Searching Articles

6 results for ""

Time and Money Worries Give Way to Holiday Stress

The APA and OPA offer 5 practical ideas to reduce stress during the holiday season.

What is Depression?

Depression defined, common symptoms, and treatment

Cognitive Therapy And Role Play – The Perfect Match

Simply put, cognitive therapy deals with those emotions, behaviours and beliefs which are not serving you. We try to change the thought process in order to bring about change. Psychiatrist Aaron Beck developed cognitive therapy in the 1960s. The theory behind the process is that “wrong” thinking triggers a self-defeating behaviour or inappropriate response to a situation.

Understanding Emotions and the Anger Funnel

by Private: Stephen Douglas

Everyone experiences anger from time to time. It is always ‘okay’ to feel anger (or any emotion, for that matter). Emotions are signals from the body. What we need to consider is what we do with that emotion. In this short article, we will discuss why we have emotions, what role each emotion serves, and why sometimes anger can become ‘stuck’ beyond its purpose and cause us difficulty.

Understanding Chronic Stress

Stress become chronic when the body is under stress so often that it is no longer able to meet the additional energy demand.

Overcoming Anxiety

It is normal to occasionally feel anxious and worried. However, if worrying interferes with your ability to function at work, home, school, and in your relationships, you may be suffering from anxiety