Mysteries Of The Mind

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Mysteries of the Mind | Episode #38 | “The Myth of the Spoiled Child”

Posted September 12, 2019 • 00:07:17

There is a popular misconception about “spoiling” children. This belief is that the spoiled child is overly gratified by parents who can’t say...

Mysteries of the Mind | Episode #37 | “’Shooters Are Just Crazy’ Republicans’ Dishonesty and Hypocrisy About Mental Illness”

Posted August 29, 2019 • 00:10:02

Trump, Republicans and the NRA always speak out about the problem of mental illness following a mass shooting, obviously a distraction from gun control...

Mysteries of the Mind | Episode #36 | “Psychotherapy Is Supposed To Help You Feel Better, Isn’t It?”

Posted August 22, 2019 • 00:08:15

Psychotherapy is hard to study. It’s particularly hard to study what it is exactly that helps people in therapy get better. Some schools of thought,...

Mysteries of the Mind | Episode #35 | “The Happiness Trap”

Posted August 15, 2019 • 00:16:06

The Happiness Trap is a self-help book written by Russ Harris and is based on the ideas of Steven Hayes who developed Acceptance and Commitment Therapy,...

Mysteries of the Mind | Episode #34 | “Testing In Psychotherapy”

Posted August 8, 2019 • 00:15:48

Psychotherapy can be understood as the process by which the therapist and patient work to disconfirm the pathogenic beliefs that the patient acquired...