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Tips for Managing Anger

The instinctive, natural way to express anger is to respond aggressively. Anger is a natural, adaptive response to threats; it inspires powerful, often aggressive, feelings and behaviors, which allow us to fight and to defend ... Read more... »

How Psychotherapy Helps People Recover From Depression

According to the National Institute of Mental Health, an estimated 18.8 million adult Americans suffer from depression during any one-year period. Many do not even recognize that they have a condition that can be treated ... Read more... »

Teaching Your Kids to Care

In a world where violence and cruelty seem to be common and almost acceptable, many parents wonder what they can do to help their children to become kinder and gentler -- to develop a sense ... Read more... »

A Brief Overview of Alcoholism

For many people, drinking alcohol is nothing more than a pleasant way to relax. However, people with alcohol use disorders drink to excess, endangering both themselves and others. This question-and-answer fact sheet explains alcohol problems ... Read more... »

10 Tips to Build Resilience

1. Make connections. Good relationships with close family members, friends, or others are important. Accepting help and support from those who care about you and will listen to you strengthens resilience. Some people find that ... Read more... »

What is Resilience?

Resilience is the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or even significant sources of stress -- such as family and relationship problems, serious health problems, or workplace and financial ... Read more... »

Types of Stress

Stress management can be complicated and confusing because there are different types of stress -- acute stress, episodic acute stress, and chronic stress -- each with its own characteristics, symptoms, duration, and treatment approaches. Let's ... Read more... »

Take Control of Your Anger

Everybody gets angry, but out-of-control rage isn't good for those around you, and it plays havoc with your own body. Here are some tips to help you 'simmer down.' Relaxation Simple relaxation tools such as deep breathing ... Read more... »

Six Myths About Stress

Six common myths surround stress. Dispelling them enables us to understand our problems and then take action against them. Let's look at these myths. Myth 1: Stress is the same for everybody. Completely wrong. Stress is different ... Read more... »

Frequently Asked Questions about Sexuality

Q. What Is My Sexual Orientation? Sexual orientation is an enduring emotional, romantic, sexual, or affectional attraction toward others. It is easily distinguished from other components of sexuality including biological sex, gender identity (the psychological sense ... Read more... »

10 Tips to Build Resilience in Teens and Young Adults

The ads make it look so easy to be a teen -- everyone seems to be laughing, hanging out with friends, wearing exactly the right clothes. But if you're a young adult, you know that ... Read more... »

Resilience and Disease

The news about SARS and other contagious diseases can be frightening. Reports focusing on the most sensational aspects of SARS and other contagious diseases have escalated people's anxiety, and it can be hard to separate ... Read more... »

More Tips for Coping with Stress

Most people have felt stress at one point in their lives. Sometimes it’s brief and highly situational, like being in heavy traffic. Other times, it’s more persistent and complex -- relationship problems, an ailing family ... Read more... »

A Brief Overview of Traumatic Stress

People who experience or witness horrible events such as school shootings, combat, rape, torture, natural disasters, accidents or other things in which their physical safety and life -- or the safety and life of others ... Read more... »

Learning More About Obesity

Obesity is one of the nation’s fastest-growing and most troubling health problems. Unless you act to address the emotions behind why you overeat, you could be facing long-term problems. Obesity is one of the nation’s fastest-growing ... Read more... »

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for something.
-- Henry David Thorea

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