The lives of transgender people and those considering the process are often agonizing. They experience significant distress or impairment concerning their strong desire to transition to the gender other than the one assigned at birth. Many psychiatrists regard their plight … [Read more...] about Insight into Gender Identity Disorder
Inner Passivity
The Psychology of Wealth Disparity
Wealth disparity continues to grow in developed nations. By next year, as Oxfam reported this month, the richest one percent will likely control half the world’s total wealth. This disparity is happening, in part, because money, when used neurotically, is overrated, desperately … [Read more...] about The Psychology of Wealth Disparity
Anger and the APA
Lots of people are angry these days. Social conservatives are angry at secular liberals, and liberals at conservatives. Democrats are angry at Republicans, and vice-versa. People are angry at the police, and the police are angry at the mayor. That’s not such a bad thing, … [Read more...] about Anger and the APA
How to Enhance Your Verbal Skill
You probably remember occasions when you had difficulty saying what you wanted to say or expressing what was on your mind. Some people become tongue-tied on a daily basis. Even when they do manage to speak, they can feel their communication is incomplete or is somehow jumbled and … [Read more...] about How to Enhance Your Verbal Skill
The Scoop on Intimate Partner Abuse
The problem of intimate partner abuse has received wide attention following incidents involving National Football League players. Yet media discussions of the subject tend to deal with superficial considerations. Little is being said about the deeper psychological issues that … [Read more...] about The Scoop on Intimate Partner Abuse