Question: What is seasonal affective disorder?Answer: Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a pattern of significant depressive symptoms that occur and then disappear with the changing of the seasons. SAD has also been called "Winter Depression" or "Winter Blues". The reason for these names is that SAD occurs when days get shorter around November and lasting until Spring.Question: What's the difference between seasonal affective disorder and other forms of depression?Answer: SAD is similar to ... Read Full Story
Halloween is one of the oldest recorded calendar events.The tradition started over two thousand years ago with The Celts, who believed that the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred on October 31st. So, on that "Hallow's Eve" they built bonfires and wore ghostly costumes to drive the evil spirits away, and carried a potato or turnip candle lantern to intimidate the demons around them.The National Alliance For Mental Illness reminds us that not only is it the se... Read Full Story
October 20 is National Call-In Day for Health Reform. If you'd like to contact your local Senator and Representative, you can follow these simple instructions. And you don't need to call on the 20th. I left my message already! Call: 877-264-4226 Once connected:Press 1 to be connected to your SenatorsPress 2 to be connected to your Representative. Then you will be asked for your 5 digit zip code.In the case of the Senators, you will pick which one you want to be connected to. Leave your messa... Read Full Story
I love Ralph Lauren's designs. They are classic, urban and pure Americana. But I think the Ralph Lauren company went overboard with reshaping model Fillipa Hamilton’s figure via photoshop for their recent marketing campaign.Take a look and see the impossible body proportions.I understand that designers think clothes looks better framed on thin figures, but promoting such unrealistic body images does great harm.What do you think?Update From Ralph Lauren Company :"For over 42 years we have bui... Read Full Story
World Mental Health Day was first observed on October 10, 1992. It was started as an annual activity of the World Federation for Mental Health by the then US Deputy Secretary General Richard Hunter - and is officially commemorated worldwide every year on October 10th.This year's theme is Mental Health in Primary Care: Enhancing Treatment and Promoting Mental HealthI happen to have a wonderful Primary Care Physician. She endorses psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy, and often calls me to help he... Read Full Story
"Seeing" begins with the presence of darkness and light. An image forms on our retinas which sends an impulse of information to our brain."Perception", however, is a more involved process than seeing. Perceptions are influenced by the interplay of the mechanics of seeing and our imagination and experiences.The illusion above moves even though it is a static figure. Research says that the reason for this perceptual experience has to do with the neural processes which take in contrast and lumin... Read Full Story
You Are Calm and ComfortingYou're the type of person who can sit all day in order to keep someone in need company.You are kind and giving. Helping other people is your one, true person in life.You give a first impression of blending in. And it's somewhat true - you need to be drawn out.You are an armchair spiritual leader. You can bring peace to those who can't usually be comforted.The Chair TestWork is Hard. Time for Blogthings! Read Full Story
Dr. Walter Mischel's famous "Marshmallow Test" researched children and self-control back in the 1960's and 1970's. The design of the experiment involved leaving a succession of 4-year-olds in a room with a bell and a marshmallow. Each child was given a set of simple instructions. If they rang the bell, Mischel would come back and they could immediately eat the marshmallow. If, however, they didn't ring the bell and waited for him to come back on his own, he would bring them another marshmallo... Read Full Story
