdrawal behaviours

This thesis examined the effects of higher cognitive mechanisms on the automatic and elaborate elicitation of motivational behaviours by...

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