Category Archives: Friday Factoids
Friday Factoids Catch-Up: Self-Care During Internship
In my first Friday Factoid of the month, I mentioned that it is important to create friendships over the course of your internship. I have learned it is not only important to have friendships within your cohort, but with … Continue reading
Friday Factoids Catch-Up: Self-Care During Internship
Many of the articles that provide tips on how to have a successful internship strongly encourage participation in self-care activities. We, as clinicians, frequently tell our clients to engage in self-care activities such as being outside, coloring, or listening to … Continue reading
Friday Factoids Catch-Up: Having FUN on Internship
Congrats!!! You have officially matched with your internship placement for next year and that means one more stressful process cannot be taken off your long to-do list before graduation. But just like other portions of your graduate school career, the … Continue reading
Friday Factoid Catch-Up: The Porcupine Dilemma
Having a loved one with a mental illness can sometimes feel a lot like trying to love a porcupine. Schopenhauer and Freud have used a metaphor called the Porcupine Dilemma to describe what they feel is the state of the … Continue reading
Friday Factoids Catch-Up: Toward Cultural Competence: Understanding Historical/Generational Trauma of African Americans
Historical trauma is relevant to examine regarding African Americans because those who never experienced the traumatic stressor themselves, such as children and descendants of people who experienced race-based genocide/slavery, can still exhibit signs and symptoms of trauma. In the United … Continue reading
Friday Factoids Catchup: Toward Cultural Competence: Understanding Historical/Generational Trauma for Native Americans
Native Americans have been facing psychological consequences of genocide for over 400 years. Due to colonization and military attacks, Native Americans have been subjected to one of the most systemic and brutal ethnic cleansing operations in history. They were … Continue reading
Friday Factoid Catch-Up: Toward Cultural Competence: Historical/Generational Trauma Related to Japanese Americans
Historical trauma is relevant to examine regarding the Japanese population in the United States, because those who never experienced the traumatic stressor themselves, such as children and descendants, can still exhibit signs and symptoms of trauma. “During World War … Continue reading
Friday Factoids: Why Am I So Thirsty?
New research has begun examining how we know when to stop drinking. It may come as a surprise, but we stop drinking well before our body has begun processing the liquids we have ingested (Hamilton, 2018). Past research discovered … Continue reading
Friday Factoids: Psychological Preparation for the Olympics
With the 2018 Winter Olympics coming to a close in the next few days, you may be wondering how these word class athletes handle the stress of performing on an international level. These athletes do not just have to be … Continue reading
Friday Factoids: Why It Hurts To Lose A Fictional TV Character
For the fans of the hit television series This Is Us, Super bowl Sunday was not just about the game, Justin Timberlake’s halftime performance, and the commercials. It was the day we finally learned the backstory of one of the … Continue reading