“Don’t trust anyone over 30!” This was one of the battle cries of the “Baby Boomer” generation during the 1960’s. It is sobering to realize that these same people have reached or will soon reach the age of retirement. While the media is saturated with information and recommendations for the baby boomers regarding the need …
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“Maybe you can explain it to me. How could the people of a civilized nation like Germany become such murderers? How could Hitler have been so cruel?” “I don’t know.” “What do you mean you don’t know? Aren’t you studying psychology in college?” “I am.” “So how could you not know? If you don’t know, …
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One of the best feelings in the world is a good laugh. Yet many of us do not avail ourselves to this free pleasure as often as we can. The health value of laughter has been well-documented. Laughter boosts the immune system and thereby helps the body’s ability to fight infections and tumors. Laughter causes …
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Help—I Hate My Job And It Is Already Sunday Night By: Joel Verstaendig, Ph.D. It’s Sunday evening and the sun is starting to set. It was a pleasant day, nevertheless, the general sense of well-being that seemed so pervasive a few hours earlier is beginning to diminish. A vague, gnawing feeling slowly manifests itself. With …
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When I was a young adolescent, my family spent Sundays and vacations at Bradley Beach, a small seaside town in New Jersey. This was a remarkable place as it attracted many teenagers who were just beginning got feel the pleasures of independence from full parental authority. The future seemed endless and we felt immortal. There …
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