Category: Articles
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The Long Road to Adulthood
Read more: The Long Road to AdulthoodIt’s official: Independence no longer begins at 21. People between 20 and 34 are taking longer to finish their educations, establish themselves in careers, marry, have children and become financially independent…“A new period of life is emerging in which young people are no longer adolescents but not yet adults.”
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Married With (or Without) Children
Read more: Married With (or Without) ChildrenA survey reported on the Well blog shows fidelity as criteria #1 for a happy marriage. But what about children? As an ingredient to a happy marriage, kids were far from essential, ranking eighth behind good sex, sharing chores, adequate income and a nice house, among other things. Only 41 percent of respondents said children…
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Depression, Weight, and Sleep (3 Articles)
Read more: Depression, Weight, and Sleep (3 Articles)Another set of three articles–ultrasounds, waistbands, and parenting–related by being a little more interesting than the others coming up in Google Reader right now: Brain stimulation with ultrasound may enhance cognitive function Link between depression, abdominal obesity confirmed by new study First-time parents’ daily sleep duration predicts their relationship satisfaction
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“Burnout Syndrome”
Read more: “Burnout Syndrome”The nervous breakdown gets a name change: In recent years, psychiatrists in Europe have been diagnosing what they call “burnout syndrome,” the signs of which include “vital exhaustion.” A paper published last year defined three types: “frenetic,” “underchallenged,” and “worn out”…
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Having Hope for Sociopaths
Read more: Having Hope for SociopathsFrom GoodTherapy.org: Empathy for Sociopaths? [N]obody chooses sociopathy. One’s genetic and environmental inheritance as well as the family and culture one is born into predisposes and shapes each of us beyond our control. What a horrible misfortune to inherit sociopathy.