In normal human experience, when bad things or negative events occur, we would like to believe that we would do whatever is necessary to change the situation. A phenomenon known as learned helplessness theory has shown that when people feel like they have no control over what happens, they tend to simply give up. Continue …
What Is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder that may occur in someone who has experienced or witnessed a traumatic event, such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war, or rape, or who has been threatened with death, sexual violence or serious bodily injury. PTSD has …
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Post-Traumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD, is a psychiatric disorder that may occur in someone who has experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as a natural disaster, a serious accident, a terrorist act, war, rape, or who has been threatened with death, sexual violence or serious bodily injury. PTSD has been known in …
The answer to the question to, “What is the meaning of life?”, relates to the significance of living or existence. But if that is the case, then “What is the purpose of existence?” The answers to these questions vary looking at cultural, religious and ideological backgrounds. Different people from different cultures believe different things for …
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The secret to success has everything to do with nonverbal communication. It is not only body language. Nonverbal communication encompasses more than this. It’s everything which communicates who you are in a non-verbal fashion. There is a look of success and there is a look of failure. The success look includes the ability to plan, …
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Thank you to Dr. Alva for being a great employer and making our Mission Viejo Psychiatry team breakfast. One of the best things about working at PNS is how much we care about our patients, but also about each other. Thank you for all you do from the team at PNS!
What are the symptoms of alcoholism? Most of the time the one who suffers from alcoholism has been told by several people they have a drinking problem and they frequently say they have it under control. Generally speaking the symptoms of alcoholism are: Inability to limit the amount of alcohol consumed Unsuccessfully cutting down or …
How has COVID-19 affected children? Children 5 and under are affected differently than the older children. The toddlers are tolerating this big life-style change better than those older children as they simply don’t know as much. The older children have very reasonable questions and don’t quite understand the constant change. It has disrupted their childhood …
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One of the most important things that a human being can have is a full restful sleep. Have you noticed that during this pandemic our sleeping patterns have been disrupted? I hear from our patients constantly how they wake up multiple times at night and that the quality of their sleep is poor or that …
Let’s not sugarcoat this situation. Life can be a royal pain in the ass. One day you’re on top of the world, happy and successful and the next you’re scrambling because of a Chinese virus. At some point in time we all experience this roller coaster ride known as living. We have all had setbacks …
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