http://www.articlealley.com en-us editorial@articlealley.com It is common for many young children to be afraid of the dark because they think that there are monsters hiding under their beds and in their closets. Other children might even be terrified of the dark because of some of the nightmares that many children ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_659685_35.html 08th October 2008 Some will claim that the first two or three years of parenting can be the most demanding and difficult time out of all the stages; others will claim that the teenage years are by far the more difficult to deal with. Both are right in that all families are... http://www.articlealley.com/article_655666_35.html 06th October 2008 When is it time to go to marriage counseling? The first year of marriage was wonderful, but three years later it has started to become a little rocky. When a couple first ties the knot, they are blinded by each other’s relatively new love for each other... http://www.articlealley.com/article_650555_35.html 26th September 2008 While there are many things that can influence the mental health of an individual, either through genetics, events or social life, the environment in which people live in can have one of the greatest, lasting effects on a person for the rest of their life... http://www.articlealley.com/article_646651_35.html 23rd September 2008 There is nothing wrong with being a relatively private person who prefers to focus a little more on career and personal time, but there does come a point when a lack of socializing can become a problem for an individual. Someone who locks themselves in th... http://www.articlealley.com/article_644696_35.html 22nd September 2008 First, what is manic depression? Manic depression is a bipolar disorder that means a patient is going between cycles of mania and depression. Mania is where a person will be overly enthusiastic, or excited for a period of time. The older term, manic depre... http://www.articlealley.com/article_643433_35.html 19th September 2008 For people who may be suffering any form of poor mental health, it may feel like they are alone and that no one else around them can understand what they are going through. The other difficulty is that they might believe there is something wrong with them... http://www.articlealley.com/article_641194_35.html 17th September 2008 There are many different causes of depression. For some people it is easy to figure out what caused the person to fall into a depression, while for others there does not appear to be a specific cause. There is still much that is not understood about the c... http://www.articlealley.com/article_639152_35.html 15th September 2008 No child thinks that they will become addicted to drugs while they go through their teenage years. No parent wants to think that their kids might become addicted to something when they reach that age either. In fact, most parents who care about their chil... http://www.articlealley.com/article_638055_35.html 15th September 2008 A person who has an intense fear of small insects or other bugs, or of the itching that some of them can cause, would be someone who is suffering from acarophobia. This is a very real condition that many people suffer from. A person suffering from this ph... http://www.articlealley.com/article_635995_35.html 11th September 2008 For some people, life is relatively simple and there is rarely any real stress involved, other than the occasional move, the addition of a child or a sudden change of career. For others, however, life can be a little more complicated, high stress is an ev... http://www.articlealley.com/article_634023_35.html 10th September 2008 Cognitive behavior therapy is one of the many forms of psychotherapy that focuses on the emotions or thoughts that might be causing a person distress in some way. This form of psychotherapy is often used to help people who suffer from types of anxiety, de... http://www.articlealley.com/article_629664_35.html 09th September 2008 Believe it or not, physical health can have a large influence on a person’s mental health. In fact, it is found that people who are more active and more physically fit tend to be happier people overall. While this may not be true for everyone, good phys... http://www.articlealley.com/article_625871_35.html 08th September 2008 It doesn’t matter whether you are in a serious relationship, planning on getting married, or have been married for years, trust is one of the pillars of a healthy relationship. If trust does not exist between the two parties, there is very little chance... http://www.articlealley.com/article_624055_35.html 08th September 2008 General anxiety disorder is what many people suffer every day. Some will go and get help, from an online counselor while others will be unaware that they have a problem and not get the help that they need. Some may not get the help they need because they ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_622871_35.html 05th September 2008 What is family counseling? Family counseling is where a family that is having difficulties will go into get counseling to learn ways to resolve issues. Family counseling is very much like couples counseling in that the therapist, or counselor, will work w... http://www.articlealley.com/article_621955_35.html 05th September 2008 Imagination can be a wonderful thing, but it can also cause some people to be mistaken about what something actually is. Where counseling is concerned, thanks to Hollywood and well written books, people who have never been to counseling think you go in, s... http://www.articlealley.com/article_620582_35.html 05th September 2008 This is a condition that is normally first diagnosed as a young child, but it can also be overlooked until adulthood. There are times when it can be mistaken that a child has attention deficit disorder when they go through moments of being hyper and coope... http://www.articlealley.com/article_618421_35.html 04th September 2008 What is anger? What does it mean for someone to be angry? Apparently, online therapists have divided the emotion into three different types of anger. The first type of anger is the most primitive of the three and has to do with a person’s response to a ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_616221_35.html 03rd September 2008 What is atypical depression? It is a form of depression that does not differ too much from major depression, but it does differ enough to be noted as a separate form. Symptoms that might be noticed in a person suffering from this form of depression could ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_615178_35.html 02nd September 2008 After going through the first little while with constantly looking after a child who is completely dependent on its parent, leaving the child alone for the first time can be difficult for both the child and the parent. It would be nice to go out for some ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_614048_35.html 02nd September 2008 It may appear that women tend to suffer from general anxiety far more than men do, but men tend to suffer anxiety just as much as women do even if they don’t appear to. There are many things in life that can contribute to the increasing anxiety that men... http://www.articlealley.com/article_612091_35.html 01st September 2008 There are many different causes of depression, including poor physical health, the environment in which a person lives, lack of a social life, low confidence, and the list continues. Everyone is unique, as are the different types of depression. In fact, t... http://www.articlealley.com/article_610320_35.html 27th August 2008 When people think of substance abuse, they automatically think of alcohol and illegal drugs or street dugs, such as cocaine and heroin. What most people are not going to think about are the drugs that are given to people with the permission of their docto... http://www.articlealley.com/article_609359_35.html 25th August 2008 Burnout is a loose term for fatigue or exhaustion syndrome. It is a situation where an individual is constantly tired and will exhibit signs of extreme exhaustion. Some of these symptoms will include some memory loss, short attention span, some physical p... http://www.articlealley.com/article_607412_35.html 22nd August 2008 There is still much to learn about personality disorders. Defining the condition can be a little difficult because of how it differs from one person to the next. Those affected with personality disorder will be affected in the way they think, how they fee... http://www.articlealley.com/article_605443_35.html 21st August 2008 No parent wants to hear or believe that their teenage son or daughter is depressed, but it happens. It could be that the teen is having difficulty in dealing with the loss of a family member or close friend, are having difficulty with other students at sc... http://www.articlealley.com/article_604419_35.html 20th August 2008 Some children are excited about their first day of school and some children are a little nervous about it. It is a whole new experience for them, one that their parents should do their best to prepare the child for. It is natural for some children to feel... http://www.articlealley.com/article_602865_35.html 18th August 2008 What kinds of people are prone to addictions or substance abuse? Many people are susceptible to these problems, especially people who suffer from depression, low self-esteem, loneliness, excessive stress, or are in a relationship they don’t like and don... http://www.articlealley.com/article_600482_35.html 15th August 2008 Most everyone recognizes that moodiness is a normal part of being a teenager, whether parents like to accept it or not. Teenagers are at a time in their life when they are going through numerous changes in both the mind and the body. They are in the trans... http://www.articlealley.com/article_598757_35.html 14th August 2008 When most think of depression, they think about a family member with depression or someone that they know of who is suspected of being depressed in school or the workplace, but few will think about what to do with a depressed friend. What can one do for t... http://www.articlealley.com/article_597109_35.html 13th August 2008 Poor self-esteem and low confidence can have a huge impact on how a child mentally develops, in how they interact with other students at school and how they do academically in school. It could cause marks to fall, cause depression to develop, cause one to... http://www.articlealley.com/article_595044_35.html 12th August 2008 When most people talk about depression, they will often talk about how it can affect the person who is suffering the depression. They will also mention how it can have a negative impact on their social life, their work life and their family life. What mos... http://www.articlealley.com/article_592205_35.html 29th July 2008 When people get married and decide as a couple to have children, they will often forget or not realize how their personal relationship with their spouse can affect their children. Children are impressionable, vulnerable and open to picking up behavior fro... http://www.articlealley.com/article_590671_35.html 25th July 2008 There are many different causes of depression, many of which are environmental factors, physical health factors, mental health factors and social factors. There are, however, a number of personal factors of a person that can cause them to fall into a depr... http://www.articlealley.com/article_588159_35.html 24th July 2008 Most are well aware that men and women handle their emotions differently, and the way that both genders handle stress is really no different. In general, women appear to handle stress better than men, while men try to ignore it instead of trying to deal w... http://www.articlealley.com/article_585802_35.html 22nd July 2008 There are many causes of depression and thousands of people suffer from it every day throughout North America. While the cause of the depression for some is easily found, the cause is not so easily determined for others. Just about anything could be a pos... http://www.articlealley.com/article_583783_35.html 22nd July 2008 Some medications that are given to people who are suffering from anxiety are from the family of medication called benzodiazepines, though they are sometimes prescribed to help people who have difficulty getting to sleep, to help control seizures and to he... http://www.articlealley.com/article_582474_35.html 21st July 2008 There are many families out there who have children who exhibit “bad” behavior. Few behavioral problems in children are a result of genetics or lack of intelligence. In fact, most behavioral problems are developed through the influence the children ar... http://www.articlealley.com/article_580127_35.html 18th July 2008 Hundreds live their lives without realizing they are depressed. How can this be? They don’t know the signs or they don’t believe that they could possibly be depressed. Perhaps they think they are just tired, or they have simply lost interest in the jo... http://www.articlealley.com/article_575604_35.html 14th July 2008 You have gotten ready for work, fed the dog, turned off the stove, turned off the lights, locked the doors and locked your garage. You even double checked that you did everything before finally going to work that morning. Now, you are sitting at your desk... http://www.articlealley.com/article_572920_35.html 09th July 2008 When most think about counseling, they immediately think of how much counseling can cost. For some, the thought of how much a counseling session will cost is simply an excuse, but for others it is a matter that is actually getting in the way of getting th... http://www.articlealley.com/article_572083_35.html 09th July 2008 The with epidemic of obesity plaguing North America, it can come as a surprise to many that there are a number of people who suffer from excessive weight loss. There are many common reasons for this, including eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia... http://www.articlealley.com/article_569833_35.html 05th July 2008 There are so many people in North America that abuse a substance, many of whom refuse to get the help they need for various different reasons. Some believe that they don’t deserve to help themselves and feel they are destined to continue down the path t... http://www.articlealley.com/article_567954_35.html 01st July 2008 The thought of becoming a parent can be one of the most exciting thoughts for a young couple, especially if they are newly married. Starting a family is something that many couples seriously think about, though many will often forget that good parenting c... http://www.articlealley.com/article_566190_35.html 30th June 2008 Bipolar disorder is a kind of depression that can be difficult to handle, especially for those who don’t have a good understanding of what it is. Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a condition where a person will go through lows of dep... http://www.articlealley.com/article_563581_35.html 25th June 2008 It is natural for kids to lie on occasion, but to lie all the time for no reason can cause concern and trouble for the parents. If left untreated, it can cause unrest in the family because trust is broken. No one wants to think that their child is a compu... http://www.articlealley.com/article_561738_35.html 23rd June 2008 Bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, is a serious type of depression that will cause someone to fall into highly irritable moods for a period of time, and then drop into a very deep depression for another period of time. This type of depressi... http://www.articlealley.com/article_560418_35.html 21st June 2008 Depression can affect just about everyone at any age, but most adults who are affected by depression in the workplace are between the ages of 24 and 44. Many will not realize they are depressed, many will know they are probably depressed but don’t get h... http://www.articlealley.com/article_557491_41.html 18th June 2008 There are many situations and occurrences in life that can test the strength of a family unit, including environmental factors, physical factors, mental factors, biological factors and social factors. It could be one of these factors, or a combination of ... http://www.articlealley.com/article_554374_41.html 11th June 2008