The “Good” Defense Sublimination is often seen as the “good” defense in psychological and popular thinking. By definition, sublimination represents a creative, healthy, and socially
Newport Beach, Orange County– What is projection? What does it mean for someone to project his or her feelings onto someone else? Simply put, projection
Childhood trauma and emotional loss is the universal template for many of the ills experienced in adulthood, such as addiction, depression, and even a shorted
Grief is an unavoidable part of the human experience. It is a normal, healthy reaction to the loss of a loved one, and it is
New research indicates that nagging, when one person repeatedly makes a request and the other repeatedly ignores it, is more toxic to the health of
Although there is no diagnosis for Co-Dependency in the DSM-V (the diagnostic manual most often used by clinicians) it can be a useful concept in
In the 1960’s, psychologists began to notice that there were a group of patients that were not well described by current Freudian, Cognitive Behavioral, or
What is it? When an infant is overstimulated or distressed, it will often fall asleep. Adult versions of the same process can be observed in
Newport Beach, Orange County- What is regression? If you have ever watched a toddler start to act like an infant right after a new sibling
How do you talk to your children about sex and avoiding dangerous people that might hurt them? At what age? Years ago, parents would have
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