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There are a number of recently developed forms of Cognitive Therapy (CT) that have been termed ‘third wave therapies’. The first wave was Behavior Therapy, the second, Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) and this third wave comes with a variety of names. These include...

When we enter a room, we are confronted with billions of ‘bits’ of information. We are only able to process consciously about 7 ‘bits’ of information at a time. Out of necessity, we must filter out most of the information before us. The processes we use to filter...

Mood swings in menopause are caused by three factors: physiological, behavioural and cognitive. Physiologically, the main culprits are hormonal imbalances and fluctuations in estrogen, progesterone and androgens, and fatigue due to insomnia and due to the hormonal...

Researchers define play as activity that has no purpose and that we are motivated to do for the sake of doing it. When we are involved in true play, we lose our sense of self awareness and our sense of time. All animals play and biologists now believe that it has a...

Seventy percent of people who go on calorie restrictive diets lose weight. Ninety-five to 98 percent of those who lose weight, gain it all back and usually more. Weight loss programs put the blame on dieters for failing to comply and successfully make the necessary...

The Oxford dictionary definition of esteem is to respect or admire. Selfesteem is defined as confidence in one’s worth or abilities. Today we hear much about developing positive self-esteem and how detrimental low self-esteem is. Today, experts aggressively dispute...