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Family Influence on Mental Health

by mollycarter

22 Mar 2011 07:34 PM

I've been wondering and I've come to the conclusion that like so many other things in life, our mental health often represents our upbringing. I look at one side of my family. At my grandmother's level of the family tree there were ten siblings.

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Want to Be Respected When You Get Old?

by Beth McHugh

07 Mar 2011 10:30 AM

How do you picture yourself when you are old? A shriveled up old character, shuffling along slowly and ignored by passers-by? Or a wise, active, well respected person who commands the respect of both your peers and your juniors? Which would you rather be?

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Children's Parties and Future Mental Health

by Beth McHugh

14 Dec 2010 04:51 PM

Ever noticed that the amount of time and money that is spent on a child's 18th birthday party is starting to look like the amount parents might have spent on their children's wedding in the not too distant past? Ever noticed that school graduations are going the same way?

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Trauma and Trouble: Is It Always Bad for You ?

by Beth McHugh

08 Nov 2010 04:43 PM

Having emotional troubles and experiencing breakdowns are traumatic events. And sometimes the trauma and breakdown does not go away but the client must learn to manage their illness, such as in the case of schizophrenia and bipolar, just to name two conditions.

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Are You Breeding a Frankenkinder?

by Beth McHugh

18 Sep 2010 01:22 AM

A Frankenkinder is the 21st century version of a spoilt child - a monster created by the emotional neglect of its own parents. Yet these kids look far from neglected. They are dressed in designer clothes and have all the latest Playstation games and personal electronic gadgetry.

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Are You Enabling Your Adult Child?

by Beth McHugh

08 Sep 2010 06:26 PM

What exactly does it mean to "enable your adult child?" What the act of enabling does is to actively prevent your child from achieving appropriate developmental milestones as they age.

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The Importance of Boundaries for Good Mental Health (4)

by Beth McHugh

07 Aug 2010 12:31 AM

In our last article in this series, we looked at how Marcus could have better solved his boundary problems he was experiencing with his overbearing father.

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The Importance of Boundaries for Good Mental Health (3)

by Beth McHugh

26 Jul 2010 03:40 PM

We have recently looked at how Marcus was forced by his father to do a dentistry degree that he wasn't interested in and also how Jane fought a several month battle against her mother to not use a pacifier for her baby daughter.

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The Importance of Boundaries for Good Mental Health (2)

by Beth McHugh

20 Jul 2010 10:41 PM

We touched on this issue in a previous article on this subject (see link below) where we looked at how much damage a person with no respect for personal boundaries can inflict intense psychological damage on those around them. Today we will look at the case of Noreen.

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The Importance of Boundaries for Good Mental Health (1)

by Beth McHugh

16 Jul 2010 06:50 PM

The term "having good boundaries" is often used when describing psychological situations or relations between two or more individuals. A boundary is like your own personal fence, and if you have a good set of boundaries, you will largely control what you allow people to say and do to you.

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