Word: linehan
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...Linehan answered. "It is the study of the mind. You study it also, of course...
Playful as always, he looked at Linehan approvingly and said, "Now, your answer, instead of solving the problem, creates more confusion ... I feel I am still in kindergarten." And with that, he laughed like a little kid, and finally, so did everyone else...
Finally, one of the panelists responded to his body language. Marsha Linehan, one of the world's leading psychologists, invented Dialectical Behavior Therapy, a highly effective, widely replicated treatment for suicidal and self-harming patients that includes mindfulness. Before Linehan spoke, the Dalai Lama had asked a playful question: "What, exactly, is psychology?" No other panelist answered him, but Linehan addressed the question as soon as she spoke. She called psychology "the science of behavior, including the behavior of the mind...
...from this condition her entire life. She endured harsh side effects from countless medications that did not work, multiple hospitalizations and shock treatments--all to no avail. Her deep spirituality was the only thing that kept her fragile relationships intact and prevented her from committing suicide. I applaud Marsha Linehan's methods and wish they had been used in my mother's case. It's too late for her, but I pray that future generations will benefit from Linehan's techniques and perhaps be spared the intense pain of this mystifying and debilitating disorder. Nancy Leggio, BROOKLYN...
...possibility that your expression could affect your mood was first suggested to me by Marsha Linehan, a University of Washington psychologist who treats suicidal patients. She has found that helping patients modulate their facial expressions - relaxing the face when angry, for instance - can help them control their emotions. Ekman and his colleagues provided evidence of this in a Science paper back in 1983. They found that those instructed to produce certain facial movements showed the same physiological responses as those asked to recall a highly emotional experience. Later, a study showed that if you hold a pencil between your teeth...