What Kind of Ancestor Will You Be?
My Maronite ancestors, members of a Catholic sect, moved to the U.S. from what is now part of Lebanon. Good move. In the new land, hardly anyone wanted to kill them because of their religion. Also, the wealth of the new nation was relatively gigantic. Migrating is...
Work Success for Individuals with Adult ADHD
I was telling a friend about something that happened to me at work when she uttered a wolf howl. I stopped talking and looked at her. She said she was hungry. My first thought: A howl in that situation is what I would expect from someone who has attention deficit...
The Psychology of Who Uses Self-Checkout
Some people are regulars at the self-checkouts of grocery stores. Others avoid self-checkouts like the plague. What makes the difference? If you guessed age, you are on the right track. Older folks are less likely to use self-checkout. Why? One reason is that they...
Why Many People Do Not Seek Help for a Mental Health Problem
Most individuals who have a serious, continuing mental health problem do not seek professional help. Why not? Studies show many reasons. One is a lack of awareness of the problem – common in individuals who have a personality disorder, a psychotic disorder, anorexia,...
Coping with the Prospect of Death
I recently listened to a new song: Roger Ebert. I learned about the song from a Facebook post by the son of a man with a recently diagnosed deadly disease. The song is about the last words of Roger Ebert, famous movie critic, who died in 2013. Just before...
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