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The Effect of Trauma on the Brain: Impacts on Structure, Function and Performance

The Effect of Trauma on the Brain: Impacts on Structure, Function and Performance

Trauma results in a fundamental reorganization of the way mind and brain manage perceptions. It changes not only how we think and what we…
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Donna L Roberts, PhD (Psych Pstuff)
Schadenfreude: Deriving Pleasure from the Misfortunes of Others

Schadenfreude: Deriving Pleasure from the Misfortunes of Others

We are all the judges and the judged, victims of the casual malice and fantasy of others, and ready sources of fantasy and malice in our…
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Donna L Roberts, PhD (Psych Pstuff)
The Empty Nest Syndrome: Understanding and Coping with the Emotional Challenges

The Empty Nest Syndrome: Understanding and Coping with the Emotional Challenges

A mother’s job is to teach her children not to need her anymore. The hardest part of that job is accepting success.
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Donna L Roberts, PhD (Psych Pstuff)
Social Media Envy: Causes, Effects, and Coping Strategies

Social Media Envy: Causes, Effects, and Coping Strategies

He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind. — Buddha
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Donna L Roberts, PhD (Psych Pstuff)
When Family Ties Break: Understanding Parent-Child Estrangement

When Family Ties Break: Understanding Parent-Child Estrangement

Sometimes the cause of the estrangement lies somewhere in that vast desert between where the complexities of each person’s personalities…
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Donna L Roberts, PhD (Psych Pstuff)
Searching for Meaning at Midlife: Understanding the Crisis and Finding Purpose

Searching for Meaning at Midlife: Understanding the Crisis and Finding Purpose

Midlife is the time to let go of an overdominant ego and to contemplate the deeper significance of human existence. ― Carl Gustav Jung
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Donna L Roberts, PhD (Psych Pstuff)
Helicopter Parenting: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

Helicopter Parenting: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

The one to whom nothing was refused, whose tears were always wiped away by an anxious mother, will not abide being offended. ― Seneca
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Donna L Roberts, PhD (Psych Pstuff)
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