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Pornography
Porn Habit – Indulgence or Addiction?

Allison Kahner Psy.D. on August 13, 2014

Pornography is so easily accessible, even to teens. How much is too much? When and where do we see a negative impact on our minds, our relationships, our society? What can be done about it? We are just starting to learn about the problems associated with compulsive porn use, and some interesting new findings have come out.

Pornography is so easily accessible, even to teens. How much is too much? When and where do we see a negative impact on our minds, our relationships, our society? What can be done about it? We are just starting to learn about the problems associated with compulsive porn use, and some interesting new findings have come out.

Motivation
What Does It Take To Attain Enduring Success?

Allison Kahner Psy.D. on August 12, 2014

Ever witness startling success stories and wonder how it all happened? And furthermore, how it continues to happen? Who hasn't? Regardless of the particulars of any one individual's success, we can typically identify something we can apply to our own lives to enhance our own success story.

Ever witness startling success stories and wonder how it all happened? And furthermore, how it continues to happen? Who hasn't? Regardless of the particulars of any one individual's success, we can typically identify something we can apply to our own lives to enhance our own success story.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Interpretations Are Just Opinions

Allison Kahner Psy.D. on March 12, 2014

We all have unique lenses through which we view the world, as well as ourselves. Our individual perceptions lead to subjective impressions and interpretations. This can be a positive or a negative tendency, depending on how our lens helps or hurts us in dealing with the scenarios we encounter. Becoming a better or more objective observer can often be a worthwhile endeavor.

We all have unique lenses through which we view the world, as well as ourselves. Our individual perceptions lead to subjective impressions and interpretations. This can be a positive or a negative tendency, depending on how our lens helps or hurts us in dealing with the scenarios we encounter. Becoming a better or more objective observer can often be a worthwhile endeavor.

Leadership
5 Most Powerful Weight Loss Tips

Allison Kahner Psy.D. on January 27, 2014

While it might be fun, and even exciting, to think that there is some magical or mysterious solution out there for losing weight, the truth is plain and simple. It may not be easy, but if you keep properly focused in the right way, you can achieve your goals for a healthier, and dare I say, thinner, body. Work these 5 powerful tips to reach your weight loss destination.

While it might be fun, and even exciting, to think that there is some magical or mysterious solution out there for losing weight, the truth is plain and simple. It may not be easy, but if you keep properly focused in the right way, you can achieve your goals for a healthier, and dare I say, thinner, body. Work these 5 powerful tips to reach your weight loss destination.

Motivation
How to Get Things Done

Allison Kahner Psy.D. on January 7, 2014

Feeling unfocused and unmotivated but facing a laundry list of things to do? You don't need to wait for inspiration to strike: Put together a plan of action to get you going. Here's how.

Feeling unfocused and unmotivated but facing a laundry list of things to do? You don't need to wait for inspiration to strike: Put together a plan of action to get you going. Here's how.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Turning Vices into Assets

Allison Kahner Psy.D. on September 16, 2013

Everyone has, has had, or will have a vice. Everyone has been affected by others' vices. How to we cope with them? In this article, we begin to discuss how transmuting a vice into an asset can lead to a life makeover. Don't let your behavioral habits control you - put yourself back in the pilot seat!

Everyone has, has had, or will have a vice. Everyone has been affected by others' vices. How to we cope with them? In this article, we begin to discuss how transmuting a vice into an asset can lead to a life makeover. Don't let your behavioral habits control you - put yourself back in the pilot seat!

Genetics
Angelina Jolie's Tough Decision—What It Means for Us

Allison Kahner Psy.D. on May 15, 2013

The breaking news of Angelina Jolie's recent double mastectomy is causing a stir. People are curious about what drove her to make this decision. Many, women especially, also want to know how the matter may relate to them personally. All women are at risk for breast cancer (and men, too, though at much lower rates), so for the majority of us, what does it all mean?

The breaking news of Angelina Jolie's recent double mastectomy is causing a stir. People are curious about what drove her to make this decision. Many, women especially, also want to know how the matter may relate to them personally. All women are at risk for breast cancer (and men, too, though at much lower rates), so for the majority of us, what does it all mean?

Bullying
An Anti Anti-Bullying Movement Is Not What Our Children Need

Allison Kahner Psy.D. on March 9, 2013

Just when we are making progress with a united front against bullying, a disturbing new trend is just beginning. The problem is not with targeting bullying behavior, but rather with labeling kids as bullies. Let's not get confused and throw the baby out with the bathwater - a stance of correcting bullying behavior is on the right track. Getting derailed is not the solution

Just when we are making progress with a united front against bullying, a disturbing new trend is just beginning. The problem is not with targeting bullying behavior, but rather with labeling kids as bullies. Let's not get confused and throw the baby out with the bathwater - a stance of correcting bullying behavior is on the right track. Getting derailed is not the solution

Cross-Cultural Psychology
The Day the Music Died

Allison Kahner Psy.D. on August 14, 2012

Remember when you first heard that great song from the '80s? Well, now you can hear it again, and again, and again. In fact, there is basically nothing else to hear. With the turn of the century, the music boom went bust. Now all our kids have to listen to is the music of their parents. One may think that may be a good thing, but is it really?

Remember when you first heard that great song from the '80s? Well, now you can hear it again, and again, and again. In fact, there is basically nothing else to hear. With the turn of the century, the music boom went bust. Now all our kids have to listen to is the music of their parents. One may think that may be a good thing, but is it really?

Happiness
Key to Happiness: Focus on What You Need, Not What You Want

Allison Kahner Psy.D. on August 6, 2012

How much is enough? The rat race is seductive and we can too easily get caught in the tide of striving for more and more. The truth that often escapes us is that beyond meeting a certain level of need comes a point of diminishing returns when it comes to optimizing levels of happiness.

How much is enough? The rat race is seductive and we can too easily get caught in the tide of striving for more and more. The truth that often escapes us is that beyond meeting a certain level of need comes a point of diminishing returns when it comes to optimizing levels of happiness.

Psychiatry
Michael Jackson and Conrad Murray: A Cauldron of Malpractice

Allison Kahner Psy.D. on November 29, 2011

Bad medicine leads to a celebrity death, a guilty verdict and multiple punishments. Why would a cardiologist with nearly 20 years of experience and no legal record go so astray? Dangerous actions can have lethal consequences when doctors put their better judgement aside.

Bad medicine leads to a celebrity death, a guilty verdict and multiple punishments. Why would a cardiologist with nearly 20 years of experience and no legal record go so astray? Dangerous actions can have lethal consequences when doctors put their better judgement aside.

Cognition
Habits—Breaking Away from the Old and Moving on to the New

Allison Kahner Psy.D. on October 25, 2011

Habits, or ingrained patterns of behavior, become automatic and tend to perpetuate despite our efforts to change them. This is good news if your habits are constructive. Likewise, bad habits can cause many negative and unwanted results. You can make better choices and follow specific behavioral plans for change in order to replace negative habits with positive ones.

Habits, or ingrained patterns of behavior, become automatic and tend to perpetuate despite our efforts to change them. This is good news if your habits are constructive. Likewise, bad habits can cause many negative and unwanted results. You can make better choices and follow specific behavioral plans for change in order to replace negative habits with positive ones.