Humans as a species are getting kinder and less violent. Although some of the events of recent years may make this seem unlikely the longer term statistics point to an overall reduction in violence. We are getting better at working together and developing a...
The financial impacts of COVID-19 are widespread and will be long lasting. One impact is that some people will lose their jobs and other people will lose their businesses. There will also be an increase in competition for any positions that do become available. As a...
Mindfulness is one of the fastest expanding fields of research and practice within psychology. Within academic circles mindfulness is often described as non-judgmentally paying attention to the present moment on purpose. People often focus is on being present, or “in...
There are a few theories of the stages of human development, but I have found Erik H. Erickson’s stages of psychosocial development one of the most helpful. He along with his wife Joan Erikson developed a model of psychosocial development. This included the eight...
I had a great Ask a Psychologist question from Skyler regarding communicating with customers during COVID-19. After this question I started to look at the research around COVID-19 and mental health. There are multiple considerations for mental health with COVID-19...
There are many reasons why a person may reach a stage in their life where they ask this question. It may be because of family disruption when they were young, not adjusting to high school, developed mental health difficulties or used alcohol and other drugs. As a...
