I was scanning the pages over at Mad in America and found the following article by Jay Watts entitled Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Does Not Exist. I enjoyed Dr. Watts’ article because she makes several points that I have also made concerning CBT or cognitive behavioral therapy. I contacted Dr. Watts and she graciously gave me […]
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Posted by Rick Leonhardt on
April 21, 2015
Quick Look: “Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Does Not Exist”
Posted by Rick Leonhardt on
April 14, 2015
Quick Look: Secure Attachment Continues to Fall … For Some But Not All
I recently finished reading Robert Putnam’s new book entitled Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis. Back in 2000, Putnam released his now classic book entitled Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community. In many ways, Our Kids updates us on what has happened in the fifteen years since the release of Bowling […]
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Posted by Rick Leonhardt on
April 7, 2015
Quick Look: Autistic and Non-Autistic Brain Differences Isolated for First Time
Autistic and non-autistic brain differences isolated for first time — ScienceDaily. I recently read the article Autistic and Non-Autistic Brain Differences Isolated for First Time. The article profiles work being done at the University of Warwick. Here’s how the article starts out: The functional differences between autistic and non-autistic brains have been isolated for the […]
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Posted by Rick Leonhardt on
March 31, 2015
The Risk of Risk: LeDoux on How the Scene Implies Danger
In my last post I mentioned that Bowlby pulls from ethology when he tells us that humans and many higher order animals have certain innate fears: darkness sudden large changes of stimulus level including: loud noises sudden movement strange people (or strange animals) strange things “The explanation of why individuals should so regularly respond to […]
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Comment: More Good News for the Insecurely Attached—Increased Intelligence
In earlier posts I talked about research that suggests that insecurely attached people are better at recognizing and reacting to danger. In these studies researchers gather a group of people in a room and then pump harmless smoke under the door. As it turns out, it is the insecurely attached people who first recognize the […]
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