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Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsDefinitionTypesTechniquesUsesBenefitsEffectivenessThings to ConsiderHow to Get Started Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Definition Types Techniques Uses Benefits Effectiveness Things to Consider How to Get Started Close What Is Therapeutic Massage? Therapeutic massage is a type of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practice that is often used to treat muscle pain, injury, and stiffness. Massage therapy has also been used for the treatment of mental and emotional problems, includingstress, anxiety, anddepression....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsWhat Is Therapy for Bipolar Disorder?Types of Therapy for Bipolar DisorderTechniquesPeer-Support ProgramsWhat Therapy for Bipolar Disorder Can Help WithBenefitsEffectivenessHow to Get Started Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents What Is Therapy for Bipolar Disorder? Types of Therapy for Bipolar Disorder Techniques Peer-Support Programs What Therapy for Bipolar Disorder Can Help With Benefits Effectiveness How to Get Started Close Medication is the mainstay for treating bipolar disorder, but the most successful and durable treatment involves a combination of both medication and therapy....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsTypes of Therapy That Involve Homework (and Types That Don’t)BenefitsTips Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Types of Therapy That Involve Homework (and Types That Don’t) Benefits Tips Close If you’ve recently started going totherapy, you may find yourself being assigned therapy homework. You may wonder what exactly it entails and what purpose it serves. Therapy homework comprises tasks or assignments that yourtherapistasks you to complete between sessions, saysNicole Erkfitz, DSW, LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker and executive director at AMFM Healthcare, Virginia....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsSymptomsDiagnosisCausesConsequencesTreatmentCopingFrequently Asked Questions Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Symptoms Diagnosis Causes Consequences Treatment Coping Frequently Asked Questions Close A person might be experiencing thought broadcasting if they’ve wondered, “Can people hear my thoughts?” Thought broadcasting is usually a symptom of a psychotic disorder likeschizophreniaandbipolar disorder. Symptoms of Thought Broadcasting For example, imagine you are waiting in line for a coffee and a person cuts the line....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsWhat Is Thought Suppression?Impact of Thought SuppressionHow to Avoid SuppressionPsychotherapy Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents What Is Thought Suppression? Impact of Thought Suppression How to Avoid Suppression Psychotherapy Close Thought suppression occurs when we try to ignore orcontrol intrusive thoughtsthat we find threatening or distressing. Thought suppression can be common in people withobsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).This is because obsessions, in which you experience seemingly uncontrollable and extremely distressing thoughts, are a coresymptomof the condition....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsDefinitionExplanationsInfluential FactorsExamplesPotential Pitfalls Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Definition Explanations Influential Factors Examples Potential Pitfalls Close Top-down processing involves perceiving things based on your prior experiences and knowledge. In other words, you use what you already know to make sense of the new information you encounter. It refers to how our brain utilizes existing knowledge and expectations to interpret new sensory information....

Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents What Does Toxic Femininity Mean? What Toxic Femininity Is Not Impact of Toxic Femininity What You Can Do About Toxic Femininity Keep in Mind Close Toxic femininity is a broad term that refers to a rigid and repressive definition of womanhood, including pressures women face to restrict themselves to stereotypically feminine traits and characteristics. Examples of traits that are traditionally associated with femininity include empathy, sensitivity, gentleness, and gracefulness....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsGlorification of Unhealthy HabitsStigmatization of Mental Illness and HealthcareThe Roles of Race, Ethnicity, and GenderHelping BehaviorExamplesThe APA’s Guidelines Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Glorification of Unhealthy Habits Stigmatization of Mental Illness and Healthcare The Roles of Race, Ethnicity, and Gender Helping Behavior Examples The APA’s Guidelines Close Toxic masculinity refers to a collection of offensive, harmful beliefs, tendencies, and behaviors rooted in traditional male roles but taken to an extreme....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsHealthy StressWhen Does Stress Become ‘Toxic’?Signs & SymptomsStress' Impact on Your BrainHow Stress Affects ChildrenStress-Relief TipsCan the Effects of Toxic Stress Be Reversed? Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Healthy Stress When Does Stress Become ‘Toxic’? Signs & Symptoms Stress' Impact on Your Brain How Stress Affects Children Stress-Relief Tips Can the Effects of Toxic Stress Be Reversed? Close Stressis a biological response to external or internal pressures....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsWhat Is Transference in Psychotherapy?Types of TransferenceCounter-TransferenceTransference ExamplesTalking With Your TherapistTransference-Focused TherapyFrequently Asked Questions Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents What Is Transference in Psychotherapy? Types of Transference Counter-Transference Transference Examples Talking With Your Therapist Transference-Focused Therapy Frequently Asked Questions Transference inpsychoanalytic theoryis when you project feelings about someone else onto your therapist. A classic example of transference is when a client falls in love with their therapist....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsTypes of Trauma TherapyTechniquesWhat Trauma Therapy Can Help WithBenefits of Trauma TherapyEffectivenessThings to ConsiderHow to Get Started Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Types of Trauma Therapy Techniques What Trauma Therapy Can Help With Benefits of Trauma Therapy Effectiveness Things to Consider How to Get Started Close Information presented in this article may be triggering to some people. If you are having suicidal thoughts, contact theNational Suicide Prevention Lifelineat988for support and assistance from a trained counselor....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsWhat Is Trauma?TechniquesWhat Trauma-Informed Therapy Can Help WithEffectivenessThings to ConsiderA Word From Verywell Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents What Is Trauma? Techniques What Trauma-Informed Therapy Can Help With Effectiveness Things to Consider A Word From Verywell Close What Is Trauma-Informed Therapy?Trauma-informed therapyinvolves accounting for clients’ trauma and its impact on their behavior, mental health, and ability to engage in treatment. Trauma-informed therapists assume that a client could have atrauma historyand will take steps to avoid inadvertently triggering or re-traumatizing the client in treatment....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsWhat Is Trauma?TypesSymptomsDiagnosisTreatmentCoping Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents What Is Trauma? Types Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Coping Close Trauma is any type of distressing event or experience that can have an impact on a person’s ability to cope and function. Trauma can result in emotional, physical, and psychological harm. Many people will experience some kind of traumatic event—from the unexpected death of a loved one to a motor vehicle accident—at some point in their lifetime....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsTraumatic GriefTherapy TechniquesWhat to ExpectHow It WorksTherapy BenefitsEffectivenessIf You Don’t Deal With GriefGetting Started Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents Traumatic Grief Therapy Techniques What to Expect How It Works Therapy Benefits Effectiveness If You Don’t Deal With Grief Getting Started Close When a loved one passes away unexpectedly, the people left behind often experience traumatic grief.Traumatic grief therapy can be a helpful and healthy way to deal with intense feelings of grief, also helping usprocess painful emotions....

Table of ContentsView AllTable of ContentsWhat Is Triangulation?Signs of TriangulationNarcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)Triangulation in RelationshipsImpact of TriangulationHow to Cope Table of ContentsView All View All Table of Contents What Is Triangulation? Signs of Triangulation Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Triangulation in Relationships Impact of Triangulation How to Cope Close In psychology, triangulation is a term used to describe when a person uses threats of exclusion or manipulation....