Posts by Lenora KM:

Carl Rogers, 20th century American psychologist and the founder of Person-Centered Therapy (PCT), believed that personal growth depended on the environment. He felt that everybody is different, and their views of the world and ability to…

Individuals with Paranoid Personality Disorder (PPD) usually have prevalent distrust and suspicion of other people that has lasted for a long time. They will almost always distrust other people’s intentions, sometimes even thinking their motives are…

When Mick Jagger, long-time rock-and-roller and front man for The Rolling Stones, was told his girlfriend, L’Wren Scott, committed suicide in March of 2014, his doctor diagnosed him with Acute Stress Disorder (ASD). Jagger’s extreme mental…

Personality disorders are described as long-standing and lasting patterns of behavior. It is uncommon for them to be diagnosed during childhood or in adolescence primarily because at this age the individual is in development, is undergoing…

Are you used to picking up a large, steaming cup of coffee every morning prior to getting to the office? Do you continue to drink coffee as you pore over paperwork and attend meetings throughout the…

If your mailbox is any indication that invitations to weddings are far and few between these days, it may not be a coincidence. People are waiting for the right time to marry. It’s a fact that…

It’s one of the oldest debates of psychology—nature versus nurture. One side of the argument is that an individual’s development is predisposed in the DNA. Biological psychology stresses that genetics and biological influences are responsible for…

Love—this simple word has been a conversation of philosophers, the subject of poems and books and a topic studied by scientists for centuries. People try to grasp what it is exactly. In fact, “What is love?”…

Of all the acquaintances and friendships you may collect over a lifetime, there is a title reserved for that one person you can count…

Some children inherit money or get it from an injury or other legal settlement. (In some cases, they have fatter wallets than their parents.)…

You have helped your child work through the alphabet and arithmetic in elementary school, made sure he kept on track with homework through middle…

The Mario Brothers are Mario and Luigi, two Italian immigrants from New York City. Mario was a carpenter, but he retired when an ape…