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...Hayes is correct, the way most of us think about psychology is wrong. In the years since Hayes suffered his first panic attacks, an approach called cognitive therapy has become the gold-standard treatment (with or without supplementary drugs) for a wide range of mental illnesses, from depression to post-traumatic stress disorder. And although a good cognitive therapist would never advise a panic patient merely to try to will away his anxiety, the main long-term strategy of cognitive therapy is to attack and ultimately change negative thoughts and beliefs rather than accept them. "I always screw...
...cognitive therapy or ACT. After two months, the ACT patients scored an average of 59% lower on a depression scale. Those were small studies, just 39 patients total, but ACT has shown wide applicability. In a 2002 study, Hayes and a student looked at 70 hospitalized psychotics receiving the standard medication and counseling. Half were randomly assigned to four 45-min. ACT sessions; the other half formed the control. Four months later, the ACT patients had to be rehospitalized 50% less often. They actually admitted to more hallucinations than those in standard care, but ACT had reduced the believability...
While Obama has drawn praise from Democrats and Republicans for his intellect and diligence, he's struggling to please all those who expect something from him: liberals want the formerly feisty antiwar candidate to be the standard bearer for their causes, Democrats in Washington want him to take on Bush, African Americans want the only black Senator to speak out on racial issues, and moderates and Republicans like McCain want to see Obama's bipartisan side. It's a complicated balance, particularly for a man who would need the support of all those disparate groups to become President--a possibility...
...Your graphic on making the best use of your time emphasized the importance of a good night's rest. Everyone seems to believe that getting eight hours of sleep every night is the gold standard for optimal brain performance. But that approach fails to take into account the huge differences between individuals. I am both a night owl (by choice) and a morning person (by necessity) and average five to six hours of sleep a night. About a year ago, I tried to sleep for eight hours, and as a result I felt listless all day. One size does...
...trend with less-than thrilling results (“Sweet Home Alabama” comes to mind). Writer/director Ol Parker develops “Imagine Me & You” around the Turtles’s oldie “Happy Together.” Although borrowing lyrics is a standard fixture of romantic comedies, “Imagine” posits an unexpected love triangle It’s the day of Rachel’s (Piper Perabo “Coyote Ugly”) wedding to her dashing best mate Heck (Matthew Goode “Match Point?...